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Offline Russell

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Alley Cat - A2Zee kits no longer in production
« on: October 14, 2014, 05:08:35 AM »
Very sadly A2zee models who produced the Bristol M1.C under their Alley Cat banner & also an enhanced version of the Montex Gloster Gamecock & Hawker Fury kits seem to be suspending trading.

http://www.a2zeemodels.co.uk

They also made & marketed a wonderful range of other resin kits & conversion sets.

Hannants don't have their Gamecock kits in stock but a US based trader on ebay still has some at 'normal' price.

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Russell

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Re: Alley Cat - A2Zee kits no longer in production
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2014, 05:26:22 AM »
Sad news.  I was looking forward to the Alley Cat Short 184.  Really glad I was able to nab a Vimy before they were gone. :(
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Bud
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Re: Alley Cat - A2Zee kits no longer in production
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2014, 06:31:21 AM »
Doesn't look terminal to me. I think they will come out the other side before too long.

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Re: Alley Cat - A2Zee kits no longer in production
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2014, 08:39:55 AM »
Hopefully there were a few upgrade parts as well as the Henshcel HS 123 I wanted to get, just been saving up my pennies for those.

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Re: Alley Cat - A2Zee kits no longer in production
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2014, 09:10:11 AM »
Here is a copy of the announcement.

Des.


Announcement for A2Zee Models 11th November 2014
 
A2Zee Models as of today is entering a restructuring process and as of now no products are available through the website. All current stock of Alley Cat, Rotor Craft and Rhino Models, has been sold to Hannants, this includes all the Montex masks that we stock.

Unfortunately we will not be attending SMW at Telford on the 8th and 9th of November.

All outstanding orders are being worked through, so if you do have an item outstanding do not panic it will be sorted out very soon.

Exact future plans are not known at this stage but I will keep you informed as the changes happen.

Thank you all for your support over the last 9 years, and hope to be speaking too many of you again soon.

Regards Alistair


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Re: Alley Cat - A2Zee kits no longer in production
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2014, 05:57:59 PM »
Bad news.

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Re: Alley Cat - A2Zee kits no longer in production
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2014, 11:37:38 PM »
very very bad news
They were so kind and had so many nice 1/32 models.
I bought the gamecock and the bristol M1 C plus many other parts and bits from them.
I hope they will be back soon.
ermeio

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Re: Alley Cat - A2Zee kits no longer in production
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2014, 07:33:42 AM »
Here is the latest news from A2Zee Models

Des.

A2Zee Models announcement as of the 31st October 2014

Well the waiting is over, it has been a crazy 20 days since the last announcement that I made on the 11th, so much has happened and changed in a very short space of time, mostly for the good, so as one chapter closes a few new ones open.

Firstly I would like to thank everybody for their support not only over the last few seeks but for many years, direct customers, trade customers and to my suppliers, all of whom have helped in many ways.

Closing of A2Zee Models was not an easy decision for me to make but it was one that had to be made for a few reasons, so once the decision was made the chapter started unrolling at a very fast rate, so with all that is happened I can now say where things are at and what will be happening in the future. I will be breaking this down into three areas so please take note of each.

Alley Cat

I am pleased to announce that most of the Alley Cat patterns have been purchased by Alec Smith and he will be continuing the Alley Cat brand in the future. Alec has decided to now call his company Alley Cat Models, so in time the name A2Zee Models will be no more. I wish him all the best and I will be doing my best to transfer all products and information to him to enable a smooth start. There is still some final arrangements to be made between Alec and I so the Alley Cat range will not be available immediately, so please be patient, I am sure Alec will keep you all informed as his new venture progresses. I do hope that all of you will support Alec in his new venture and he already has some of his own ideas for future releases. In the meantime Alec can be contacted at the following email address [email protected]

Rotor Craft

I am pleased to announce that a deal was secured through Colin Burgess (Rotor Craft) and Colin Strachan of Freightdog Models, so the Rotor Craft patterns and name will now be in the hands of Colin. Once again I wish Colin well and will assist him in the same way for a smooth transition. Freightdog can be contacted via [email protected]

Alistair McLean

Lastly a quick note about my future. Well a few weeks ago it was very uncertain, and as of now it looks like I will still be around in the model making world, so you have not got rid of me as yet. I hope to continue to do some casting work, mainly clear casting but some general casting as well. However quite a few opportunities have opened up for me to do pattern making for other companies and this includes possibly developing new products for Alec and Colin. There are other prospects as well for other companies so it looks as if I could be extremely busy, and I am looking forward to using more of my creative ability and hopefully I will start building models again for my own enjoyment. My new contact email address is as follows, [email protected]

Well that is the end of the story and this will be my last announcement from A2Zee Models and Alley Cat. I will be visiting SMW at Telford next weekend and I am really looking forward to meeting with many of you and this time I think I will really enjoy the show.

 

Cheers
Alistair McLean
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