wnw Felixstowe

[Kalt]

WNW updated the page but, only with the "Archive Photos" section....
And an extra photo of the interior

[mike in calif]

Ian, I think you hit the nail on the head. I'll save for this kit, sell other kits from the stash, and get to the purchase price, as I see this as a "must have" kit if you will.  The B-17F, Lanc, and some other big kits will take place behind this kit.

[dr 1 ace]

With the Tamiya F4u-1a  with a MSRP of  US $213 and the Airfix Typhon at $165, ; the WNW Felix will indeed be a bargain.  My guess is that it will be US  $179 , but will not be surprised if they keep  (and I do mean keep, as remembering that Sir PJ  does not have to make a profit, he wants what he wants) it at the $149 of the Gotha.


Ed

[Ian from Doncaster]

You get a lot of model in those bigger Airfix kits but they are some distance away from WNW quality.  I know where I would prefer to spend my dollar!

[adrianjohndavies]

I agree with Ed.

WNW have another huge advantage. They only (or mostly) only sell direct. So comparing their prices to Tamiya or whoever is a little inaccurate. I fell that the price that we pay for their kits can best be described as wholesale.

Jackson has said that they don't need to make a profit, but by the same token they probably need to not make a loss either. WNW was not a cheap thing to set up, so the initial finance must have come from Jacksons LOTR money. So there is a loan that doesn't need servicing too, another advantage. I think any profit is probably ploughed straight back into the company and used to develope future kits.

It isn't all as altruistic as many modelers think. WNW (And TVAL.) will have a monetary value, Jackson is aware of that and what the return on his initial investment would be should he decide to sell. But this is an investment, Just in a company that produces something that I have more that a passing interest in.

Adrian.

[adrianjohndavies]

Looking at the WNW website, in the F2a (late section), the thumbnail for model photos has been updated to show what looks like a complete model.

A.

[zavod44]

Wow wow wow, if you want the W 29 now is your big chance!  A new Dualist set! Felixstowe and W29!  Wow $349  I knew there was another Xmus surprise

[eclarson]

The wait and speculation is over.  $269.00.  Ouch!  Still got to have one. 

Eric

[coyotemagic]

The wait and speculation is over.  $269.00.  Ouch!  Still got to have one. 

Eric

I just climbed back up on the fence.  Still a "maybe", though.
Cheers,
Bud

[Ian from Doncaster]

Wow wow wow, if you want the W 29 now is your big chance!  A new Dualist set! Felixstowe and W29!  Wow $349  I knew there was another Xmus surprise

Never really wanted the W29 when it was first out - never appealed to me, so the duallist set is a non-starter.  $269?  Going to take a LOT of saving up that one is!

[adrianjohndavies]

Well, I was completely wrong about the price. Still, I've just ordered one.

A.

[jknaus]

Ouch. Well right now its $308 Cdn which is a bit more than I thought it might be. I guess I shouldnt have ordered a Fe, an Albie, and 4 Pfalz IIIas. Then again after looking at the instructions and guestimating against my skills, I think this is one of those nope moments. Really want the W.29 but thats in the $400 Cdn range. Oh well at least I dreamt about it some. Will save my pennies for the AEG G.IV.
James

[RAGIII]

The wait and speculation is over.  $269.00.  Ouch!  Still got to have one. 

Eric

I just climbed back up on the fence.  Still a "maybe", though.
Cheers,
Bud

Bud, I was never on the fence but had I been I would certainly have fallen backwards 
RAGIII

[coyotemagic]

Yeah, I know, Rick.  Not your cup of tea.  Still I find the beast quite lovely.  We'll see how disappointed Carol would be not to get a new coffee table.  Maybe she can talk me into it. (where's the tongue-in-cheek emoticon?)
Cheers,
Bud

[Alexis]

That's a lot of clams !





Terri