News from WNW

[Doug Mace]

Pretty nutty, alright, Bob...but I bet you did that on porpoise.                      -M

[bobs_buckles]

Pretty nutty, alright, Bob...but I bet you did that on porpoise.                      -M

 

[James]

Really good interview.

http://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/4007-interview-with-richard-alexander-wnw-coordinator-everything-you-want-to-know-about-wnw/

[PrzemoL]

Very fine reading, though, typically for WNW, full of question marks. One thing hits me, though, as the real news - the announced end of free shipping worldwide... Or is it just a hidden encouragement to order some more before the end of the year? Only time will tell... But it might just have made me buy that SE5a special deal...

[James]

Yeah, the Free Shipping ending, I bet they will have a lot of orders. I'll have to convince the wife I NEED to get the A.E.G. now.

[uncletony]

Agree that the end of free shipping is the only real news.

[RAGIII]

The free shipping has been a real deal for all. I can only take a WAG at the cost to ship a relatively heavy kit like the Gotha , AEG, or even a kit like the DVIIF  from New Zealand to the US but would guess at best it will add $20.00 to the cost, maybe more? I will have to scrape up some dough and make an order soon 
RAGIII

[Derrick]

With the end of free shipping and the low value of the Canadian Peso, going to mean some hard decisions 

[FarEast]

Same here in Japan - although we all know that when the crunch hits we will find some way to justify our purchases

[Des]

Agree that the end of free shipping is the only real news.

I agree with Bo, the end of free shipping is the only news, but an interview with Richard way back when they first started he did say that the free shipping was not a permanent fixture and would end in time. Like others have said, it could be just a ploy to get modelers to buy kits as their sales would be suffering because of the global currency exchange. This news will not get me racing out and buying kits from them.

Des.

[Beto]

For me the best sentence of the whole interview is this one:

"The first interview that I saw online was on Hyperscale back in 2010 and Peter Jackson ends saying that “there’s lots more to come”
Now in 2015, that sentence still applies to nowadays?
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Absolutely, there is lots more to come. So long as there is continued support and we are able to recoup enough from sales to cover our costs, Wingnut Wings will continue to release exciting new models."

So if you keep your faith, rewards will come 

[James]

For me the best sentence of the whole interview is this one:

"The first interview that I saw online was on Hyperscale back in 2010 and Peter Jackson ends saying that “there’s lots more to come”
Now in 2015, that sentence still applies to nowadays?
 ------
Absolutely, there is lots more to come. So long as there is continued support and we are able to recoup enough from sales to cover our costs, Wingnut Wings will continue to release exciting new models."

So if you keep your faith, rewards will come 

That gives hope still for a Friedrichshafen G.III

[Des]

I still remember in one of the very first interviews we were told that Wingnuts had 50 kits in various stages of development, many have been released since then but it still leaves quite a few to be released, good times ahead (bring on the Be.2)

Des.

[Dave W]

As the person who wrote the 2010 Wingnuts feature, I can say Wingnuts has been predicting the end of free shipping since way back then. I told them then that axing free shipping would have a serious impact on potential sales. Now, with global exchange rates killing the market, I think WnW would be very foolish to impose postage costs which would be like everything else they sell and be priced in U.S. Dollars.
They are in a way stuck with the free post deal. Add another $US 30 or so to each purchase, plus the exchange rates and Parcel Force fees etc etc and watch customers walk away.
Diehard WW1 fans might buy at any price but a big slice of the more general WW1 market would be dissuaded by higher costs,

Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia

[bobs_buckles]

I've got plenty of 'Nuts' waiting to be tickled  By the time I get round to building them all free postage will be the last thing on my mind!

The loss of free postage will have an impact on WNW and this could also have a knock-on effect for future development due to lower sales returns. Die hard fans will always stump up the costs, but the casual 'dipping their toe' into the field of WW1 aviation may have second thoughts about shelling out those sorts of funds. Time will tell.

I hope WNW can remain at the top of the pyramid for many years to come, but I also hope that other players come to the market.

VB