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Offline gedmundson

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WnW Albatros Trilogy Sold Out
« on: February 12, 2018, 09:50:19 AM »
Just saw it on their website - old news? Sure glad I picked mine up when I did.
Gary

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Re: WnW Albatros Trilogy Sold Out
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2018, 10:13:52 AM »
Wow, that was fast.....  :o

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Re: WnW Albatros Trilogy Sold Out
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2018, 12:36:34 PM »
    Another "run" on this one would be nice; I suspect a large number went to the non -building "Hoarder" crowd! Gone in record time!
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Re: WnW Albatros Trilogy Sold Out
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2018, 01:06:13 PM »
I debated whether or not to get this set, glad I did. 
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Re: WnW Albatros Trilogy Sold Out
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2018, 02:47:46 PM »
lol
3 models for the price of 2 !
And your surprised it sold out quickly?

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Re: WnW Albatros Trilogy Sold Out
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2018, 03:55:13 PM »
Wow, that went a lot faster then I thought..
I hoped people were put of with 3 kits at a (very) high price! was hoping to scote one of these later this year. Glad I still have an original single isuue.

Offline Jeff K

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Re: WnW Albatros Trilogy Sold Out
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2018, 04:03:01 PM »
A retailer on another forum said it was a very small production run. Weta have a few still, got one from there last week.  HLJ have some but they are more expensive.

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Re: WnW Albatros Trilogy Sold Out
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2018, 05:41:03 PM »
DOH!! My bad...I thought this would be around for far longer.  Oh well, you win some and you lose some  :-\

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Offline Jeff K

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Re: WnW Albatros Trilogy Sold Out
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2018, 07:41:36 PM »
Still time at HLJ or Weta

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Re: WnW Albatros Trilogy Sold Out
« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2018, 09:20:10 PM »
Glad I got myself a box – now for time to build them.  ;D
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Re: WnW Albatros Trilogy Sold Out
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2018, 10:17:06 PM »
I missed the original issues so snagged one of these, made sense cost of two aircraft and you can build DV’s or DVa’s. Glad i snagged one.
Now if only they’d bring out the RE8 with a DVII
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Re: WnW Albatros Trilogy Sold Out
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2018, 01:12:35 AM »
I was interested but the finances just weren't there. On the other hand I have 2 built and one under way so I really can't complain. I would imagine we will see this Money Cow of a kit in another incarnation in the future, whether the Long Awaited Special Editions or as a Duelist!
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Offline Jeff K

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Re: WnW Albatros Trilogy Sold Out
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2018, 02:12:55 AM »
i agree, they'll be back. maybe more Jasta editions, like a Jasta Boelcke or something.

i've been lucky, this Great Dying Off of Wingnut Wings Kits is happening just when my biggest client had decided to rebuild every rack of servers they have in Thailand... chaCHING! so yeah. food? nah. water? a bit. sleep? nah. more kits? oh Hell yeah.

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Re: WnW Albatros Trilogy Sold Out
« Reply #13 on: February 14, 2018, 09:38:30 PM »
Dying off of Wingnuts? What's going on?


And what are the special edition kits people sometimes allude to!

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Re: WnW Albatros Trilogy Sold Out
« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2018, 12:18:18 PM »
Dying off of Wingnuts? What's going on?


And what are the special edition kits people sometimes allude to!
All Wingnut wings models are limited run, you wouldn’t know it from the quality. Once done and oop then they are done. Or so we are told. They do turn up in Duelist runs but don’t count on the one you want being released.... 


Now when they Wingnut Wings  first started there was a quote saying that they would reissue in special editions with more photo etch etc. But so far that’s never happened.
That’s kind of why some buy all the releases, as if they do sell out and you wanted say the Sopwith Triplane.. Well your out of luck...
Honestly though you have to wonder at the cost of such high end molds, I suppose some bad sellers may never come out again, but I don’t see that being a good businesss model for all of them.


I just want the RE8 and Triplane to come out again ;)
Ray