WNW - New Kit Coming?

[RLWP]

Thanks for the explanation, Dave.

There's a further complication in that someone in (I think) the 1960's was faking WWI fabric samples. So to Dave's 300 authenticated bits you can add a lot that are supposed to be real and aren't

Richard

[Jeff K]

It is going to be the 1918 Demonge/Buscaylet...This experimental plane has to be the strangest aircraft built during WWI.

stranger than the Floh... Stranger than the five wing Fokker... stranger than the SPAD SA.4 (but looks like the engineers hung out at the same coffee shop or something)... yeah that thing wins.

I'd also be interested in further info.

[pepperman42]

Well I'm going to be a bit cranky here. I pre-order the new Junkers months ago and have to wait til April 24th for it to ship which means mid May arrival. Meanwhile Hyperscale gets a full production kit for review last week. Hmmmm...as a paying customer.......yeah I know like I have nothing else in the stash......

Steve

[Dave W]

Steve/ Pepperman

It's part of the marketing of a product for early samples to be sent out to reviewers so their reviews are ready by product launch date. This is routinely done with books, DVDs, music and model kits.

What's different this time is that reviewers have jumped the gun and published reviews well ahead of the kit's launch. I wouldn't be surprised in future if Wingnuts put an embargo date on reviews, but then the marketing objective has been met- the product was reviewed positively which must aid sales when the Junkers goes on sale on April 24. A few buyers can get it sooner at the Model Expo in Wellington on April 21.

Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia

[mammut08]

I got my Junkers D.1 in the mail last week. Pre-ordered direct from WNW a the beginning of the month. Wonder if I'm on the hook for a build review or something no one told me about. 

[Dekenba]

Steve/ Pepperman

It's part of the marketing of a product for early samples to be sent out to reviewers so their reviews are ready by product launch date. This is routinely done with books, DVDs, music and model kits.

What's different this time is that reviewers have jumped the gun and published reviews well ahead of the kit's launch. I wouldn't be surprised in future if Wingnuts put an embargo date on reviews, but then the marketing objective has been met- the product was reviewed positively which must aid sales when the Junkers goes on sale on April 24. A few buyers can get it sooner at the Model Expo in Wellington on April 21.

Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia

If ever there's a kit manufacturer that just doesn't need reviews in order to sell, it's Wingnut Wings.

I'd buy a WNW 1/32 house-brick.

[Jeff K]

I can now confirm with 100 percent certainty that the new kit will include a Gotha in some form, perhaps as a Duellist set.

How do I know this? Simples. I just got a Gotha on eBay.

[rhwinter]

Three and a half hour left until we'll know more..!

[RAGIII]

Three and a half hour left until we'll know more..!

I was just going to ask at about what time in the US we can expect the probable announcement? Seeing as how it will be at a show and not the stroke of Midnight!

RAGIII

[uncletony]

So the answer is --

new deluxe boxings of the Albatros D.V, Sopwith Tripehound, AMC DH.2 and Fokker E.II

Richtofen, Collishaw, Hawker & Immelmann figures. pix on Facebook now.

[uncletony]

[Juan]

Thanks for the heads up Bo, they look great (at last they are released).  I was hoping for a new kit, but these are a welcomed surprises.

[PrzemoL]

I am very happy. Figures do not interest me, as does not the Fokker E.II. I already have DH.2, Triplane and Albatros D.V built in my display. So I can tranquilly concentrate on reducing my unbuilt stash and not be tempted to increase it!

[krow113]

Nice stuff , thank you.
I love a good fig , however , I dont see anything there I need right away.
I think/hope there may be more to come...

[Iancshippee]

I’m happy there will finally be some Triplanes with prices that aren’t stratospheric!