WNW - New Kit Coming?

[Jeff K]

What Russell said.


It's worth noting that this release is very much in line with what WNW have always said they'd do...

[timpivonka]

LSM has news on the 4 releases with figures as well as a note from Richard Alexander of WNW that states if all goes right, there may be a new announcement at the Shizuoka show, May 10-14.
Let the speculation begin.

Tim Pivonka

[Bluesfan]

With all the comments about the decals included in the MvR kit for the Dr.I, and the reinforced implication that there won't be a WNW Triplane in the near future, I haven't seen the same point made about the D.III; there's a follow-on implication which I'm personally very sad about.

It seems WNW aren't going to produce a D.III (incidentally, this was actually the most important type Richthofen flew), and it'd be surprising if anyone else did. Which probably means that no one is going to produce an Oeffag D.III anytime soon. Roden have given up on WWI so I don't think they're going to.

I know, I know, thanks to Copper State the engine's available, and it wouldn't be the most difficult conversion to do, of the Roden kit. The decals/markings might be the hardest part of the exercise.

But why does it have to be an exercise? Check out the Osprey books, there's a fantastic range of schemes, many of them highly attractive. The plane was flown by most the the AH aces. And from what I've read, it was the best Albatros of all. I'd definitely buy a decent kit of it in 1/32.

Oh well. Looking forward to hearing about something interesting in May. If only a SPAD XIII...

[rayb24]

Like others have said, if you view these as collectables then well, sorry I do have some swampland that is very collectable.
Whilst I'll pay for a model I want, its ultimately to build it.

WNW have never said they would not re-release in different forms, in fact most of the people on this site I suspect welcome re-releases. It seems a tragedy to me to collect these too only collect. But hey if that's what turns your crank have at it.

One of my other hobbies is classic bikes, to ride and restore and its sad to see how many bikes end up hidden away, never ridden and garage queens because of speculation on worth.

Ray

[Jeff K]

An OEFFAG D.III would be all kinds of awesome. Maybe I'm an optimist but I think it's different enough to Roden's offering that they could consider it.

Or maybe Copper State will queue one up if the Nieuport sells well? They've already got the engine and a Brumowski figure.

What I'd really like to see WNW do in this series, though, is a Pithey and Rhodes R.E. 8.

[rayb24]

After reading about the Cricut on here, I asked my wife about these machines. She has one and uses it to cut thin aluminum sheet (Drink cans flattened) and other stuff. She let me play on it a bit unsupervised lol.

While I wouldn't go out and buy a Cricut for the odd stuff I need. Since we have one I can see lots of uses. It cuts plastic sheet (1mm thick or less), aluminum sheet, vinyl and paper. Small under 2 mm letters and numbers need cleaning up but are doable. I just used Cricuts software. But if you can use PhotoShop you could pretty much do any template. Have to get the wife to do that as I'm a dunce with image software.   

Below are normal circles on plain paper - Non shiny and letters and numbers on the same paper. While the numbers need a bit of clean up they are not too bad and better than I could do by hand. A bonus is you can save the templates so they are exactly repeatable again and again. Also plastic card could be used for access panels etc. You don't even have to use full size pieces of paper or masking material, since you mount what you will cut on a pre-measured mat that is used in the printer as a guide.



of course my wife is irritated as I dropped the mat, and since its a little sticky to act as a mount, it got erm crap on it  she said something about I'm worse and need more supervision than her kindergartners   (shes a school teacher)

So if you always do your own markings this thing works down to probably 2mm or so.

Ray

[Doug Mace]

An OEFFAG D.III would be all kinds of awesome. Maybe I'm an optimist but I think it's different enough to Roden's offering that they could consider it.

Or maybe Copper State will queue one up if the Nieuport sells well? They've already got the engine and a Brumowski figure.

What I'd really like to see WNW do in this series, though, is a Pithey and Rhodes R.E. 8.

      Jeff...."like to see....is a 'what and a what'"?

[tomcervo]

An OEFFAG D.III would be all kinds of awesome. Maybe I'm an optimist but I think it's different enough to Roden's offering that they could consider it.

Or maybe Copper State will queue one up if the Nieuport sells well? They've already got the engine and a Brumowski figure.

What I'd really like to see WNW do in this series, though, is a Pithey and Rhodes R.E. 8.

      Jeff...."like to see....is a 'what and a what'"?

http://warnepieces.blogspot.com/2015/05/hervey-rhodes-re-8-rarity-observer.html

[Europapete]

yep, got to agree on that one. A very talented crew, and best yet, a Yorkshireman!

[Jeff K]

yep, got to agree on that one. A very talented crew, and best yet, a Yorkshireman!

so you think you're hot stuff on that Camel, Mr. Barker? take this bus up and show us what you can REALLY do.

(full disclosure: i'm a huge Barker fan and half believe he could have made ace in a Bleriot vs D.VIIs by throwing rocks at them).

[rayb24]

Hate to say this but Barker was an observer and pilot on RE8’s to.
Ray

[Jeff K]

Hate to say this but Barker was an observer and pilot on RE8’s to.
Ray

he also shuttled the Prince of Wales around in a Biff, looking at enemy troop dispositions and stuff.


let's face it: Chuck Norris ain't nothin' compared to Billy Barker.

[Borsos]

[Doug Mace]

yep, got to agree on that one. A very talented crew, and best yet, a Yorkshireman!

      (Groan and roll eyes in embarrassement)....do I really want to admit this?...guess so.....I actually went to Wiki and tried to find a WWI airplane called a Pithey....and/or an RE8 version built by a Rhodes aircraft contractor or somesuch. In my (only) defense, it was pre-coffee....and I'm old.

[jeroen_R90S]

Finally time for that Albatros C.VII, C.X, Breguet 14 or SPAD XIII