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To their credit Lukgraph have acknowledged there's an issue with the fuselage and they're going to fix it:
 
'Unfortunately, sometimes mishaps happen. This was the case with the Albatros W4. We made a really significant mistake in the design of the model. Modelers with a trained eye quickly discovered this. It's just a pity that not a little earlier. We are withdrawing the first series of cast fuselages. We are repairing the defective fuselage. Thank you for your watchful eye'.

It's about Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the Andes in 1972 whilst carrying a rugby club. The survivors were stuck in the mountains for 72 days and were forced to eat the bodies of those killed to fend off starvation. Eventually two of the survivors walked out of the Andes to find help.
 
Although it sounds gross, it's actually a very uplifting story of human survival against the odds.

It'd be facinating if, at some point in the future, someone could write a 'warts and all' history of WNW which included all of the potential kits.

I still hold out hope that Lukgraph or CSM will tackle the Breguet 14 at some point, or maybe even the Farman F.40.

I'm in with this - the 1/32 Alley Cat (ex. Montex) Hawker Fury, which covers both silver and 25 as I'll be making it in the markings of 25 Squadron.
 

 
I have both the original Montex and this Alley Cat version. Whilst the latter has many improvements over the original, including the addition of a clear resin windscreen replacing the flat acertate sheet provided by Montex, it also has generaly less crisp castings and (I suspect) a poorer fit. We shall see if I regret this choice, and should instead have gone with the brand new Aviattic Pfalz D.VIII...!
 
First step - checking the kit contents are all there and giving them a gentle wash.
 

 
 

Over on the 'Great War in 32nd Scale' Facebook group Colin Owers has released a list of aircraft he was asked for research material on by Wingnut Wings before they closed - this is in addition to the unreleased Fokker Dr.I and Lancaster (which Meng and Border bought, respectively), Hansa-Brandenburg D.I 'Starstrutter' (CSM is planning on releasing their own version this year) and Handley-Page HP O/100 and O/400 (which, sadly, now seems likely to never see the light of day).
 
Of course, there is no guarantee that any of these would have made it to full release if WNW had stayed open, but the list is as follows:
 
Avro 504K B.E.2c/e Breguet 14 Caproni Ca.3 Caudron G.4 Farman F.40 Friedrichshafen FF33E Hanriot HD.4 (Colin states that it was a HD.4 but that must be a mistake, I think he means HD.3) Lloyd C.V Short 184  
Of the above, Lukgraph have released a Friedrichshafen FF33L, Lloyd C.V, Hanriot HD.3, and B.E.2c/e. CSM are releasing a Hanriot HD.3 in the near future, and Roden has stated it plans to release an Avro 504K. The Caproni would have been epic, and the Breguet 14 would have filled an important gap. In addition, James Fahey states that he saw box art for a WNW Airco DH4 and a US DH4.
 
What might have been chaps!

A decent 1/32 MiG-17 would be nice...

That's fine, there's no law which says we have to like every aircraft, or be happy if a kit of a certain aircraft has been released. I have the same feeling whenever a new Mustang, Bf 109, or modern jet kit gets announced.
 
Take Kotare for example - I really hope they do well and succeed as a company, but I'm never going to buy their Spitfire kits.

I still hold out hope that Lukgraph or CSM will tackle the Breguet 14 at some point, or maybe even the Farman F.40.

It'd be facinating if, at some point in the future, someone could write a 'warts and all' history of WNW which included all of the potential kits.

I still hold out hope that Lukgraph or CSM will tackle the Breguet 14 at some point, or maybe even the Farman F.40.

And that was only asked of Colin... There were other researchers with other lists
 

Over on the 'Great War in 32nd Scale' Facebook group Colin Owers has released a list of aircraft he was asked for research material on by Wingnut Wings before they closed - this is in addition to the unreleased Fokker Dr.I and Lancaster (which Meng and Border bought, respectively), Hansa-Brandenburg D.I 'Starstrutter' (CSM is planning on releasing their own version this year) and Handley-Page HP O/100 and O/400 (which, sadly, now seems likely to never see the light of day).
 
Of course, there is no guarantee that any of these would have made it to full release if WNW had stayed open, but the list is as follows:
 
Avro 504K B.E.2c/e Breguet 14 Caproni Ca.3 Caudron G.4 Farman F.40 Friedrichshafen FF33E Hanriot HD.4 (Colin states that it was a HD.4 but that must be a mistake, I think he means HD.3) Lloyd C.V Short 184  
Of the above, Lukgraph have released a Friedrichshafen FF33L, Lloyd C.V, Hanriot HD.3, and B.E.2c/e. CSM are releasing a Hanriot HD.3 in the near future, and Roden has stated it plans to release an Avro 504K. The Caproni would have been epic, and the Breguet 14 would have filled an important gap. In addition, James Fahey states that he saw box art for a WNW Airco DH4 and a US DH4.
 
What might have been chaps!

I'm in with this - the 1/32 Alley Cat (ex. Montex) Hawker Fury, which covers both silver and 25 as I'll be making it in the markings of 25 Squadron.
 

 
I have both the original Montex and this Alley Cat version. Whilst the latter has many improvements over the original, including the addition of a clear resin windscreen replacing the flat acertate sheet provided by Montex, it also has generaly less crisp castings and (I suspect) a poorer fit. We shall see if I regret this choice, and should instead have gone with the brand new Aviattic Pfalz D.VIII...!
 
First step - checking the kit contents are all there and giving them a gentle wash.
 

 
 

Over on the 'Great War in 32nd Scale' Facebook group Colin Owers has released a list of aircraft he was asked for research material on by Wingnut Wings before they closed - this is in addition to the unreleased Fokker Dr.I and Lancaster (which Meng and Border bought, respectively), Hansa-Brandenburg D.I 'Starstrutter' (CSM is planning on releasing their own version this year) and Handley-Page HP O/100 and O/400 (which, sadly, now seems likely to never see the light of day).
 
Of course, there is no guarantee that any of these would have made it to full release if WNW had stayed open, but the list is as follows:
 
Avro 504K B.E.2c/e Breguet 14 Caproni Ca.3 Caudron G.4 Farman F.40 Friedrichshafen FF33E Hanriot HD.4 (Colin states that it was a HD.4 but that must be a mistake, I think he means HD.3) Lloyd C.V Short 184  
Of the above, Lukgraph have released a Friedrichshafen FF33L, Lloyd C.V, Hanriot HD.3, and B.E.2c/e. CSM are releasing a Hanriot HD.3 in the near future, and Roden has stated it plans to release an Avro 504K. The Caproni would have been epic, and the Breguet 14 would have filled an important gap. In addition, James Fahey states that he saw box art for a WNW Airco DH4 and a US DH4.
 
What might have been chaps!

Over on the 'Great War in 32nd Scale' Facebook group Colin Owers has released a list of aircraft he was asked for research material on by Wingnut Wings before they closed - this is in addition to the unreleased Fokker Dr.I and Lancaster (which Meng and Border bought, respectively), Hansa-Brandenburg D.I 'Starstrutter' (CSM is planning on releasing their own version this year) and Handley-Page HP O/100 and O/400 (which, sadly, now seems likely to never see the light of day).
 
Of course, there is no guarantee that any of these would have made it to full release if WNW had stayed open, but the list is as follows:
 
Avro 504K B.E.2c/e Breguet 14 Caproni Ca.3 Caudron G.4 Farman F.40 Friedrichshafen FF33E Hanriot HD.4 (Colin states that it was a HD.4 but that must be a mistake, I think he means HD.3) Lloyd C.V Short 184  
Of the above, Lukgraph have released a Friedrichshafen FF33L, Lloyd C.V, Hanriot HD.3, and B.E.2c/e. CSM are releasing a Hanriot HD.3 in the near future, and Roden has stated it plans to release an Avro 504K. The Caproni would have been epic, and the Breguet 14 would have filled an important gap. In addition, James Fahey states that he saw box art for a WNW Airco DH4 and a US DH4.
 
What might have been chaps!

Yes, a decent 1/32 MiG-17 is sorely needed. Served with something like 40 air forces, lots of different and unique schemes…

I'm in with this - the 1/32 Alley Cat (ex. Montex) Hawker Fury, which covers both silver and 25 as I'll be making it in the markings of 25 Squadron.
 

 
I have both the original Montex and this Alley Cat version. Whilst the latter has many improvements over the original, including the addition of a clear resin windscreen replacing the flat acertate sheet provided by Montex, it also has generaly less crisp castings and (I suspect) a poorer fit. We shall see if I regret this choice, and should instead have gone with the brand new Aviattic Pfalz D.VIII...!
 
First step - checking the kit contents are all there and giving them a gentle wash.
 

 
 

I'm in with this - the 1/32 Alley Cat (ex. Montex) Hawker Fury, which covers both silver and 25 as I'll be making it in the markings of 25 Squadron.
 

 
I have both the original Montex and this Alley Cat version. Whilst the latter has many improvements over the original, including the addition of a clear resin windscreen replacing the flat acertate sheet provided by Montex, it also has generaly less crisp castings and (I suspect) a poorer fit. We shall see if I regret this choice, and should instead have gone with the brand new Aviattic Pfalz D.VIII...!
 
First step - checking the kit contents are all there and giving them a gentle wash.
 

 
 

I'm in with this - the 1/32 Alley Cat (ex. Montex) Hawker Fury, which covers both silver and 25 as I'll be making it in the markings of 25 Squadron.
 

 
I have both the original Montex and this Alley Cat version. Whilst the latter has many improvements over the original, including the addition of a clear resin windscreen replacing the flat acertate sheet provided by Montex, it also has generaly less crisp castings and (I suspect) a poorer fit. We shall see if I regret this choice, and should instead have gone with the brand new Aviattic Pfalz D.VIII...!
 
First step - checking the kit contents are all there and giving them a gentle wash.
 

 
 

Yes, a decent 1/32 MiG-17 is sorely needed. Served with something like 40 air forces, lots of different and unique schemes…

I'm in with this - the 1/32 Alley Cat (ex. Montex) Hawker Fury, which covers both silver and 25 as I'll be making it in the markings of 25 Squadron.
 

 
I have both the original Montex and this Alley Cat version. Whilst the latter has many improvements over the original, including the addition of a clear resin windscreen replacing the flat acertate sheet provided by Montex, it also has generaly less crisp castings and (I suspect) a poorer fit. We shall see if I regret this choice, and should instead have gone with the brand new Aviattic Pfalz D.VIII...!
 
First step - checking the kit contents are all there and giving them a gentle wash.
 

 
 

I'm in with this - the 1/32 Alley Cat (ex. Montex) Hawker Fury, which covers both silver and 25 as I'll be making it in the markings of 25 Squadron.
 

 
I have both the original Montex and this Alley Cat version. Whilst the latter has many improvements over the original, including the addition of a clear resin windscreen replacing the flat acertate sheet provided by Montex, it also has generaly less crisp castings and (I suspect) a poorer fit. We shall see if I regret this choice, and should instead have gone with the brand new Aviattic Pfalz D.VIII...!
 
First step - checking the kit contents are all there and giving them a gentle wash.
 

 
 

I'm in with this - the 1/32 Alley Cat (ex. Montex) Hawker Fury, which covers both silver and 25 as I'll be making it in the markings of 25 Squadron.
 

 
I have both the original Montex and this Alley Cat version. Whilst the latter has many improvements over the original, including the addition of a clear resin windscreen replacing the flat acertate sheet provided by Montex, it also has generaly less crisp castings and (I suspect) a poorer fit. We shall see if I regret this choice, and should instead have gone with the brand new Aviattic Pfalz D.VIII...!
 
First step - checking the kit contents are all there and giving them a gentle wash.
 

 
 

I'm in with this - the 1/32 Alley Cat (ex. Montex) Hawker Fury, which covers both silver and 25 as I'll be making it in the markings of 25 Squadron.
 

 
I have both the original Montex and this Alley Cat version. Whilst the latter has many improvements over the original, including the addition of a clear resin windscreen replacing the flat acertate sheet provided by Montex, it also has generaly less crisp castings and (I suspect) a poorer fit. We shall see if I regret this choice, and should instead have gone with the brand new Aviattic Pfalz D.VIII...!
 
First step - checking the kit contents are all there and giving them a gentle wash.