Fred Jack Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Exactly 1/3rd of Wingnut Wing's releases are now out of production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STWilliams Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Which keeps Wingnut Wings value up - I'm convinced it's a strategy to allow Peter Jackson to sell the company and make a profit. A company that has ceased production of 1/3 of its products, whilst there is still substantial demand and a 2nd hand market where sale prices wildly exceed original purchase prices, is one that many other companies and individuals will want to buy, purely to make a profit. Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jack Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 I have to agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Like us, he makes model aeroplane kits as a hobby. Would you sell your hobby? No, nor would I..... Rick Griewski, LSP_K2, BiggTim and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Exactly 2/3rds of Wingnut Wing's releases are in production Rick Griewski, scvrobeson, kalashnikov-47 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) Exactly 2/3rds of Wingnut Wing's releases are in production I like that "glass is half (or 2/3) full" attitude, sir!! I still won't buy any of them beyond the two I own, but way to be positive! Edited April 4, 2018 by BiggTim Bomber_County 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbk57 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 WNW is quite open about the fact that their kits are not issued in unlimited runs. So it will be natural that kits go temporarily or permanently out of production only to be seen as special additions or however else WNW decides to bring them back. We should be happy that he did not stop at the 1/3 that are out of production and not make anymore. Then they all would be out of production and we could complain about what happened to WNW. I don't see Peter Jackson selling the company during his life time, not many buyers. He could shut it all down tomorrow though and that would be the end of it. We need to be happy that someone would start a company like this. I don't buy very many of their kits but I am interested in every one they release and pull up the instructions, look at other peoples work etc. I don't have to want to purchase every model to learn from it and enjoy it no more than I have to purchase the art in a museum to enjoy it either. LSP_K2, Rick Griewski, RLWP and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) I just got an email update from Wingnut. There may be a new announcement at the Scale Model Expo. Edited April 4, 2018 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jack Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) They actually didn't opened up about the limited editions until the LVG and others went out of production. Some of us are retired living on fixed incomes and have to save up for models. WnWs was releasing as much as six different planes at a time. By the time we saved enough to purchase all six, one or two got sold out. I wish I had a crystal ball to tell me which ones to buy first so I wouldn't miss any. Another problem is only part Wnw's fault, but hard on everyone else are buyers that buy kits in large quantities and jack up the prices to sell on EBay for over 100% of the suggested retail price of the model after it sold out. If a company is going to have a limited run, it shouldn't allow mass buying of their kits to large suppliers to pevent the true hobbiests from being able to have one of each type. 30% is a high percentage and I'm sure it will get much higher, just like the 2/3rds full glass will get emptied eventually. Edited April 4, 2018 by Fred Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 I like that "glass is half (or 2/3) full" attitude, sir!! I still won't buy any of them beyond the two I own, but way to be positive! I also own two and don't intend to buy any at the moment. I'n trying to work out just how fortunate that makes me - 2/3 in production, far more than I need and I'm not buying any. Sounds like I'm a winner all round I'm more interested in trying to find a HobbyCraft 1:32 SPAD XIII, or LeRhone or Clerget Camel Richard Incidentally, I also struggle to afford the WNW kits, which makes the whole thing about availability rather unimportant. I can't afford a Bugatti Type 25 either BiggTim and ssculptor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince14 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Email from WNW...maybe we are getting a Dr.I! 'If everything goes according to plan between now and 21 April we should also have something else to announce at the show, so keep your eyes open. If that doesn't work out then there's always the Shizuoka Hobby Show in Japan on 10-14 May.' Ryan, CANicoll and BiggTim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Incidentally, I also struggle to afford the WNW kits, which makes the whole thing about availability rather unimportant. Bingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 I can't keep up, and thats just the Brit ones! OK, I might have weakened with the DV and LVG....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STWilliams Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Email from WNW...maybe we are getting a Dr.I! 'If everything goes according to plan between now and 21 April we should also have something else to announce at the show, so keep your eyes open. If that doesn't work out then there's always the Shizuoka Hobby Show in Japan on 10-14 May.' Knowing WNW, it could be a Dr.I, or it could be some obscure German twin seater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Scheduled for April : http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/91BA1E9CE28D08232C81F36EE3274E58 Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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