Wolf Buddee Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 I know that all things inevitably do change. That’s life. But it’s extremely frustrating just the same! It’s bad enough that Wingnut Wings had to close their doors and their beautiful Lanc (among other kits) will never grace my workbench. But now the only aftermarket seatbelts I really really liked are all but gone as well! RB Productions belts, I felt, were the best there was and now they’re as hard to find as fresh Do Do eggs! Damn it!!! Rant off (I guess) Cheers, Wolf mpk, MikeMaben, dennismcc and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 I thought the same when Aeromaster Luftwaffe paints went under, but then there are multiple other paint manufacturers around in their wake the do Luftwaffe colours. Where there is a gap in the market, someone else is sure to fill it eventually. hworth18, Gazzas and mpk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 49 minutes ago, BradG said: I thought the same when Aeromaster Luftwaffe paints went under, but then there are multiple other paint manufacturers around in their wake the do Luftwaffe colours. Where there is a gap in the market, someone else is sure to fill it eventually. I felt the same about Floquil military and railroad colors, and now Model Master enamels. It sucks, but I guess we're stuck with that. Gazzas and LSP_Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamF Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 My theory is that maybe you're not doing enough to pass on the information about the good product you've been using to others. I've noticed on here that people are constantly banging on about the big boys kits and stuff but they don't need the advertising. Also remember one social media post equals usually one item sale in my experience, so it's not as red hot out there as you might think. While it's nice to get great feedback personally from customers about how happy they are with our products it's a bit of a dead end as we already know. Graham mpk and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 The one newer hobby item that I hear constant reference to, is MRP paints. While I certainly intend to give them a go eventually, once my meager stash of classic paints is used up, I'll probably see them never again, and that's sad. I feel much the same about the old AMT and Pactra lacquer spray bombs for car models. And much like Wolf, the demise of WNW was a very sad thing for me, and left me rather passionless about new prospects for WWI stuff. The Dr.I, which I admittedly do not yet own, from what I've read, is nice in many ways, but still reminds me of an unfinished work, or at least unfinished by those that started it. I see it as similar to one of the truly great modelers here, working a project to 95% completion, then letting their little sister finish it. Gazzas and Jeff T 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanmoe Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, Wolf Buddee said: [...]It’s bad enough that Wingnut Wings had to close their doors and their beautiful Lanc (among other kits) will never grace my workbench.[...] Has there been any public mention as to what became of WW's molds? It's kind of hard to believe that one of the "big boys" won't snap them up and rebrand Wingnut's models as its own. Edited February 14, 2021 by ivanmoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince14 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Nothing has been said in public about the moulds. Best to leave it there lest this turn into another rampant WNW thread. LSP_K2, D.B. Andrus, MikeC and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 37 minutes ago, vince14 said: Nothing has been said in public about the moulds. Best to leave it there lest this turn into another rampant WNW thread. I agree, 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanmoe Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Sorry, I had no idea that this was a controversial subject. It won't hurt my feelings if my post is deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Does anybody else remember Hobsco Aluminum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 The basic fact is, if products don't sell, then they'll be off the market. Unbridled altruism in business has a maximum effective range of zero meters. Gazzas and nmayhew 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 14 minutes ago, D.B. Andrus said: The basic fact is, if products don't sell, then they'll be off the market. Unbridled altruism in business has a maximum effective range of zero meters. Maybe another reason is that the producer got old and retired. Artwox quit making their wooden decks a couple years ago... but they were really the only known name in the biz. I have pretty much every Luftwaffe color offered by MRP... they're great! Wolf Buddee and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 17 hours ago, Wolf Buddee said: RB Productions belts, I felt, were the best there was and now they’re as hard to find as fresh Do Do eggs! Are they really gone, though? I know folks have been having difficulties communicating with RB Productions in recent times, but as far as I was aware, they're still going, and presumably the seat belts will be available again in due course. No? Kev mpk and Wolf Buddee 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 There are tons of reasons that may trigger unexpectedly the end of a successful business. Sickness, divorce, fire, sudden death, bad financial management, etc. Alas, I can put at least one company name behind each aforementioned situation. Gazzas and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 And Acquisition.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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