Paramedic Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 10 hours ago, barkhorn said: Border has some tradition of posting funny things on FB. From 24th June: When one reads this and then the Lancs statement again, it is even more funny... Yeah.. Seems like healthy company run by professionals.. :/ Even if it is true, kinda sad way of dealing with it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 6 hours ago, Gerhard said: I received this ina news letter tios morning: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Lancaster - ***** received a Cease & Desist letter from an attorney representing the US interests of WNW stating that Border Models does not have the copyrights of the above kit. ****** has removed this kit from our offering, and hope that Peter Jackson will make this kit available to our community... and relatively affordably! I’m not sure, from the definition of copyright, that the Lancaster molds themselves have copyright protection. They are a tangible asset, not intellectual property. The WnW lawyers are blowing smoke to get compliance because no distributors want to risk a lawsuit, which would be expensive even though they would probably prevail. I will repeat again, the whole point of this exercise from the point of view of PJ is to get Border to give him a percentage of the sales. That’s it because WnW sure wasn’t going to release the kit. chukw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Paramedic said: Yeah.. Seems like healthy company run by professionals.. :/ Even if it is true, kinda sad way of dealing with it.. Not as sad as a company owned by a multi-millionaire not paying for work they contracted for. Gary Needham, Tony T, adameliclem and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Yeah that is about as bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkhorn Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 1 hour ago, VMA131Marine said: I’m not sure, from the definition of copyright, that the Lancaster molds themselves have copyright protection. They are a tangible asset, not intellectual property. The WnW lawyers are blowing smoke to get compliance because no distributors want to risk a lawsuit, which would be expensive even though they would probably prevail. It isn't a matter of copyright on the molds - to make the molds, something had to be designed first (by WnW team) and this is the subject of the claim. I don't believe that Border team did modify the original design a lot considering that the instruction images revealed a few pages earlier show that their knowledge of the Lancaster and its peculiarities is, er, limited... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 box ready https://www.facebook.com/339312286698433/photos/a.339315843364744/899663100663346/?type=3&theater mozart, Rick Griewski, scvrobeson and 8 others 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 That's a big box. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bevelduc Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Maybe that a box with 2 kits in it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Lovely box.. Really hope most will be built sooner rather than later though! if they get shipped at all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Shipping on that will be another $500, or more. KiwiZac, Rick Griewski and alanash1963 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradleygolding Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Nice. My local model shop here in Adelaide said just over AU$1000. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola25 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 19 hours ago, Paramedic said: Lovely box.. Really hope most will be built sooner rather than later though! if they get shipped at all.. I know I will build mine during 2022 - If my pre-order isn´t cancelled that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince14 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Well PJ has just sold Weta Digital for $1.6bn - maybe he’s done that so he can afford to buy two of the Border Lancs… adameliclem, thierry laurent, ScoobyDoo and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewtonK Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) And for those looking to an alternate crew to the one flying, from AC Models in Christchurch, New Zealand https://m.facebook.com/ACModelsNZ/photos/a.550081812039273/909325169448267/?type=3&source=54&ref=page_internal Edited November 11, 2021 by NewtonK Add image. Paramedic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 https://www.facebook.com/pg/Border-Model-339312286698433/posts/?ref=page_internal update on Border FB page: quote: "The first batch of our limited 1/32 Lancaster will soon be sold out. This is the latest packaging renderings and test painting Sample" adameliclem, alanash1963, frothingillbellows and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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