Archimedes Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Aviattic have announced they are ready for pre-orders of their Pfalz DVIII Several renders of the kit were posted on Aviattic website: https://www.aviattic.co.uk/news.html Welcome news! Any Aircraft with a big, nasty Siemens-Halske engine on the front is good to see! Best regards, Paul BiggTim, Uncarina, Trak-Tor and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 I'm not seeing anything about a Pfalz D.VIII on the page your shared, Paul. What am I missing? Kev BiggTim and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 Hi @LSP_Kevin This should do the trick: Alles Besten mein Freund! Paul ivanmoe, RadBaron, TankBuster and 18 others 17 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Excellent! Kev phasephantomphixer, BiggTim, bstachel and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBaron Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Crikey, that looks nice! bstachel, BiggTim, phasephantomphixer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, RadBaron said: Crikey, that looks nice! Indeed it does RadBaron. It is mixed media which may put some buyers off. Not this one however Best regards, Paul phasephantomphixer, RadBaron, BiggTim and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince14 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 If you have any intention of buying the kit, I strongly recommend placing a pre-order - Richard needs these to enable production to go ahead (IIRC he mentioned something about needing to sell 500 kits, and he was about halfway there with pre-orders). The kit should also be on display at Telford. Rick Griewski, Uncarina, Archimedes and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Anyone know the price? BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince14 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 No price yet, Richard is currently looking for 500 'expressions of interest' to allow the first production run (he's currently on about 320, but hopefully more will come along from Telford). BiggTim and bstachel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iang Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 It looks very nice, but the idea of pre-ordering without knowing the price is a non-starter for me. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Here is a link to the page on Aviattic website https://www.aviattic.co.uk/aviattic-pfalz-dviii---pre-order.html price between £175.00 and £200.00 plus postage BiggTim and bstachel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstachel Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Just to be clear - the "pre-order" is to register your interest only, as clearly explained on the Aviattic website page. I now have a mailing list of just 300 interested parties, who are kept up to date with the trials and tribulations of getting this kit to the pre-order stage, when those on the list will be invited to place their orders before the kits general release. These are very difficult times to be attempting anything like this project and it will be years before I see any kind of financial return - and only if it sells over a thousand units, which is a long way off yet. So, if anyone thinks such a multi-media, highly detailed WW1 aircraft kit is over-priced, I suggest you try it yourself! Full injection-moulded WW1 kits are just not an option - even with millionaire backers, there simply is not the market, sadly. Multi-media kits allow a level of finesse in the detailing which should be welcomed not feared. I sold just 320 of the Aviattic Ansaldo Balilla's. A kit many consider the finest WW1 aircraft kit yet produced. Their disappointing sales meant that going to a costly second run was just not financially viable. They currently change hands on EBay for hundreds of pounds, yet it took me three years to achieve that sales figure.. If you want to support such endeavours with no prior financial commitment - I just need to have a rough idea of the potential customer numbers - then please sign up for the newsletter. This kit will not be produced unless I can guarantee around 600 sales. Not "interested parties"..sales. So that is my priority at the moment. Honing the various elements for fit and accuracy and deciding on production methods for each part. I will not know the final production price and hoped-for delivery date until I am satisfied that the Pfalz will be the finest kit that I can produce. We are living in very difficult times, costs are escalating weekly, there are few casting and printing companies left wishing to deal with such small numbers. Most are too busy casting goblins or busty princesses for Kickstarters. Best wishes, Richard (director and head tea-maker, Aviattic Ltd) vince14, firefly7, RadBaron and 10 others 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBaron Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Archimedes, bstachel, Rick Griewski and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 @bstachel Thanks Richard, The numbers and timelines make for sobering reading when we see the clear outline of what this means for Aviattic as a business. It puts our debates here on LSP in context. I am sorry that the Ansaldo did not sell as well as you had hoped. I hope for you and for Aviattic that the Pfalz DVIII proves to be a more popular choice. I have a feeling it will be. Kind regards, Paul bstachel, BiggTim, RadBaron and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 A link to a 1:1 reproduction Pfalz DVIII (using an original Siemens-Halske engine) below as hors d'oeuvres ahead of the kit. Checkout the DVIII display video at the bottom of the page. Mikael Carlson is amazing! https://aerodrome.se/?page_id=81 Best regards, Paul BiggTim, bstachel, Rick Griewski and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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