Wingnut Wings Next Releases

TeamStewart · 27 October 2009, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by pepperman42

did I miss one or is #8 not there?

I can't find it either, now you mention it!

Dan_San_Abbott · 27 October 2009, 10:41 PM

Hi Jefman:
Peter Jackson likes 2 seaters, he has a Breguet 14, I think B2, There are ten unidentified, and 32008 is one of them. I also think he'll have a D.H.4 among those 10 blanks. My guess, is: H-P O/400, D.H.4 or D.H.9, Breguet 14B2 or A2, Rumpler C.IV, SSW D.IV, Sopwith Camel F.1, Fok.DR.I, SPAD XIIIC1, B.E.2E, and Salmson 2A2. It is a mix of fighter and 2 seaters and a mix of Allied and German aircraft.
I don't think the projected kits stop at kit number 32028! It is not tidy.
Blue skies Jefman,
Dan-San
P.S. I don't have an inside connection, just guesses.

buzz1941 · 27 October 2009, 11:11 PM

A DH-9a is already in the works. A Dh-4/9 would be logical. Me, I'd love a BE-2.

mike in calif · 28 October 2009, 05:29 AM

Well, I'm certainly in for a PUP, and alb DV!

mgunns · 28 October 2009, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Jefman

I find it absolutely incredible as the remaining unreleased aircraft of this splendid 1/32 scale line are revealed that some of the most well known classics of WW1 aviation have yet to be mentioned. It begs the question of Mr. Peter Jackson and his team at WNW

espite the fact that they have been released by other manfacturers, Are you going to release a Spad Xlll, Nieuport 17, Sopwith Camel, Siemens Schuckert D-lV, Fokker DRl and a Sopwith Triplane? Of the six the only aircraft never released in this scale is the Sopwith Triplane. Would hate to see that plane neglected in the WNW series. The other five? Just wondering. It's not like they wouldn't sell.

I wonder what the market for these kits is? I know the cost of the molding must be horrendous and the number of each kit to recoup the costs must be in the tens of thousands: (est.) As I look at the group of modelers at the club I have been a member of for 18 years and associated with for over 30 I see the same faces, and they are getting older. Not a lot of young folks and very little interest in WWI subjects. That being written, there is a small cabal that is very enthusiastic about the 1/32 WWI releases being made by Roden and WNW. I for one am one of them. I hope that these kits do well and that we do see the subjects on the list see the light of day. I would rather not see duplication but rather new kits of totally different subjects. We presently have two 1/32 DR-1's available, three 1/32nd SE5's, and soon two 1/32nd Pfalz', I am sure the WNW releases are superior, but would we rather see WNW release a DH-4? I digress. As the modeling public ages, and the ranks are not being filled by younger modelers, whereas WWI subjects are done by the 'esoteric' modeler I wonder what their sales are and if they do in fact recoup the initial outlay for the molding. The list of kits that has been proposed is quite a robust list to say the least; I hope we see them all.

pepperman42 · 28 October 2009, 08:10 AM

Well there is no doubt about it-I look at that damned reflecting thingy in the bathroom and I see a "mature" modeller. I also see many-and it is still MANY-familiar faces at shows and club meetings that are, alas, also ageing. These are the people we will always gravitate to. They are safe. They understand this somewhat odd obsession. They give and take. The next time you attend a show, however, look beyond your circle of friends. Not only do these shows gain stong attendence(if things were that bad would there be any shows?) but the junior tables are always full-kids must be building them. You will also notice a fair number of mid 20's to 30's,40's. This really is the core group. They have done the team sports thing, started a family, bought the house and mini van (The "full catastophe" as Ron Lowry use to put it) and now want to take up something "just for them". This will always be a smaller group compared to sports fans, concert groupies, etc but it is still alive. Does Walmart carry kits the way Woolworths used to-nope (darn no 49 cent Airfix baggies!) but this really is the Golden Age of modelling. Kits arent being churned out by Airfix,Revell and Frog like they used to but look at what we are getting. WNW and Roden to name only two (for this forum) are producing stunning works that we can dig into and show off our craftsmanship. So model building is alive and well and model production is healthy enough-no one collapsed in the latest economic down turn (and WNW rose from it!) There will always be someone to pass the torch to-you just have to look for them.

pepperman42 · 28 October 2009, 08:10 AM

Well there is no doubt about it-I look at that damned reflecting thingy in the bathroom and I see a "mature" modeller. I also see many-and it is still MANY-familiar faces at shows and club meetings that are, alas, also ageing. These are the people we will always gravitate to. They are safe. They understand this somewhat odd obsession. They give and take. The next time you attend a show, however, look beyond your circle of friends. Not only do these shows gain stong attendence(if things were that bad would there be any shows?) but the junior tables are always full-kids must be building them. You will also notice a fair number of mid 20's to 30's,40's. This really is the core group. They have done the team sports thing, started a family, bought the house and mini van (The "full catastophe" as Ron Lowry use to put it) and now want to take up something "just for them". This will always be a smaller group compared to sports fans, concert groupies, etc but it is still alive. Does Walmart carry kits the way Woolworths used to-nope (darn no 49 cent Airfix baggies!) but this really is the Golden Age of modelling. Kits arent being churned out by Airfix,Revell and Frog like they used to but look at what we are getting. WNW and Roden to name only two (for this forum) are producing stunning works that we can dig into and show off our craftsmanship. So model building is alive and well and model production is healthy enough-no one collapsed in the latest economic down turn (and WNW rose from it!) There will always be someone to pass the torch to-you just have to look for them.

jsontag · 28 October 2009, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by mgunns

I wonder what the market for these kits is? I know the cost of the molding must be horrendous and the number of each kit to recoup the costs must be in the tens of thousands: (est.) As I look at the group of modelers at the club I have been a member of for 18 years and associated with for over 30 I see the same faces, and they are getting older. Not a lot of young folks and very little interest in WWI subjects. That being written, there is a small cabal that is very enthusiastic about the 1/32 WWI releases being made by Roden and WNW. I for one am one of them. I hope that these kits do well and that we do see the subjects on the list see the light of day. I would rather not see duplication but rather new kits of totally different subjects. We presently have two 1/32 DR-1's available, three 1/32nd SE5's, and soon two 1/32nd Pfalz', I am sure the WNW releases are superior, but would we rather see WNW release a DH-4? I digress. As the modeling public ages, and the ranks are not being filled by younger modelers, whereas WWI subjects are done by the 'esoteric' modeler I wonder what their sales are and if they do in fact recoup the initial outlay for the molding. The list of kits that has been proposed is quite a robust list to say the least; I hope we see them all.

Not trying to get off topic here, but are you seeing any young people getting into modelling? You also stated that WW I aircraft has very little interest, what about WW II or Korean War aircraft?

What I would love to see from Wingnut Wings is and AEG, Voison, and Zeppelin Straaken.

mgunns · 28 October 2009, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jsontag

Not trying to get off topic here, but are you seeing any young people getting into modelling? You also stated that WW I aircraft has very little interest, what about WW II or Korean War aircraft?

I didn't mean to paint a picture of gloom and doom. I do see younger modelers, and yes there are the 20-40 year olds that I do see, but their interest seems to lie in more current stuff. The older guys, like me (50-60+) are building WWI subjects and are excited about the growing list of subjects in 1/32. Like me, a lot of these folks cut their eye teeth on Aurora WWI subjects and welcome the larger scale (failing eyesight). I see little interest shown by the younger crowd in WWI subjcets. Cars, figures, armor, WWII to present seems to be their main areas of interest, understandably so as that is the largest selection of kits. The Great War is as distant to them as the Punic wars, people in my age group do remember the Great War Veterans, had relatives that served and heard their stories.

To get back on topic of WNW, I hope the market is there and that increases so that WNW will continue to manufacture their line of kits.

David_Layton · 28 October 2009, 08:46 AM

I am happy to see that WNW is making what they want and not chasing the same subjects as Roden, though there are 2 overlaps already with the SE5a and the DH2.

Personally, I would like to see some of the Albatros C types and the AW FK8. But I have not seen a 'Big Ack' in 1/48, so I would be pleasantly surprised if we saw a 'Great Big Ack' in 1/32!