March Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 (edited) The kits that were featured in the future releases section of the Hannants website are no longer there either. Edited September 17, 2017 by March Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 This would be awful news. Their kits were pricey and so I only got their Tunnan so far, but their line up was very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 45 minutes ago, March said: The kits that were featured in the future releases section of the Hannants website are no longer there either. There are NO kits at Hannants at all! Only resin stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHWinter Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 What a pity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVenom Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Strangely enough in the past few days I've been wondering if there was any news on the Vamps. Hope they're not in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 According to some sources ( I heard it from a few guys at FB that knows the actual guy running Pilot Replicas) he's normal day-to-day is extremely demanding, and has been for quite some time. PR is on some kind of back-burner in the meantime unfortunately. I really wish that he can bounce back from it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 This was just posted on Facebook, by Pilot Replicas. Dear all Pilot-Replicas fans. As many of you have seen our webpage is temporary down. The reason is that I will close all direct sales due to lack of time. I run this company on my dedicted hobby time and currently my ordinary work takes more time than ever. This means we are not close down the company, we still continue to work on the projects we have in pipeline. Though we will try to distribute our great models to our retailers. Hope for understanding and see you soon !! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ka-Efka Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Very good news! I had whished they had used their website for an according statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 But that would involve keeping up the website and presumably paying for it despite not being able to use it for selling product. Thankful they plan to keep going. I am looking forward to the Vampire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) On 19/09/2017 at 09:57, neilh said: But that would involve keeping up the website and presumably paying for it despite not being able to use it for selling product. Thankful they plan to keep going. I am looking forward to the Vampire. And the Saab 105/Sk.60 (link); Venon NF (link); Sea Venom (link) etc. Vampire link V.P. Edited June 6, 2020 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Particularly since I sold my CA Sea Venom and Vampire on the strength of the Tunnan..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 18 hours ago, Ka-Efka said: Very good news! I had whished they had used their website for an according statement. Done https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1086977118099609&id=390440134419981 V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ka-Efka Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 7 hours ago, neilh said: But that would involve keeping up the website and presumably paying for it despite not being able to use it for selling product. [...] Those costs are neglectable, especially if you want you customers to know you are still in business. There are many functions the website can serve, apart from selling the kits. FB is fine, but it's not the internet, and it's no free accessible information. And I dare to guess, it's not a channel to communicate to the majority of PR's customers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branky Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Without going too deep into the matter I think there will be a solution soon to get the Pilot Replicas kits on the market again with the help of some retailers seeking possibilities to take over the logistics from an overburdened Pilot Replicas. Talks are underway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 5 hours ago, Branky said: Without going too deep into the matter I think there will be a solution soon to get the Pilot Replicas kits on the market again with the help of some retailers seeking possibilities to take over the logistics from an overburdened Pilot Replicas. Talks are underway Rebell Hobby? https://www.rebell.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Replicas V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) 13 hours ago, Ka-Efka said: Those costs are neglectable, especially if you want you customers to know you are still in business. There are many functions the website can serve, apart from selling the kits. FB is fine, but it's not the internet, and it's no free accessible information. And I dare to guess, it's not a channel to communicate to the majority of PR's customers. FB is just a website like any other on the Internet ( but quicker and easy for people to update ) and is exactly the channel to communicate on - I like many others realise that if you want the most up to date info on a lot of companies that is the place to get it, this is the reason I joined FB. Edited September 20, 2017 by Tbolt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ka-Efka Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 '[...] I joined FB.' As you said it yourself. It's not a website like any other. It's a closed community (and a tracking device). I know many people who do not join FB for various reasons. It's a good communication channel for your customers, but if it's the only one, you loose touch to many for them. Look at the last posts in this thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 16 hours ago, Homebee said: Rebell Hobby? https://www.rebell.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Replicas V.P. Very likely. The owners are friends and live in the same city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Does Pilot Replicas plan to re-release the 1/48 Swedish version? I see the Austrian version is still somewhat available. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Didn't the owner have to scale back due to other work pressures? From Sept 2017 on Facebook: Pilot-Replicas · 18 September 2017 · Dear all Pilot-Replicas fans. As many of you have seen our webpage is temporary down. The reason is that I will close all direct sales due to lack of time. I run this company on my dedicated hobby time and currently my ordinary work takes more time than ever. This means we are not close down the company, we still continue to work on the projects we have in pipeline. Though we will try to distribute our great models to our retailers. Hope for understanding and see you soon !! There was then some discussion that he would partner with someone else for production, but no further news I recall on that development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaselden Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I'm still hoping for Pilot Replicas (or, frankly, anyone other than AZ Model!) to release a Congo version in 1/48. Just putting that out there in case anyone's listening. Anyone? Please??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattheCat Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 On 4/17/2018 at 7:44 PM, mhaselden said: I'm still hoping for Pilot Replicas (or, frankly, anyone other than AZ Model!) to release a Congo version in 1/48. Just putting that out there in case anyone's listening. Anyone? Please??? No UN Congo markings but the original boxing is available again (only at Pilot Replicas site, as far as I know). UN markings are available on decal sheet PRS48-038 from Print Scale (for a B version, though). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarpen Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Pilot Replicas has said on their FB page that they are currently working on the earlier versions on the J 29 (e.i. A, B versions). No hint on any release date though. And I strongly suspect a UN marked Congo tunnan will be a marking option. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattheCat Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Thanks Flarpen. As a Belgian I'm particularly interested in that version and am waiting for such a kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pekka Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 I can confirm that two marking options are Congo-versions. One in camouflage colors with UN-markings and one bare metal and olive green fin with ONU-markings. No release date yet. The SAAB 105/Sk 60 is no 1 priority at the moment but they are working on it! 😊 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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