t15dja Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Excellent news! Such a shame we can't pre-order here in the UK. Even so I'll have at least 2 when I can get them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 1 minute ago, t15dja said: Excellent news! Such a shame we can't pre-order here in the UK. Even so I'll have at least 2 when I can get them! I've 2 pre-ordered at Hannants, no payment taken as yet though. I'm looking forward to this as much as I am the Tamiya kit. Great time to be an F-14 fan. I just fear that the for the foreseeable future the bench may just comprise F-14s and nothing else! I may get building something else now before they are released Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 @DaveJL does that mean your pre orders are ‘illegal’ ? Is there no official UK importer for AMK then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Just now, Tony Oliver said: @DaveJL does that mean your pre orders are ‘illegal’ ? Is there no official UK importer for AMK then? No idea, i guess it means when they arrive, 2 are reserved for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisov Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 So dissapointing that there is still no officail UK distributor, I know Hannants have it listed and I have pre ordered from them but dont if this comes with the 'extras'. Did try emailing Hannants on this subject but no reply..... Hopefully the situation will be resolved soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ka-Efka Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 8 hours ago, Tony Oliver said: @DaveJL does that mean your pre orders are ‘illegal’ ? Is there no official UK importer for AMK then? For their pre-order campaign AMK worked together with certain shops / distributors. Everyone pre-ordering there is getting the lower rates (backed by AMK) and the ordonnance set. If one has pre-ordered elsewhere, those do not apply / are on the discretion of the shop alone. 'Illegal pre-orders' is a bit heavy imo. As long as the shop hasn't implied this is the official AMK pre-order campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Griping about the box-art? You squakers don't deserve a new Tomcat. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 1 hour ago, SoftScience said: Griping about the box-art? You squakers don't deserve a new Tomcat. True, however if a company signs off/approves then publishes a potentially mechanically incorrect boxart, one has an excuse to be worried that they don’t fully understand the features/workings of the plane which could then reflect badly or transfer onto the plastic contained therein... but then again its just a plastic aeroplane that could be hung from a 12 year olds ceiling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 13 hours ago, Ka-Efka said: For their pre-order campaign AMK worked together with certain shops / distributors. I hope that Sincere Hobby was one of those shops, because this was on the original list of places to pre-order, but now it is not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ka-Efka Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Jabba said: I hope that Sincere Hobby was one of those shops, because this was on the original list of places to pre-order, but now it is not. Same here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairystick Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I'm trying to confirm that Hobby Easy are on their dealership list. They still have the kit as "pre-order" on the HE website, but at normal retail prices now. My order is quite a bit cheaper because of the original "pre-order" offer (almost a year ago now!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 (edited) 23 hours ago, Ka-Efka said: For their pre-order campaign AMK worked together with certain shops / distributors. Everyone pre-ordering there is getting the lower rates (backed by AMK) and the ordonnance set. If one has pre-ordered elsewhere, those do not apply / are on the discretion of the shop alone. 'Illegal pre-orders' is a bit heavy imo. As long as the shop hasn't implied this is the official AMK pre-order campaign. Sounds all a bit like a new marketing disaster to me.... Edited June 29, 2018 by exdraken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masinissa Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 (edited) 30 minutes ago, exdraken said: Sounds all a bit like a new marketing disaster to me.... It was never a marketing campaign. They were trying to raise funds to pay for a production run at the plastics factory. AMK is not Tamiya or any of the other big manufacturers. They have to contract the molding out to get it printed into plastic. Money's tight for them. IIRC they needed/wanted to get about 5,000 preorders. You paid up front and waited for the kit, unlike when you preorder at Hannants where they just put you on a list and they charge you when the kit comes out. Is this a marketing disaster? Once the kit is released this summer all of this will be water under the bridge. AMK's F-14D will retail for close to what Tamiya's F-14D retails for on eBay (~$80) and will sell like hotcakes. Now we have a choice of 1/48 Tomcats. I ordered mine through their IndieGoGo campaign. Wish now that I ordered two. So far the sprue shots do not disappoint. It's great to see the kit come out and see the little guy win. Edited June 29, 2018 by Masinissa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICMF Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, Masinissa said: It was never a marketing campaign. They were trying to raise funds to pay for a production run at the plastics factory. AMK is not Tamiya or any of the other big manufacturers. They have to contract the molding out to get it printed into plastic. 1. It absolutely is a marketing campaign. A poorly communicated and horrendously executed one, but a marketing campaign nonetheless. (as evidenced by the fact that people STILL don't have any idea whether their pre-orders will be honoured or not) 2. AMK IS A FACTORY. AMK was started because a factory, which had been tooling kits for an existing Chinese model company, decided they could make money in the downtime between paying customers by producing their own kits in-house. "AMK" Is a plastic factory first, and a model company second. Which is why the F-14 has taken so long to release: they've had paying customers taking up resources, and they didn't want to turn away that guaranteed money for a riskier, in-house project. And that is why they did the pre-orders. Because if they pre-sold enough kits, they'd be guaranteed to make as much (or more) as they would if they'd made electric toothbrush handles for someone else. Edited June 29, 2018 by ICMF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairystick Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 I've just had it confirmed that HobbyEasy.com is a confirmed supplier and my order will happen! Woohoo! On 6/28/2018 at 10:31 PM, Masinissa said: AMK's F-14D will retail for close to what Tamiya's F-14D retails for on eBay (~$80) and will sell like hotcakes. Now we have a choice of 1/48 Tomcats. Looking at my local situation* and pre orders for the Tamiya F-14D are almost TWICE the price of the AMK offering. * Other situations are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masinissa Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, hairystick said: I've just had it confirmed that HobbyEasy.com is a confirmed supplier and my order will happen! Woohoo! Looking at my local situation* and pre orders for the Tamiya F-14D are almost TWICE the price of the AMK offering. * Other situations are available. Is the price increase because of VAT? I had a gentleman buy a kit from me that I offered on eBay he lived in the EU. He told me how much VAT and customs fees were added to his kit price. It doubled the price he paid to me for the kit. Right now the Trump Tax on Imports (from our allies like Japan) haven't kicked in yet. When they do then we'll eventually be paying a lot more for imported kits from China, Japan and the EU. The salad days are over. Edited June 30, 2018 by Masinissa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Aerobatic Team Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 So.... For a novice Norwegian like me in Norway. ..... Where's the BEST place to get hold of one....? Would it be for sale at SMW? CHEERS Ørjan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcV Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 On 6/29/2018 at 4:30 PM, ICMF said: 1. It absolutely is a marketing campaign. A poorly communicated and horrendously executed one, but a marketing campaign nonetheless. (as evidenced by the fact that people STILL don't have any idea whether their pre-orders will be honoured or not) 2. AMK IS A FACTORY. AMK was started because a factory, which had been tooling kits for an existing Chinese model company, decided they could make money in the downtime between paying customers by producing their own kits in-house. "AMK" Is a plastic factory first, and a model company second. Which is why the F-14 has taken so long to release: they've had paying customers taking up resources, and they didn't want to turn away that guaranteed money for a riskier, in-house project. And that is why they did the pre-orders. Because if they pre-sold enough kits, they'd be guaranteed to make as much (or more) as they would if they'd made electric toothbrush handles for someone else. But is that a problem? All we need to do is wait a while. As somebody said it is great to see the little guy win. And electric toothbrushes are excellent too - not just for teeth but for getting dust out of all the F-14 nooks and crannies after sanding, But I'll bet not much sanding will be required (and to be fair the same goes for the Tamiya F-14 which is a joy - mine's wheels up and everything still pretty much fits perfectly despite that's it's not an 'official' option). My AMK Mig-25 was a great build and I'll bet ya a Hasegawa F-14 this one will be too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmsman Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 MiG-25??? Where did you get one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcV Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Thanks for the heads-up Helmsman. That would be the 31. a pleasure to build, as I'm confidant the F-14 will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairystick Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 On 6/29/2018 at 5:54 PM, Masinissa said: Is the price increase because of VAT? Nope, not in my part of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salomon Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 How long we have to wait for the release? Any news? we are in August now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t15dja Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Here in the UK summer officially ends at the end of August.....28 days to go and counting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony.t Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 I last heard that UMP were the UK distributor for AMK kits but might be a year out of date. Bought the AMK Foxhound and the later metal etc goodies box for it, and am very impressed. The Tomcat holds much promise but I've heavily invested in a 1/32 Trumpy D with Zacto inlets so don't know if I can justify buying the AMK. Rave reviews might swing it. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salomon Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Ok so just have to wait 28 days more, I also have the AMK's mig, it's truly awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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