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How many of you have Wingnut Wings kits in your stash? and Why if not


Beardie

  

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  1. 1. How many Wingnut Wings kits in your stash?

    • The complete range
      4
    • A considerable number
      88
    • One just to see what they're like/try them out
      42
    • None not interested in WWI subjects
      29
    • None they are too expensive
      27
    • None rigging puts me off bi-planes
      5
    • None they are too big
      44
    • None but becoming very tempted
      26
    • Would love them all but not financially possible
      13


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15 hours ago, sidevalve said:

I am intrigued by what you mean by 'Roland' - from the context it reads as if you mean the kit manufacturer rather than the aircraft manufacturer, but I have never heard of Roland kits - am I missing something?

Sorry - Roden 😆

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Mike

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On 12/17/2022 at 7:16 AM, Achim Engels said:

Although I have never even bought any, I do have a nice collection of these fine models. I got themall as a gift by Peter Jackson himself, while I built full size aircraft for TVALs collection. Funny story altogether.

 

Unfortunately I only have this image of some of them at hand right now.

 

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wait WHAT?

THAT Achim Engels!

Thank you for your pdf's, they are invaluable.

now I'm trying to convince some friends we need to visit you!

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Ive got about 10 in the collection including the Green Tail Albatros trilogy.

 

Who knows if/when i'll get around to building them and who knows if a company like WnW will ever enter the market again? Let alone enter the WW1 market.

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10 hours ago, Sharpscale said:

Ive got about 10 in the collection including the Green Tail Albatros trilogy.

 

Who knows if/when i'll get around to building them and who knows if a company like WnW will ever enter the market again? Let alone enter the WW1 market.

Be a year or two untill we see reboxings methinks.

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2 minutes ago, Paul Thompson said:

Is it allowed? I didn't know you could do that.

 

Paul.

* looks around nervously *

 

Oh dear. I seem to have made a terrible faux pas.

 

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There is a sense of no-going-back when you start a WNW kit.

 

I bought every release as it came out and built quite a few, but when the company imploded I must admit I stopped building them fearing I could never replace. Then the prices on ebay went silly and I had a good think: I'd bought the big Felixstowe, Gotha and AEG kits to fondle, muttering "precious" as I did so, but realised they were far too big to actually complete and display so - off they went to evilbay at silly prices!  (I'd bought the Gotha G.IV at £92, post free, and sold it for just short of £600!!!)

 

For a couple of years now I've been building 1/32 CSMs, Meng and Rodens but my NY Resolution was to admit I probably wouldn't live long enough to build the 40+ WNWs I still have, so there's a Fokker D.VII on the bench as I write. It is so good to get back to those incredible fit tolerances and crisp details.

 

There I've said it - 46WNWs (including 2x Albatros Jasta 5 trilogies!)

Confession is good for the soul!

Probably need to add more security cameras now though..

S

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On 10/03/2023 at 10:34, Macsporran said:

 

There I've said it - 46WNWs (including 2x Albatros Jasta 5 trilogies!)

Confession is good for the soul!

Probably need to add more security cameras now though..

S

That's quite a haul Sandy, the proceeds from the Gotha sale will cover the cost additional security cameras. 

 

I have a mere 12 in the stash, when I get too old, shaky and impatient for scratch building I hope to have enough marbles left to build them. 

 

Richie

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