Jeff.K Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 check out the WNW landing page: "New model in development to be announced at the All Japan Model and Hobby Show in Tokyo 28-30 September 2018." let the speculation begin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardie Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Hmmm three kits........ Gotta be at least one British Aircraft, could it be a Martinsyde Elefant? (Here's hoping) or a Vickers Gunbus or Avro 504. A Breguet 14 would be nice oh and a German monster....... Staaken! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Timmy Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 I see Four kit's "to be announced". Plus, Four Pre- Order kit's. ( starting in October.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Please let one of them be an Avro 504 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Oh no here we go again I've just spent all of last night boxing up my last lot of pre-orders, Mrs B will freak!! Duncan B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkbox1 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 32043 and 32044 will be German and 32062 will be British That's my prediction. Further more I think they will be a Junkers Cl.1 and a Fokker E.V (or possibly a SSW D.III) and an Armstrong Whitworth FK.8 We know they are not duelist or special kits (a la Lanoe Hawker Jasta 5 triple boxing etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff.K Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 22 hours ago, Little Timmy said: I see Four kit's "to be announced". we already know one of 'em, the Halberstadt CL.II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff.K Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 i think, 43 and 44 are British-built and American-built DH.4s, and 62 a Roland D.II. what i'd prefer though, would be an 0/400, Mouromets, and Staaken.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Batt Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I'd second the E.V/D.VIII and DH4 already mooted, and raise you a DH5. Still, only a matter of hours now . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardie Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I don't think there will be an E.V/D.VIII because of the Mikromir kit. Wingnuts have, on the whole, tried to avoid doing kits that are already available in what Sir Peter considers a 'decent' kit, hence the absence of the Dr.1 and how long it took before we saw a Camel. An FK.8 would be great but I am still holding out for a Martinsyde Elefant. Would they produce a Junkers CL.1 so soon after the D.1? A Roland D.II would be good. Maybe we might see a Hanriot HD.1? Still a lot of aircraft to cover ain't there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMSLion Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I've long thought a Hanriot HD.1 and an AW FK.8 were likely, simply because they are both types that saw a lot of use but got very little publicity. WNW has a definite liking for the "Rodney Dangerfield" get-no-respect types. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 BE.2e, Martinsyde, DH.6. That'll do. An A.W FK.8 would also do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 For what its work, a 1 1/2 strutter would fill a glaring gap and then a Vimy of course! (Ever the optimist!!) Simon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobk Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Well.... now we know 32043 and 32044 are 1/32 Lancaster Bombers. That leaves 32062. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff.K Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 i'm still a bit skeptical of the lancaster announcement. *only* source i can find is hyperscale. i suspect someone might be playing a prank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 More than skeptical: HK already do 1/32 Lancs, so I'm still leaning towards BE.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 4 hours ago, Jeff.K said: i'm still a bit skeptical of the lancaster announcement. *only* source i can find is hyperscale. i suspect someone might be playing a prank. Looks genuine to me and fits in with him making the Dambusters. I hope this opens the door for some interwar subjects like the Hawker series of biplanes and the Bristol Bulldog etc. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Well I hope that its a ruse anyway. One manufacturer of 1/32nd Lancs is enough for me! I'd rather they used their energy doing something else within their normal sphere! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonky Donkey Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I'd like an FK8 (looks like a queue for those.. 🙂 ), a Nieuport 12, and a Sopwith Baby. Oh, and a Halberstadt D.V or Vought Bluebird . And.... W-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 The Lanc announcement is now on the WNW Fans fb page, supposedly confirmed by one of the members, and is also showing on the Hobby Link Japan website, so probably a done deal. Hope there are enough foamers out there who will pay the price, to make it worth their doing it. If HK's forthcoming Lanc is priced a good amount less, that could also hurt sales. No interest for me, so I'm not gnashing my teeth Jim F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff.K Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 any word on the 3rd kit? BF-109G? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardie Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Well I have to say that I am terribly disappointed and rather saddened. I thought that Wingnuts were dedicating their energies to producing all those unkitted WWI aircraft. While I see all the merits of the Lancaster and can understand the interest in the Dambusters I won't be buying either of the kits as I am a WWI aircraft modeller and I am sticking to it. Does this mark the end of their interest in WWI aircraft? I suppose it is possible that, if they do release their stranglehold on the WWI market, because let's face it we see them as the absolute prime mover in that market, someone else will be encouraged to fill the gaps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howlindawg Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I had assumed it was a joke. I'll remain skeptical until it appears on the WNW official website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff.K Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 i don't think it's an indication they are abandoning WWI. i'm not upset. quite underwhelmed though. i do WWII stuff, and sometimes even 1/32 (mostly 1/72, never 1/48). i'll even do a Dambusters Lanc.... but almost certainly in 1/72. any word on the 3rd kit? BF109? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 14 minutes ago, Beardie said: Well I have to say that I am terribly disappointed and rather saddened. I thought that Wingnuts were dedicating their energies to producing all those unkitted WWI aircraft. While I see all the merits of the Lancaster and can understand the interest in the Dambusters I won't be buying either of the kits as I am a WWI aircraft modeller and I am sticking to it. Does this mark the end of their interest in WWI aircraft? They had a butt-load of references from their Dambusters work (Wingnut Wings, Wingnut Films, Weta Workshop etc.), so I can't blame them for wanting to take advantage of all that effort. As this is no-longer a WWI thread, I'll close this down and redirect y'all to the Rumourmonger thread here instead Also, don't be so pessimistic! Just because they're doing a Lanc, doesn't mean they're going to drop WWI altogether 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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