Bozothenutter Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 That should drop HKM prices through the floor...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanond Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 14 minutes ago, elderly said: The mold maintenance issue sounds like a marketing ploy to me …… hurry, hurry, hurry - get one whilst you can. It does sound that way to me too. Nanond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABeck Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 51 minutes ago, Wafu said: It’s great news that all the time, money and technology hasn’t been wasted, now standby for all the FB posts that it’s the wrong scale, wrong type and wrong subject😂😂😂😂 not to forget: Wrong Pricing 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 15 minutes ago, ABeck said: not to forget: Wrong Pricing It’s already started!! Of course, no idea about price but one person mentioned between 300 and 500 - presumably any currency but not yen!!! I wonder how many are ‘limited release’ ? They are certainly going to play the supply and demand card very well and anyone who buys one knows it’s an investment- just like Wingnut. All being well I’ll have one but I doubt I could justify running to two but imagine having ten and then eBaying one every year for 7 or 8 years !! Nice little earner probably!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Gollin Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 . 1: I can see that the "box art" is being released, does that include the kit ? 2: IF, this means that some/all Wingnuts moulds are available for sale ? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Bozothenutter said: That should drop HKM prices through the floor...... I think they have already made hay whilst the sun shines! Now they can concentrate on the Brit ‘toom 🙏 Trevor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 This is brilliant news and a'must buy' for me. Let's hope Border Models don't produce the very 'so-so' QC kit that MENG did when let loose with the WNW 1/32 Dr1 tooling which with banana shaped wings and broken parts really spoilt the anticipation and enjoyment of (that) kit for me. I would rather Border Models do the Lanc 'right'; even if that means it puts an extra 10 or 20 quid on the price rather than cutting corners for a non-WNW standard kit and which given what it will RRP at anyway, will be peanuts in the scale of things. Gary 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Over on LSP there is a link to a retailer called Hobby Easy who are showing it at 4300 HKD so that’s about £400 - the same price that Wingnut had in mind but then maybe plus 20% Vat for us lucky people!! But it may be just a starting price if the RRP isn’t being reported by Border Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I wonder who the U.K. agents for Border are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithjs Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, Simon Cornes said: I wonder who the U.K. agents for Border are? According to their website, Albion Alloys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I wonder if they will release the front fuselage section? I was looking forward to this from WNW as the full aircraft would be too big and expensive for me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 From hobbyeasy it comes to £444 including UK shipping at today's exchange rate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 10 minutes ago, 593jones said: the full aircraft would be too big and expensive for me. Me too. I could never sustain interest in one kit for the two years it would take me to build it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 From hobbyeasy it comes to £444 including UK shipping at today's exchange rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 44 minutes ago, keithjs said: According to their website, Albion Alloys Really? That’s interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 32 minutes ago, Stephen said: From hobbyeasy it comes to £444 including UK shipping at today's exchange rate. Shipping’s not cheap then! I would look to buy it in the U.K. though but that might have the shipping cost built in and the Vat!! No doubt we’ll be impressed when Hannants come up with a price!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICMF Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 7 hours ago, Phil Gollin said: 2: IF, this means that some/all Wingnuts moulds are available for sale ? . Most likely, Border tooled the kit for WNW and the agreement was in lieu of final payment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixII Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 1 hour ago, 593jones said: I wonder if they will release the front fuselage section? I was looking forward to this from WNW as the full aircraft would be too big and expensive for me. From the FB post, currently NO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutcastJoel Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 10 hours ago, Wafu said: It’s great news that all the time, money and technology hasn’t been wasted, now standby for all the FB posts that it’s the wrong scale, wrong type and wrong subject😂😂😂😂 It is all of those things, I want a 1/700 HMS Queen Elizabeth. On a serious note, does anyone want to buy a kidney? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 11 hours ago, elderly said: The mold maintenance issue sounds like a marketing ploy to me …… hurry, hurry, hurry - get one whilst you can. No knowledge of the design and production process, but could these issues be because of pre-production moulds of lesser longevity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 20 minutes ago, Bozothenutter said: No knowledge of the design and production process, but could these issues be because of pre-production moulds of lesser longevity? You could be right because the kit hadn’t been finalised by Wingnut as far as I know and so this could indeed be preproduction and then maybe Wingnut would have had a production mould made when all the wrinkles had been ruled out. The Fokker Triplane released by Mengg wasn’t perfect because the centre section of the middle wing is quite fragile so Wingnut may have redesigned the location of parts on the sprue. But then, heh, it might have been the production Lanc mould after all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 2 hours ago, PhoenixII said: From the FB post, currently NO! Well, that's me out then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Beermonster1958 said: It's all of these and, it's unaffordable too!! 😉😂. (well, I didn't want to disappoint you! John Well I suppose it was always going to appeal to the mad people- myself included- who wanted to buy the Wingnut version and damn the consequences!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Wake me up in six months after the post-release internet kerfuffle has burnt itself out 🤔 dreading the 'hype vs tripe' feeding frenzy that always accompanies such releases 😭 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Please keep this thread to topic. I fail to see why there are posts about a 1/350 QE2 here? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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