Steve Coombs Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 I've just seen on the website of my plastic pusher of choice (MBK, if you're familiar with it) that it will be selling Wingnut Wings stuff in the new year. No details yet. It can't be shifting remaining stock, because they don't have any. As I see it, there are three possibilities: Someone discovered some unsold stock sitting in a warehouse somewhere Someone has taken possession of existing moulds and is in a position to use them WNW is coming back Seeing as several of the old WNW team are now part of Kōtare, I doubt option 3 is realistic, though I'd be happy to be proven wrong. This is in the Rumourmonger section; let the rumours fly! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Several shops have acquired leftover stock from what I presume was the executors recouping $$$$ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Sprue Bros have announced similar, wonder if Hannants will be getting any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, Kagemusha said: Sprue Bros have announced similar, wonder if Hannants will be getting any? It wouldn't come as a huge surprise.... Having said that, the Sprue Brothers announcement seemed to imply that they had purchased nearly all the remaining WNW stock. Cheers. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 So has Andy's Hobby HQ. That makes 3 (wholesale) vendors suddenly coming up with limited stock. My guess is what @Bozothenutter says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Roberts Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 It was suggested on another forum that there was some delay due to negotiations on price/terms. Don’t know how much store you can place in that but may explain why it has taken until now for the left over stock to become available. That or maybe legal issues to negotiate? Good news that there will again be WNW kits. Perhaps second hand prices will relax a bit, but then again I bet a few speculators jump on these kits for later resale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjorn Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Another possibility 4. WNW is quitting themselves of remaining stock after final decision of closure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Bozothenutter said: Several shops have acquired leftover stock from what I presume was the executors recouping $$$$ It was stock from the NZ warehouse. Sprue Brothers and Andy’s HHQ in the US have both received a portion of this product. However, there is no liquidator or executor because WnW never declared bankruptcy. They were a private company wholly owned by Sir PJ. As long as all their accounts payable were satisfied there was no reason to go into receivership. In fact, the company is still listed as trading, although it’s obviously inactive. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czaralko Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 1 hour ago, VMA131Marine said: It was stock from the NZ warehouse. Sprue Brothers and Andy’s HHQ in the US have both received a portion of this product. However, there is no liquidator or executor because WnW never declared bankruptcy. They were a private company wholly owned by Sir PJ. As long as all their accounts payable were satisfied there was no reason to go into receivership. In fact, the company is still listed as trading, although it’s obviously inactive. They saved some stock in case they sorted their problems out and were able to reopen, however this was not possible, so they decided to liquidate their remaining stock and go dormant as they are keeping their molds for the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Thompson Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 7 hours ago, VMA131Marine said: It was stock from the NZ warehouse. Sprue Brothers and Andy’s HHQ in the US have both received a portion of this product. However, there is no liquidator or executor because WnW never declared bankruptcy. They were a private company wholly owned by Sir PJ. As long as all their accounts payable were satisfied there was no reason to go into receivership. In fact, the company is still listed as trading, although it’s obviously inactive. Nice to see someone who can memory. Every discussion about WNW falls into the trap of rememberring them going bankrupt. Which they didn't. The boss decided he had to shut up shop. The reasons pontificated on in forums end up being more uninformed politics than anything else, but they've hung on to the moulds s far. I've just read a post by Ray Rimell on his Windsock Facebook page which confirms it's the final old stock being released to (appointed) sellers. Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KITCAT Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Pray we can get our hands on these because I am sure remaining will vanish quickly. If you do manage this then with all the charges on top of SB's price your going to have to pay over £200. Looking at SB's list it looks as though this is not a complete list so maybe some hope of a Eruro delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 I think anyone with stock will be selling them over the prices they were before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinnerboy Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 I guess that depends on the company's scrupples. Hannants found some Hanovers about 3 months ago and were selling them for £130,all credit to them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Might, just might want a Camel.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Now on Hannants site chaps and prices are very reasonable (about original RRP) considering what they could have potentially sold them for. "Get em' whilst they last"! Gary 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don149 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 `Just been browsing it , ` looks like they have the full catalogue ! / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Thanks for the heads up. Just put a Dolphin on back ordertoadd to the Pup, Camel and Snipe I already have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thompson Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 While probably not having the same stock volume as Hannants, at least one US online shop sold out of all the most popular titles within a minute of opening up its sale, so it might be prudent to strike fast if you want any of these. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony.t Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 In response to the header, I highly doubt WnW will be doing anything in 2023, unless there are more leftovers to help sustain its dormant state for another year. I heard some of the tooling held in China might be good for some £30 basic repops under a new label like [insert brand name, e.g. Weezaluv Biplanes]. It was of an era. But if Weeza or whomever repop the Albatros and Pfalz I might succumb to a brace. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Mikolajski Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 My German is so rusty that I will not dare to translate. But there is an English description for this video. The time has come - we managed to get a big piece of the last Wingnut Wings "pie"! In plain language - there is another large load on the way to us in Germany with a large number of the legendary kits of WW1 planes! Since it will take a while before the kits arrive here, here is some information from us for you to save you and us the same questions and answers. Christian tells you the most important things in the video - we will also link the list of kits that we get soon here - so keep an eye on the shop or the video here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABeck Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Limitation: 3 per household/customer ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doccur Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Managed to get a camel on back order at hannants. How exciting! When I try to add more it now states ‘product not found’ anyone else getting this issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbagger Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Hi all, Wingnut Wings kits are being shipped to distributers from remaining stocks. So far: Modellbau König (Germany) Sprue Brothers (USA) Andy's Hobby Headquarters (USA) Hannants (UK), Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Evans Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 And still people aren't buying the Gotha UWD floatplane 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Thompson Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 16 minutes ago, Phil Evans said: And still people aren't buying the Gotha UWD floatplane Totally understandable though. Unless you're afflicted by what-ifness, then you buy and make just the one, because that's all there ever was. And being a large and expensive kit, it has even nicheier interest value than most WW1 aircraft. Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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