Wingnut Wings 1/32 Albatros D Va (OAW)
- Arcwelder
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Wingnut Wings 1/32 Albatros D Va (OAW)
It's a WNW and it's wonderful. Let's 'ave a peek.
Nice, sturdy top-opening box (also solidly packaged for its long haul from Wellington)
A4 glossy print instruction manual filled with a mind-boggling amount of detailed information, archive photos, engine walkarounds, rigging diagram and full colour profiles of the five paint schemes.
Each sprue is seprately bagged and the styrene looks to be of impeccable quality
Four props provided, of which you can choose between three, depending on scheme.
Detail is outstanding, of course
Moulded Spandau is excellent, but they also provide a plain barrel variant with PE cooling jacket for the bolder.
Decals are copious and stunning. Heavily researched from period photos.
Full sets of upper and lower lozenges and rib tapes
That PE fret with seatbelts and MG cooling jackets.
Frankly, it's stunning. I've heard plenty about WNW kits and seen some incredible builds but it's really something you have to hold in your filthy paws to truly appreciate. They're not cheap, but worth every cent.
Now the hard part: choosing which of the schemes to build!
Nice, sturdy top-opening box (also solidly packaged for its long haul from Wellington)
A4 glossy print instruction manual filled with a mind-boggling amount of detailed information, archive photos, engine walkarounds, rigging diagram and full colour profiles of the five paint schemes.
Each sprue is seprately bagged and the styrene looks to be of impeccable quality
Four props provided, of which you can choose between three, depending on scheme.
Detail is outstanding, of course
Moulded Spandau is excellent, but they also provide a plain barrel variant with PE cooling jacket for the bolder.
Decals are copious and stunning. Heavily researched from period photos.
Full sets of upper and lower lozenges and rib tapes
That PE fret with seatbelts and MG cooling jackets.
Frankly, it's stunning. I've heard plenty about WNW kits and seen some incredible builds but it's really something you have to hold in your filthy paws to truly appreciate. They're not cheap, but worth every cent.
Now the hard part: choosing which of the schemes to build!
Is this your sanderling?.
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Re: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Albatros D Va (OAW)
That looks an excellent kit indeed!
One day I'll succumb to the siren calls from NZ and invest in one (or several )
One day I'll succumb to the siren calls from NZ and invest in one (or several )
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Re: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Albatros D Va (OAW)
Do it! And with Sterling as strong as it is, the one I just bought works out at £49 with free shipping.iggie wrote:That looks an excellent kit indeed!
One day I'll succumb to the siren calls from NZ and invest in one (or several )
Is this your sanderling?.
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Stop it!!! Nah Nah Nah I'm not listening.......Arcwelder wrote:Do it! And with Sterling as strong as it is, the one I just bought works out at £49 with free shipping.iggie wrote:That looks an excellent kit indeed!
One day I'll succumb to the siren calls from NZ and invest in one (or several )
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Re: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Albatros D Va (OAW)
I want one
My work bench is starting to look like Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.
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Well, my self control lasted a long time didn't it.....NOT!!
Just ordered from Wingnut direct:
I think it was the "Special Deal" wot done it yer Honor!
I really am going to have to get this under control.....
Just ordered from Wingnut direct:
I think it was the "Special Deal" wot done it yer Honor!
I really am going to have to get this under control.....
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Re: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Albatros D Va (OAW)
*adopts Mr. Burns' voice*
Excelllllent!
Excelllllent!
Is this your sanderling?.
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Good choice Iggie!
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Re: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Albatros D Va (OAW)
Arcwelder wrote:Do it! And with Sterling as strong as it is, the one I just bought works out at £49 with free shipping.iggie wrote:That looks an excellent kit indeed!
One day I'll succumb to the siren calls from NZ and invest in one (or several )
And with the Canadian dollar in the tank, that US$69 becomes CAN$96.
So maybe not...
Up in the Great White North
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Re: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Albatros D Va (OAW)
AndrewR wrote:Arcwelder wrote:Do it! And with Sterling as strong as it is, the one I just bought works out at £49 with free shipping.iggie wrote:That looks an excellent kit indeed!
One day I'll succumb to the siren calls from NZ and invest in one (or several )
And with the Canadian dollar in the tank, that US$69 becomes CAN$96.
So maybe not...
I hear ya. The Euro is hanging out close to parity with the USD but ordering anything from the UK quickly becomes an expensive hobby.
Is this your sanderling?.
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Talking of expensive hobbies, I've just been hit with a sodding £18 bill to release my parcel from Royal Mail, to cover import duties and VAT......oh and an £8 admin charge to add to the insult....
Oh well, it arrives Monday so something to look forward to I suppose!
Oh well, it arrives Monday so something to look forward to I suppose!
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Re: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Albatros D Va (OAW)
That's always the rear kicker, isn't it. VAT (or whatever it's called locally) is bad enough, but annoying though they are, taxes are neccessary (we could argue long and fiercely abouts methods and amounts, but at least in principle), but the 13 Euro charge for filling in two fields on a form is galling, especially on relatively low value shipments.iggie wrote:......oh and an £8 admin charge to add to the insult....
Having to pay 13 Euro handling and 5 Euro tax always feels like a rip-off to me. I'll happily pay the cost for an extra parcel just to keep each parcel under the taxation limit, just to avoid the handling charge. Doesn't really reduce the total cost that much, but at least they now have to work for it, and the money pays the wages of people actually working, instead of overpriced quasi civil servants, and that makes me feel a whole lot better.
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Re: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Albatros D Va (OAW)
I was expecting a VAT charge, but there is an option on the WNW form to indicate that it's a "Gift" and that appeared to work..iggie wrote:Talking of expensive hobbies, I've just been hit with a sodding £18 bill to release my parcel from Royal Mail, to cover import duties and VAT......oh and an £8 admin charge to add to the insult....
Oh well, it arrives Monday so something to look forward to I suppose!
Is this your sanderling?.
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Yeah.....I ticked that and it didn't!Arcwelder wrote:I was expecting a VAT charge, but there is an option on the WNW form to indicate that it's a "Gift" and that appeared to work..iggie wrote:Talking of expensive hobbies, I've just been hit with a sodding £18 bill to release my parcel from Royal Mail, to cover import duties and VAT......oh and an £8 admin charge to add to the insult....
Oh well, it arrives Monday so something to look forward to I suppose!
Still cheaper than buying here so all good, just not add good as I was hoping! I have a sister out there so I might investigate postage for her to send another
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"