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    Can anybody explain the distribution and production to me. Is it a case of the factory making one massive batch and when they are gone they are gone? I'm already seeing vendors getting low on some planes and although I don't want to miss out I can't buy just yet. Presumably vendors will be able to replenish their stocks for a while yet?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Timmo UK View Post
    Can anybody explain the distribution and production to me. Is it a case of the factory making one massive batch and when they are gone they are gone? I'm already seeing vendors getting low on some planes and although I don't want to miss out I can't buy just yet. Presumably vendors will be able to replenish their stocks for a while yet?
    I was having similar concerns and was waiting to decide on which plane I wanted. But when my LGS said they only had 2 left I jump to get it. As for their production schedule for re-prints I really can't comment; except to say that I got in after the Giants Kickstarter as shipped (almost 3 years now) and I've never seen a reprint of Series 5 planes which are highly sought after, amount others. To get the planes I've wanted I paid well over retail.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Timmo UK View Post
    Can anybody explain the distribution and production to me. Is it a case of the factory making one massive batch and when they are gone they are gone?
    That's basically it Tim.
    Quote Originally Posted by Timmo UK View Post
    I'm already seeing vendors getting low on some planes and although I don't want to miss out I can't buy just yet. Presumably vendors will be able to replenish their stocks for a while yet?
    Vendors will only order what they think they can sell & as long as the distributor is able to get them they'll be able to replen.

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    Only two weeks after the release date, this time! Yay!

    I only ordered two of the scouts per side:
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    But, looking at the Ace and Equipment cards, I may have to reconsider. Anyone got the text for the Davis Gun?

    PS: The Davis Gun was used on Handley Page O/100 bomber and Curtiss HS-2L and H-16 (flying boats), so there should be equipment cards for them.
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    Off to Marquee Models in Harlow to collect mine tomorrow! They have been holding them for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OldGuy59 View Post
    But, looking at the Ace and Equipment cards, I may have to reconsider. Anyone got the text for the Davis Gun?
    What; someone actually put a Davis gun on an Re.8???
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    Quote Originally Posted by OldGuy59 View Post
    Anyone got the text for the Davis Gun?
    PS: The Davis Gun was used on Handley Page O/100 bomber and Curtiss HS-2L and H-16 (flying boats), so there should be equipment cards for them.
    In the FAQ & POI sticky in the Rules sub-forum Mike.

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    Tim distro depends on the distributor. With some you have to order the whole series. So if a store wants a certain number of each plane they can't get 4 of one type and 5 of another. To get 5 planes of one type they have to order 5 of every plane. A dealer I sometimes get planes from used to sell the planes as singles but now he sell them by the set so you have to get 12 or none at all. I only ordered certain planes from here so I will get the ones I want and not have to get the others. Not to push any one store but Miniature Market usually orders 20 of each at a time and you can order what you want.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jager View Post
    What; someone actually put a Davis gun on an Re.8???
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    Yeah, they did !


    Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 two seat corps reconnaissance biplane, fitted with a Davis gun.


    In flight.

    http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205315264

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    Quote Originally Posted by flash View Post
    In the FAQ & POI sticky in the Rules sub-forum Mike.
    Quote Originally Posted by flash View Post
    Yeah, they did !


    Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 two seat corps reconnaissance biplane, fitted with a Davis gun.


    In flight.

    http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205315264
    OldGuy59's WGF Equipment Cards - 2 Pdr Davis Gun for Felixstowe F.5
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    Planes came today and look very good. More additions to my collection.

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    Can somebody tell me if the MvR has blue undersides to the wings?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Timmo UK View Post
    Can somebody tell me if the MvR has blue undersides to the wings?
    Yes it does. Just the wings, upper and lower.

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    Excellent – thanks

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    It's the same blue that they used for the Ares "Blue Maus"
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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    Anyone done a decal yet for the missing marking on the top deck of this RE8 ? I bought one at the weekend and noticed it's on the card but not on the model !


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    Quote Originally Posted by flash View Post
    Anyone done a decal yet for the missing marking on the top deck of this RE8 ? I bought one at the weekend and noticed it's on the card but not on the model !
    Funny you should bring this up, Dave. I pulled out this RE.8 yesterday for repainting and, in checking images online, came up with the same concern. Not knowing if it was or was not a mistake, I liked it for game purposes and figured I'd just paint the zig-zag on. Fortunately, it's not too difficult ... even for an old fart with tired eyes and shaky hands like myself.

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    I have a sheet of white stripe decals from the Sneddons - I'll have to try using that.
    I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!

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