The New WS101 (1 Viewer)

[MCKENNA77]

Hello all:

Picked up the new WS101 today and wow is it sweet. The level of detail on the driver is unreal. Would love to see K&C produce more Luftwaffe soldiers especially if they made some combat service support/ground crew guys. Just a thought

Take Care
MCKENNA

 

[Louis Badolato]

I also opened my WS100 and WS101 today, and couldn't agree with you more on all points. Luftwaffe, RAF, US Army Air Corps and Imperial Japanese ground crew and pilots as well as support vehicles would all be welcome.

 

[Pierre]

I wish the same.

Today, I bought two German pilots from Frontline to display with my Bf 110s.

Pierre.

 

[Pierre]

I also opened my WS100 and WS101 today, and couldn't agree with you more on all points. Luftwaffe, RAF, US Army Air Corps and Imperial Japanese ground crew and pilots as well as support vehicles would all be welcome.

The only reason why I am not buying the WS100 is that it never existed.

Otherwise, I would do. It is a very beautiful and stylish product.

Now, in my opinion, K&C could produces (and I am writing that without the intention to run the company in the place of Andy) a Ohka model with three IJN figures.

I would be the first to buy it.

Pierre.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Pierre,

I know you are not a fan of the WS100 "experimental" rocket plane, but if you need Luftwaffe personnel, the Pilot/Instructor figure and the Luftwaffe sentry that come with this set are great. I have WS101 pulling my old wood K&C ME262 Swallow Jet Fighter, with the figures from WS100 displayed on a diorama base made and given to me by Brian Wayaert (Warbuff26). The vignette really looks great.

For those who are wondering, I have WS100 displayed alongside my Blom and Voss BV141, an early wood K&C experimental Luftwaffe plane. For the record the BV141 was built and tested, but never entered service. The two experimental planes look good together.

 

[Louis Badolato]

The only reason why I am not buying the WS100 is that it never existed.

Otherwise, I would do. It is a very beautiful and stylish product.

Now, in my opinion, K&C could produces (and I am writing that without the intention to run the company in the place of Andy) a Ohka model with three IJN figures.

I would be the first to buy it.

Pierre.

Pierre,

I would be the second.

 

[Combat]

Producing something like the ME-163 would have been equally or more marketable than the mythical "Rammjager." I think you really have to scratch your head over that decision. The Luftwaffe figures do look nice though.

 

[rws591]

Yah it would be sweet if they expanded it. They could use this as a start off point to make more affordable air craft. First they could do germans then british then americans(europe) then americans(pacific) then japanesse. Maybe also so airfields for all those wanting more k&c buildings(well an airfield is not a building but it would still be awesome). Maybe even some strictly limited bombers.

 

[Pierre]

Pierre,

I know you are not a fan of the WS100 "experimental" rocket plane, but if you need Luftwaffe personnel, the Pilot/Instructor figure and the Luftwaffe sentry that come with this set are great. I have WS101 pulling my old wood K&C ME262 Swallow Jet Fighter, with the figures from WS100 displayed on a diorama base made and given to me by Brian Wayaert (Warbuff26). The vignette really looks great.

For those who are wondering, I have WS100 displayed alongside my Blom and Voss BV141, an early wood K&C experimental Luftwaffe plane. For the record the BV141 was built and tested, but never entered service. The two experimental planes look good together.

Hi Louis,

I do not want to start it again but will, nevertheless, do it. Contrary to the Rammjäger, the BV 141 was real. Here is a quote from Wikipedia:


Contrary to much that has been written, all BV 141s ordered were produced and delivered. Following is the complete record of BV 141 production.

Prototypes

BV 141 V1 ; WNr 141-00-0171 ; D-OTTO
BV 141 V2 ; WNr 141-00-0172 ; D-ORJE then PC+BA
BV 141 V3 ; WNr 141-00-0359 ; D-OLGA then BL+AA
Preseries BV 141 A-0

BV 141 A-01 (V4) ; WNr 01010360 ; D-OLLE
BV 141 A-02 (V5) ; WNr 01010361 ; BL+AB
BV 141 A-03 (V6) ; WNr 01010362 ; BL+AC
BV 141 A-04 (V7) ; WNr 01010363 ; BL+AD
BV 141 A-05 (V8) ; WNr 01010364 ; BL+AE
Preseries BV 141 B-0

BV 141 B-01 (V9) ; WNr 0210001 ; NC+QZ
BV 141 B-02 (V10) ; WNr 0210002 ; NC+RA
BV 141 B-03 (V11) ; WNr 0210003 ; NC+RB
BV 141 B-04 (V12) ; WNr 0210004 ; NC+RC
BV 141 B-05 (V13) ; WNr 0210005 ; NC+RD
BV 141 B-06 (V14) ; WNr 0210006 ; NC+RE
BV 141 B-07 (V15) ; WNr 0210007 ; NC+RF
BV 141 B-08 (V16) ; WNr 0210008 ; NC+RG
BV 141 B-09 (V17) ; WNr 0210009 ; NC+RH
BV 141 B-010 (V18); WNr 0210010 ; NC+RI
Series BV 141 B-1

WNr 0210011 ; GK+GA
WNr 0210012 ; GK+GB
WNr 0210013 ; GK+GC
WNr 0210014 ; GK+GD
WNr 0210015 ; GK+GE
WNr 0210016 ; GK+GF
WNr 0210017 ; GK+GG
WNr 0210018 ; GK+GH
WNr 0210019 ; GL+AG
WNr 0210020 ; GL+AH
The source of this information is the files of the Hamburger-Werke.


In my opinion, you can't call the Rammjäger an experimental plane as it supposed that it existed at some point. I am saying that with the greatest respect.

But, as I said, it is a very pleasant model, very likable, fine and attractive. It is surely a best seller.

If the figures ever appeared on eBay, I will certainly bid on them.

Meilleures amitiés,
Pierre.

P.S. I did not forget you. I am trying to find a way to pack the thing

 

[Pierre]

Producing something like the ME-163 would have been equally or more marketable than the mythical "Rammjager."

Hi Doug-

Agree with you.

And it was my guess at the time.

Pierre.

 

[OzDigger]

Producing something like the ME-163 would have been equally or more marketable than the mythical "Rammjager." I think you really have to scratch your head over that decision. The Luftwaffe figures do look nice though.

I agree, an Me-163 (Komet) would have been more popular and I'm not surprised that the Rammjager was only a flash in the pan on the K & C best seller list.

 

[jazzeum]

I've talked to a few dealers and they say the Rammjager is doing very well.

 

[Pierre]

I've talked to a few dealers and they say the Rammjager is doing very well.

Hi Brad-

I had the same feedback from my dealer (that's why I previously used the words best seller) but, in my opinion, almost only K&C collectors are buying it and the reason is obvious (to make things clear for the benefit of our non official, but ô combien present, representant of K&C, the reason is a K&C collector will buy it because it is a K&C item* I do not intend to imply anything else than that).

Mes meilleures amitiés,
Pierre.

* It looks like a lapalissade but I can't be too cautious.

P.S. I will send you a PM later today.

 

[jazzeum]

Pierre,

Not trying to take sides in this issue, just trying to report what I've heard.

Regards,

 

[Combat]

My only concern with the RJ is that KC has marketed it in a way that would lead most collectors to believe that it was actually produced and used by the Germans. Andy can make whatever he likes including mythical airplanes. But KC should be more upfront about the fact and not claim, for example, that the RJ was "a jet piloted by members of the Hitler jugend." I've also seen KC ads that claim the Focke-Wolfe RJ was produced by several german firms which doesn't even make sense.

 

[rws591]

Combat it is obviously not mythical because it was created and built and if they had enough time it would have been mass produced and used

 

[Louis Badolato]

Combat it is obviously not mythical because it was created and built and if they had enough time it would have been mass produced and used

Richard,

That appears to be the big question - was it actually ever built? According to the research done by forum members, it never got further than the drawing board. This being the case, some members feel that Andy's production of this aircraft, when there are several real planes that flew in combat like the ME123 Comet is both historically inaccurate and misguided. I personally happen to think it is a cool looking plane, very well executed, and I am very pleased with it. Had it been a Comet or a Japanese Oka I probably would have been even more pleased.

However, Motion Models has done an entire range a "Axis Secret Weapons" which were never built or flown, and at least one member of this forum has started a thread asking Andy to produce a whole range of these never built secret weapons, so there is clearly a market for it. The long and the short of it for me is, I liked it so I bought it.

 

[Pierre]

Pierre,

Not trying to take sides in this issue, just trying to report what I've heard.

Regards,

Hi Brad-

I know that you were just reporting the fact that WS100 is a best seller and I am very happy of the interest showed by K&C collectors for a Luftwaffe range.

Now, if Andy can find a manufacture able to produce aircrafts at affordable price (mass production).

Imagine, just with the Fieseler:

A- Model from the Aufklärungsgruppe (H) 14 operating in North Africa (desert camo) with, of course, the edelweiss symbol. A pilot + two figures to go with it.

B- Model with the red cross markings as the Fieseler was used in the desert as air ambulances. A pilot + two stretcher porters and a wounded man would be great.

C- Model from the Kurrierstaffel Oberkommando der Luftwaffe in the Eastern Front. A pilot with one figure running in direction of the plane with a message in one hand to go with it.

D- A strictly Limited Edition of Mussolini' liberation with a figure of Gerlach in the plane, Mussolini climbing in it with Skorzeny waiting for his turn under the eyes of Schwerdt and Radl.

I do not know if they are feasible (assuming that a Fieseler can be done) but, at least, they are fun ideas.

Amitiés,
Pierre.

 

[Pierre]

Combat it is obviously not mythical because it was created and built and if they had enough time it would have been mass produced and used

Richard,

I am sorry but the Rammjäger never existed.

Pierre.

 

[rws591]

Richard,

I am sorry but the Rammjäger never existed.

Pierre.

sorry you are right i thought ur picture was the rammjager not the jap version. But regardless it is not mythical. I mean no one calls concept cars mythical.