V1:400 First Release Announcement

[planes_on_a_shelf]

Quick update. Sales are going very well for the V1:400 models and for those in the UK Bedfordshire Diecast has just listed them at his store:

V1 400 Archives - Bedfordshire Diecast - Aviation Model Specialist

www.bedfordshirediecast.co.uk

The Uniteds aren't listed though

 

[YesterAirlines]

The Uniteds aren't listed though

We've talked about this. I said:

'The United's being pulled is only a temporary issue. There are some details being resolved that hopefully will be sorted out soon so they can be relisted.'

 

[planes_on_a_shelf]

We've talked about this. I said:

'The United's being pulled is only a temporary issue. There are some details being resolved that hopefully will be sorted out soon so they can be relisted.'

Ah okay missed this

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

This is random, but I would love to see a Delta DC-9 in the 2007 livery.
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Credit: Flickr (creative commons)

Second this!

 

[BubblesAviation]

Second this!

Off topic, but I actually picked up a Gemini delta DC-9 in the black widget at a thrift store today.

 

[MIAv8Diecast]

Off topic, but I actually picked up a Gemini delta DC-9 in the black widget at a thrift store today.

A thrift store!? You just happened to be that lucky???

 

[BubblesAviation]

A thrift store!? You just happened to be that lucky???

Yep!

 

[YesterAirlines]

For those who had asked MyHobbyHouse has just put their order in for V1:400 so they should be listing them soon

 

[Danio1988]

For those who had asked MyHobbyHouse has just put their order in for V1:400 so they should be listing them soon

Quick question which may or may not have already been asked but I’m fascinated by the times involved.

Say for example I wanted to produce X model on Y’s mould, I had the idea today and tomorrow I want to produce X model. What time frame approximately until X model hits the shelves and what’s the process involved in getting it from an idea to a shelf?

Always interested me how someone just comes up with an idea to make something and then it appears in stores and I have no idea what happens in between and I would love to know.

 

[YesterAirlines]

Quick question which may or may not have already been asked but I’m fascinated by the times involved.

Say for example I wanted to produce X model on Y’s mould, I had the idea today and tomorrow I want to produce X model. What time frame approximately until X model hits the shelves and what’s the process involved in getting it from an idea to a shelf?

Always interested me how someone just comes up with an idea to make something and then it appears in stores and I have no idea what happens in between and I would love to know.

There are lots of variables involved in determining this. It can be anywhere from 3 months to 2 years depending on the manufacturer, number of releases, volume of each release, the unit costs, complexity of the chosen livery, various negotiations, their existing backlog, licensing considerations, extras like aerials and stands, selling to retailers or distributors, shipping times, tax changes and loads of other things.

I started working with Motor City on this project last November! But as this is a new brand and new relationships everywhere it has taken a lot longer.

A brand with existing relationships, small volumes and control of the process, like Aeroclassics, can do things much quicker. Larger brands can fast-track certain models, but that tends to come at a cost of the rest of the schedule. The challenge when using brands that specialise in this, like Panda and HX, is fitting in their existing order backlogs.

 

[OAKFlyer]

Another nice one as well.

 

[JET-10/11/47]

who?

Hx hopefully. They have more detail on their MD-11’s imo