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Dear friends and customers,
During the last 9 month I sold very, very few kits only.
As my storage is full of unsold kits, we started a sales action, reducing the prices as much as possible.
Please check the site frequently for actual sales prices.
When my stocks are cleared, the following change will take place.
I will offer kits only, if I have committments for a certain kit of 15+.
Sorry for the bad news but, economy hits me like everyone else.
Best regards
Kurt
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Sorry to hear this Kurt – Ellen and yourself have been very helpful to me with my first order recently. Wishing you the best of luck moving forward.
Lee
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I’ve just ordered some Pan AM decals and
have requested a notification when a Boeing 707 320C resin kit is available. All the best to you, Kurt.
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Hi Kurt,
I am so sorry to hear of this situation. You have my full support. Your kits are absolutely amazing!!! I just placed an order.
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Kurt, sorry to hear volumes have been down. I’m talking to some fellow Seattle-area modelers about a group order, stay tuned.
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Dear Kurt,
I am too sorry to hear all this. I had a pleasure in purchasing couple of models, and decals too…
I looked through the current offer and I spot 2, perhaps 3 kits on reduced price.
Is there a plan to include more?
Thanks
Petar
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Posts: 104Location: Salt Lake CityOccupation: Retired. Twice: Civilian HR manager and US Army officerThat’s very unfortunate. I’ve never purchased any of Kurt’s kits. By all accounts they are superb.
Every time I look at his site, the kits that interest me are unavailable. But that is understandable, he can’t have dozens of kits available at all times for some of the more esoteric models.
Robert V. Leonard
Kurt, i don’t know if you considered this but did you consider a strategic “Pivot” to focus on specialty, aftermarket parts in order to improve the proliferation of new airliner kits coming out?
For example:
Engine nacelles and extended-span stabilizers to improve the Roden 720.
Replacement engines for the Roden 707-320
Landing gear struts and wheels to improve the Roden VC-10
Brass replacement HF antennae for 707s
RR Conway engines for 707-400 series
Replacement engines for the Revell 727-100s and DC-8-61s
Corrected engine nacelles for the Roden Super VC10
X-Scale and CRM seem to be crack outfits, but Roden gets occasionally lazy and in some cases their kits need serious help.
Anyway, it’s just a thought. I don’t know if its a direction you want to go in, but i think it would make AA products more relevant to recent market developments.
david
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I can’t see Kurt being interested in this field when BraZ, Laci and Druz are already established but in case he or another manufacturer looks at the list I would add:
Corrected engine nacelles for the Mark 1 BAC 111-500, preferably with the option of hush kits.
Dave G
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Nice thought David!
Kurt does have some great talent to share. I also agree that maybe niche parts are already there too.
Maybe some outside the box thinking, for outside the box products.
I don’t always say “Proceed as requested”
But when I do, it is because I have no clue what you just said.Hello Folks,
For example:
Engine nacelles and extended-span stabilizers to improve the Roden 720.
Replacement engines for the Roden 707-320
Landing gear struts and wheels to improve the Roden VC-10
Brass replacement HF antennae for 707s
RR Conway engines for 707-400 series
Replacement engines for the Revell 727-100s and DC-8-61s
Corrected engine nacelles for the Roden Super VC10
Many of the above mentioned topics are already half done, started, already collected reference material or on my list of things to do. Unfortunately, in the past three years I had very little free time to dedicate to Bra.Z Models new item.
Still need to finish all the bits for the DC-8, C-130 and B737. After these, I should be able to get back to work on my list…… ….it will take some time but one day, I’ll manage to get it all done.
Thank you for your patience.
Ivo
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Good question about the aftermarket improvement vs all-new bucket. On the one hand, there’s market to pick off from fixing those issues, which are likely cheap to implement. On the other, you might cannibalize new sales of complete kits. Tricky balance.
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