I was also hoping for Gotha level pricing, however the AEG G.IV seems to come with quite a bit more than Gotha - namely, the decal for fuselage / wing camouflage is quite expansive addition to the kit...

It's a smaller, quite detailed and with some fantastic schemes to get out of the box. Price is daunting, but subject is attractive - or am I just talking myself into getting one?

Hi Ryszard

I know it's a hefty leap, but Richard explains the price rise quite carefully in his press release. The very fact that the AEG costs Wingnuts over twice as much to mould as the Gotha (which he feels may be under-priced) is bound to make a huge difference.

I suppose the positive way of looking at it is that you are looking at possibly 3-6 months' worth of solid really enjoyable top quality modelling (depending on your build-speed) - and if you compare that with the price of other forms of entertainment and it's pretty reasonable.

All the best

Rowan

Hi Ryszard

I sympathise with you on that - the UK's tax and handling fees are also a source of discouragement for modellers here.

The handling fees grate with me in particular, as I've been charged on items that are clearly marked as samples and should be exempt. On one occasion they wouldn't even tell me what an item was or where it had come from until I'd paid a really hefty fee, so I said "Fine, send it back - I'm not expecting anything and I can't afford to pay that much to find out what it is!" After some enquiries with manufacturers, I discovered what it was - a sample, and the fee was greater than the value of the kit!

All the best

Rowan