Thursday, June 02, 2016 - 11:49 AM UTC
Richard Alexander has given more details of Wingnut Wings' new shipping service. The changeover will happen in a couple of weeks' time.
"Hi,

An update on the end of free shipping.

End of free shipping on 17 June 2016 (New Zealand time)

Yes it's true, after 7 years of being able to provide you with free worldwide shipping this service will be coming to an end in 2 weeks.

We have been investigating numerous options to provide you with the most cost effective shipping available. To this end, we are pleased to announce that Wingnut Wings models will begin shipping from the same warehouses in the USA, Europe and Hong Kong used by our very good friends at Weta Workshop (www.wetanz.com/shop). Dave will continue to ship smaller items like decals, spare sprues etc as well as models from the New Zealand warehouse.

Answers to some frequently asked questions about what will happen after the end of free shipping...

When you place your order you should be able to display prices in US$, GBP £, Euro € , AUD$ and NZ$
You will be able to choose to have your order shipped from the USA, Europe, Hong Kong or NZ warehouse (subject to stock availability).
European Union VAT will be added to orders shipped to EU addresses from the European warehouse only. The great benefit of this will be that EU customers will no longer have to pay any VAT collection fees at the border.
New Zealand GST will be added to orders shipped to NZ addresses from the NZ warehouse only.
VAT/GST will not be added to orders shipped to non EU or NZ addresses. Depending on what country you live in and the value of your order there may be additional customs tariffs, duties, taxes and/or other fees imposed by your government and/or mail provider. These fees will remain your responsibility.

Despite the very best of preparations, a change like this involving the integration of 3 new shipping locations, is bound to encounter unforeseen problems. We expect that there will be some down time from 17 June 2016 when it will not be possible for you to place orders. Please do not be alarmed if/when this happens, hopefully it won't last longer than a few days but it could be a couple of weeks. Don't panic!

We will contact you again when we have some more information.

Customer models gallery

Please check out the latest additions to our customer models gallery sent in by enthusiasts just like you...
http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/customermodels

If you have any comments or suggestions please let us know. We may not be able to reply to every email but we do read them all.

Regards
Richard Alexander
Coordinator

[email protected]

Wingnut Wings Ltd
PO Box 15-319
Miramar
Wellington 6022
New Zealand"


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Would rather pay for shipping than see them go under.
JUN 02, 2016 - 11:10 PM
to all ww1 flyers still fight the air war.
JUN 03, 2016 - 04:59 AM
Well, if a model company owned and financed by billionaire Sir Peter Jackson cannot keep afloat, who can? I rather suspect it is simply a revision of their now established business model rather than any attempt to maximise revenue just to "keep going." Gary
JUN 03, 2016 - 07:19 PM
Hi again Well, one way or another, I've paid the dreaded UK customs and Parcel Force charges for the last time under the old scheme. My Albatros D.Va (OAW) is in the country and I coughed up £19.24, so it'll really interesting to see how much the kits work out at in future. All the best Rowan
JUN 06, 2016 - 02:23 AM
I've hopes that it will be a better system and prove to be a success.
JUN 07, 2016 - 02:00 AM
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