Chris A. wrote:There may be a few of us that kept original plans and ordered the wood from England. How hard would it be for Guillows to set up and offer decal sets for the top vote getters?
How hard would it be? Offering decal sets is not a profit center for them, putting a series of kits back into production is. It's also an effort that has to be justified by demand and market.
Getting the decal sets printed is just one of the many things they have to do to get these back into kit. The parts layouts need to be redrawn, (You don't layout the cut sheets for laser cutting the same way you do for die cutting...at least if you are doing it right.), there must be test cutting and building to make sure the laser cut parts go together right, the plans and building instructions must be edited, (There will be some changes even if minor.), and then you build another one to test the building instructions, printing of the plans and instructions must be sourced, (Is the same company doing their printing?), packaging designed and sourced, (Fresh, new graphics at very minimum the plates will have to be re-edited with the words "Laser Cut", and, again is the same company doing their printing?), the molds for the plastic parts must be dug out of storage, checked for damage and cleaned (They might need new ones.), advertising designed and distributed, catalogs changed, etc., etc., etc.
You get the idea? It's
very different from drawing one up and building it for your self. And, we're talking about doing this process for several models. You can trust me on this one, I've done it.
Keep 'Em Flying!
Howard
(kittyfritters)