OHHH MY GODD!!! what has world models done???? they have destroyed the once good looking model!!!, i had recently bought 1 which im gonna have to try and find another somewhere to get, because this new colour scheme is absolutely POX!

This is the old scheme , and the GOOD looking scheme





and then they bring out this ugly looking THING (Edited by bubbagates for language)
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umm for some reason only the original loaded which was the good looking scheme. trying to load new scheme

this is the new scheme

another view of the new scheme

Yeap, Was told by Airborne Models here in the US that they had to do that. Its seems that Castrol didnt like their name on the plane. Copywrite rules you know.

Geezuz that was quick! I thought we'd still have the Castrol decal decorated unit available locally until HHQs stocks were exhausted, and even then didn;t consider it'd be a problem in Australia and that we'd possibly get existing stocks decorated in that scheme diverted from the factory which were't acceptable in the U.S. Market.

The problem with the scheme was allegedly due to a demand from either Castrol (primary sponsor of the real one) or [link=http://www.mikegoulian.com/html/michael_goulian.html]this guy[/link], althugh that's admittedly hearsay. Can't see it being an issue over even them not wanting it on the model per se, as all exposure is advertising, rather one about wanting money from WM for the right to use it. In a way I suppose that's reasonable as it does make the model a lot more desirable and attractive = sales no argument, but as long as what's being asked for is reasonable and in proportion. However Chinese business practice has never been big on paying royalties where they can dodge them. I suspect that's why World Model's previous very attractive Breitling scheme quietly disappeared as well to be replace by the Castrol one.. Notice that neither Black Horse or Phoenix use the Breitling name on their Sukhoi Su-31's or CAP? For what Kyosho charge or used to charge for their kits, I don't think paying the royalty would have presented an issue although in the final analysis, purchasers were actually the ones paying it. I'd love to know how much it was.

Anyway, thanks for the shout. I was putting it off for a couple of weeks as I picked up an oppo buy on the other model I wanted only last week, but I'm heading out to buy one first thing in the morning hoping the colour scheme inside still matches the Castrol one outside on the box. I'll b sure 2 give it the Mk I Eyeball check before I buy.

That is pretty ugly. I just finished mine a couple of days ago and took some pictures of it showing the old color scheme with Castrol on it. You can see it here:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4327779/tm.htm

yeh, i beleive castrol should take it as free advertisement for them, not complain about modelers taking their name to have good looking planes in the air, i mean, geez, not like its gonna affect there company apart from advertising for free for them?

and not just the castrol aviator on the wing, i mean all up the side of the fuse is now in my opinion stuffed, the writing across the side is pretty poor looking...

A. It establishes a precedent, and B. breach of copyright in the particular happens to be a high profile issue about which the U.S. is like a bear with a sore head with China at present among other things, ie: value of the yuan, imbalance of trade, military 'transparency'. I understand the action/complaint was originated in/from the U.S.

bummer, because it was such a good looking plane, im gonna have to try and find another old 1 quick to just keep in its box for when i finish with the 1 ive currently got... snapped rolled it into ground on landing and scratched heaps of paint off cowl, (3-5 month backorder on cowls) but yeh im hoping i can get another 1 to keep stored for later use.

Dav0012 have you actually seen the new 'deCastrolized' version in your LHS here with your own eyes, or are you speaking conjecturally based upon your recent personal discovery of the new modified scheme displayed on The World Models Manufacturing Co Ltd PRC website?

mainly just the website, and i have seen a picture of one built by someone, and it aint no where near as good as the original

I agree. It looks comparitively plain out of its fancy clothes.

Yeah I was told same thing. I purchased 2 when they first came out and I'm glad I did the new scheme sucks. Here's E-Mail I got off Airborne Models.