No Fiberglass Hulls!!!, Dumas will no longer be manufacturing kits with fiberglass hulls. |
No Fiberglass Hulls!!!, Dumas will no longer be manufacturing kits with fiberglass hulls. |
Oct 25 2006, 01:03 PM
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Administrator Group: Root Admin Posts: 330 Joined: 17-August 06 From: Minot, North Dakota Member No.: 1 |
Due to EPA requirements and the added manufacturing costs, Dumas Products Inc. has announced that they are no longer manufacturing ANY model kits with fiberglass hulls. A couple of kits that this includes is the Mister Darby and the Prime Time and the large PT-109. Some of the kits that featured fiberglass hulls will be sold with ABS plastic, vacuum formed hulls after the first of the year. One of the kits to feature the ABS plastic, vacuum formed hulls after the first of the year is prime Time (I was told this today over the phone while talking to Dumas Inc.) Availability has not yet been determined by Dumas. At this time, no fiberglass hulls remain in stock at Dumas. If you are looking for a Dumas kit with a fiberglass hulls I would say to check your local hobby shop. Since Dumas no longer has any of these kits in stock, you may have to find one in a warehouse through your LHS. Tower Hobbies will soon be out of these kits also. Harbor Models will soon be providing a Mister Darby hull replacement... the Saga continues!
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Oct 27 2006, 10:23 PM
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Administrator Group: Root Admin Posts: 330 Joined: 17-August 06 From: Minot, North Dakota Member No.: 1 |
Thinking of the models Dumas no longer makes with fiberglass hull got me wondering a few things. First, the Prime Time for example, this is almost a 4 foot model. Changing this hull to ABS plastic may not work without major supports within the hull. ABS dosn't offer what fiberglass does. Fiberglass is far stronger, it's going to be nice to see what Dumas offers in ABS plastic.
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Nov 2 2006, 09:51 AM
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Petty Officer Group: System Moderator Posts: 48 Joined: 8-September 06 From: Livonia, MI Member No.: 14 |
After hearing what Dumas is doing, (or not doing), kind of makes you wonder if Ebay will have more listings of these popular kits. Did ours just go up in value? Not that I would sell mine, but I bet someone out there will see what they can get for these discontinued kits.
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