Hi everyone.
So in May of last year (2023) I ordered a complete RV-8A standard kit, putting down the deposit for all four kits. This all before the chapter 11 and LCP craziness. Anyways, it kinda hasn't gone too bad for me, with the EMP kit arriving in Oct 2023, and the Wing and Fuselage kits arriving late Jan 2024. So far so good, and I guess this also means I only incur the price increase on the remaining Finishing Kit.
However, the problem I have is that all of the kits arrived with a significant amount of parts missing, noted as being on back order.
So my first question to everyone, especially those that have received a kit recently (ie post Chapter 11), are you getting your kits with everything included? Or are you also missing items?
And second question, if you did have missing parts, have you received them yet?
For me, especially with the EMP kit, I have had this for 5 months now and I really cannot build very much as there is too many missing items. It seems a little unreasonable to have me endure 5 months of looking at my kit knowing I cannot build anything for want of some few parts. It is super frustrating!! And of course correspondence with Vans is met with complete silence, no hint of an indication when any back ordered items will appear.
Has anyone else received an EMP kit recently and had it complete, or is everyone missing the same parts? Mostly the missing items for all my kits are ribs, along with some other things.
I did consider ordering them new from the parts store, but none of the missing items are listed as available .
I am feeling completely stuck, and of course powerless, as I have no option other than to just hope and pray that Vans might send some scraps my way, and hopefully sometime soon. And I guess I can vent here a little bit, which is what I am doing ...
I would welcome knowing how others are doing, and if you are having better luck than I.
Thanks.
So in May of last year (2023) I ordered a complete RV-8A standard kit, putting down the deposit for all four kits. This all before the chapter 11 and LCP craziness. Anyways, it kinda hasn't gone too bad for me, with the EMP kit arriving in Oct 2023, and the Wing and Fuselage kits arriving late Jan 2024. So far so good, and I guess this also means I only incur the price increase on the remaining Finishing Kit.
However, the problem I have is that all of the kits arrived with a significant amount of parts missing, noted as being on back order.
So my first question to everyone, especially those that have received a kit recently (ie post Chapter 11), are you getting your kits with everything included? Or are you also missing items?
And second question, if you did have missing parts, have you received them yet?
For me, especially with the EMP kit, I have had this for 5 months now and I really cannot build very much as there is too many missing items. It seems a little unreasonable to have me endure 5 months of looking at my kit knowing I cannot build anything for want of some few parts. It is super frustrating!! And of course correspondence with Vans is met with complete silence, no hint of an indication when any back ordered items will appear.
Has anyone else received an EMP kit recently and had it complete, or is everyone missing the same parts? Mostly the missing items for all my kits are ribs, along with some other things.
I did consider ordering them new from the parts store, but none of the missing items are listed as available .
I am feeling completely stuck, and of course powerless, as I have no option other than to just hope and pray that Vans might send some scraps my way, and hopefully sometime soon. And I guess I can vent here a little bit, which is what I am doing ...
I would welcome knowing how others are doing, and if you are having better luck than I.
Thanks.