What ever happened to Huma Models?

[frank2056]

I haven't seen new Huma Models for sale or advertised anywhere in several years. They must have gone out of business, but when? I had (and still have) quite a collection of their models, and enjoyed building them.

[deathjester]

I think you might be right-they've disappeared off the wholesale site I use, though I could have sworn they were there last week!

[Aircav]

I think Pocketbond in the UK still advertise them.

[PR19_Kit]

I think Pocketbond in the UK still advertise them.

That's right, they're in the 2010 catalogue I got a few months back, but do any retail shops actually buy them in?

[ChernayaAkula]

Huma went bust. There's a thread over on Flugzeugforum.de about it.(KLICK!). Apparently, Huma suffered badly at the hands of a retailer who wouldn't pay for the goods they ordered or stick to agreements.

[frank2056]

Huma went bust. There's a thread over on Flugzeugforum.de about it.(KLICK!). Apparently, Huma suffered badly at the hands of a retailer who wouldn't pay for the goods they ordered or stick to agreements.

That sucks. I liked their older while plastic models (still have a few). Their newer tan plastic kits were quite buildable, too. I even had the 1/72 Flettner, but it died during the 1994 Northridge earthquake. I still have some of the bits.

[PR19_Kit]

That's a big pity, Huma made some excellent stuff, way out in left field, just the stuff for us Whiffers.

I'll treasure the few I have in stock and build them carefully, especially the Fw Triebflugel, or however you spell it, I can't see anyone else kitting one of them.

[NARSES2]

I think Pocketbond in the UK still advertise them.

That's right, they're in the 2010 catalogue I got a few months back, but do any retail shops actually buy them in?

Very occasionally I've seen them in MZ, both Croydon and Holborn. Shame they've gone as they did do a nice range, I have most of the Luft 46 stuff, and they tended to be enjoyable builds. Hopefully someone will pick the moulds up

[Mossie]

I asked my LMS to order a Dornier Do.27 for me last year, but they never got back to me.  I knew they were hard to get hold & simply thought they couldn't get one, didn't realise they'd gone under, shame.

As mentioned earlier, they're in the Pocketbond Catalogue, but Pocketbond often keep defunct manufacturers in it if they've still got stock to clear, Allanger comes to mind, think there was someone else as well.

I wonder if the moulds have been picked up by anyone?  Revell would seem the ideal candidate.

[Nick]

So it could be said that we've lost a sense of Huma.....

[frank2056]

So it could be said that we've lost a sense of Huma.....

I didn't think it would be Huma-nly possible to make a pun about our loss.

[PR19_Kit]

It's a Humanguous disaster for Whiffers......... 

[deathjester]

Oh, the Humanity..!

[Fulcrum]

WE MUST SAVE THE HUMAN'S!!!





okay, sorry about that , this sure sucks

[lancer]

Damm shame about Huma going under. If your'e still wanting thier stuff The Aviation hobby shop at West drayton has a decent selection of Huma models in stock.