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  1. Thanks for the clarification Jack. Re-amended measurement comparison with dimensions for the new Tamiya seat as supplied by Jack: Width of seat pan - 427 mm = 8.9 mm in 1/48 Ultracast seat pan width - 9.4 mm for a difference of .5 mm wide Tamiya seat pan width - 8.293 mm for a difference of .6 mm narrow Seat Back Height - 665 mm = 13.9 mm in 1/48 Ultracast Seat Back Height - 14.34 mm for a difference of .44 mm tall Tamiya seat back height - 12.978 mm for a difference of .922 mm short Either way people, these are seats in a cockpit and the difference is so small that we're really splitting hairs. View all our Spitfire seats at https://www.ultracast.ca/1-48-Spitfire-s/170.htm Kevin McLaughlin Ultracast [email protected] www.ultracast.ca
  2. Thanks Jack for the photo and measurement of the new Tamiya seat. I think you meant to say that the Tamiya seat is just over 2mm narrow. Amended measurement comparison with dimensions for the new Tamiya seat as supplied by Jack: Width of seat pan - 427 mm = 8.9 mm in 1/48 Ultracast seat pan width - 9.4 mm for a difference of .5 mm Tamiya seat pan width - 6.841 mm for a difference of 2.059 mm Seat Back Height - 665 mm = 13.9 mm in 1/48 Ultracast Seat Back Height - 14.34 mm for a difference of .44 mm Tamiya seat back height - 12.978 mm for a difference of .922 mm View all our Spitfire seats at https://www.ultracast.ca/1-48-Spitfire-s/170.htm Kevin McLaughlin Ultracast [email protected] www.ultracast.ca
  3. Hi Guys, Kevin here from Ultracast. Basilisk, I noticed that you had some complaints regarding Ultracast Spitfire seats. I was wondering which drawings you were using when you stated that the Ultracast seats are "over scale". I assume that the Tamiya seats "scale out" perfectly to the drawings you used? I checked the drawings which I have available to me now which are General Arrangement - Pilots Seat Drawing #35035, Sheet #4, and the 1/10 scale Paul H. Monforton drawings from his book. Dimensions are as follows: Width of seat pan - 427 mm = 8.9 mm in 1/48 Ultracast seat pan width - 9.4 mm for a difference of .5 mm Seat Back Height - 665 mm = 13.9 mm in 1/48 Ultracast Seat Back Height - 14.34 mm for a difference of .44 mm If I had a copy of the new Tamiya kit, I would include the dimensions of its seat, but I would bet, judging from your photos, that it is substantially different, let me know, I am interested. When I made the masters for our seats, I did not have access to either set of these drawings, but as you can see the size of our seat is very close, much closer than what the Tamiya appears to be. The 9 holes instead of 8 holes for the flare rack on the early seat is an error on my part and I suppose crucifixion is in order! Thanks guys for posting photos of the early style seat, its always nice to have more reference photos! Kevin McLaughlin Ultracast [email protected] www.ultracast.ca
  4. We have just released 4 new 1/48 scale products for December as follows: #48251 - WWII Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot, Mid-Late War (sculpted by Mike Good) #48252 - Fw 190A-F Prop & Spinner, VDM 9-12067A Metal Blades also includes 12 & 14 bladed fans (for Hasegawa kits) #48253 - Fw 190A-F Prop & Spinner, VDM 9-12153A Metal Blades with External Weights also includes 12 & 14 bladed fans (for Hasegawa kits) #48254 - Fw 190A-F Prop & Spinner, VDM 9-12176A Wide Wooden Blades also includes 12 & 14 bladed fans (for Hasegawa kits) These products are now shipping and may be viewed on our website at http://www.ultracast.ca Kevin McLaughlin Ultracast [email protected] http://www.ultracast.ca
  5. Our Hurricane wheels are not the Hasegawa wheels cast in resin. We have updated our webpage with a comparison photo of the Hasegawa and Ultracast wheel hubs which can be found at the following link: Ultracast Hurricane 4-Spoke Wheels With regard to the hub size, the poster states that the 4-spoke hub is too small while the 5-spoke looks to be correct. Unfortunately no measurements were provided in his post. The real 4-spoke rim has an outside diameter of 306 mm which scales down to 6.37 mm in 1/48 scale. The Ultracast 4-spoke hub measures 6.35 mm. Our 5-spoke hub measures almost identical to the 4-spoke. Accurate measurements of these rims may be obtained in Chapter 8 of the fairly recently released “Monforton Spitfire Drawings” book. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to email me at [email protected]. Kevin McLaughlin Ultracast [email protected] www.ultracast.ca
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