richellis 1,363 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Linky 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Vesa Jussila 430 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 My bank account don't like this idea Link to post Share on other sites
dbostream 264 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 (edited) 1 hour ago, Vesa Jussila said: My bank account don't like this idea Same. It looks really good but I will get the Trumpeter kit instead it's just too much money for me. I can live with the inaccuracies of the Trumpeter kit since my untrained eyes can't tell the difference anyway. Edited October 17 by dbostream 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FG2Si 802 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 10 hours ago, dbostream said: Same. It looks really good but I will get the Trumpeter kit instead it's just too much money for me. I can live with the inaccuracies of the Trumpeter kit since my untrained eyes can't tell the difference anyway. I'm on the fence at the moment. The Trumpeter is 1/4 of the price I've found for the Meng one. I haven't heard of what the issues are with the Trumpeter kit. I know there are some but don't know what it is or how bad they are? Carl Link to post Share on other sites
Jo NZ 772 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 7 hours ago, FG2Si said: I'm on the fence at the moment. The Trumpeter is 1/4 of the price I've found for the Meng one. I haven't heard of what the issues are with the Trumpeter kit. I know there are some but don't know what it is or how bad they are? Carl The trumpeter is a pig to build, it doesn't have a distributor, and there is no room for the spare wheel in the front compartment - oh and the tyres are not really the right profile. That said, glue the body together and paint it and the shape is pretty good. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
colin 1,560 Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 On 10/18/2020 at 1:35 AM, FG2Si said: I'm on the fence at the moment. The Trumpeter is 1/4 of the price I've found for the Meng one. I haven't heard of what the issues are with the Trumpeter kit. I know there are some but don't know what it is or how bad they are? Carl Do you know the price of the unreleased Meng GT40 then Link to post Share on other sites
FG2Si 802 Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 4 hours ago, colin said: Do you know the price of the unreleased Meng GT40 then Hobbyeasy has it at $344 CAD plus shipping from Hong Kong. https://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/il3h1h32zrmgqzejzhdi.html The Trumpeter kit I've found in Canada anywhere from $95 to $149 CAD and free shipping. Link to post Share on other sites
colin 1,560 Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 Thant works out at a little under £200 UK, Trumpeter kit, or who ever are doing it now, here is £129. So UK it's a bargain then compared to Trumpeters one. Probably work out more than the £200 but if the quality is as good as their 1/9 Kawasaki re-coloured kit I'm willing to go double the Trumpeter one Link to post Share on other sites
elderly 92 Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 (edited) I've just received an email from SpotModel with a 'bargain' pre-order price of €307.80 Shipping date is 26th December. Hobbyeasy @ £200 plus VAT plus shipping plus carrier's handling charge must be getting close to about £275? Edited October 21 by elderly Link to post Share on other sites
colin 1,560 Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 I'll wait and see what the reviews are before parting with that amount of money,managed to pick up the 1/9 Kawasaki pre-coloured for £58 delivered, UK price £99 plus delivery More pictures on The modeling news site. Does look nice, but waiting on a definite price before I jump Link to post Share on other sites
Bengalensis 5,211 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 On 21/10/2020 at 19:26, elderly said: I've just received an email from SpotModel with a 'bargain' pre-order price of €307.80 Shipping date is 26th December. Yesterday SpotModel added the non-painted version of the kit for pre-order at €278.95. Estimated shipping 14th February. I changed to that. Link to post Share on other sites
elderly 92 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 That's a little better, but for us in the UK I wonder how little the Mini Pound Sterling will be worth and what post-transition duties might be imposed on us next year? It could be that the painted version ordered and paid for this year might work out cheaper . Link to post Share on other sites
colin 1,560 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 I think it's always been the non painted version to preorder as the pre coloured one won't allow a pre order.Wonder if they got the prices mixed up first time around Link to post Share on other sites
Bengalensis 5,211 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 10 hours ago, colin said: I think it's always been the non painted version to preorder as the pre coloured one won't allow a pre order.Wonder if they got the prices mixed up first time around Yes, something was mixed up, SpotModel has changed things around over the weekend since I got my messages from them friday night asking if I wanted to change my pre-order from painted to non-painted. And now they say 26th December for the non-painted, not 14th February as they did then. Oh well... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
colin 1,560 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 I have their Kawasaki pre-coloured bike kit. The black chrome parts are brilliant and would be hard to replicate even with a airbrush to their standards. The others parts not too bad but I will probably repaint anyway. If they can pull off the GT40 coloured panels as well as their bike, which I'm not so sure about due to the size and complexity of that one, I might be tempted. It would take a lot of hassel out of the build with the amount of stuff that is movable on the kit and painting the body so it still works Link to post Share on other sites
elderly 92 Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Hobbyeasy now have 002 ( the unpainted? )at £182. Link to post Share on other sites
colin 1,560 Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 So UK price about £250 with delivery/vat/parcel force ransom Link to post Share on other sites
cmatthewbacon 3,467 Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 On 10/26/2020 at 7:36 PM, colin said: I have their Kawasaki pre-coloured bike kit. The black chrome parts are brilliant and would be hard to replicate even with a airbrush to their standards. The others parts not too bad but I will probably repaint anyway. The Ninja is a brilliant kit, and the way they've thought about the design, engineering and fit is nothing short of Tamiya quality. If I go for the non-painted GT40, my main worry would be that it'll be so precisely engineered that even a layer of paint will throw the assembly off... I suspect that either version will be a helluva kit, though... best, M. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
colin 1,560 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 That's what I can't get my head around with the pre coloured GT40 or even the unpainted one. How they are going to pre colour the parts with so many moveable panels on the kit. Unless they have been really cleaver and allowed for the paint thickness when molding to allow for it Link to post Share on other sites
Codger 2,577 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 10 minutes ago, colin said: That's what I can't get my head around with the pre coloured GT40 or even the unpainted one. How they are going to pre colour the parts with so many moveable panels on the kit. Unless they have been really cleaver and allowed for the paint thickness when molding to allow for it I suspect paint is not involved - more likely the parts are injection molded in those chosen colors. They would need two different sized molds ( X all the parts) to allow for paint thickness. Link to post Share on other sites
colin 1,560 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 20 hours ago, Codger said: I suspect paint is not involved - more likely the parts are injection molded in those chosen colors. They would need two different sized molds ( X all the parts) to allow for paint thickness. They don't on their Kawasaki bike kits, they're painted parts Link to post Share on other sites
Codger 2,577 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 1 hour ago, colin said: They don't on their Kawasaki bike kits, they're painted parts But do they offer that kit in two versions; painted AND unpainted? Link to post Share on other sites
colin 1,560 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 58 minutes ago, Codger said: But do they offer that kit in two versions; painted AND unpainted? Yes Link to post Share on other sites
cmatthewbacon 3,467 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 23 minutes ago, colin said: Yes The majority of the painted Ninja kit is clearly masked and sprayed, whether automatically or by people on the production line. The green frame looks like it may be some variant on vapour deposition, and the ‘black chrome” is plated like most chrome sprues but with an extra layer. The parts are also moulded with thought-through sprue colours. Interestingly, the UNpainted kit apparently (according to reviews) has a “carbon weave” texture on some parts which is not present in the painted one (though those parts are precoloured in a gloss “off-black” instead.) I’ll be weathering my GT40 to a “race-winning” look, so with luck that will blend in either colour-moulded panels or painted ones, whatever it comes with. This one will be in Tamiya paint rather than Zero base/2pack clear anyway, so the paint layers will be thinner. Very much looking forward to seeing it when it makes its way from Hong Kong! best, M. Link to post Share on other sites
Codger 2,577 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 If Matt's information of cabon-type finish on the unpainted version is correct, that may be indication of two types of molds, which would add to production expense. No matter, either type of coloration on the GT would benefit from test fitting and mock-up to verify adequate panel gaps. And regarding paint thickness, while true about Tamiya lacquers vs Zero, I have found MRP lacquer is even thinner than Tamiya. Link to post Share on other sites
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