Peter Roberts Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) A decent sized decal count there too! Personally I’d rather separate items rather than all in one, ease of assembly parts. Bit disappointed at that, especially given it’s 1/32 scale so you can get a good look into the cockpit, etc. Edited January 27, 2023 by Peter Roberts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Peter Roberts said: A decent sized decal count there too! Personally I’d rather separate items rather than all in one, ease of assembly parts. Bit disappointed at that, especially given it’s 1/32 scale so you can get a good look into the cockpit, etc. That’s a fair point Peter but the Wingnut crowd normally worked out what would work best so I suspect the Spit will be fine. You can always attack it with a razor saw bit I think I will go with whatever the designers had in mind. That’s the great thing about modelling- we can get to the same end point but by different routes !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon J Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Hmmm......no doubt it wil be spectacular but upon seeing these pics I'm beginning to think that this kit looks like it's broken down into way too many parts. Time will tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 18 minutes ago, Gordon J said: broken down into way too many parts Funny. Splitting off the radiator, throttle quadrant, oxy bottles and other internal gubbins would have increased the parts count even more. Can't please everyone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Roberts Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 3 hours ago, Peter Roberts said: A decent sized decal count there too! Personally I’d rather separate items rather than all in one, ease of assembly parts. Bit disappointed at that, especially given it’s 1/32 scale so you can get a good look into the cockpit, etc. The other issue is painting - my painting skills aren’t what they used to be, so separate items helps me here. But that’s just me. Perhaps the AM guys will cater to those of us who want separated detail? Nevertheless, what IS there is wonderful. The instrument panel for one is the most accurate I have seen for a Spitfire, with all the additional levers and controls across the bottom. And some nice structural detail on the cockpit walls. The elevator detail looks a bit plain, but that may be just the pic. Will reserve judgement to when I’m holding the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmcgill Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 3 hours ago, Gordon J said: ... it's broken down into way too many parts. Each to their own I guess, but I don"t think 117 parts is way too many for a 1/32 Spitfire kit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 8 hours ago, Gordon J said: Hmmm......no doubt it wil be spectacular but upon seeing these pics I'm beginning to think that this kit looks like it's broken down into way too many parts. Time will tell It looks to me like they've keep the parts count as low as possible. Look at the cockpit - bottles, throttle quantrant and compass all moulded in. Parts like the spine and wing to body fairings have been moulded separately to allow the detail to be correctly moulded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix44 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 That tailwheel is very impressive though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrB17 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Although I am pretty old school, and I have always painted parts separately before assembly, I am quite willing to give things a try. I have noticed while watching a lot of online builds, both in pics and videos, that several reputable modellers are assembling components and then painting them post assembly. I think I could use up some of my parafilm M, masking the moulded on bits without too much trouble. I am just going to be chuffed to have it. Thinking back to 1969 when I built the Revell 1/32 Spitfire in a weekend, I suspect that I will enjoy the Kotare build even more, and it will probably not be a weekend project. Cheers Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 17 hours ago, Tbolt said: It looks to me like they've keep the parts count as low as possible. Look at the cockpit - bottles, throttle quantrant and compass all moulded in. Parts like the spine and wing to body fairings have been moulded separately to allow the detail to be correctly moulded. 6 minutes ago, MrB17 said: Although I am pretty old school, and I have always painted parts separately before assembly, I am quite willing to give things a try. I have noticed while watching a lot of online builds, both in pics and videos, that several reputable modellers are assembling components and then painting them post assembly. I think I could use up some of my parafilm M, masking the moulded on bits without too much trouble. I am just going to be chuffed to have it. Thinking back to 1969 when I built the Revell 1/32 Spitfire in a weekend, I suspect that I will enjoy the Kotare build even more, and it will probably not be a weekend project. Cheers Jeff I’m much the same, I paint everything seperate. Not really a fan of Kotare’s methods in the cockpit, it does look good though. In fact, I don’t brush paint anything anymore, I mask and spray. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 While it looks like a great kit and I know the pictures aren't that big but here it looks like the fasteners merge into the panel lines? Also the Dzus fasteners on the top cowl seem to go of the edges in places. Not difficult to fix and maybe I'm being a little picky but just pointing it out as it's a premium kit, but I do realize it is their first one and it won't stop me buying one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmcgill Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Tbolt said: While it looks like a great kit and I know the pictures aren't that big but here it looks like the fasteners merge into the panel lines? Also the Dzus fasteners on the top cowl seem to go of the edges in places. Not difficult to fix and maybe I'm being a little picky but just pointing it out as it's a premium kit, but I do realize it is their first one and it won't stop me buying one. I'm not so sure. Photos of real top cowls show the same Dzus fastener on the edge detail, to my eye anyway, at the rear. The panel you highlighted in blue appears to have the fastening screws right on the edge of the panel line in real life, but perhaps not exactly as seen in the model photo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 2 hours ago, wmcgill said: I'm not so sure. Photos of real top cowls show the same Dzus hifastener on the edge detail, to my eye anyway, at the rear. The panel you highlighted in blue appears to have the fastening screws right on the edge of the panel line in real life, but perhaps not exactly as seen in the model photo. Yes the Dzus fasteners are very close to the edge on the real thing but it just looks cut off. Anyway the main think is they are not raised like on most kits. The other panel just reminded me of some of the Airfix kits where they try and get fasteners close to the edge and they blend into the panel line. But like I said the photo are a bit small so we will have to see what it's like when someone gets one in their hands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 🤔 Good thing about the sidewall inserts is, that if you remove the rear wall of the insert, you're just that little bit closer to a 'scale' cockpit. (Looking less cramped because of ca 80mm cockpit walls) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo NZ Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 It’s been released!!! 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 On 1/27/2023 at 5:23 PM, wmcgill said: Each to their own I guess, but I don"t think 117 parts is way too many for a 1/32 Spitfire kit. I'd have to agree with that. I've seen 1/72 kits that had far too many parts for me to be able to handle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 14 hours ago, Jo NZ said: It’s been released!!! You're in Whanganui too?! Please tell me you're getting one so I can come over and have a look 😇 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo NZ Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 56 minutes ago, k5054nz said: You're in Whanganui too?! Please tell me you're getting one so I can come over and have a look 😇 Fraid not, Zac. I'm more into cars... A big fan of Kotare, though - clue - I used to live in Wellington. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One 48 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 On 29/01/2023 at 20:08, Tbolt said: Yes the Dzus fasteners are very close to the edge on the real thing but it just looks cut off. Anyway the main think is they are not raised like on most kits. The other panel just reminded me of some of the Airfix kits where they try and get fasteners close to the edge and they blend into the panel line. But like I said the photo are a bit small so we will have to see what it's like when someone gets one in their hands. It does look that way doesn't it, we'll see when we all own one and can inspect the final releases in our own hands, otherwise this kit looks amazing and is a must buy very soon for me. You know ... and as it seems to me, the more perfect a kit can get, the more we see slight imperfections, does anybody else notice that? We tend to scrutinize more I suppose? .. Its not a bad thing to do, but it is a futile thing to do a lot of us and inc me do, because there is no such thing as perfection and a perfect kit, but it doesn't stop us looking for flaws ... its just Human Nature and evolution in progress to look for something better each time I see it all the time with new release Tamiya kits as they are often considered the best quality kits of any factory ... Just sayin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) On 3/8/2023 at 11:27 AM, Jo NZ said: I'm more into cars... A big fan of Kotare, though - clue - I used to live in Wellington. I hear they're keen on Mr McLaren's machines... Edited March 9, 2023 by k5054nz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibble Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 The Kotare Spitfire is out for delivery - here's mine 😃 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) On 10/03/2023 at 17:13, Wibble said: The Kotare Spitfire is out for delivery - here's mine 😃 I think you have a slight geographical advantage!! Edited March 18, 2023 by Julien dont quote the pictures 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) On 10/03/2023 at 17:13, Wibble said: The Kotare Spitfire is out for delivery - here's mine 😃 I’m jealous, if you can ride your bicycle to pick it up you should be last. They should ship alphabetically starting with Canada. Edited March 18, 2023 by Julien dont quote the pictures 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Roberts Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 21 hours ago, Scooby said: I’m jealous, if you can ride your bicycle to pick it up you should be last. They should ship alphabetically starting with Canada. I agree, ship alphabetically, starting with Australia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Peter Roberts said: I agree, ship alphabetically, starting with Australia Well I’m in Alberta, so I still beat you! 😋 Edited March 12, 2023 by Scooby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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