1/32 Kotare Spitfire mk.V

[robertlundin]

According to the Facebook page of artist of the Spitfire Mk.I - Darryl Legg -  there’s a Mk.V planned.

 

https://www.facebook.com/100003185724941/posts/pfbid06ag9pjE6gPua1nYd8QBgXUpX588J6AGuTcWkmg9758s5Tdy5e6wh2ubEEwabdnywl/?app=fbl

Edited January 19, 2023 by robertlundin
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[Scooby]

6 hours ago, robertlundin said:

According to the Facebook page of artist of the Spitfire Mk.I - Darryl Legg -  there’s a Mk.V planned.

 

https://www.facebook.com/100003185724941/posts/pfbid06ag9pjE6gPua1nYd8QBgXUpX588J6AGuTcWkmg9758s5Tdy5e6wh2ubEEwabdnywl/?app=fbl

Announced back in December.

[Homebee]

Yes a Mk.V 

See here: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235099252-132-spitfire-mkia-mid-from-kotare/page/12/#comment-4582548

 

Source: https://www.facebook.com/kotaremodels/posts/pfbid032hN7TUchoLit1NXBpTAUrkxBPQRRDRGYk4QAuFTAxsRBZrGwSaMUDXj9ptpVXa1gl

 

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K32002 Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Va

New model announced at Telford in November 2022 and in development for release in 2023 – Designed and engineered for accuracy, detail and easy assembly – 142 high-quality injection moulded parts featuring 40 all new tooled parts which include optional blind flying instrument panels, open & closed canopies with Martin Baker hood ejection system and composite seats with & without harness detail – Other all new parts include engine driven undercarriage retraction, R3002 IFF Mk.II, fireproof bulkhead, dual height foot pedals, raised rivet radio & accumulator hatches, engine top cowling with revised Mk.II/V glycol tank filler door position, ice guard and port fillets with electrical socket – High quality Cartograf decals for 3 colour schemes from 1941 & 1942 including Douglas Bader’s W3185 D-B “Lord Lloyd No.1” – Fully illustrated instruction manual.

 

 

V.P.

Edited January 20, 2023 by Homebee

[Whitewolf]

I eagerly await a release date for this one!

[Admiral Puff]

Thanks, but I'll wait for the Vc ...

[Whitewolf]

Well it's now Telford 2023 and still nothing on the release of the Va - due to be in 2023?

[Don149]

I`m with the Admiral , Vc for me too ,

[Robin-42]

On 11/10/2023 at 9:36 AM, Whitewolf said:

Well it's now Telford 2023 and still nothing on the release of the Va - due to be in 2023?

Well, the Covid flu may be over, but the supply chain flu continues for everything! A part for my 1:1 project has a 36 week backlog! It will turn up, and be worth the wait. 

[k5054nz]

In fairness to Kotare they said they wouldn't be there (despite their best efforts and desire to do so) and offered a special "Not At Telford Discount" on their website by way of consolation.

 

Vb, thank you.

[Scooby]

I’d prefer a Vb or Vc, over a Va.

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

1 hour ago, Scooby said:

I’d prefer a Vb or Vc, over a Va.

Vc for me please 

[Peter Roberts]

Thought I’d read the Mk V has been pushed back to 2024

[AstroCanary]

Apologies if WWII (pun intended) but the upcoming Va is up on Hannants in the future releases section with info on the schemes included:

Spitfire Mk.Va W3185 D-B "Lord Lloyd No.1", Douglas Bader, 616 Squadron, August 1941
Spitfire Mk.Va R7208 FY-G "Liverpool III", DE Fair, 611 Squadron, July 1941
Spitfire Mk.Va R7268 KL-M "The Swan", P/O Page, JW Panter, J Charles, N Orton, Thomas, PMcD Black, C Cookson, 54 Squadron, July 1941

I have to say I'm struggling to get excited; a Vb or Vc, on the other hand...🤩

[hopkp]

2 hours ago, AstroCanary said:

I have to say I'm struggling to get excited; a Vb or Vc, on the other hand...🤩

Ditto for myself and every other modeller I know. We've all bought the Mk.I, no-one is remotely interested in the Mk.Va, everyone is waiting for the later Mk.V versions.....and even at that, the Mk.Vc is the one everyone really wants, it's far more interesting colour scheme-wise. It's hard to understand why Kotare is bothering to kit a Spitfire variant of which only 94 were built. Actually, truth be told everyone I know would be much more interested in seeing Kotare do a Griffon Spitfire in 1/32, but what do we know! 🙂

Edited May 8, 2024 by hopkp

[Milos Gazdic]

I don't have much interest in Spitfires, but for the types I love, I am always hyped when companies make kits of subtypes that are less popular, rarer in reality... like prototypes and similar. If I was building Spits I would for sure jump on Va.

[VMA131Marine]

Honestly, if Kotare is going to do some of the lesser produced Merlin variants then I wish they would do the PR variants. There were 229 PR Type Ds (PR Mk.IV) produced to start with.

[Homebee]

8 hours ago, AstroCanary said:

Apologies if WWII (pun intended) but the upcoming Va is up on Hannants in the future releases section with info on the schemes included:

Spitfire Mk.Va W3185 D-B "Lord Lloyd No.1", Douglas Bader, 616 Squadron, August 1941
Spitfire Mk.Va R7208 FY-G "Liverpool III", DE Fair, 611 Squadron, July 1941
Spitfire Mk.Va R7268 KL-M "The Swan", P/O Page, JW Panter, J Charles, N Orton, Thomas, PMcD Black, C Cookson, 54 Squadron, July 1941

I have to say I'm struggling to get excited; a Vb or Vc, on the other hand...🤩

 

Source: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/K32002

 

V.P.

[Stefan Buysse]

Well, I like the Mk Va.

I've built a 1/48 model of Douglas Bader's W3185 and I look forward to building a better one in 1/32. 

 

Cheers, Stefan.

 

[hopkp]

9 hours ago, VMA131Marine said:

Honestly, if Kotare is going to do some of the lesser produced Merlin variants then I wish they would do the PR variants. There were 229 PR Type Ds (PR Mk.IV) produced to start with.

Completely agree.....any of the PR versions would be right up my street. Can you imagine a PR.XIX done by Kotare to the same standard as their Mk.I?

[Scooby]

On 5/8/2024 at 4:29 PM, hopkp said:

Ditto for myself and every other modeller I know. We've all bought the Mk.I, no-one is remotely interested in the Mk.Va, everyone is waiting for the later Mk.V versions.....and even at that, the Mk.Vc is the one everyone really wants, it's far more interesting colour scheme-wise. It's hard to understand why Kotare is bothering to kit a Spitfire variant of which only 94 were built. Actually, truth be told everyone I know would be much more interested in seeing Kotare do a Griffon Spitfire in 1/32, but what do we know! 🙂

Marketing mistake by Kotare, hopefully it doesn’t hurt them financially. I have zero interest in a Va and will pass it over. I feel you are correct that it will have low interest.

[tony.t]

It'll come and go, possibly discounted in a clearance sale, and then five years later people will be paying silly prices for it because it's missing from their collection. 

 

Tony

 

 

[Stephen Allen]

When you look at the low number of new parts needed to produce a Mark Va I think you can see where they are coming from. Any of the cannon-armed Mark V’s would require a new tool for the entire wing. Given they are currently working to release the BF-109K perhaps they are not in a position to do a major rework of the current Spitfire kit - yet. No doubt when they do it will be a proper, serious effort.

[VMA131Marine]

9 hours ago, Scooby said:

Marketing mistake by Kotare, hopefully it doesn’t hurt them financially. I have zero interest in a Va and will pass it over. I feel you are correct that it will have low interest.

Minimal external difference between a Va and a late Mk.II. IIRC, the Va has metal-covered  ailerons vs. fabric-covered on the Mk.II but late Mk.IIs had the round oil cooler to help solve an overheating problem. The major difference was the uprated Merlin engine. 
 

Did the Va delete the Coffman cartridge starter? I’m not sure.

[Tomas Enerdal]

I don’t know if it’s just the Kotāre way of designing kits that is the driving factor for modellers wanting a Mk.XIV from them?

IMHO, I find it very hard for them, or anyone else for that matter, to beat the Laminar Flow Design Mk.XIV conversion/Tamiya Mk.VIII combo!

[viscount806x]

48 minutes ago, Tomas Enerdal said:

I don’t know if it’s just the Kotāre way of designing kits that is the driving factor for modellers wanting a Mk.XIV from them?

IMHO, I find it very hard for them, or anyone else for that matter, to beat the Laminar Flow Design Mk.XIV conversion/Tamiya Mk.VIII combo!