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The Revell kits in all their iterations have substantial problems - my best shot is the 1960s kit fuselage with the 8 gun wing issued with the Hasegawa
Mk Vb re-pop - but if Kotare are bringing fully contemporary moulding with overlapped panels and aft fuselage dome head rivets then they'll surpass my efforts for sure.
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The landing gear will need to support a 1 kilo model. Jetmads tested it to 3.5 kilos.
The yellowing of vacform canopies occurs due to the breakdown of the cellulose content of some plastics due to the action of ultraviolet and oxidation.
It's not a consequence of all clear parts. PETG vacformed plastics will be fine, as will the resin used by Jetmads and other contemporary producers of clear resin parts.
As to clarity, the resin can be buffed and dipped in clear acrylic for added zing.
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One thing I've noticed from builds of the Viggen is there is an awful lot that can be learned about the aircraft from the way they've modelled it.
If they bring that to the Draken it'll be a fantastic kit.
As I've said before, the F-104, the Mirage, the MiG-21 and the Draken are THE classic Gen2 single seat, single engined jet fighters.
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Hi, 10647 here.
No shipping notice for me yet.
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Anyone know what the latest received order number is so far?
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I've still got a Revell Seafire which is essentially the 60s kit with the great fuselage surface detail,
and the Revell/Hasegawa Mk II hybrid with the 8 gun wing replacing the Vb wing which I was intending to combine.
But again I'll use the Kotare kit as a guide, maybe to make a very early 2-bladed prop version.
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Maybe so, but I think I'll await the ex-WNW one from Kotare (oh-oh-oh-oh) instead.
- Fanes and alanash1963
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So this is still the last issue of the in-house Revell Mk I/II kit with the bulged fuselage sides and pregnant belly from what I can make out.
- Rick Griewski and Paramedic
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On 10/10/2021 at 10:33 PM, BloorwestSiR said:
Although not a bubbletop Spitfire, i did a similar conversion using the RB Griffon nose with the Tamiya Spitfire VIII kit.
As Thierry mentioned, the Tamiya kit is narrower but I was able to shim it and blend the two together. The bigger challenge I found was the lower cowl/wing leading edge. There is a build thread on here somewhere for it.
Here's a recent pic.
One other option may be to use a PCM Spitfire XIV and cut down the aft fuselage.
Iconicair supposedly has a Griffon conversion in the works the Tamiya kit. Here's hoping he still does .
Carl
Somewhere lurking in my stash is a Cammett lo-back conversion to turn the PCM Mk IX into a Mk XVI, made redundant by the Tamiya Mk XVI.
I'd hazard a guess it'd fit the PCM Mk XIV, if one can be found.
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Well that was mildly disappointing. Got an email titled Shipping Status Update.
Hellebloodylujah it's on it way, I thought.
But no, it isn't.
Just another status update to advise the rate of posting kits isn't what was expected and to be patient a bit longer.
- Stevepd, Phartycr0c and Derek B
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On 9/28/2021 at 7:53 AM, npb748r said:
ah, don't mention this to my wife however that's where a bottle of wine followed by access to the internet sent me down the naughty path - I now have 3 Fly hurricanes to sit along side the spits...........now repeat and learn - I must not access the internet when I've had a drink, I must not access the internet when I've had a drink !
They're good kits. Some care is needed in getting a good fit with the cockpit in order to allow the wing to seat correctly.
But shapewise all their Hurricane versions are very fine efforts with great surface detail.
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57 minutes ago, Shogun said:
Cut back how? What are you looking for exactly?
The Seafire 47's flaps are larger than those on the Spitfire 24, and that required the rear of the rad housings to be adapted to allow flap travel.
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Are there any photos that show how much the rear of the radiators was cut back?
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13 hours ago, Gary Needham said:
The U/C unit looks absolutely brilliant and thanks for sharing the very clear pics.
I have this kit on order (10905) too and was wondering; do the U/C units have a metal core being weight bearing or is the material used some special compound to support the weight? I only ask as that is a serious lump of resin and wondered about the long term structural integrity; especially if it were to get bumped or nudged whilst on display or transporting to a show etc....?
Gary
Not sure where I read it, but the model will weigh around 1 kilo, and the resin gear has been test loaded to 3+ kilos.
- Scotsman, Gary Needham and Kagemusha
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6 hours ago, Iain said:
Interesting - it never used to?
I've made up new sections for this - the Aires nozzle set is a lot better shape (as well as detail) wise than the Trumpeter kit parts.
Iain
I bought mine 6 or 7 years ago. I only wanted the nozzles for my Echelon kit, but as I've since added a Trumpy one I'm glad of them.
Looking at the most recent Aires listing, they no longer seem to be present in the upgrade
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1 hour ago, Scotsman said:
PPS UK customers - NO Customs!
Thanks, that's good to know.
Enjoy your kit!
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I was trying to explain this to Ali at Aerocraft a while back, but regarding Phantoms and producing a one piece canopy including windscreen.
Many of us will have multiple Spitfires (or Phantoms).
Sure, the hoi-poloi will have just one, but many, MANY of us have multiples we want to build because we like the type.
I may build ONE Tamiya Spitfire with an exposed engine, but not the other three. One is enough.
Likewise the Tamiya Phantoms. I'll do ONE with a super detailed Quinta cockpit but that's it.
The other four will be closed cockpits.
It'd be nice if someone catered to our needs.
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30 minutes ago, Jennings Heilig said:
Well, it's all academic, since Kotare has said the kit won't have an engine. So that's the end of that.
And a good thing too, IMHO.
Keep it cheap and attractive looking.
- Paul in Napier, MikeC and Spooky56
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1 hour ago, Kagemusha said:
I know, but it's such a great photo.
if anyone wants to know, it's Spitfire XVI RW386, NG-D.
- Archimedes, MikeC and Kagemusha
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I don't think they'll be doing that post-war hybrid rebuild anytime soon, cool photo or not.
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Revell "new" releases...
in LSP Discussion
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"Fellow board members, our algorithms show that the are quite enough plastic model airplane kits in the world, and it would be financially foolish of us to add to them.
We are therefore stopping the design and production of any more and will henceforth concentrate on employee keyfobs, which we predict will be the growth sector of the future".