CharmyDown

Wow! - Talk about being put in the big chair matey! If that question were asked of me, I cold think of several Fleet Air Arm subjects I would love to see... ...prolly of limited commercial viability though.

Part of the modeling staple diet really... ...been eager for a new tool baby Spit for yonks.

According to their website $109, I'll hang on for a later mark.

Spitfires man! What's not to like.

You won't be disappointed matey.

Blurb from the email: All new tooling. Optional parts include: 2 & 3 blade propellers, 3 styles of exhaust manifold, 2 styles of undercarriage doors, unarmoured and armoured windscreens, ring & bead and reflector gunsights, pilot’s seat with & without safety harness detail & armour plating, 2 styles of wing join fairings, short and tall rudders and tailwheel fairings.

Yes, it's a rag wing.

Nice kit with a bit of effort. https://www.hyperscale.com/2013/features/fm132rt_1.htm Coolers not superchargers!

Likewise.

Just received an update email from Richard at Kotare - Mk. Vb early in development! Box art depicts US markings. Oh, new thread already started - beat me to it.

Just ordered mine from Jadlam, minus J points for £74.95. Can't have enough Spitfires!

Hannants has the CMK cockpit in stock - used them in my builds with good results.

Are you mad? The most beautiful airframe ever - then again I'm English and possibly somewhat bias!

Awesome.

I have three of these in the stash (various marks), the plastic looks great in the box, and I've seen several made up examples at shows that really look the part. I'm no fan of exposed engines etc., I prefer the all zipped up and ready to rock 'n' roll look. As I'm no 109 expert, what's the problem with Eduard's 1:32 109Es?

My very thoughts. After rummaging through the stash to locate my Revell Typhoon with all it's various AM bits, I thought this would be a good candidate for a Kotare release. Maybe not thier next release, but certainly worth future consideration.

Having read a large number of threads around this type of thing in recent months, Griffin powered Spitfires/Seafires seem to have a tremendous global appeal, probably because they are great looking airframes. An obvious hole in the modern 'cool' kit inventory A likely candidate I feel.

Not really my cup of tea, but I wish Kotare every success with this one. I have a couple of Hasegawas in the stash and, for some reason, four Eduard E's. Not a massive fan of the black cross stuff, so excruciating accuracy of the type isn't a deal clincher for me. Looking forward to their next offerings. Let the speculation commence!

Groan!

Can't thank you enough for posting this. I feel so much more at ease with myself now!

Just soooooh true! This also greatly peaked my interest - for a fleeting moment - then got a grip with reality! This is meant to be a safe hobby, but it constantly presents danger to one's financial and marital stability.

Yeh, the Boss (SWMBO) is drawing up a plan for my domestic responsibilities post retirement - she's younger than me, and isn't finishing work for a bit. They currently appear to be on a near industrial scale - so I need to negotiate down this expectation to accommodate extensive modelling time! What's my chances? PS. Any Spitfire kitset will make me happy and put my hand in my pocket.

Ha! Me too, roll on February.

'Transfers'. That's what I like - proper terminology. Decals - is that a French thing? Mine will be a black and white bottom job. Well, that's the current thinking.

Arrived today, cheers Jadlam.