Important information from Kotare for American & Australian customers regards Bf 109K-4

[Gazzas]

3 hours ago, Out2gtcha said:

Guys we are indeed teetering on the edge with this one......

 

We have done some pruning here but Honestly I'm not sure this one is in the spirit of it's intent, but the members who regularly post here may not always agree, but do normally keep level heads about the direction of the discussion, which is why it is still here.

 

Delving off into the "T-word" and why they are, or are not the cause of modeling issues will definitely get this one shut down, just a heads up on keeping the discussion on topic (please).

So, shall we get back to guessing on what's next from Kotare?

[LSP_Ray]

6 hours ago, do335b6 said:

As someone who imports kits I can tell you tarffis have already been an issue. If importing from Hong Kong, Japan , China etc. You now can only do it via speedpak or EMS. In HK and China EMS is hitting the exports with a base shipping charge of $150 -200 not including any tariffs that may be added  this additional charge is then paid by the importer. Out of the Far east there is no limit on size any order from 1 item to 1000s are being hit equally. Currently shipments from EU have not had this issue but they are preparing for the eventuality as well.

 

Winston V 

Owner Bagheera Productions

Might be different for businesses, but my package from HLJ-Japan is coming EMS for a total of $67 and some change, and that includes a 1/16th scale tank + a couple of small kits + some AM so maybe $10-$15 more than usual.

[Lee White]

7 minutes ago, Gazzas said:

So, shall we get back to guessing on what's next from Kotare?

1/67 Farley Fruitbat

[Martinnfb]

in order to exhaust this thread to the hilt, here is a picture of the Fruitbat Mk.V , the Vb mark has little extra bits, hanging here and there

Edited May 2 by Martinnfb

[LSP_Mike]

Ah yes, the logical extension from the infamous Wombat ...

[Wayne Bull]

Every now and then i get really keen on a new release and this one that has me wanting to have one on the bench ASAP .The last time was eduard 48th K but that turned into a bit of a fizzer . This wont thanks to Sam and video i got to really see what i'm getting and  am almost all ready for it .Got a scheme picked and paint sorted just need seat belts and the kit and i'm off 

[Dpgsbody55]

I'm not surprised at the comments here, nor offended by any.  Yet.  I think the situation will become in another couple of weeks, so we should all try to remember there's nothing we can do about it but try to make the best of it until then.

 

Always remember, things always seem at their darkest just before it all goes pitch black.

 

 

Cheers,

Michael

[CRAZY IVAN5]

5 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

in order to exhaust this thread to the hilt, here is a picture of the Fruitbat Mk.V , the Vb mark has little extra bits, hanging here and there

Yeah but they did it in the wrong color ! Why can't people do proper research for crying out loud !

[fastterry]

Right so we're now into the what's next at Kotare. The obvious serious choice is the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. NZ flew the E & M version at least and there are P-40 airframes in NZ to get up close to measure. Some cleaver mould design (hopefully better than the Hasegawa approach) could render the E. K, M & N. I think the F-L may be a bit too different, but who knows. When in Christchurch in 2011 I paid a visit to the local air museum and in one of the stranger aeronautical things I have seen was watching a man turning a perfectly good F model (the one with the Merlin engine) into a standard E model because the RNZAF didn't fly the F variant. Blow me down, ever heard of a swap with someone with an E. Anyway you heard it here first.

 

TRF

[Archimedes]

9 hours ago, fastterry said:

Right so we're now into the what's next at Kotare. The obvious serious choice is the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. NZ flew the E & M version at least and there are P-40 airframes in NZ to get up close to measure. Some cleaver mould design (hopefully better than the Hasegawa approach) could render the E. K, M & N. I think the F-L may be a bit too different, but who knows. When in Christchurch in 2011 I paid a visit to the local air museum and in one of the stranger aeronautical things I have seen was watching a man turning a perfectly good F model (the one with the Merlin engine) into a standard E model because the RNZAF didn't fly the F variant. Blow me down, ever heard of a swap with someone with an E. Anyway you heard it here first.

 

TRF

Don’t know what they will do. As usual, I am not guessing, but I’ll buy whatever they choose, for the experience of building a nicely engineered kit and maybe looking into an aircraft that I’m not so familiar with and to support a company that is working hard to create accurate and well designed kits. Right now, I’m salivating at the prospect of the K-4 (an aircraft I never really had much interest in before now) but even more with the upcoming Hurricane.

 

Kind regards,

Paul

[blackbetty]

come on, not anothet whishing thread  stop it or i`ll say the T-word 

 

 

[cbk57]

1 hour ago, blackbetty said:

come on, not anothet whishing thread  stop it or i`ll say the T-word 

 

 

Is it nice though to have a company that we know is going to release interesting 1/32 plastic planes vs one that we hope will?  I am a huge Tamiya fan but at least we know we will be getting a new LSP announcement from Kotare in the foreseeable future.  We already have the early Hurricane coming and we know more is coming after that of something.

[blackbetty]

sigh....

[Martinnfb]

T as for Typhoon ?

 

 

[CRAZY IVAN5]

Just now, Martinnfb said:

T as for Typhoon ?

 

 

Now yer talkin'! Hopefully by the time they really do come out with one we'll be able to get it in the states. Hope springs eternal, there are quite a few of us yanks who are most assuredly Tiffie fans.