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Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia (Mid), with Mk.I (Early) and Mk.Va announced

John Stambaugh

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MikeMaben

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19 hours ago, geedubelyer said:

@MikeMaben, thanks for that photo. 

 

I wonder how long the stencilling lasted with the heat of a hard worked exhaust?:hmmm:

 

At first I thot they were the a/c serial , but each one's different. Some had them and some

didn't. Still wondering.

 

YMZ0Rlg.jpg

 

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KiwiZac

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From Kotare after I messaged them on Facebook:

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At this stage things are technically still on schedule for K32002 Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia (Mid) to be available to ship later in 2022.

 

But we all need to realize that this is subject to worldwide trade and supply chain difficulties (and the very real possibility of new Chinese policies affecting everything as well). We will of course advise if/when there is any change to this as soon as we have definitive information, which we should late this week.

 

Please note that because you placed your pre-order through www.kotare-models.com, you will be one of the very first people in the world to receive your model, as well as receiving the exclusive box art print.

 

Thanks again for your pre-order and support. It really is appreciated.

 

Cheers Richard

 

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Just got this email.

 

Hi,

Thank you again for your pre-order and support (and patience). It really is greatly appreciated.

As an additional reward for your support, we have added a free gift of 32P001 Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia (Mid & Late) 3Dprint exhausts (value US$12.99) for each K32001 Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia (Mid) you have pre-ordered. This is in addition to the exclusive free Darryl Legg box art print suitable for framing.

Back in September 2021, when we announced K32001 Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia (Mid) was going to be available before the end of 2022, we were pretty sure that this timeline would work out OK. And it very nearly did. But unfortunately it didn’t. Numerous factors have contributed to this, but the main ones are:

1 - The final pre-production samples showed up a few areas that we felt we needed to improve (mostly fit, but some details) before we considered it good enough to release, because you deserve nothing less than the very best quality model that we can provide. Unfortunately, this took a lot longer than we expected.

2 - Various Covid related delays in China which have had some surprising affects to the supply chain etc. In particular is has proven a lot more difficult to get the high quality Cartograf decals delivered from Italy to the factory in China.        
 
3 - The pre-order response (and the response from our international distribution partners) has proven to be even more enthusiastic than we expected. This is a good problem to have, but the result is a much larger production run than we initially planned for, and this in turn takes a lot more time.     

For all these reasons it now looks like K32001 Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia (Mid) pre-orders will not now be available to ship until February/March 2023. The biggest deciding factor in whether it will be February or March will be how much production can be completed before China closes down for Chinese New Year in mid-January. We hope you will understand.

Please note that because you placed your pre-order through www.kotare-models.com, you are assured to be one of the very first people in the world to receive your K32001 Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia (Mid) model (and art print and exhausts), in almost all cases this will be well ahead of our international distribution partners.

We have also updated the instructions on our website to represent the final print version.
https://www.kotare-models.com/products/k32001-132-spitfire-mkia-mid

Of courses, if you wish to cancel your pre-order for a refund please just let us know and we’ll do that for you, but pleased understand that there might be a bit of a delay in processing these requests.

Thanks again for your pre-order and support, it really is appreciated and it does make a difference.

Cheers

Richard

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Juggernut

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I got the same email.  Being a little late does not bother me in the least; I’d rather it be correct and late than shoddy and on time….  Not that it would even remotely be considered shoddy, just using some extreme examples.

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Dennis7423

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No issues here either. I'll echo the others, I'd rather it be accurate and great than rushed and shoddy. Plenty to keep me occupied until then :-)

 

There's a photo of the 3D printed exhaust on the website, too. They look nice.

 

- Dennis S.

   Mount Juliet, TN USA

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Shoggz

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E-mail just received

Back in September 2021, when we announced K32001 Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia (Mid) was going to be available before the end of 2022, we were pretty sure that this timeline would work out OK. And it very nearly did. But unfortunately it didn’t. Numerous factors have contributed to this, but the main ones are:
 1 - The final pre-production samples showed up a few areas that we felt we needed to improve (mostly fit, but some details) before we considered it good enough to release, because you deserve nothing less than the very best quality model that we can provide. Unfortunately, this took a lot longer than we expected.
 2 - Various Covid related delays in China which have had some surprising affects to the supply chain etc. In particular is has proven a lot more difficult to get the high quality Cartograf decals delivered from Italy to the factory in China.         
 3 - The pre-order response (and the response from our international distribution partners) has proven to be even more enthusiastic than we expected. This is a good problem to have, but the result is a much larger production run than we initially planned for, and this in turn takes a lot more time.    

 For all these reasons it now looks like K32001 Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia (Mid) will not now be available to ship until February/March 2023, with stock arriving at international distribution partners in due course. The biggest deciding factor in whether it will be February or March will be how much production can be completed before China closes down for Chinese New Year in mid-January. We hope you will understand.

 
As an additional reward for our pre-order customers, we have added a free gift of 32P001 Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia (Mid & Late) 3Dprint exhausts for each K32001 Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia (Mid) pre-order (this includes existing pre-orders and future pre-orders right up until the actual release date). This is in addition to the exclusive free Darryl Legg box art print suitable for framing. We expect to have 32P001 Spitfire Mk.Ia (Mid & Late) 3Dprint exhausts available separately later in 2023 with an expected MSRP of US$12.99.
 
Please note that customers placing pre-orders through www.kotare-models.com are assured to amongst the very first people in the world to receive their K32001 Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia (Mid) model (and art print and exhausts). In almost all cases this will be well ahead of our international distribution partners.
 
We have also updated the instructions on our website to represent the final print version.
https://www.kotare-models.com/products/k32001-132-spitfire-mkia-mid

Of course, anyone wishing to cancel a previously placed pre-order can do so for a refund. Please simply email help@kotare-models.com and we’ll do that for you, but pleased understand that there might be a bit of a delay in processing these requests.
 
Thanks everyone for your support.

Cheers
Richard

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