quang Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Only topical, Pete! KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 dennismcc, Paul in Napier, Shoggz and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Roberts Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Oh c’mon you guys. We know their first production run has sold out - ie. they have thousands of orders, individual, retail, or possibly distributor. That is a MASSIVE undertaking. We’re not talking a big multinational company here. Give Kotare a break, go take a cold shower or something. ScoobyDoo, KiwiZac, williamj and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Yupp. Back to your benches. Continue work on one of the other fine 1/32 scale kits that surfaced recently. europapete and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) We know Pete, just a bit of good hearted ribbing that's all. We are all soooooo happy that Kotare became a company and chose the Spitfire as their first product. Regards, Pete in RI AANNNDDD........Just to prove how good natured the Kotare staff are, they have probably read this thread and put all us impatient commenters' preorders to the back of the que! Edited March 9, 2023 by europapete ScoobyDoo, williamj, Pete Roberts and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npb748r Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 40 minutes ago, europapete said: Just to prove how good natured the Kotare staff are, they have probably read this thread if they are reading this thread, I'll give the first kit a miss, as good as it looks I don't want it. However, I will promise to buy a massive, very large, ginormous pile of Seafires and griffron engined spits if you decide to release them (please, please, please). europapete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Actually npb748r, I would have prefered a prewar Mk1, sooo....I guess I will just HAVE to buy another kit when they release that one! mozart, Pete Roberts, npb748r and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npb748r Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 17 minutes ago, europapete said: I would have prefered a prewar Mk1 that's on my list as well, yet more money flying out of my wallet ! europapete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 7 hours ago, Pete Roberts said: Oh c’mon you guys. We know their first production run has sold out - ie. they have thousands of orders, individual, retail, or possibly distributor. That is a MASSIVE undertaking. We’re not talking a big multinational company here. Give Kotare a break, go take a cold shower or something. Well, speaking for myself (and I'm guessing the others who posted similar things) my comments were totally tongue-in-cheek.. I'll get my kit when I get it and in the meantime continue to build both the Airfix 1/24th Mk.IX and the new Revell Hurricane. Pete Roberts and europapete 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 And, of course, I manage to get back into work and get my first paycheck after the pre-order period has closed, missing out on that lovely Darryl Legg art print. I'm hoping one of my countrymen will be willing to part with theirs! MikeMaben, Uncarina, Kagemusha and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Congrats on the new job Zac! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyforgothispassword Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 16 hours ago, npb748r said: if they are reading this thread, I'll give the first kit a miss, as good as it looks I don't want it. However, I will promise to buy a massive, very large, ginormous pile of Seafires and griffron engined spits if you decide to release them (please, please, please). Or an F111 (sorry, I had to do it) Stevepd and npb748r 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 18 hours ago, KiwiZac said: And, of course, I manage to get back into work and get my first paycheck after the pre-order period has closed, missing out on that lovely Darryl Legg art print. I'm hoping one of my countrymen will be willing to part with theirs! Order a kit now and Explain your predicament and they may send you one for a bit of your new wealth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branchline Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Hello there folks, Guess what has just been left at our front door... It's what I call the perfect "kitset", looks exactly like what it's supposed to, a Spitfire, there are two prop and spinner options, seperate control surfaces (saves me cutting them out - thank you!), and both elevators are a one piece part so no misalignment challenges if having them drooped like most Spitfires do when sitting idle on the ground. The kitset also includes resin exhaust stacks (there are plastic one on the sprues too) and two canopy options, either in three parts to be open or a single piece closed option. In particular, and to my personal preference, the detail is just right being sufficient to give a prototypical "feel/look" without producing an additional 150+ parts which more often than not can't be seen, just make the part count look impressive, probably end up in the spares box and more than likely add 50% to the kitset cost - please excuse my cynicism. There is a 28 page coloured booklet style set of instructions which are the best I've ever seen in any kitset. There are decals for three different aircraft and each are illustrated across two pages with images of the actual aircraft and a wee piece on the pilots who flew them. Having met Kiwi pilot Al Deere many years ago with Johnny Checketts, it's a no brainer for choice from this modeller. On top of the model is a double sided A4 page with an introduction by Kotare's proprietor, Mark Robson, it makes for an interesting read with accolades to his modelling design team, investors and mentors - nice to see Keith Bunyan's name there as one of these, he was one of my modelling mentors 40 years ago. Also included is a 390mm x 260mm coloured print of Al Deere's KL-B BoB Spitfire, a nice touch. There will be plenty of detailed reviews of this model and if Kotare increase their range, I'm sure they will be as successful. So despite trying to significantly deplete my kitset stash, I'll be hard pressed not to purchase their kits in the future. Thanks team for putting your time, effort and funds on the table to produce this. Rgds Brent Jan_G, KiwiZac, coogrfan and 14 others 10 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) Thanks Brent, a nice intro to the kit and congrats on getting it so soon. Regards Pete in RI I never did meet Mr Deere, but I did meet Johnny Johnson. Edited March 11, 2023 by europapete KiwiZac, Uncarina and Kagemusha 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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