Sabrejet Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Mine's not on the way. I didn't order one but it looks nice. Just thought I'd post some white noise to a thread which is mainly white noise. jimbo, Rick Griewski, Gazzas and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 (edited) On 3/15/2023 at 2:44 AM, Uncarina said: Gaz, Your post gets a trophy icon from me due to the kit itself and the nice tour you provided! Same here, thank you so much Gaz! That was a fantastic look in the box and well worth the wait. On 3/11/2023 at 6:15 AM, Rick Griewski said: Order a kit now and Explain your predicament and they may send you one for a bit of your new wealth. I contacted the team a few days ago - Richard very kindly replied but unfortunately explained there were only enough prints available for the pre-orders. However a very kind member of this forum has offered to send me a spare from their order!! Edited March 16 by KiwiZac Gazzas and Rick Griewski 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 So.... eh... I didn't want to buy any AM for this kit. The only thing I've found that I might change is the single-piece tail wheel and gear. It's a tiny little thing... What kind of AM tailwheels are there for this early version? The piece is nice, don't get me wrong. But it's still only 1 piece. My local go-to BNA doesn't seem to have much. Just another piece of info for you guys... the rudder pedals and rudder itself, and rudder trim tab are molded angled to the side. And the elevators are angled, too. All easily changable, with some modelling I suppose. But quite unexpected. Fanes, Archimedes, KiwiZac and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Hmm....double check wartime photo's Gaz, maybe that's how most were parked?? ( Still need to buy the Wing Leader books) Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Interesting detail. Is the rudder affected by side winds when parked? I've seen pics of modern jets with their rudders deflected through side wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 9 minutes ago, geedubelyer said: Interesting detail. Is the rudder affected by side winds when parked? I've seen pics of modern jets with their rudders deflected through side wind. The rudder pedals are uneven... one foot is more forward than the other... so, it was meant to be parked that way by those who designed the kit. geedubelyer, MikeC and Tolga ULGUR 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 I hope my kit arrives soon and so does my wife… then I will stop talking about it. The tape together by Gazzas is too exciting for me I would guess Gazzas, Scotsman, Uncarina and 3 others 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 I assume US distributers like Sprue Bros will be receiving this kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 9 minutes ago, spindrift said: I assume US distributers like Sprue Bros will be receiving this kit? My LHS has kits on order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 3 minutes ago, Rick Griewski said: My LHS has kits on order. Cool- Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Pictures of my completed cockpit are now up in the Kotare Models website under Gallery Pup7309, Tolga ULGUR, Jan_G and 15 others 16 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbk57 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 17 minutes ago, Talon said: Pictures of my completed cockpit are now up in the Kotare Models website under Gallery knowing nothing about early spitfire seats especially before the plastic seat, what is with the seat color? I just thought it would be a color related to the rest of the pit, but that is my ignorance not criticism and me wanting to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Manufactured in different factories using different specified colours Hans, coogrfan and Uncarina 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Talon, that looks spectacular! Cheers, Tom Talon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Well, Talon... that looks great. Talon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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