MikeC Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 On 3/16/2023 at 7:28 AM, 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. Unless it has control locks in, almost certainly. And control locks on the early Spits (probably all) were a bar arrangement that clamped the controls. I'll see if I can dig out any photos, if I can find any I'll post them. On 3/16/2023 at 7:39 AM, Gazzas said: 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. Great stuff! That's a little detail people forget. I've seen more than one model where the builder has deflected the control surfaces, and yet in a cockpit otherwise detailed to the nth degree, the stick and rudder pedals are dead central. To me that's a basic fail. Pete Roberts, europapete, Gazzas and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Roberts Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 1 hour ago, MikeC said: Unless it has control locks in, almost certainly. And control locks on the early Spits (probably all) were a bar arrangement that clamped the controls. I'll see if I can dig out any photos, if I can find any I'll post them. Great stuff! That's a little detail people forget. I've seen more than one model where the builder has deflected the control surfaces, and yet in a cockpit otherwise detailed to the nth degree, the stick and rudder pedals are dead central. To me that's a basic fail. A couple of bars were used to lock the controls, from memory, but note, these were unlikely to have been used during the Battle of Britain. The last thing you’d need when scrambling…. D.B. Andrus and KiwiZac 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 30 minutes ago, Pete Roberts said: A couple of bars were used to lock the controls, from memory, but note, these were unlikely to have been used during the Battle of Britain. The last thing you’d need when scrambling…. Absolutely. Pete Roberts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Et voila: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/189995678009997794/ Pete Roberts, coogrfan, geedubelyer and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 All the photos of the seat are interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Received mine today. All I can say is Wow! And then I will say some more. Details are crisp and beautifully moulded. Looks akin to Tamiya in my eyes, if not better. Raised rivets are in scale and again beautifully moulded. I think some of the comments about the size of the rivets are caused by the use of macro lenses. In the plastic, the rivets look perfect. The instruction booklet feels top quality and the contents are excellent. The elevators and rudder are moulded with an offset to them (elevators drooped, rudder to one side), which is nice. You can reposition them if that is your wish. The rudder pedals are offset to match(?) the rudder position. Can't say anything about fit, because I am only at the plastic fondling stage. I wish I had bought more and had the time and space to build them. Zola25, MikeC, D.B. Andrus and 10 others 10 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Mine showed up today as well. The print that accompanies the kit is larger than I thought it was going to be...BONUS! This looks stellar in the box and if it goes together anything like what we've heard, it'll be a marvelous experience. geedubelyer, Uncarina, Pup7309 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 It was Kotare Spitfire day for me also. What a beautiful kit. I cannot say enough beautiful things about the instructions. The print is a nice touch. I noticed that a few of the runners were labeled as Mk.V. Pup7309 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pup7309 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 7 hours ago, Juggernut said: Mine showed up today as well. The print that accompanies the kit is larger than I thought it was going to be...BONUS! This looks stellar in the box and if it goes together anything like what we've heard, it'll be a marvelous experience. Yes I was reading a Wingnut booklet last night - realised I need to do an eye check up- can’t enlarge text like your phone Hey guys any high res photos of the sprues yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen_R90S Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Not really, really hi-res but these were the best I stumbled upon for far: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235099252-132-spitfire-mkia-mid-from-kotare/&do=findComment&comment=4645337 but it gives an idea on what I'm missing out on Pup7309, KiwiZac and coogrfan 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Anyone in Blighty received theirs? I haven't as yet.. The tracking link indicates that it's left New Zealand, but of course that could mean it is anywhere in the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Shoggz said: Anyone in Blighty received theirs? I haven't as yet.. The tracking link indicates that it's left New Zealand, but of course that could mean it is anywhere in the world! Royal Mail tracking is terrible at the moment, received the Copper State Scout yesterday, after leaving Latvia, it didn't appear tracking-wise until it was at the Manchester depot, no update from my local depot whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Mine is still stuck in Chicago according to the tracking number Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, europapete said: Mine is still stuck in Chicago according to the tracking number Same here. Or does it mean that is all the farther NZMail can track it? Edited March 23, 2023 by denders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pup7309 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 17 hours ago, jeroen_R90S said: Not really, really hi-res but these were the best I stumbled upon for far: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235099252-132-spitfire-mkia-mid-from-kotare/&do=findComment&comment=4645337 but it gives an idea on what I'm missing out on Thanks - can somebody put up some shots of the surface detail?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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