Out2gtcha Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 The Kate looks fantastic! Really looking forward to this one. Bill M., Uncarina and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsos Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 The Border Models Kate in 1:35 scale is on preorder here in Europe for 74€. I am really curious how much the HPH Kate in 1:32 scale will cost… Martinnfb and Fanes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 I'm really hanging out for the PV-1..... Kaeone57 and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 more pics posted by Mirek over on modelforum.cz https://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=105045&start=5415 Rick Griewski, Paul in Napier, Stefano and 16 others 16 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeone57 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 On 1/2/2024 at 5:07 PM, Anthony in NZ said: I'm really hanging out for the PV-1..... Mmmmmm... Ventura!!!!! Alfonso Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 The price has been revised due to it now being a HpH predominately resin kit at Hannants Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Bellis Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 7 minutes ago, Kagemusha said: The price has been revised due to it now being a HpH predominately resin kit at Hannants $255 US?!? So much for that. Just damn. What a bummer... D Rick Griewski, firefly7, Fanes and 2 others 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Ouch, that's a big price, but it is in-line with the other HpH kits. Going resin with plastic details is certainly an odd way to do things, but hopefully it allows them to be successful with it Matt Martinnfb and Bill M. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill M. Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Well, with this once all-plastic Infinity kit now being both resin and plastic and released by HPH, I wonder if they will be including the resin and etched parts in the kit that Infinity offered for their all-plastic kits, at an additional price? If those sorts of detail parts are included, it will be easier to justify the higher price. But regardless, I will be buying one of these kits (in 1/32 scale, I might add). It is a kit I have long wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pup7309 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Interesting conundrum for scale purists. This or the Border 1/35 for much less Borsos and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 It’s still too early to say anything about the kit but… main components in resin with smaller parts in styrene ? Looks like the modelling world has suddenly turned upside down. Even more disturbing is the proposed color schemes. HPH is offering the obligatory Fuchida’s machine, the red-tailed AI-301 which led the ‘Hawaiian operation’ strike force on December 8, 1941. The colour profile shows it equipped with a torpedo although it’s a well-documented fact that during the raid, AI-301 was part of the high-altitude group of Kates carrying type 99 bombs FOR INFO ONLY Not to say that AI-301 never carried torpedoes in her lifetime, but if you want to represent the famous plane on that fateful day, you’d have to swap the torpedo for a bomb. Having said that, there are great days coming for Kate lovers everywhere Cheers, Quang scvrobeson, Fanes, Rick Griewski and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 My understanding is that the fuselage of the Kate will be injection-moulded, as those parts had already been tooled. Kev Martinnfb and coogrfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Well at £215 the HpH kit is well outside my budget so for £72 I have defected and ordered the Border Kate. I want a 1/32 Kate but not at that price, and the Border aircraft kits have been getting good reviews. Cheers Dennis Christa, Fanes, dutik and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 24 minutes ago, dennismcc said: for £72 I have defected and ordered the Border Kate. You turncoat! scvrobeson, dennismcc, CRAZY IVAN5 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsos Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Oh, if my math hasn’t let me down, one HPH Kate will be about 2 1/2 Border Kates… I am curious now, how the HPH will get together compared to the Border kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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