Borsos Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, quang said: I waited and waited in vain for Domino. In the end I decided to try my chances at the Far Eastern equivalent of Amazon . I got it in 12 days. I preordered the big pack including the Akaki deck part from the mentioned seller here. Some days ago I ordered the kit box including only the Kate also via eBay, but directly from China for a great price (just couldn’t resist). If the shipping notifications I receive represent the actual state of delivery, I‘ll also get this one sooner … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coogrfan Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Has anyone who placed a pre-order with Squadron heard anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 @Borsos To my knowledge, no shop in Europe has got the kit yet. I wonder what’s happening. Also available: the Akagi deck alone (without the Kate). coogrfan and Borsos 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 8 hours ago, coogrfan said: Has anyone who placed a pre-order with Squadron heard anything? Nope. I did check their website and it still only shows pre-order status. coogrfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 3 hours ago, LSP_Ray said: Nope. I did check their website and it still only shows pre-order status. That's kind of strange, they've been on sale in China since the early part of December[when I ordered mine]. It took about three weeks for it to get to me. They said I'd have it by Christmas but it was 4 days late . I 'm finding hard to believe that North America and Europe don't have them yet. Wonder what the hold up is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I thought it was strange, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splatman812 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Squadron now has this arriving Feb 23 (Kate/Bridge combo). coogrfan and LSP_Ray 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Ah, on a row boat from China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsos Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Actually my solo kit from china has arrived, but not my Kate-Akagi combo kit ordered from here. however, I can just support all the phrasing: it’s a fantastic kit! Uncarina, CRAZY IVAN5 and quang 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 12 minutes ago, Borsos said: Actually my solo kit from china has arrived, but not my Kate-Akagi combo kit ordered from here. however, I can just support all the phrasing: it’s a fantastic kit! Glad to hear that you finally got it! If you're planning to fold the wings [I am], there's 2 holes that need to be opened on each of the fuselage halves just aft of where the pilot sits and 1 hole on the upper outer wing panels [both sides] these are for the "V" struts to fit into . None of this is called out in the instructions[pretty weird]. Also I'm not sure what they want with the instrument panel decal . Do they want us to put it on the back after we install the clear instrument faces so the gage faces show through or just put it over them ? I'm thinking the former. Check it out and tell me what ya think. Again the instructions don't say. Uncarina and Borsos 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsos Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) 13 hours ago, CRAZY IVAN5 said: Also I'm not sure what they want with the instrument panel decal . Do they want us to put it on the back after we install the clear instrument faces so the gage faces show through or just put it over them ? I'm thinking the former. Check it out and tell me what ya think. Again the instructions don't say. Thank you, I am also really happy. I also think the former. I‘d put the decal on D1 and paint I-9 leaving the instruments clear. As this part is quite thin, this should look quite well. 13 hours ago, CRAZY IVAN5 said: Glad to hear that you finally got it! If you're planning to fold the wings [I am], there's 2 holes that need to be opened on each of the fuselage halves just aft of where the pilot sits and 1 hole on the upper outer wing panels [both sides] these are for the "V" struts to fit into . None of this is called out in the instructions[pretty weird]. Thanks a lot for the hint. I intend to set one Kate onto the Akagi deck and build the other one in-flight dropping a torpedo (maybe in the direction of a 1/700 or smaller Yorktown. I love the paintings in Ospreys „Midway“ book). Generally I hope to answer all the questions that occur during the build with these books: When I built the Hasegawa 48 Kate done 10 years ago, I only had the left book and I can’t remember a question that I couldn’t answer with it. Edited February 3 by Borsos Typo Uncarina and CRAZY IVAN5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 34 minutes ago, Borsos said: Thank you, I am also really happy. I also think the former. I‘d put the decal on D1 and paint I-9 leaving the instruments clear. As this part is quite thin, this should look quite well. Thanks a lot for the hint. I intend to set one Kate onto the Akagi deck and build the other one in-flight dropping a torpedo (maybe in the direction of a 1/700 or smaller Yorktown. I love the paintings in Ospreys „Midway“ book). Generally I hope to answer all the questions that occur during the build with these books: When I built the Hasegawa 48 Kate done 10 years ago, I only had the left book and I can’t remember a question that I couldn’t answer with it. I don't have the book on the left but I do have the Kagero #79 and it's about the best that I could find on the "Kate". Info is a little thin on the ground for these unfortunately. I'll be doing mine as a Kaga torpedo" Kate" [ with the brown tail ]. Borsos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 36 minutes ago, Borsos said: I intend to set one Kate onto the Akagi deck and build the other one in-flight dropping a torpedo (maybe in the direction of a 1/700 or smaller Yorktown. Looking forward to seeing the double contra-rotating propellers of Type 91 torpedo IN ACTION, no less! CRAZY IVAN5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsos Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 30 minutes ago, quang said: Looking forward to seeing the double contra-rotating propellers of Type 91 torpedo IN ACTION, no less! Of course, no problem… but… if … the torpedo has already hit the water and is barely visible through all the spray … Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsos Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Where is all the time gone? Forgive all the dust CRAZY IVAN5, Uncarina, coogrfan and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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