Kotare teaser - it's a Bf 109K!

[LSP_Mike]

Depends on the shipping...

[Steve C]

Shipping is included in the $100 price.  

[LSP_Mike]

OK, it seems semi reasonable.

[John1]

Pics of the test shot sprues are released.   Looks nice except - no sign of any rivets.  Just smooth plastic, looking like a circa 1980 Hasegawa kit.    Granted it’s a test shot but I’m a bit concerned.   Lack of any rivet detail just doesn’t cut it in 2025.   

[RBrown]

1 hour ago, John1 said:

  Lack of any rivet detail just doesn’t cut it in 2025.   

 

I fine with Kotare's lack of rivets.  I'll agree that it is not a completely accurate depiction, but neither are the tiny divots that many use to represent rivets.

 

[Thunnus]

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[John1]

30 minutes ago, RBrown said:

 

I fine with Kotare's lack of rivets.  I'll agree that it is not a completely accurate depiction, but neither are the tiny divots that many use to represent rivets.

 

Plenty of outfits been able to replicate flush rivets.  Heck, Eduard pulls it off convincingly in 48th.  Tamiya’s been able to figure out how to do this for years as well.   Don’t need / want the kit covered in silly divots but to have a kit in 2025, in this scale, with nothing doesn’t work for me.   Again, it’s a test shot so hopefully this turns out to be a non-issue.   If not, plenty of other kits out there to keep me entertained.   

[williamj]

Splendid.

[Martinnfb]

Thank you for the images John. I like the breakdown of the wheel wells and the pronounced fairing of the vertical stabilizer. Overdone taping on the wing tips will easily sand off, not so much the stark-eye gauging underwing access/fuel tank covers. Overall this is some exciting engineering can't wait to redirect the production line straight to Calgary. Just ship it all to me guys. ALL OF IT ! 

Edited January 22 by Martinnfb

[Mark P]

I am anxiously awaiting to see the markings options!

 

Mark Proulx

[Paul2660]

They should follow how Great Wall Hobby did rivets on their P-40. They do an amazing job. 
 

Paul

Edited January 22 by Paul2660

[rafju]

Just curious the spinner is looking like or is it a perspective pix effect?

the Mk108 gun fairing is also different from what was shown on previous pix or may be is an option for an other gun?

The wheel wells looks to be beautiful!

Edited January 21 by rafju

[RBrown]

22 hours ago, John1 said:

Plenty of outfits been able to replicate flush rivets.  Heck, Eduard pulls it off convincingly in 48th.  Tamiya’s been able to figure out how to do this for years as well.  

 

Again these are small divots and not really representative of the way an aircraft looks.  They give an approximation of the complexities of an aircraft skin and that is acceptable to many but it is no more accurate than that provided by Kotare.  The realistic portrayal of flush riveting  is one aspect of kit engineering that continues to elude tool makers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 22 by RBrown

[CRAZY IVAN5]

39 minutes ago, RBrown said:

 

Again these are small divots and not really representative of the way an aircraft looks.  They give an approximation of the complexities of an aircraft skin and that is acceptable to many but it is no more accurate than that provided by Kotare.  The realistic portrayal of flush riveting  is one aspect of kit engineering that continues to  eluded tool makers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have to agree. Look how close one has to be to see these rivets. I know I don't want anybody getting THAT close to any of my builds, there'll be trouble! Now I don't have my wooden calculator handy , but I'm thinking that a 1/4 inch diameter rivet[ on the real plane would be about .008 inches in diameter on a 1/32 scale model , that's a rough estimate. that's awfully small. if a company could pull this off ,the price would most probably go up [maybe not]. They would probably disappear after the first primer coat. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, after all we are not communist. Speaking ONLY for me I'm good that there isn't any "rivet " detail, but those wing tip tapes gotta be toned down some . This looks magnitudes better than the old Hasegawa kits ,hell, I'm getting one. The only time I wince about rivets is on 1/35 helios [should really be raised] but that's another conversation for another time.

[John1]

Looking at the pics closer, check out the "divots" scattered all over the horizontal stabs and the raised rectangular panels on the lower wings, along with the generally crude details on them.    Again I'll preface my comments by stating that these are test shots but if nothing changes, the Hasegawa kit is looking mighty good right now. 

Edited January 21 by John1