Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Va as flown by Douglas Bader

[BarryW]

I mentioned the Kotare Spitfire Vb earlier. It is delayed and probably won't be released for a few months. All to their drive for perfectionism!

For those who have it on pre-order they will throw in a resin cockpit door alongside the resin exhausts, all free on pre-orders before 30th September. I have placed my preorder. With postage from NZ it's a bit expensive but the resin makes it worthwhile.

 

[VegasAWACER13]

For those who have it on pre-order they will throw in a resin cockpit door alongside the resin exhausts, all free on pre-orders before 30th September. I have placed my preorder. With postage from NZ it's a bit expensive but the resin makes it worthwhile.

Where do you order it from?

 

[BarryW]

Where do you order it from?

The Kotare website. Try Google.

 

[Edbert]

I got mine from Squadron, but I just checked and they do not have the Mk.Vb at this time. Might be worth a phone call to check since that will not involve international shipping. It is quite possible the website is not up to date on pre-released kits.

https://squadron.com/search.php?search_query=kotare

 

[Edbert]

This is the problem I'm needing to solve. I messed up somewhere at the sticker stage. Whatever i did wrong caused silvering on one wing that became evident only after I sprayed a dullcoat. I'm guessing the problem had to be there before, but the dullcoat made it show up.

Whatever it was, when I tried to resolve by making pinholes in the film and applying Micro Sol it did not work. So I tried to cut the clear film away from the wording, which resulted in disaster. So I just peeled away the silvered bit, and was left with this...

Here (below) is an earlier pic during the sticker-stage, you can see the gloos coat, but I do not see the problem with silvering here, maybe due to the glare from the gloss?

Anyway, new stickers are down, want some more time with Micro Sol before I touch up the matte and call it done. Oh, and paint the rear-view mirror.

 

[mustang1989]

This is looking good Ed......really good. Those wing roundel decals really sucked down nicely.

 

[VegasAWACER13]

I got mine from Squadron, but I just checked and they do not have the Mk.Vb at this time. Might be worth a phone call to check since that will not involve international shipping. It is quite possible the website is not up to date on pre-released kits.

https://squadron.com/search.php?search_query=kotare

Thanks, I'll look that up!

 

[Edbert]

I cleaned the camera up to get a few "money shots"...

 

[Littlemarten]

I like it. With the low lighting, you can imagine it sitting on an airfield on a cloudy day, somewhere in Britain.

 

[BarleyBop]

cloudy day

Nice image.

"money shots"

Nice. Got me thinking about shooting with more glass as well.

 

[Edbert]

With the low lighting, you can imagine it sitting on an airfield on a cloudy day, somewhere in Britain.

I forgot to put the camera back into Aperature Priority.

Wait no!

That was on purpose, to simulate the permaclouds of England...yeah...that's the ticket.

 

[Rockin' Rob]

I forgot to put the camera back into Aperature Priority.

Wait no!

That was on purpose, to simulate the permaclouds of England...yeah...that's the ticket.

I was going to say, why isn't it raining?

 

[BarryW]

This is the problem I'm needing to solve. I messed up somewhere at the sticker stage. Whatever i did wrong caused silvering on one wing that became evident only after I sprayed a dullcoat. I'm guessing the problem had to be there before, but the dullcoat made it show up.

Whatever it was, when I tried to resolve by making pinholes in the film and applying Micro Sol it did not work. So I tried to cut the clear film away from the wording, which resulted in disaster. So I just peeled away the silvered bit, and was left with this...

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Here (below) is an earlier pic during the sticker-stage, you can see the gloos coat, but I do not see the problem with silvering here, maybe due to the glare from the gloss?

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Anyway, new stickers are down, want some more time with Micro Sol before I touch up the matte and call it done. Oh, and paint the rear-view mirror.

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Just seen this. Personally I would recommend always painting the walk lines, it eliminates that problem all together and is a lot easier. Cut the script from the decal. It's very easy to do, the simplest of masking jobs.

 

[Ron2]

Wrapping up the cockpit here, just wanted to show some pics because it is about to all be invisible.

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That tank behind the pilot's right shoulder/elbow says "use no oil or grease - they cause explosions" which I thought was interesting.

Just in case any Spitfire aficionados are wondering where the rest of it is (like the side-door), these side panels are only the bottom half.

Hmm I may have to try a kotare kit.

 

[Edbert]

Hmm I may have to try a kotare kit.

If you like Zoukei Mura, you'll love Kotare.

Roughly the same price, far less complex with the Kotare, similar tolerances (basically none), similar detail, better overall fit for Kotare (probably due to simplified approach), but both brands are top-of-the-line in my opinion.