CRAZY IVAN5

I've been waiting for them to come out with a Hurri for a bit . If it's as good as their Spitfires then this should be the bee's knees. I've already built the new Revell MK IIB [ very nice], so if Kotare do up a late MKI and then a MKIIC I'll be one happy clam!

I too read that somewhere dang if I can remember where now[ kind of makes sense to do it that way]

A very welcome addition when it gets here, I've been waiting a very looooooooong time. I had the Trumpeter kit ,briefly, took one long look in the box and sold it. It had some issues ,I'm not an expert on 'stangs and even I could see there were issues. Life is too short.

Well, I'm going there ,Why a type 52?? What is the deal with these companies in doing a type 32 "Hamp", they always seemed to go with the 52 [ I understand more 52s were built than 32s, but still.............] Can't we diversify a little here?

I concur with your explanation[old -52 crew chief here]. The one thing that they got wrong was the pilot's and copilot's number 2 windshields[the ones directly bin front of them] as they put a curve in them ,this is false they are flat. I know ,I've changed plenty of 'em. As far as I know they still have the FLIR and STV cameras fitted FLIR is on the aircraft's right ,STV on the left side.

This is great news for me at least . My fav versions along with Brit Toombs[hey Z-M!]

I concur, the only K that was mentioned in regards of GM-1 was the K-0 and I can't even confirm that I assumed that all the Ks had it [ I oughta know better when it comes to -109s]. NOS is touchy stuff as a couple of my friends have found out[ one lost his entire car in an explosion, he's ok]. While it does give a hell of a boost in performance, I feel it's more trouble than it's worth. The "boil off rate" is note worthy ,depending of how warm it is outside, they could lose an entire tank in less than a day. I have to wonder what the deal was with running the under wing Gondolas, how that int

I'm really liking what I'm seeing here. What's the possibility of up scaling this to 48th or even 32nd? That would definitely get through my front door! 1/72 scale jet fighters are just plain too small for me.

No worries . I've been really digging into this K-4 and it turns out that it indeed had the MW50 system AND GM-1. On the K-4 the battery was relocated to the bottom of the radio rack so ,yeah, not in the baggage compartment where it was moved to for the G-14[ which is the original subject of this thread]. The K-4 info will be useful when Kotare puts out their K-4 in 32nd scale. Ya learn something new all the time[ I've been chasing -109 production around the block for nearly 10 years and still.....................

I stand corrected was under the false impression that the K-4 had the MW50 system . Turns out that it used the GM-1 instead of MW50 sooooooooo the battery wasn't relocated . Which means that the battery cover does NOT protrude behind the pilot's head. WHOOOPS! The problem with K model is that there's not a lot of info ,indeed AFAIK there are none in existence.

Oh well, in the next life. It's the way it goes sometimes, .been there ,done that and didn't even get the T shirt.

Well, I believe[could be wrong] the K-4 also had MW50 system so the battery box would be protruding . Make of that what you will.

Add to the above , the main reason the battery was relocated, from my sources , was the addition of the MW50 system. In all probability there weren't very many G-6s with this system. Now the possibility of Hartmann's aircraft being equipped with an MW 50 system exists[ can't rule it out], as he was kinda of a "rockstar" in a sense.

From what I've been able to determine ,understanding -109 production was a real mess. the late G-6s SOMETIMES had the battery box behind the pilot's head . The G-14s all did.[again, from the sources that I have]. G-14s were the effort to standardize -109G production but it didn't turn out that way ,it was still a mess. Probably the best thing to do is base the build on Wr. Nr and that can be a real PITA. Others who know more will be checking in presently I'm sure.

I got an FJ-4[hobby boss] in progress too so that'll work also