Hasegawa

[king of men]

Not sure it's all down to the UK importer. The US MSRPs are pretty stiff too.

[jcf]

Not sure it's all down to the UK importer. The US MSRPs are pretty stiff too.

Which are down to the US importer. 

Unlike Tamiya, Hasegawa does not have a corporate presence outside of Japan,
local prices are set by local distributors.

[AS.12]

Which are down to the US importer. 

I think you can only state that with certainty if you know the actual wholesale prices.

[NARSES2]

I think you can only state that with certainty if you know the actual wholesale prices.

True and that's very difficult to find out. You could get the monthly HM Customs import data and as long as you know the tariff they are coming in on work it out providing the supplementary unit is number of units, as the main unit will be weight I think. I spent years going through the steel section of the tariff  (Chapter 72  ) but it may well have changed since I retired.

I must admit I've always found US prices to be far better then what was current in the UK at the time, but that could have been a function of the exchange rate, or at least may have been part of the reason. I don't think they'd be cheaper with the current rate.

   

[jcf]

No tariffs on the toy category that model kitsets fall under, per international
agreements.

As to the wholesale price factor, well when your local retail price
is double the Japanese domestic retail price that looks like an unlikely
cause for the delta. Ditto freight costs.

[zenrat]

I went to HLJ.com to compare Hasegawa prices.
That was a mistake as I ended up sticking a 1/72 Skyraider into my Private Warehouse.
D'oh!

Only $17 though  - bargain!

[NARSES2]

No tariffs on the toy category that model kitsets fall under, per international
agreements.

As to the wholesale price factor, well when your local retail price
is double the Japanese domestic retail price that looks like an unlikely
cause for the delta. Ditto freight costs.

I was only familiar with Chapters 72 and 73 Jon 

I do remember checking the Japanese retail price before Telford once so I could have a conversation with the then importers. Needless to say they didn't want to discuss it.

[PR19_Kit]

I do remember checking the Japanese retail price before Telford once so I could have a conversation with the then importers. Needless to say they didn't want to discuss it.

I'll bet they didn't, greedy gits! 

[Weaver]

Hannants are clearing this set of old glider models for a tenner:

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HASP349

[NARSES2]

Never seen those before now

[jcf]

I have the Skylark, very basic. 

Two piece fuselage, canopy, belly roller, wings (each is a one-piece moulding),
horizontal stabilizers. That's it.

[Mossie]

Cheap fodder for 1/72 longer wings?

[PR19_Kit]

Cheap fodder for 1/72 longer wings?

Funny you should say that.........................[evil grin emoticon]

[NARSES2]

I have the Skylark, very basic. 

Two piece fuselage, canopy, belly roller, wings (each is a one-piece moulding),
horizontal stabilizers. That's it.

Now until you posted that Jon I thought that picture was of one box, in which you got all 3 kits. I can remember boxing's like that from back in the day. I assume from your post they are 3 individual boxings' ?

[jcf]

I have the Skylark, very basic. 

Two piece fuselage, canopy, belly roller, wings (each is a one-piece moulding),
horizontal stabilizers. That's it.

Now until you posted that Jon I thought that picture was of one box, in which you got all 3 kits. I can remember boxing's like that from back in the day. I assume from your post they are 3 individual boxings' ?

That's the 3-in-1 combo boxing, I got mine a few years back as a single.