My Stash Just Grew Again (2011)

[Thorvic]

Off eBay another Fujimi HMS Ark Royal, bought as a source of fixtures & fittings for a couple of ships.

I also have a parcel stuck in ParcelFarce hell from Japan 

[NARSES2]

The 'Operation Sun Run' RF-101s that I bought from Hobby Search have arrived in the UK. My total price paid to HS was £32.43. Today I got the letter from the GPO about Customs charges etc.

The PO want to levy a 'handling charge' of £13.50 and the Customs want to add £10.93 as VAT!!!!!! My maths says that a £10.93 charge on a cost of £32.43 is almost 31%, not the 20% VAT that we have at the moment,

Kit

Not sure if you pay VAT on the PO charge, but that brings the total VAT much nearer the 20%, plus you might have had duty added to the price - although after 5 years retired I've no idea what duty rates are or what they are leveyed on now. The thing that gets me is the PO charge, absolutely ridiculous 

[Radish]

RIP OFF BRITAIN....exactly!!

Meanwhile....skulls....use them as bases for models....

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,30419.0/highlight,radish.html

[PR19_Kit]

Kit

Not sure if you pay VAT on the PO charge, but that brings the total VAT much nearer the 20%, plus you might have had duty added to the price - although after 5 years retired I've no idea what duty rates are or what they are leveyed on now. The thing that gets me is the PO charge, absolutely ridiculous 

I asked that exact question and was told that VAT isn't added to the 'Rip-Off' charge, it's imposed before that gets applied. There was no duty either, that's listed separately as £0.00, so HMCE need a new calculator. After another rude phone call to the PO this morning they agreed to hold the parcel until my dispute with HMCE is resolved.

When I used to travel back and forth to the US, I brought back LOADS of stuff in my bags, declared them at the airport complete with receipts etc, and only very rarely got charged duty and VAT. Even then it never exceeded around £10, and that was on goods valued at over £100 at times.

[Martin H]

From an ebay trader in Hong kong, one 1/72nd Skunk models workshop MQ-9 Reaper.

[Aircav]

A 1/72 Trumpeter J-20 from China via ebay for £16.80 all in, couldn't resist. 

[The Wooksta!]

Three pots of Xtracrylic - RLM 04 Gelb, RAF Extra Dark Sea Grey and PRU Blue.  I am so sick of spryaing the latter colour, having done about 10 Spitfires in it in recent days. At least another three to go too, plus more for undersurfaces...

[pyro-manic]

Caved in and picked up one a Revell (Heller) Arado 196A-3 this afternoon. I'll probably nick the floats for something else, so I might turn it into a dive bomber...

[Martin H]

More additions to the stash from todays model show at Southwell.

Fujimi 1/72 F-16ADF "Texas ANG Balls 1"
Hasegawa 1/48 F-16C "Alabama ANG Special"
Academy 1/48 F-22A complete with Wolfpack Designs resin cockpit set.

Now if I can just find time to do some modelling.......

I managed to walk away from the show with out even having to feel the need to open my wallet, except when it was time for a bacon roll and a brew.

[Aircav]

Ordered these today from America, 1/48 Aztec PC-7 transfers, the Aztec/Inca style mouth should be about the right size for a 1/72 Mexican P-47 or Corsair.  

[pyro-manic]

Ooh, now I like that.

[GTX]

Two arrived today:

• 1/48 MPM HML Arado Ar 240
• 1/48 Collect-Aire  McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat

And with SWMBO having left the country today, it was much easier to sneak them in...

[Howard of Effingham]

from the southwell show yesterday....

airfix kaman seasprite SH-2F
valom boeing XF8B
fuijimi grumman KA-6D
matchbox avro lancaster B1/B3
PM messerschmitt P1111
hobbycraft lockheed ventura

a shed load of resin from heritage aviation, some decals from paul davis [for EP-3/P-3 and F-4], also some more of the varied blue rider decals for the many and varied
balkan air forces that arose out of the break up of yugoslavia.

also in 1/35, a M113A2 APC [academy], a pack of modern US Army soldiers [tamiya] and some vehicle /AFV decals [tamiya]

[pyro-manic]

From Beales department store in Yeovil, a pair of Airfix blue Spitfires (the bagged ones), a DH88 Comet, and a box of little beads for sci-fi stuff. They had a 10% off everything day today, so I couldn't resist.

[Radish]

3 x 1:1 skull; 2 x tortoise, also 1:1