My stash just grew again (2013)

[PR19_Kit]

Box arrived from Big H with a zillion 20 mm cannon barrels for my B-35, four 200 gal tanks for a Sea Harrier (even though I ordered 100 gall tanks I'm not complaining ) and a Sword Harrier T4 kit.

The latter maybe lacking in surface detail, as mentioned in some hyper-critical reviews, but it's MAGNIFICENT! Has pre-painted etches for the cockpit, loads of detail bits and the only openable canopy on any 2 seat Harrier kit. 

[Thorvic]

Won another Airfix Buccanner S-1 off eBay, so will look to add bays and a cockpit along with colins early Bucc set and then see wjat weapon choices are available.

[Captain Canada]

Ya those sword Harriers are gorgeous. I have 2 now and will probably get another one. If anybody wants the etched bits let me know....I probably won't be using them.

[Gondor]

Yesterday I picked up an Airfix 1/72 Spitrife Mk1a

Gondor

[Daryl J.]

Airfix Spitfire PR.XIX 1:48
I'd like to try one out.

[The Wooksta!]

TBH, it's not my scale but I'm tempted...

[TallEng]

Arrived first thing this morning in the post from Hobbylink Japan via German customs (luckily nothing to pay)
These two;



The Typhoon apparently is the Revell one re boxed by Hasagawa, the Markings/colour scheme from some kind of
Show/series about which I know nothing
I know its a matter of taste, but I found the colour schemes somewhat different and thought why not?
Total cost for the two plus P & P 38Euros, which is about what I'd have to pay for one Tomcat bought here.
Result!!

Regards
Keith

[PR19_Kit]

Sounds a good system. In future I'll order any stuff from Japan to go via Germany and keep the greedy, grasping hands of HM Revenue and Customs, UK Border Controls and the Post office off MY money!

[Dizzyfugu]

Not a problem - but at last, there's an alternative to the Matchbox kit in 1:72, so I was curious

Right there are 2 boxings -

The F3D-2 which I got. 5 markings options, 3 Marine Sqds in Korea and 2 USN Squadrons. Looks good on the sprues. Plastic is typical Sword, little shiny and a tad soft but the engraving is nice and subdued  Clear sprue is separately packed.

Other boxing is an EF-10B/F3D-2T2 version

I'm happy with it 

Thank you! 

[Hobbes]

Sounds a good system. In future I'll order any stuff from Japan to go via Germany and keep the greedy, grasping hands of HM Revenue and Customs, UK Border Controls and the Post office off MY money!

Won't work, I suspect. Germany will have a similar system to the UK: packages below a certain value aren't taxed, if the listed value exceeds the limit then Customs take their cut.

[PR19_Kit]

Sounds a good system. In future I'll order any stuff from Japan to go via Germany and keep the greedy, grasping hands of HM Revenue and Customs, UK Border Controls and the Post office off MY money!

Won't work, I suspect. Germany will have a similar system to the UK: packages below a certain value aren't taxed, if the listed value exceeds the limit then Customs take their cut.

The trouble is that the 'limit' in the UK seems to be £0. Both Martin H and I have had issues where the various charges imposed by the bodies I mentioned have exceeded the value of the kit!

[TallEng]

Sounds a good system. In future I'll order any stuff from Japan to go via Germany and keep the greedy, grasping hands of HM Revenue and Customs, UK Border Controls and the Post office off MY money!

Won't work, I suspect. Germany will have a similar system to the UK: packages below a certain value aren't taxed, if the listed value exceeds the limit then Customs take their cut.

Indeed they do, but my postman told me that I was under the limit
It's always a bit of a risk ordering from outside the EU.

Regards
Keith

[scooter]

The Typhoon apparently is the Revell one re boxed by Hasagawa, the Markings/colour scheme from some kind of
Show/series about which I know nothing

Google-fu turns up this hit from Wiki-

The Idolmaster (アイドルマスター Aidorumasutā?, officially stylized as THE iDOLM@STER) is a Japanese raising simulation and rhythm video game series created by Namco Bandai Games (formerly Namco). The series primarily centers on the career of a producer who works with a group of prospective pop idols at the talent agency 765 Production.

The girls would make some very handy nose art... 

[Hobbes]

The trouble is that the 'limit' in the UK seems to be £0. Both Martin H and I have had issues where the various charges imposed by the bodies I mentioned have exceeded the value of the kit!

in the Netherlands and Germany (and probably the entire Euro zone), there are two limits:
- up to 22 Euros, you don't pay any taxes
- between 22 and 150 Euros, you pay VAT only
- over E 150, you pay VAT and a 'customs charge' (which varies per type of goods imported, and is subject to such regular change the NL customs don't even offer a list of these charges on their website, they refer to their phone helpdesk).
- in addition, items over E 22 may be subject to a handling fee due to the extra cost incurred in figuring out the above

[PR19_Kit]

In the UK it'd be nice to actually HAVE a Help Desk.

The UK Border Control 'organisiation' (the word 'organisation' is used here in its WIDEST possible sense!) closed theirs down 'due to staff shortages'. Not to mention that they are such a shambolic operation that anyone who deals with them has to phone as they don't pay any attention to emails.....