Please don't take thing the wrong way but we can all order spares from abroad, usually get them within a week.

I agree with you. so why don't people bother ? Reason being is that you all pay shop prices and then pay import tax. So if you only need a few small items it will cost you more. I don't buy from a shop I buy from tamiya. I'm new shop trying to get started. If it's as easy as you say why are people requesting parts from people like me and Jamie jt models ? they are hard parts to find and no one can deny that. what happens if you need some of the 7digit parts where do you get them from other than japan or the US?