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Originally Posted by peetbee
Now why doesn't that surprise me?
Don't hobby co ship their stuff in container by sea now, hence the looooooooong delays?
If they're not interested in supporting the TRF side of things why oh why can't they let someone else import it?
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Yes, it comes in a container, which is put on one of them dodgy Hong Kong fishing boats, I think, and then goes the long way round...
The man who runs Hobby Co is a good friend to Mr Tamiya, and the way the Japanese do business, he gets it, careless. There were rumours that the R/C side of it was to be split off, but that's died now. If shops are pissed off, then another way around this issue, is to import from the likes of Stellamodels, and RCMart, yes they will discount and sell to shops, so you would get the items far sooner, and be able to order stock without a possible 8 week delay.
Yes, Customs, if the value is over a certain amount, then we get hit for customs.