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5% Off - Everything (except Iwata - see below)We have a special promotion running until 31st August 2010. Everything on the web site is reduced by at least 5%. The price is shown against each item is the reduced price. Amazingly, our FREE Delivery worldwide is also applicable, so we must be the best value around if you live outside the UK. Please note that we still have to charge £2.00 delivery on any total purchase of £6.00 or under - because of the heavy cost of shipping small items through the Royal Mail. |
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Summer Madness offers
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Two Sea Kings and other stories
Story of Two Sea Kings
Web Site Redesign - again!
New Arrivals, Blogs and Twitter
A Story Of Two Sea Kings
Firstly, although only a reboxing with some new sprues, Airfix have
released their Westland Sea King HAS Mk.2/ASaC.Mk.7 in 1/72nd.
At £10.44 (after our current 5% discount) this is good value, which is
more than can be said for the other one.
Hasegawa prices are becoming an international talking point - something that is amply demonstrated by their new Seaking HAR.3 RAF Rescue.
This is a first in 1/48th - a real Westland HAR.3 with all the right bits. However, at £66.49 (£69.99 less discount) , many will feel that they can wait a bit longer. If you can't then what you get is a nicely moulded kit - albeit in bright yellow plastic, plus two decal variants, both dating from 1992. Those of you in the local club in Ipswich who were hoping for modern Wattisham decals will be disappointed. I guess we have to wait for Xtradecal to do a whole sheet to cover all current aircraft. Mind you that will add another £8 - £10 to the cost, making this a determined purchase. A point of interest - quite what the torpedoes are doing in the kit is anyone's guess.
If you put in some keywords and they only match one item, you will be taken straight to the single item, rather than to the search results list - and then select the single item. Just a small change but it adds to the convenience.
The search results page, at long last, will have alternating background colours so that you can see each entry more clearly.
The search results page will have a check box at the end of each item
line. If you know that you want to buy the item, then click on the
check box and then click on the button at the bottom of the page to
buy. Not too useful for a single item but if you want to buy, say, 10
Xtracolor enamels, then this is an easy way to do it.
A quick run down on some of the other items:
HB80355 - a 1/48th ADV Tornado
K48028 - A Block 52 Hellenic F-16
K48029 - A Block 60 UAE F-16
Every week we update the site for all the newly released items. This is available from the New Arrivals link on the home page.
We also update the Shop Blog with comments, ideas, hints and tips. The blog is here.
Twitter is a bit of a mystery to us but we have recently started to Tweet(!) news to our Twitter page.
Lastly, don't forget David's increasingly popular modelling Blog. Follow his mistakes, errors and successes at Gentle Scale Modelling
Web Site Redesign - again!
New Arrivals, Blogs and Twitter
A Story Of Two Sea Kings
Why is it when you wait for a long time, two come up together. It works for buses. Now it works for Sea Kings.
Firstly, although only a reboxing with some new sprues, Airfix have
released their Westland Sea King HAS Mk.2/ASaC.Mk.7 in 1/72nd.
At £10.44 (after our current 5% discount) this is good value, which is
more than can be said for the other one.
Hasegawa prices are becoming an international talking point - something that is amply demonstrated by their new Seaking HAR.3 RAF Rescue.
This is a first in 1/48th - a real Westland HAR.3 with all the right bits. However, at £66.49 (£69.99 less discount) , many will feel that they can wait a bit longer. If you can't then what you get is a nicely moulded kit - albeit in bright yellow plastic, plus two decal variants, both dating from 1992. Those of you in the local club in Ipswich who were hoping for modern Wattisham decals will be disappointed. I guess we have to wait for Xtradecal to do a whole sheet to cover all current aircraft. Mind you that will add another £8 - £10 to the cost, making this a determined purchase. A point of interest - quite what the torpedoes are doing in the kit is anyone's guess.
Web Site Redesign
Further changes will be appearing this week. The three main changes are as follows:If you put in some keywords and they only match one item, you will be taken straight to the single item, rather than to the search results list - and then select the single item. Just a small change but it adds to the convenience.
The search results page, at long last, will have alternating background colours so that you can see each entry more clearly.
The search results page will have a check box at the end of each item
line. If you know that you want to buy the item, then click on the
check box and then click on the button at the bottom of the page to
buy. Not too useful for a single item but if you want to buy, say, 10
Xtracolor enamels, then this is an easy way to do it.
New Arrivals, Blogs andTwitter
Oh what a long list of new arrivals this week. We are almost spoiled for choice. I will mention only a few so please check out the New Arrivals link on the home page.| At long last there has been a delivery of Bronco kits so we are now shipping all of the back orders for Comets, Bailey Bridges and Cruiser A13 tanks. However, the really good news is that we can now ship CB35035 - The WWII Triumph motor bike and CB35051 - the Adler Radio car. | |
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| Kits World decals are a new one on us. These are a range of 1/72 and 1/48 decals for USAAF aircraft. Examples are KW48001 and KW72001. | |
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 Dragon has a list of new releases including a new Tiger I - DN6600 - Pz.Kpfw.VI Ausf.E Tiger 1 Initial Production s.Pz.Abt 502 Mishkino 1943. |  AZM48040 - Grumman Widgeon |
A quick run down on some of the other items:
HB80355 - a 1/48th ADV Tornado
K48028 - A Block 52 Hellenic F-16
K48029 - A Block 60 UAE F-16
Every week we update the site for all the newly released items. This is available from the New Arrivals link on the home page.
We also update the Shop Blog with comments, ideas, hints and tips. The blog is here.
Twitter is a bit of a mystery to us but we have recently started to Tweet(!) news to our Twitter page.
Lastly, don't forget David's increasingly popular modelling Blog. Follow his mistakes, errors and successes at Gentle Scale Modelling
That's all for now
Sunday, 13 June 2010
Some good news
Firstly, we have an apology-
About 10 days ago, the web site had a major issue when trying to purchase the items in your basket. This manifested itself as a time out when trying to finalise the transaction. As we do not
charge your card as part of the online process - only when we ship - there was no security risk, however, some people did fail to get their orders processed.
We finally tracked this down to a problem with printers on the system. Once this was cleared, the web site returned to normal.
If you did have a problem at that time, please try again - we are offering you two GREAT reasons to come back to us soon.
5% Discount on the Web Site
Web Site Redesign
New Arrivals, Blogs and Twitter
What better Father's day gift than a new airbrush, or even a new airbrush/compressor combination. We have always offered a discount when you buy a compressor and an airbrush as a combination but it just got even better.
Iwata Eclipse Airbrush - Recommended retail price £129.99 - now £110.49 - that's a saving of £19.50!
Iwata Sprint Jet Compressor - Recommended retail price £190.00 - now £161.50 - that's a saving of £28.50!
Both together when bought individually have a total RRP of £319.99 - our combination price is £242.91 - that's a saving of £77.08 and a massive 24% OFF!
FREE worldwide delivery still applies!
As of now, and valid until at least 31 July 2010, we are giving you a 5% discount off everything on the web site (except for Iwata items - see above). This discount is applied automatically. You will see your savings in the description of any item you browse. Needless to say, this is in addition to our already famous FREE Worldwide delivery*.
*(Sorry but anything totalling £6 or below is charged at £2 - this is because of the way that the UK Royal Mail charges for its small packets)
We have just released the first part of our re-designed web site. We hope that you like the clean new look. Over the next couple of days we will be rolling out all of the remaining pages so that the whole thing will be a better experience. Built in to the site is a feature that checks both the stock situation with us and with our suppliers. This means that if we don't have it and they do, we will confirm the availability. As we order almost daily, even if the item has to be supplied to us, it will still mean a fast delivery to you - and still FREE!
If we state that an item is out of stock then this is because neither we nor our wholesalers have the item. In that case if you place it on your order, we will ship it as soon as it becomes available.
Twitter is a bit of a mystery to us but we have recently started to Tweet(!) news to our Twitter page.
Lastly, don't forget David's increasingly popular modelling Blog. Follow his mistakes, errors and successes at Gentle Scale Modelling
About 10 days ago, the web site had a major issue when trying to purchase the items in your basket. This manifested itself as a time out when trying to finalise the transaction. As we do not
charge your card as part of the online process - only when we ship - there was no security risk, however, some people did fail to get their orders processed.
We finally tracked this down to a problem with printers on the system. Once this was cleared, the web site returned to normal.
If you did have a problem at that time, please try again - we are offering you two GREAT reasons to come back to us soon.
In this issue
Father's Day Iwata Special5% Discount on the Web Site
Web Site Redesign
New Arrivals, Blogs and Twitter
Father's Day 20th June 2010
As part of our celebrations for Father's day (David has four kids so it's always a good day for him), we are offering a very special discount on everything Iwata up until 30th June.What better Father's day gift than a new airbrush, or even a new airbrush/compressor combination. We have always offered a discount when you buy a compressor and an airbrush as a combination but it just got even better.
15% of all Iwata items including airbrushes, compressors and combination packs.
ExamplesIwata Eclipse Airbrush - Recommended retail price £129.99 - now £110.49 - that's a saving of £19.50!
Iwata Sprint Jet Compressor - Recommended retail price £190.00 - now £161.50 - that's a saving of £28.50!
Both together when bought individually have a total RRP of £319.99 - our combination price is £242.91 - that's a saving of £77.08 and a massive 24% OFF!
FREE worldwide delivery still applies!
5% off Everything else on the web site
As of now, and valid until at least 31 July 2010, we are giving you a 5% discount off everything on the web site (except for Iwata items - see above). This discount is applied automatically. You will see your savings in the description of any item you browse. Needless to say, this is in addition to our already famous FREE Worldwide delivery*.
*(Sorry but anything totalling £6 or below is charged at £2 - this is because of the way that the UK Royal Mail charges for its small packets)
Web Site Redesign
We have just released the first part of our re-designed web site. We hope that you like the clean new look. Over the next couple of days we will be rolling out all of the remaining pages so that the whole thing will be a better experience. Built in to the site is a feature that checks both the stock situation with us and with our suppliers. This means that if we don't have it and they do, we will confirm the availability. As we order almost daily, even if the item has to be supplied to us, it will still mean a fast delivery to you - and still FREE!
If we state that an item is out of stock then this is because neither we nor our wholesalers have the item. In that case if you place it on your order, we will ship it as soon as it becomes available.
New Arrivals, Blogs and Twitter
Every week we update the site for all the newly released items. This is available from the New Arrivals link on the home page.Twitter is a bit of a mystery to us but we have recently started to Tweet(!) news to our Twitter page.
Lastly, don't forget David's increasingly popular modelling Blog. Follow his mistakes, errors and successes at Gentle Scale Modelling
That's all for now
David
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Vallejo Polyurethane Primer
Tamiya Magazine extolled the virtues of the new Vallejo primer which the editor obtained at Nuremburg. It has taken some time for it to arrive but we now have it in stock. I thought you might like to know what it is like. It comes in three colours and two sizes. There is a choice of 60ml (£4.95) and 200ml (£9.99) in White, Grey or Black. Black, I assume, is for the Games Workshop crowd where they always recommend a black base for all figure painting. Not sure that I agree but there we are. This leaves a choice of White or Grey so I decided to try both.
So far I can't talk about toughness. This report is purely about its application to a model. I had two items that needed priming - a 1/10th scale bust in resin and a 1/48the Hasegawa F-16I Sufa. I decided to prime the F-16 with white and the figure with grey. the F-16 is getting Israeli camo so it will have a light coloured underside so white seemed the best choice. As the figure is a German Feldgendarme in a rubberised German Grey/Green colour, the grey seems ideal/ The grey went on like a dream. It is very much lighter than my usual favourite - Vallejo Model Air grey. It also covered easily in one coat and when on quite thin. The white wasn't quite such a good experience. I found that it needed a couple of coats to cover - even to the level seen in the photo below. I also found that I needed to thin the primer half way through. It seemed to thicken up as I went. It also didn't want to be misted on so gave quite a wet finish. However, after letting both dry thoroughly, I can't really tell any difference between them except for the lack of complete cover from the white. I will let you know how I got on with durability once I start painting the figure. It is very easy to rub primer off a resin figure as you turn it around to paint it - we shall see.
So far I can't talk about toughness. This report is purely about its application to a model. I had two items that needed priming - a 1/10th scale bust in resin and a 1/48the Hasegawa F-16I Sufa. I decided to prime the F-16 with white and the figure with grey. the F-16 is getting Israeli camo so it will have a light coloured underside so white seemed the best choice. As the figure is a German Feldgendarme in a rubberised German Grey/Green colour, the grey seems ideal/ The grey went on like a dream. It is very much lighter than my usual favourite - Vallejo Model Air grey. It also covered easily in one coat and when on quite thin. The white wasn't quite such a good experience. I found that it needed a couple of coats to cover - even to the level seen in the photo below. I also found that I needed to thin the primer half way through. It seemed to thicken up as I went. It also didn't want to be misted on so gave quite a wet finish. However, after letting both dry thoroughly, I can't really tell any difference between them except for the lack of complete cover from the white. I will let you know how I got on with durability once I start painting the figure. It is very easy to rub primer off a resin figure as you turn it around to paint it - we shall see.
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Sorry for the big gap
We have been very busy updating all of our systems to match our wholesaler's new web site so we have got a bit behind with the blog. Check out the news of a very special offer at the end of this blog entry.
The new arrivals page has been updated Click Here
There have not been too many mainstream new kits recently. The Xtrakit Swift has been a very good seller whilst the new MPM Gloster Meteor PR.10 has alsmost sold out in its 1st week. Airfix continue to delight and irritate in that they release new mouldings, which are very good, and then release 'ancient' kits at the same time. However, if you want a 1/72 Petliakov Pe-2 or a Blohm und Voss Bv 141B then this is the only way to go and, I am sure that you will be happy just to get them.
Testors Modelmaster Enamel paints are now available ex-stock so if you are a fan of these paints, try us.
Iwata airbrushes and compressors are still on 10% discount with worldwide FREE shipping so now maybe the time to get into airbrushing using the best (but not always the dearest) or upgrade your existing airbrush system.
With our new systems we are close to releasing the following on the web site. Look out for the launch date:
1. An account lookup which will enable you to check on the status of your outstanding orders
2. Live stock control that will give you an accurate delivery indication on any item you look up.
We are working on a new feature that will enable you to add to the basket from the search result page. This will make it easier, for instance, to purchase multiple pots of paint. We will let you know when this is available.
Special Offer
We are having a clearance of some kits from the shop. These will all be available at 25% discount, still with free delivery. We hope to have the list of them available by the end of this week so WATCH THIS SPACE!
The new arrivals page has been updated Click Here
There have not been too many mainstream new kits recently. The Xtrakit Swift has been a very good seller whilst the new MPM Gloster Meteor PR.10 has alsmost sold out in its 1st week. Airfix continue to delight and irritate in that they release new mouldings, which are very good, and then release 'ancient' kits at the same time. However, if you want a 1/72 Petliakov Pe-2 or a Blohm und Voss Bv 141B then this is the only way to go and, I am sure that you will be happy just to get them.
Testors Modelmaster Enamel paints are now available ex-stock so if you are a fan of these paints, try us.
Iwata airbrushes and compressors are still on 10% discount with worldwide FREE shipping so now maybe the time to get into airbrushing using the best (but not always the dearest) or upgrade your existing airbrush system.
With our new systems we are close to releasing the following on the web site. Look out for the launch date:
1. An account lookup which will enable you to check on the status of your outstanding orders
2. Live stock control that will give you an accurate delivery indication on any item you look up.
We are working on a new feature that will enable you to add to the basket from the search result page. This will make it easier, for instance, to purchase multiple pots of paint. We will let you know when this is available.
Special Offer
We are having a clearance of some kits from the shop. These will all be available at 25% discount, still with free delivery. We hope to have the list of them available by the end of this week so WATCH THIS SPACE!
Saturday, 17 April 2010
Update for 17th April
Well, getting back to normal took longer than we thought. Only now are we beginning to see deliveries come through as before. However, once we have completed our software updates, you should see improved shipping information with every item. It will take about another 7 days but we will tell you when it happens.
IWATA Airbrushes
We thought it my be time to remind you that we are fully authorised Iwata agents and are able to ship worldwide. Our expreience in using these airbrushes for all forms of modelling is extensive and we are always willing to advise on the perfect choice, be it the £35 Prem-Air airbrush (included here because it is manufactured by the UK Iwata Importer) of the top of the range Iwata items.
Now this is unusual
We had a delivery this week that included a few Fujimi F7U-3 Cutlass kits in 1/72nd - see it here. Now I haven't made a Cutlass since I was about 15 so this brought back memories. At £12.99 it is an excellent kit of an unusual aircraft.
New Arrivals
Playing catch-up this week after missing last week. Check out the full list HERE
Lastly
My blog continues to amuse and inform. Check out the latest entries HERE
IWATA Airbrushes
We thought it my be time to remind you that we are fully authorised Iwata agents and are able to ship worldwide. Our expreience in using these airbrushes for all forms of modelling is extensive and we are always willing to advise on the perfect choice, be it the £35 Prem-Air airbrush (included here because it is manufactured by the UK Iwata Importer) of the top of the range Iwata items.
Iwata Revolution TR0 - £169.69 (List Price £186.99)
Remember that you are always going to get a good deal on Iwata - currently, the deal is 10% discount on all Airbrushes and Compressors saving you around £15 - £18 on the HP-CH or the very popular Revolution Trigger airbrushes (shown here). One happy customer today saved £47 on a TR0/Smart Jet Compressor Combo.Now this is unusual
We had a delivery this week that included a few Fujimi F7U-3 Cutlass kits in 1/72nd - see it here. Now I haven't made a Cutlass since I was about 15 so this brought back memories. At £12.99 it is an excellent kit of an unusual aircraft.
New Arrivals
Playing catch-up this week after missing last week. Check out the full list HERE
Lastly
My blog continues to amuse and inform. Check out the latest entries HERE
Sunday, 4 April 2010
New Arrivals and other News
Firstly, let us apologise for the lack of news over the last couple of weeks. One of our main suppliers has been re-working their web site and this has resulted in them not keeping their new arrivals up to date. Also, the changes to their web site required a change to our software which has taken some time to implement. However, our forthcoming software release will provide better information when searching and give you an accurate shipping date on most of the items we list.
Some Special New Arrivals
Airfix
Airfix has launched their HMS Illustrious Gift Set. This is a very impressive set comprising an accurate 1:350th scale through deck carrier plus all the paints and glue that is required to complete the job. It is priced at £49.99 and seems to be worth every penny. Please note that due to the size of the box, we will not be able to ship this item outside of the UK for free. If you are interested in purchasing it and live overseas, please contact us for a delivery quotation. Click on the image to see the item
Testors Limited Editions
We have seem a list of new kits arrive from testors. We have yet to open a box so cannot comment on the quality but will be doing so if the next few days so 'watch this space!'
Revell
We now have stocks of their new 1:72nd scale RV4693 Hawker Fury which looks like being very popular.
Bad news regarding postage.
The Royal Mail has recently increased their postal charges and this is making our free delivery service very expensive for us. Due to the way that the Royal Mail charges for post, sending anything that is under £6 in price is now very costly against the cost of the kit. hence, we have had to start charging £2 for any sale that totals £6 or under. This charge is mentioned when your basket is below the minimum and the postal charge is added at the final check out. Please consider purchasing another item to take you over the the £6 limit as this will represent much better value for you.
Full New Arrivals List
As usual, you can see all of the new arrivals on the web site by clicking HERE
Some Special New Arrivals
Airfix
Airfix has launched their HMS Illustrious Gift Set. This is a very impressive set comprising an accurate 1:350th scale through deck carrier plus all the paints and glue that is required to complete the job. It is priced at £49.99 and seems to be worth every penny. Please note that due to the size of the box, we will not be able to ship this item outside of the UK for free. If you are interested in purchasing it and live overseas, please contact us for a delivery quotation. Click on the image to see the item
Testors Limited Editions
We have seem a list of new kits arrive from testors. We have yet to open a box so cannot comment on the quality but will be doing so if the next few days so 'watch this space!'
Revell
We now have stocks of their new 1:72nd scale RV4693 Hawker Fury which looks like being very popular.
Bad news regarding postage.
The Royal Mail has recently increased their postal charges and this is making our free delivery service very expensive for us. Due to the way that the Royal Mail charges for post, sending anything that is under £6 in price is now very costly against the cost of the kit. hence, we have had to start charging £2 for any sale that totals £6 or under. This charge is mentioned when your basket is below the minimum and the postal charge is added at the final check out. Please consider purchasing another item to take you over the the £6 limit as this will represent much better value for you.
Full New Arrivals List
As usual, you can see all of the new arrivals on the web site by clicking HERE
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