ScottsGT Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Just ordered an Italeri F-35A from Sprue Brothers. Funny how a little liquor will loosen your wallet. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJTX Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 I already purchased my F-105 upgrades and lord knows I don't need another kit. Unfortunately Covid has drastically tightened the modeling budget. Glad you got a good deal on one! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Drinking yes, beer at the moment, go Cowboys . Cheers Rob 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 The biggest challenge is shipping to Canada these days is not cheap. So stuff may be on sale but the shipping cost pretty much wipes out the savings and then some. For example the ZM Hs129 was $114 at Sprue Brothers but then $67 was the cheapest postage option. Then factor in a conversion rate of 1.3 and yeah, not such a great deal. At least the stash is full enough that I really don't need anything. Carl 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 19 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: The biggest challenge is shipping to Canada these days is not cheap. So stuff may be on sale but the shipping cost pretty much wipes out the savings and then some. For example the ZM Hs129 was $114 at Sprue Brothers but then $67 was the cheapest postage option. Then factor in a conversion rate of 1.3 and yeah, not such a great deal. At least the stash is full enough that I really don't need anything. Carl We ALWAYS "need" model stuff, Carl..... 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Bizarrely and thank goodness for the “get behind me devil” moment, I can find hardly any Black Friday modelling deals in the UK............going to proved wrong here I know it...... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 As I drew a blank with the Cowboys game, bad team, bad deal, I nearly bit on a WNW Salmson, which was not discounted. But kept away from it, when I thought about flat wire rigging. I have a Camel and a Snipe in stash, that's enough of British flatliners , but the Japanese scheme... Cheers Rob 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 5 hours ago, Jeff said: We ALWAYS "need" model stuff, Carl..... Guess you're right Jeff. I found a Tamiya Hetzer on sale so I bought that. And a Revell Corsair for a crazy kit bash idea I have. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 there you go, see you 'needed' that stuff..... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Well, I've wanted to get a Hetzer since they released it but it's not always been top of mind. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Not exactly 'Black Friday' related, but browsed the Aviattic website today and found that there were three 1/48 Gotha G.V from AZ/Hippo left, along with Aviattic night Lozenge, Gaspatch Parabellums and Lukgraph bombs. These were sold out the last times I searched and I had buried my hope to get one. Now there are only two left and a gap has been closed for me, not being able to score a WNW Gotha G.IV. I know the build will be painful, but hey, sometimes I have to test myself. Cheers Rob 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty44 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Not much happening despite a banner year for everything hobby related, but I totally get it. After not coming up with much sale wise I headed over to Scale Hobbyist where their everyday prices are about the same as the sales I saw. Grabbed an A-6A and ICM Stearman. What really SUCKS is a Christmas without the suspense waiting for some new WNW plastic....really really sucks! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, smitty44 said: Not much happening despite a banner year for everything hobby related, but I totally get it. After not coming up with much sale wise I headed over to Scale Hobbyist where their everyday prices are about the same as the sales I saw. Grabbed an A-6A and ICM Stearman. What really SUCKS is a Christmas without the suspense waiting for some new WNW plastic....really really sucks! These days US150 is a relative bargain for a WNW kit. I don't see the bubble ever bursting. I did recently pick up a Rumpler. My Christmas gif to myself. On 11/26/2020 at 2:58 PM, BlrwestSiR said: The biggest challenge is shipping to Canada these days is not cheap. So stuff may be on sale but the shipping cost pretty much wipes out the savings and then some. For example the ZM Hs129 was $114 at Sprue Brothers but then $67 was the cheapest postage option. Then factor in a conversion rate of 1.3 and yeah, not such a great deal. At least the stash is full enough that I really don't need anything. Carl Carl, how bad is shipping within Canada? If/when the border ever opens, I have a niece is St. Catherines. Prior to Covid, I saw her fairly regularly... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 8 hours ago, Bill_S said: Carl, how bad is shipping within Canada? If/when the border ever opens, I have a niece is St. Catherines. Prior to Covid, I saw her fairly regularly... Bill, shipping within Canada isn't too bad. I do it almost every day as part of my job. Sending a package about the size of a Tamiya kit is around $25 to Vancouver from Toronto. St Catharines would probably be in the $10 range as it's less than an hour from here driving. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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