Different business model Jim, RM have to deliver to any UK address and won't take "risky" consignments, whereas the couriers won't deliver to remote locations but will carry a wider range of items. There might also be an insurance issue.
Pete
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That makes sense now Peter. When we lived on an island in the Outer Hebrides RM charged the standard rate whereas ordering from a supplier who used a courier was often prohibitively expensive.
We may have gripes with RM but if they weren't there people living in very rural, way out places would be at the mercy of very high costs.
We may have gripes with RM but if they weren't there people living in very rural, way out places would be at the mercy of very high costs.
https://www.tnt.com/express/en_gc/site/how-to/ship-sprays-and-aerosols.html <<<< even couriers have rules
I think it’s a legal issue more than a business model Pete. Restricted Hazmat items are simply not allowed in the regular postal stream.
Courier firms run an on demand system, not a timetabled service. This enables them to run with drivers and handlers that are appropriately trained, the vans clearly marked, and the correct spill kits to be carried.
I know the dispatchers at my old place of work had to be named individuals. They had to be listed in our written procedures and had to undergo regular refresher courses so they could dispatch anything contained in the hazmat listings. Courier firms probably run similar systems.
Back on topic…….
A few things for my mosquito in the current GB…
Etch set and mask set…..
Decal set, obviously I’ll be using the mossy decals not the others…..
And a lovel set of resin exhausts. Great aren’t they……trouble is, if I use them in the build they will be completely invisible :flushed: :flushed:
A few things for my mosquito in the current GB…
Etch set and mask set…..
Decal set, obviously I’ll be using the mossy decals not the others…..
And a lovel set of resin exhausts. Great aren’t they……trouble is, if I use them in the build they will be completely invisible :flushed: :flushed:
Hi Tim
Looks as if the PE set has dials for radios etc. Very useful. The am exhausts have hollow ends - that alone is worth having.
Jim
Looks as if the PE set has dials for radios etc. Very useful. The am exhausts have hollow ends - that alone is worth having.
Jim
Very nice stuff there Tim. I'm still trying to find canopy masks for my 1/48 Revell kit. No one at the show had any and Eduard etch stuff was also absent on the stands.......
Prost
Allen
Prost
Allen
Cheers Jim. Yep, hollow ends is exactly why I bought them…….have a look at the mossy image in the decals and the box art though. They have anti flash covers so can’t be seen….
Canopy masks save so much time I always find them worth the effort. Not sure if Eduard or Montex do them for the Revell kit Allen. The Tamiya set might work for it though? They are the same scale so should be pretty much identical. Being in the EU you should be able to order direct from the manufacture :thumb2:
I see. I haven't got that far with mine. I'll have to have a look to see if that's common to all Mossies :rolling:
Jim
Probably standard fittment on anything used for night ops Jim. Exhaust flash would both blind the crew and give away the aircraft position to the enemy…..not sure where to get definitive info though.
Keep an eye out for that orange packaging in an upcoming post.....
G
Got this yesterday, from a kind friend with a 3D printer:
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Hubs for the discs in the T1E1 mine roller I’m building, because the parts in the conversion set are not up to scratch at all.
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Hubs for the discs in the T1E1 mine roller I’m building, because the parts in the conversion set are not up to scratch at all.
The future of this hobby - maybe? :rolling:
I think for add-ons and the like at least for the immediate future..... For bulk and whole kits not yet? But I may be wrong. Night Shift did a 1/35 AMX something or other that was 3D printed... Cost was around £150 IIRC....
I think you're probably right Andy. As you say it may be good for aftermarket stuff that has hitherto been cast in resin.
I certainly hope not,
Call me a luddite,(most people do!!),
But I'll buy a CD over a music download,(actually prefer Vinyl if I'm absolutely honest
),and want to receive the "Kit in the box", with nice boxart and quality instructions. :smiling3:However,I know it's all going t*ts up these days.... Or "Progress" as they call it !!
I'm just glad I have a stash,and still looking out for even more proper kits
....Good luck to all that embrace the new stuff, very pleased for you:smiling3: ...
.... Me?! .... I'll stick to my PROPER kits... And ample pasties, Devon Mist,and of course... JD and Coke
Andy
Substitute Bacardi for JD and explain 'proper' and I'm with you all the way Meister! (I'd substitute the word Traditionalist for Luddite if I was pressed as well!)I certainly hope not,
Call me a luddite,(most people do!!),
But I'll buy a CD over a music download,(actually prefer Vinyl if I'm absolutely honest
However,I know it's all going t*ts up these days.... Or "Progress" as they call it !!
I'm just glad I have a stash,and still looking out for even more proper kits
Good luck to all that embrace the new stuff, very pleased for you:smiling3: ...
.... Me?! .... I'll stick to my PROPER kits... And ample pasties, Devon Mist,and of course... JD and Coke
Andy
Steve
ALL substituted with no objection from me Steve
...... Welcome to the Stone age !!
.. There's a LOT that agree with us...they just don't know it yet!!
When I drag my knuckle of the floor that gets a thumbs up from me :thumb2: :smiling5:ALL substituted with no objection from me Steve :smiling3: ...
... Welcome to the Stone age !!
.. There's a LOT that agree with us...they just don't know it yet!!
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