harukablue Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Just bought the add on TOMIX 321 set to give me a full 7 car set,,not bad for £39 :) Link to comment
keiman Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Zm is even worse than std Z 500 Euros for a single loco- OK every thing is hand made and in Nickel Silver, even the wagon kits,which I still have not built yet. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FR-ZB373-Kit-Ballast-car-Nickel-Silver-Zm-scale-/280263015724 Link to comment
rankodd Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Zm is even worse than std Z 500 Euros for a single loco- OK every thing is hand made and in Nickel Silver, even the wagon kits,which I still have not built yet. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FR-ZB373-Kit-Ballast-car-Nickel-Silver-Zm-scale-/280263015724 Wow. I'm glad I'm not doing Z very seriously. That's approaching serious levels of self-flagellation for one's hobby! :) Why is everything nickel silver? Link to comment
marknewton Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 They're etched kits - nickel silver is often used as an alternative to brass as material in the smaller scales. Cheers, Mark. Link to comment
David Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Another bargain for you http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10109905 I thought these where sold old - the Tomix limited edition 5-car Koki 107 set with the green containers and case. With the discount it works out to $15 per car, about the same as the regular cars would cost without the case. So price wise it's not a fantastic bargain, but it is a chance to get a set of 5 uniquely numbered cars with limited edition containers. I was very tempted to order. I still might be tempted. Link to comment
clem24 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10109905 I thought these where sold old - the Tomix limited edition 5-car Koki 107 set with the green containers and case. With the discount it works out to $15 per car, about the same as the regular cars would cost without the case. So price wise it's not a fantastic bargain, but it is a chance to get a set of 5 uniquely numbered cars with limited edition containers. I was very tempted to order. I still might be tempted. Mwahahaha as of one minute ago, there's one less in inventory. Link to comment
keitaro Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10113683 couldn't help myself bargain and another 2 car to add to my collection. Link to comment
bill937ca Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 2011/6/16 Temporary Suspension and delays of shipment We are currently required to stop shipment of packages to Canada, due to Canada Post being on strike. We will resume the shipment of orders to Canada once the postal service start accepting our packages again. http://www.post.japanpost.jp/int/information/2011/0616_02_en.html Also, there are also delays with shipment to some countries such as Italy. Please refer to the Japan Post website for more information. http://www.post.japanpost.jp/int/information/delay_en.html Thank you very much for your understanding and patience. Link to comment
bill937ca Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 From the Japan Post page: Japan Post Service is temporarily suspending acceptance of international postal items to Canada due to a postal strike. This suspension is effective from the date in the table below. Destination Starting date of suspension Canada June 17, 2011 For postal items already accepted and on the way to Canada, Japan Post Service will return them to the sender. The postage will be refunded to the sender, if desired. Thank you for your understanding. http://www.post.japanpost.jp/int/information/2011/0616_02_en.html Link to comment
The_Ghan Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Just logged onto HS and noticed that their bargain section is missing. Mind you, the pickings had been slim in recent days anyway. Cheers The_Ghan Link to comment
bill937ca Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 I think most was the stuff that is hard to move off the shelves. Add-on sets where the basic set is sold out. Less popular Toyama tram colors. Expensive kits with limited fan interest. Maybe they got an offer from a jobber. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 most of the stuff on there for the last 4 months or so had just not moved at all it seemed and hardly any new stuff showing up. i expect bill is right, instead of fire saling it on their website the opted to just dish it off somewhere cheap to not be connected to it. some retailers hate to ever do fire sales to get rid of odd stuff as they think it gives them a bad stigma and upsets customers as other stuff is not on sale as well. jeff Link to comment
keitaro Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/list/758/0/1 :grin :grin :grin :grin Yeah they are probably going to update it. They took the ads away for a few days too i guess they are re-doing their site a bit. BTW the ads came back up today. Link to comment
keitaro Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 New shipments will be temporarily halted on July 1 (Japan time, GMT +9) as we take inventory. We apologize for the inconvenience. only 1 day though thought i'd mention it. Link to comment
linkey Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 So the moral of the story for those who can, buy up big before the 1st July. :) Link to comment
keitaro Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 big updates to restock, new stock and preorder. Micro ace have some interesting steamers too. example http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10100669 Funky Link to comment
westfalen Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Keep an eye on the 'restock' section, who knows what the stock take might turn up. Link to comment
bill937ca Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Canadian postal service resumes tomorrow. Legislated back to work. We'll see how long it is before Japan Post and HS resume shipments. Link to comment
Elson Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 big updates to restock, new stock and preorder. Micro ace have some interesting steamers too. example http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10100669 Funky My bad! Just ordered one!! I can't resist steam loco! Link to comment
David Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Japan will/has resumed shipping to Canada http://www.post.japanpost.jp/int/information/2011/0628_01_en.html Link to comment
clem24 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 It's weird.. I think when their stock reaches a certain level and hasn't sold, they put up a limited number in the bargain section. I've seen stuff in the bargain section for a few days, then the same item is "restocked" at their regular prices. So not sure what's going with this and how they determine whether something goes into the bargain bin... Link to comment
cteno4 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 wow, i just noticed that you now can get a Release list (by date or manufacutrer), a manufacturer list, and a series list by using the pull down icon at the top of the model train section nav next to the model train Genre title! how long has that been there and i just over looked it?! very nice addition. cheers jeff Link to comment
bill937ca Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 wow, i just noticed that you now can get a Release list (by date or manufacutrer), a manufacturer list, and a series list by using the pull down icon at the top of the model train section nav next to the model train Genre title! how long has that been there and i just over looked it?! very nice addition. Its been there a very long time....... long enough to grow a beard to your. toes!! Link to comment
bill937ca Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 Have you noticed many items now have a "limited to xxx number of items per household" tag on them? Link to comment
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