Is there any other place cheaper than HLJ??

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thanks!

i wouldnt put my money anywhere else but HLJ. theres cheaper ones out there but i ordered my first and last time from them cause of fug ups and crushed kits with hlj i dont have that problem

They say that Hobby Search is a little cheaper, but their postage is a little more expensive IMO. Also I find that their service is not as thorough as HLJ.

you can try Hobbyworld, my order just arrived, less than 7 days (they shipped it on last Tuesday, and arrived at my house yesterday)......what a fast.......I shipped using SAL

but there are 2 drawbacks:

1) the contact person does not write good english than hlj.com. The person is a japanese, and some kind, she may mix up the items name and quantity. It requires a lot of check=>email=>confirm=>reply......

2) they charge +500yen handling cost on top of the shipping+kit cost. And shipping 1 single kit in SAL is 1300yen......comparing to hlj which usually charges 800-1000yen, hobbyworld is pretty expensive, but ordering more makes lower shipping cost.

However, I prefer Hobbyworld than hlj.com, since you are contacting with a person, not just only the status checking page like hlj......hlj did screwed up my order last time (hlj seperated my order and shipped it twice)......I got double shipping cost on just 2 items. WTF.

Since Hobbyworld is Aoshima's subcompany, they have pretty good stocks of aoshima rare kits.

enjoy!


just like to let you know here is the comparison between hlj and hobbyworld:

hlj:
3 hasegawa kits + 5 sets of rims + 3 photoeched parts = 3000yen shipping cost

hobbyworld:
22 kits + 26 sets of rims and 1 tomica world(the size is around 4 box of rims) + 8 bags of aoshima vip muffler + modellers hoses&wire = 7600yen shipping + 500yen handling

pretty cheap shipping cost as you can see......i will go with hobyworld next time.

japanese page:
http://hobbyworld.aoshima-bk.co.jp/

english page:
http://hobbyworld.aoshima-bk.co.jp/eindex.asp

great, thanks!

If you search hard and know what you're looking for when it comes to kits, you can save a ton buying off E-Bay :cool:

^^werd;)

Even if hobbysearch is cheap, it's still the shipping that kills the cheap prices.

Originally posted by SwooshICE
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thanks!

My local hobby shops! :flipa:
(well, you didn't state online shops only....)

We seldom pay more than the MSRP (HLJ's price) for kits here~ :angel:
after market stuff are more expensive though....

My local hobby shop does the following :

Price of Kit + Freight Cost x 3 + 5

Good deal right !? :( :( :(

I only buy tamiya paint from them now. The 10mL are $1.90 but i can't get then any cheaper online... unless you guys know a place

Originally posted by Mainomega
My local hobby shop does the following :

Price of Kit + Freight Cost x 3 + 5

Good deal right !? :( :( :(

I only buy tamiya paint from them now. The 10mL are $1.90 but i can't get then any cheaper online... unless you guys know a place

And then the small hobby shops wonder why they're going out of business? :rolleyes:

www.1999.co.jp is a little bit cheaper.