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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 27, 2007 0:09:25 GMT 12
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Post by corsair67 on Aug 28, 2007 14:07:07 GMT 12
Dave, I searched Google and found a few places here that stock this material, so surely there has to be someone in New Zealand who would stock it too?
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Post by smithy on Aug 28, 2007 21:14:07 GMT 12
Dave and Corsair, you could check with Trevor Brinngans, as you probably know, they're the biggest distributor of modelling products. Might be worth giving them a bell or a quick email: www.bringans.com/ |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 28, 2007 21:22:59 GMT 12
A) You have to be a shop or dealer to deal with them
B) They carry very little stock at all these days, and seem to only order in what shops have ordered.
My parents had a model business and dealt with that company a lot but in latter years found it increasingly difficult to get anything from them as it was never in stock. I am fairly certain they do not carry the Heki brand but I can check with Mum and see if she still has their catalogues from last year. Cheers anyway.
I might have to mail order from somewhere. Where's the best place to mail order offshore? USA or UK? I hear Hannants is ok, is that right?
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Post by smithy on Aug 28, 2007 22:04:54 GMT 12
Hannants is great Dave, I've ordered things from them before and they are very quick.
They also have a huge stock of stuff so they usually have most things (unless of course it's OOP or limited run).
I give them two thumbs up.
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Post by phil on Aug 28, 2007 22:10:53 GMT 12
Hannants is pretty good, but for anything other than photo etch or decals (ie flat things) they have a 30 GBP minimum order for international, so you need to save it up until you have a decent number of things to order. Good thing is it's 17.5% cheaper than it is in the UK because they deduct VAT on non EU orders.
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Post by smithy on Aug 28, 2007 22:20:40 GMT 12
Phil's right
Decal sets and such are exempt from the £30 minimum.
Cheers,
Tim.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 28, 2007 22:40:37 GMT 12
Hmm, I wonder if these grass matts are packed flat.
Has anyone here actually seen or used the Heki matts? Are they as good as they look in the photos?
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Post by smithy on Aug 28, 2007 23:05:04 GMT 12
Just had a squizz at Hannants Dave and they don't seem to carry the Heki stuff yet.
But a quick Google search showed that there are a few railroad modelling online shops which carry and sell it.
Must say that I'm interested in it, although it might be a tad long for some scales and airfield depictions. The armour boys will have a field day with this stuff though.
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Post by 30sqnatc on Aug 28, 2007 23:13:36 GMT 12
Does anyone know if the Heki brand wild grass matting is available anywhere in NZ? Or a good source of it from mail order overseas? Try Macks Tracks in Johnsonville www.mackstrack.co.nz/. He certainly has had it in the past. Or try the model railway shop in Tauranga. Sorry I dont know the name. Paul |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 28, 2007 23:25:45 GMT 12
Thanks Paul. I just checked that Macks Tracks website and searched their catalogue. They do not list Heki among their products.
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Post by corsair67 on Aug 29, 2007 11:07:43 GMT 12
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Moeggo
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Post by Moeggo on Sept 2, 2007 21:59:40 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 2, 2007 22:46:08 GMT 12
Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. Now that I know the options I will mull this over and see if I can afford some of this stuff.
That Silflor stuff looks excellent - thanks for that link Moeggo. It's a lot more expensive but maybe worth it.
I might experiment with a few home made options first and see how I go. Cheers.
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