What's New
..latest shipment from CMR arrived Mar 5th..includes restock of Resin Art aftermarket upgrades ..
...wow...check out Don Hintons build on Hyperscale of the CMR CMM04 U.S. Navy Martin Mars JRM1 "Marshall Mars" .. http://www.hyperscale.com/2010/features/martinmars144dh_1.htm
..20% sale on selected Valom kits ... have a look at http://www.westcoasthobbys.com/shop/index.php?cat=25 .. watch for the new Valom Bristol Buckingham B.1 and Bristol Buckingham C.1 coming in Feb/March ..
... our new products from Resin Art are cast in collaboration with CMR.. Resin Art produces finely detailed resin accessory kits ..and we include a full line of their products in both 1:72 and 1:48 scale...have a look at http://www.westcoasthobbys.com/shop/index.php?cat=46 .. we are waiting on sets for the Mirage and Ilushyin...
... Silver Wings kits from Poland are on the shelves.....kits include the 1:72 Supermarine Southampton Mk.1 with RAF and RAAF colour/decal schemes, and the Mk.11 in RAF and IJN schemes...In 1:32 we have the Heinkel HE51 fighter version and the Heinkel HE51 B-2 Seaplane versions..we are also offerring a pre-paid discount on the Silver Wings new issue 1:48 scale Supermarine Seagull II/III RAF, RAAF and IJN Services....and on the 1:32 scale Focke-Wulfe 44D "Stieglitz" (wheels and ski's)...contact us for details
Just rec'd our re-stock of "Rosie the Riveter" tools as of Feb 22 from Czech. Republic.....available in 1:32, 1:48 and 1:72 scale.. these are very nice looking precision tools !..
... watch the "SALE KITS" section under http://www.westcoasthobbys.com/shop/index.php?cat=45 for kit specials...
... Research Pictures .. I have accumulated a number of great pics, sent to me by folks that I have "met" through the site ..rather than try and enter each under the research section, I will try and maintain a list of aircraft that you can feel free to ask about particular details for which you are looking...Supermarine Southampton Mk.I, various Spitfire Mk's, Martin Mars JRM3 (Flying Tankers), Grumman's, Boultan-Paul, Harvards', Wacos', etc .. contact me
. ..At the request of some of our clients, we have added the JLC Resin Saw and accessories under SHOP and we have a small number of 1:32 and 1:48 MDC Riveter kits in-stock.. if ordered with a kit, the postage on tools often doesn't change..consider the purchase of tools when you buy a kit !!..it goes along for the ride for almost free postage !!.... the SRAM BiPlane Jigs in our "Hobby Tools" section are due here January 28/29th..
....from Modeling Madness on the 1:288 Martin Mars JRM-1 AND JRM-3 http://modelingmadness.com/industrynews/cmr/cmr.htm.. designed to appeal to novice, expert builders and all Martin Mars enthusiasts, with a minimum of parts and ease of construction with a great result...kits include beaching-gear and teeny little decals and has a wing-span of approx. 8-1/2" !!..you can see the kit under Shop/ Flying Boats ..we are looking for an established USA west coast distributor for these kits..contact for more details.. ...........
.....check out our LINKS section for reference information on the CMR200 Empire kit at Seawings..those in the Uk and Europe can also purchase the :288 Mars thru Seawings .......for those of you who occassionally mess up a canopy, we have replacements for most of the CMR 1:72 Spitfires...... Shipments to me from Czech Republic average 7-10 days.
Shipping Etc.
..having found a great source of reasonably priced boxes from Uline, we have eliminated our packing charges for even more savings on good prices.... We ship box-in-box, with an appropriate amount of bubble wrap and/or foam peanuts, to maximize the chance that your order survives the trauma of the mail services !!..We're actually pretty good at it, and get many compliments on the care taken with shipping.. thats not to say we're perfect because very occassionally someone sees the "FRAGILE" sticker and takes up the challenge.. .... we always ship insured and always treat your purchase like we would like to see our purchases treated....
Canadian Postage Estimates
The most cost effective means seems to be Small Parcel Expedited ( 4-7 days normally !)
Coast-to-Coast (B.C. to N.B.) appears to be $14.76 for a single kit, max. total weight at 350 gms.. it costs nothing to ask for a quote and see the options available..XpressPost is reasonable until you get into Ontario and then I would recommend Small Parcel Expedited
Sample Postage Estimates as of January 11/09 for International Customers
Air Small Pkt U.S. $9.21 Japan $17.30 Brazil $18.33 Chile$18.33 Guatemala $16.47
Mexico $16.47 Argentina $17.17 Costa Rica $16.47
( 1 single seat kit 1:72, pkgd ready to ship, max. 500 gms - incl. $100 Ins.(+$1.00/per $100 Ins)
( a single 1:144 or the larger 1:72 kits pkgd ready to ship makes the 500 gm cut-off )
Air Small Pkt U.S. $14.29 Japan $33.77 Brazil $35.83 Chile $33.56 Guatemala $31.80
Mexico $31.80 Argentina $35.83 Costa Rica $31.80
( 2 single seat kits 1:72, pkgd ready to ship, max. 1 kg - incl. $100 Ins. (+$1.00/per $100 Ins)
.... the CMR200 Empire Flying Boat weighs in at approx. 1.6 kg pkgd and ready to mail.. Expedited Parcel to New York would be approx. $20.00 with $200 Ins... Washington State would be approx. $16.48..so if you're somewhere in the middle ! ! .....at the moment you have even more savings paying in Canadian funds...
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... we've recently shipped single kits to Spain and the UKay at what seems to be a reasonable postage rate.. approximately $16.50 for a single kit wrapped and ready to go under 500gm... over .500gm. gets dicey at $32 plus ....
..remember that the SHOPPING CART simply forwards a request for a quote with all costs..
..if the quote is acceptable you then have the option of... PayPal, US or Canadian bank cashiers cheques or U.S.International (pink version) Postal Money Orders.
...feel free to request a quote....