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My willingness to get some new kit is too strong, but I have ten unbuilt aircrafts in the stash, so it's time to give it a go. I bought Revell's 1/72 Super Hornet a kit when it was issued a couple of years ago. When I saw the postman coming with that big box from Hong Kong's Lucky Model containing this very model and Revell's F-22 I was soooooooooooooo excited, but my expression suddenly changed when he told me I had to pay a €10 custom tax in order to get the package. Lesson learned: NEVER get big things from extra-EU countries if you live in Italy as the risk of being taxed is very high

Italeri's 1/72 Tornado Marine, bought at the Italian AF Museum way back in the early nineties http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10061406

The italianized version is "Gheddafi"...

You're welcome! Another thing that might be encouraging: just keep in mind that Serbia is not directly connected to Hong Kong, so your package will definitely stop in some big European cargo hub (Frankfurt or Vienna) before being finally shipped to you! It would be nice to see which flights transport our packages, isnt' it? Good luck!

Well, I can understand, also when I started buying online I was hesitating, but in the end I got used to it! Believe me, I prefer being a little more patient and wait some time for the items to arrive instead of getting them at the shop, where they are sold at a higher price: for example a cople of years ago I could choose between buying Tamiya's F-16C Block 25/32 at €55 at my favourite shop and have it in my hands at once, or getting it online at €35 postage included... what would you do? I preferred waiting for a month for the package to arrive (Christmas period) and saved almost half t

Guys, I don't think the problem is related to LM, but on Hong Kong Post. I don't want to defend anybody, but check the link some posts above. I think is all depends on the fact that prices are lower in HK, so people orders from the webstores and HK Post has more packages stocked and waiting to be shipped. After all, we all payed for our orders and the packages are also registered, so they MUST arrive! AFAIK, the Italian Post are COMPELLED to deliver registered mail so also HK has to!

I just ran a search and it seems we are not alone http://www.dealextreme.com/forums/Forums.d...threadid.821881

I just hope I won't have to pay some bloody custom tax when the package arrives!

I hope so!

Well, I don't think they are useless: all the purchases I made i the past could be tracked within a couple of days from the shipment using the code provided until departure from HK, and above all I could track the orders with the Italian Post website, which followed any passage of the shipment in my country. It took a bit more days to track only with a purchase I made in November, but it eventually left HK in one week.

Mine is a Tamiya 1/72 Razorback plus a metal Pitot tube for the F-16... fingers crossed! :)

Any news? I retried to enter my tracking code but the item status is not yet available...

Thanks for answering Raymond! You don't need to apologize, it's not your fault, nobody can control the weather! B)

Thanks for the answers! Yes, I do have a tracking code, but the item has not been coded yet. I'll try tomorrow and let you know!

Excellent! Any chance to include some Italian AF decals too?

Ah!

Hello all, Last week I got a couple of items from Luckymodel. They have been regularly shipped on 7 Feb and as usual the tracking code has been provided. Generally, all the purchases I made could be tracked 1-2 days afterwards. This time almost 1 week has passed and I cannot track my package yet, neither on the HK Post website nor on the Italian Post one, meaning that it still has to arrive in my country. I expect this to depend on an ordinary mail delay, maybe HK mail has too many items to post, or LM may have prepared the package, applied the code on it and stocked it alongside with othe

Fantastic job! I've already seen this model on a Wing Masters issue last year and I liked it very much! Congrats to Eric! Will you also show us some building photos of that Tomcat depicted close to the Hornet?

If you get the Revell kit for the Me 262 A1, be aware that the canopy is unusable. In the first boxes that have been released the mould is good, but in the most recent editions it needs a replacement. As for the twin seater, it seems based on the single seater mould, but as far as I could see in the reviews the canopy is good (it's a recent kit...).

Gloss and decals on, I chose the markings for 5-30. The decals are not that great... photos to come soon!

For those who are interested, Lifecolor issued a 6-colour set for modern Italian aircraft, featuring a grey shade that should fit the EF-2000 as well. http://aeroscale.co.uk/modules.php?op=modl...ead&order=0

Goodness, you're right, I didn't notice it! As Paolo already pointed out on another forum where I posted these photos, my model is not 100% accurate. In particular 1) I left the cone antenna aft of the cockpit, which is not present on the ASA-M version, alongside with some small antennas close to the front gear bay 2) I didn't remove the cylindrical antenna on the tail, which is used only on the Japanese Starfighters 3) The ASA-M aircrafts feature a GPS antenna and mount in the cockpit, just beside the pilot's seat, which I didn't install Nevermind though... I'm not looking for accurac

Update: I made some tweaks, now I just need to fix some small areas on the intake lips. Then gloss and decals on. How would you spray Tamiya's X-22?

Another one! http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled-(C...T-33/1712617/L/

I picked one in Japan, and the gun covers didn't fit at all. I thought it was my fault, but the review posted on Aeroscale confirmed it was an issue of the kit!