RiderFan Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I've never tried to purchase anything from Hobby Link Japan, but when I saw they had the 1:144 Falcon on for $25 I couldn't pass it up. Even after shipping it's still less than half the cost of buying it in the store. http://www.hlj.com/product/FNMSW-11 I missed out on the 1:72 edition and can't see myself ever getting one given their prices are now hitting the $500 mark. So this little one, at an appropriate price, will have to do. What's the consensus on HLJ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 They're probably the biggest on-line shop for model-related stuff out there. And toys/collectibles from Asian manufacturers. Your order will be fine. I'm tempted by the 1/144 FM kit (and was tempted by the 1/72 release), but I know Bandai will get around to it soon, and the new Bandai kits seem to be getting even better reviews than Fine Molds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 HLJ is the place to get all sorts of good stuff. SW kits, Tamiya kits...etc. They also have a Private Warehouse option that lets you ship a pile of stuff whenever you want. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crackerjazz Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Great buy! Keep us posted --- a week or two is all it took for a previous purchase with them -- I think I chose EMS and had to pay import duties at the post office. This little model's detailing is a sight to behold. I made a few mods - cutting off and adjusting the angle of the mandibles, modding some piping, and slapping on Scratchy's glassless canopy -- but OOB the model is really awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 It's also $30 USD with the current conversion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RiderFan Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 The price has gone up in the past few hours. When I bought it, it was $25.45 USD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicholassagan Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 OH man gotta keep an eye out then!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I buy from HLJ all the time. I have a slew of items sitting in the private warehouse waiting on the Bandai Stormtrooper to be released so I can ship everything. Most of my new/preorders are done at HLJ. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UKPonchoMan Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 They re-released the 1/72 Falcon earlier this year - I picked mine up from HLJ for about $200 from memory ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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