f4h1phantom Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Wondering if anybody knows about a russian internet hobby store that carries kits from manufacturers like Modelsvit, Amodel or the like. I am assuming there must be at least one store with competitive prices for their homeland products? Thanks in advance, Jorge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) FYI, both Modelsvit and A Model are from the Ukraine, not Russia. I believe Armory from the Ukraine is quite a decent shop: Click Edited January 30, 2016 by Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Armory and HobbyTerra have both exhibited good form when I've dealt with them; no hesitation in recommending! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) 99% of the time, HobbyTerra is overpriced. Armory is very good and i highly recommend this one i recently used to buy a truckload of AKAN paints; http://www.i-modelist.ru/ Case in point; http://hobbyterra.com/product/aircraft-1-72-russian-fighter-mig-29-9-13-zvezda-7278.html 29 USD for 1/72 Zvezda kit... Sure sure. VS; http://www.i-modelist.ru/goods/model/aviacija/zvezda/289/37171.html 750 rub = 10USD... I can literally buy 3 MiG-29's from i-modelist for the HT price. I should set up a shop where people pay me HT prices and i proceed to buy them kits from a different shop and pocketing the change. :D Edited January 30, 2016 by Berkut Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Oh, I had never heard of i-modelist! Thanks for the tip, Berk! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laurent Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Does I-Modelist ship international ? I don't see a "country" field if you try to register. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Well, they certainly had no issue shipping to me and i live in Norway so i assume they dont have any issue with shipping to France or anywhere else for that matter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helmsman Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 They use Russian post for shipping so it is pretty much everywhere. But slow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 In Soviet Russia, Hobby store trust YOU. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Teeradej Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Modelsua.com. Some Russian sellers in eBay. Never have problem with them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laurent Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Modelsua.com. Never had any problem with Ivan Kolenko but he's in Ukraine, not in Russia. I'm not sure commercial links between Russia and Ukraine is currently very good... Have sent a mail to Ia-Modelist to ask about shipping cost. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Laurent Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Have sent a mail to Ia-Modelist to ask about shipping cost. Natalia Novikova replied to my mail. Good English. Average shipment cost 1000-1200 rubles via Potchka Rossii to Europe. 2-4 weeks. Order placed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Uncool Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Can anybody vouch for ruscale? Tried to buy some tools from 'em, which they said were in stock, to find out by utter 'n' sheer chance that they actually had to be backordered first in the very moment I had to proceed to the payment phase of the online purchase... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Teeradej Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Never had any problem with Ivan Kolenko but he's in Ukraine, not in Russia. I'm not sure commercial links between Russia and Ukraine is currently very good... Have sent a mail to Ia-Modelist to ask about shipping cost. Yes I know they are not russian but when I think about Modelsvit and Amodel they are always my first choice. Don't worry too much about kits from Russian manufacturers as far as you order what they have in stock already. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Just checked Armory and found some of their models are at a really moderate prize. However, when I checked the shipping costs to Germany, I found 15 Euros were a bit too much to me... Too bad! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
f4h1phantom Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 (edited) Thanks for all the replies! Good to see there are more options than I had thought. Berkut, thanks for the i-modelist link. That place in particular looks very interesting! Cheers to all, Jorge. Edited February 1, 2016 by f4h1phantom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 99% of the time, HobbyTerra is overpriced. Armory is very good and i highly recommend this one i recently used to buy a truckload of AKAN paints; http://www.i-modelist.ru/ Case in point; http://hobbyterra.co...vezda-7278.html 29 USD for 1/72 Zvezda kit... Sure sure. VS; http://www.i-modelis.../289/37171.html 750 rub = 10USD... I can literally buy 3 MiG-29's from i-modelist for the HT price. I should set up a shop where people pay me HT prices and i proceed to buy them kits from a different shop and pocketing the change. I can second you on that, the prices are much better in RU. I was over in Dubna (also managed a trip to Kubinka, which was nice). There was a shop there that sold mostly toys but there were a few kits, the prices was really quite shockingly low. In fact its the kind of price I would expect to have seen on an old Series 2 oe 3 Airfix kit about 20 years ago! Is there a model shop in G.U.M in Moscow? I wondered round for hours with the missus but found nothing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beingthehero Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 (edited) http://www.zedval.com is pretty good too. On the other hand, they're limited mostly to Zvezda kits and their own aftermarket stuff. There was a shop there that sold mostly toys but there were a few kits, the prices was really quite shockingly low. In fact its the kind of price I would expect to have seen on an old Series 2 oe 3 Airfix kit about 20 years ago! Zvezda's new MiG-29 is pretty damn cheap in Russia...yet it's being sold for about $30-$40 online. <_</> Edited February 1, 2016 by beingthehero Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Is there a model shop in G.U.M in Moscow? I wondered round for hours with the missus but found nothing. The best model shop in Moscow was Club-TM at the Olympic Stadium. I did a guide to Moscow Models shops - although it may need updating a bit - I haven't been since 2013.... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Armory seems to have nice prices but I wonder how are their shipping service to US. Has anyone in the states ever made order from them and share their experience? TIA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I've ordered from Armory with no problem whatever. Received within 10-14 days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I've used Armory without any problems - either with delivery or payment. One thing to watch though - they seem to advertise a new kit before their rivals - but when you try to order, it says 'On Backorder' - so the item is not actually in stock yet. Apart from that, I have no issues. HobbyTerra have a 'Notify when Available' system - which emails you when the item is in stock. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Hothersall Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 http://www.zedval.com is pretty good too. On the other hand, they're limited mostly to Zvezda kits and their own aftermarket stuff. Zvezda's new MiG-29 is pretty damn cheap in Russia...yet it's being sold for about $30-$40 online. <_</>/> I know what you mean about the new Zvezda kit, I'm wanting to get a couple, but not willing to pay inflated prices. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 (edited) I also shop once at Armory, without any problems!! Anyone order Fulcrum from i-modelist, how much is PP to europe? Edited February 5, 2016 by mario krijan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I've used Armory without any problems - either with delivery or payment. One thing to watch though - they seem to advertise a new kit before their rivals - but when you try to order, it says 'On Backorder' - so the item is not actually in stock yet. Apart from that, I have no issues. HobbyTerra have a 'Notify when Available' system - which emails you when the item is in stock. Ken I got the message that some of my orders (I ordered Rodens AC-123K and two different Learjets from Amodel) are not in their store yet, so I´ll have to wait until they process and ship my order. It´s ok, as long as I get my stuff someday, but it fits in the experience Ken had. I´m also really considering stocking my order up to reach the 100$-equivalent and therefor free shipping. At the moment I´m at 71 Euros for the three kits with shipping costs of 22 Euros.... Any experience with this policy? Because as I´m thinking of it, I could easily displace the shiping costs with another kit without paying more! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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