Pontosmodel 1/350 Warspite Full set

[richtea]

Advice needed,
Have just looked at this set for Warspite at White Ensign Models,
it's priced at � 137.94 Sterling including VAT.
The cost from Hobbydecal direct is $ 125 USD including postage. That works out at � 79.01, a saving of �58.93. Has any Forum member from the UK ordered direct from Hobbydecal,
and is there any Import Tax or Duty to be considered ?
Any advice will be appreciated.
Regards
Richard

[Peter Van Buren]

My set appeared in the mail today, and I am impressed. Well packed,nothing broken, but do be careful removing the Styrofoam peanuts inside because many of the small packets of brass and resin parts are swimming loose inside.

The quality of the PE is on par with anything I have seen. The wooden deck resembles the decks produced by other Korean makers and so also is good.

I very much like getting extra resin, brass, PE and a wood deck in one box with one set of instructions. I hate juggling multiple sets of instructions on a build.

I have two projects to finish, and then on to Warspite.

Peter

[Tracy White]

Mine too arrived with no damage but one fret outside of it's sheath.

[Pontosmodel]

well they didn't last too long at luckymodel. I got the e-mail that they were in stock this morning and when I went to order a set and the kit after work, they were sold out.
Mr. Kim it seems you have a very popular product. hopefully LM will get a restock soon

Yep twice selling points more than we respected.
Soon will be restock in Lucky and Freetime.
Thank you
Kim

[Pontosmodel]

I got a set last week from Pontos and finally was able to look at it today.

As I was snapping photographs I found myself mulling the line from "Tron Legacy;"
"Now that is impressive, if I do say so myself!"

A lot's changed, but I think you'd not recognize it anymore in near future.

Thank you
Kim

[Pontosmodel]

Advice needed,
Have just looked at this set for Warspite at White Ensign Models,
it's priced at � 137.94 Sterling including VAT.
The cost from Hobbydecal direct is $ 125 USD including postage. That works out at � 79.01, a saving of �58.93. Has any Forum member from the UK ordered direct from Hobbydecal,
and is there any Import Tax or Duty to be considered ?
Any advice will be appreciated.
Regards
Richard

A can of beer can be gotten within 1USD at Walmart while you can get this in the Bar with full service with 10Euro with happiness.

Thank you
Kim

[Pontosmodel]

My set appeared in the mail today, and I am impressed. Well packed,nothing broken, but do be careful removing the Styrofoam peanuts inside because many of the small packets of brass and resin parts are swimming loose inside.

The quality of the PE is on par with anything I have seen. The wooden deck resembles the decks produced by other Korean makers and so also is good.

I very much like getting extra resin, brass, PE and a wood deck in one box with one set of instructions. I hate juggling multiple sets of instructions on a build.

I have two projects to finish, and then on to Warspite.

Peter

Sorry from Second shipping we collected these swimming part bags within a meium size zipper bag.
I will wait your Warspite.

Thank you
Kim

[Tracy White]

A lot's changed, but I think you'd not recognize it anymore in near future.

Does this mean you have "1st generation" and "2nd generation" sets?

[Pontosmodel]

Mine too arrived with no damage but one fret outside of it's sheath.

We will soon describe on our webpage soon.
Any broken part can be supplied based on our after sales service system.
So during your working, missed or broken parts will be shipped.

Thank you
Kim

[Pontosmodel]

A lot's changed, but I think you'd not recognize it anymore in near future.

Does this mean you have "1st generation" and "2nd generation" sets?

If other follow up this, we will start next generation set.
Kim

[Guido]

Advice needed,
Have just looked at this set for Warspite at White Ensign Models,
it's priced at � 137.94 Sterling including VAT.
The cost from Hobbydecal direct is $ 125 USD including postage. That works out at � 79.01, a saving of �58.93. Has any Forum member from the UK ordered direct from Hobbydecal,
and is there any Import Tax or Duty to be considered ?
Any advice will be appreciated.
Regards
Richard

If you are lucky it will just pass through customs unchecked. If not you'll have to pay VAT on the purchase value + shipping cost according to EU regulations. For scale models there should be no duty applicble.
Cheers,
Guido

[Admiral John Byng]

Advice needed,
Have just looked at this set for Warspite at White Ensign Models,
it's priced at � 137.94 Sterling including VAT.
The cost from Hobbydecal direct is $ 125 USD including postage. That works out at � 79.01, a saving of �58.93. Has any Forum member from the UK ordered direct from Hobbydecal,
and is there any Import Tax or Duty to be considered ?
Any advice will be appreciated.
Regards
Richard

Yes, I got mine from HobbyDecal, it took about a week to London.
I had no problem with customs but the box was crushed by postman shoving it through the letterbox; all contents were undamaged. It looks as though the box had beeen opened and the end of the box was slightly damaged by this, I think. Therefore my guess is that HM Customs had a look at it but did not levy any duty on it.

The set looks lovely and is well worth the price. The resin parts are very nice, particularly the gun tubs which are amazingly thin and perfectly cast.

[richtea]

Thanks for the reply, Admiral John Byng,
Have usually ordered from WEM so I will try direct from Prontos.
Regards
Richard

P.S.
In my opinion,
the execution of Admiral John Byng was one of the blackest days in the history of the Admiralty.

[Admiral John Byng]

Thanks for the reply, Admiral John Byng,
Have usually ordered from WEM so I will try direct from Prontos.
Regards
Richard

P.S.
In my opinion,
the execution of Admiral John Byng was one of the blackest days in the history of the Admiralty.

You're welcome.
I agree with you about Admiral Byng, apparently he was not a pleasant man but he was the victim of the shabby politicians who were in government at that time and the obnoxious King George II.

As usual the Admiral was ordered to do something impossible with an inadequate force.

[simon b]

Kim

Got to get the warspite set. However, can you give some more information on the Yorktown set ?

[MartinL]

Just ordered mine, �77, for all that brass resin and wood is a bargin. Add that to �38 for the plastic and you have a total bargin. Cant wait to get building ... Got to finnish my hood first though

[MartinL]

Hi,can somebody in the uk who ordered this set let me know how long it took to arive ?? Thanks

[Admiral John Byng]

Hi,can somebody in the uk who ordered this set let me know how long it took to arive ?? Thanks

Mine took about a week or 8 days.

[Nigel H]

Same for me - over a week but less than two.

Cheers,

Nigel.

[MartinL]

Thanks for the replies guys, i'm on 10 days so iminent one hopes