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Nick posted an update in the group
Low budget gunpla collectors 9 years, 8 months ago I would have a lot more Gunpla kits if it weren’t for New Zealand’s logical method of “lets charge $100 for a half decent No Grade kit and $130 for an average Master Grade!” (for a bit of an idea, it’s about 800 yen to 10 NZD at the moment). But now that I’ve started using HLJ, the only real issue is shipping… but even with shipping it’s cheaper than buying from any hobby shops around NZ XD
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not really alone there Nick. Here in Canada, when you can find plamo locally, it’s always a dreadfull price. ie, the only local kit i’ve seen is legend command bb and store wanted $70 +tax (13% here) vs hlj’s 1600yen. so even 16.00+20 s/h +15 customs = $51, still 19 dollars saved.
HLJ generally works out cheapest indeed, even with the fedex shipping, and it generally arrives super-quick too. I have seen kits in Canada, but I don’t live near those stores any more, although I do remember the day they got their first PG kits in…. Was incredible to see them in the flesh, and it took a good 10 years before I could buy my own.
Same here in Australia. I can’t get kits locally, but any of the aussie sellers i see usually sell gundam way over RRP. Once i saw a SD kit that goes for about 900 yen on HLJ (about 10 to 11 bucks here) and it was selling for $30 (about 2500 to 2700 yen). 🙁
HLJ rocks!!
at least you have hobby shops around
here its imposible to get one and even its tool nippers and hobby knifes are a nightmare to get
the colors are super limited to work with and the dierama extras 3 trees for 3$ and thats a lot here
its really a nightmare for me
hobby shops are rare in the philippines but toys store like toys r us sell gunpla and tools for higher price sometimes i look for hobbyshops i see how more cheep is the price