Alex97 Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 7 minutes ago, Kpowell911 said: Plaza Japan FTW The real reason for the PJ order... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alex97 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Rubbers are over rated, what you really want is a fan! A massive top-up order of m chassis parts from PJ and then two more M03s from another Japanese seller. Both arrived within a week. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 another good haul there mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grogg Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Do bills and invoices count? Because I got a number of them today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redback Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 fb bargain, t100 dual charger, 2x 5000mha overlander lipos i dont run xt60 so had to make a bunch of adaptors for charging the other lipos. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Stormbringer said: another good haul there mate Cheers I was right on the limit for my £135 however all this over here would have been £300+ in the UK. Edit - wheelspin added up to £360. Edited May 22, 2023 by Alex97 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 thats a good saving tho mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grogg Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Alex97 said: Cheers I was right on the limit for my £135 however all this over here would have been £300+ in the UK. I know for a fact that you can carry a tube of American Silver Eagles, Canadian Maples, even silver Britannias which have 20% VAT if bought in the UK, into the UK as either hand luggage or checked in luggage - 33 troy ounces of silver, through customs, declare them to customs, and you are just barely under the tax fee import limit, and will not be charged a penny in tax. Not even the VAT that all forms of silver attracts in the UK - all brand new silver bought in the UK attracts VAT not second hand silver, not all silver is CGT except either just the silver legal tender coins minted by the Royal Mint like Britannias. Edited May 22, 2023 by Grogg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC4WD fan Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I know this is going to sound stupid but this plaza Japan you all keep getting bit from was looking on there and found the tamiya Toyota hilux highlift for just over £200 cheaper shipped than in uk now I’m not complaining but how is it possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grogg Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, RC4WD fan said: I know this is going to sound stupid but this plaza Japan you all keep getting bit from was looking on there and found the tamiya Toyota hilux highlift for just over £200 cheaper shipped than in uk now I’m not complaining but how is it possible? A lot fewer middle men marking up prices to make quite a few extra quid in between you - the purchaser, and Plaza Japan - the seller, when buying from the UK. Edited May 22, 2023 by Grogg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC4WD fan Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 8 minutes ago, Grogg said: A lot fewer middle men marking up prices to make quite a few extra quid in between you - the purchaser, and Plaza Japan - the seller, when buying from the UK. Ah I see because I’m so tempted to get the hilux highlift from them I know they’re not that good off road but I’ve always wanted one since I saw one when I was little 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSeaRC Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 11 hours ago, RC4WD fan said: Ah I see because I’m so tempted to get the hilux highlift from them I know they’re not that good off road but I’ve always wanted one since I saw one when I was little That's the impact of an importer plus import taxes and VAT I'm afraid. Kyosho is another example. I bought a Mini-Z from AsiaTees at a substantial discount over the UK price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 (edited) 22 hours ago, RC4WD fan said: I know this is going to sound stupid but this plaza Japan you all keep getting bit from was looking on there and found the tamiya Toyota hilux highlift for just over £200 cheaper shipped than in uk now I’m not complaining but how is it possible? Another massive factor that seems unique to PJ. We all know the GBP has gone to crap, but so has the Japanese Yen, if not worse. Most Japanese retailers sell to us in USD, so the savings haven't been great lately. PJ deal in Yen, so we get the currency exchange almost on our side. RC Mart for example isnt cheap, as they deal in USD. Its like in 2008, I was buying everything Traxxas from Tower Hobbies. Not only was Traxxas cheaper in the US, the dollar was almost half the GBP due to the housing market crisis. Then Tower had discount codes. Some of the PJ prices are laughable mind. Look at Tamiya Brushed motors: £48 in UKhttps://www.wonderlandmodels.com/tamiya-super-stock-motor-rz/ £15.49 @ PJhttps://www.plazajapan.com/4950344999811/ Not saying you need a brushed Tamiya motor, but theyre beautiful so I bought all 3 haha Hop Ups are silly money too: £62 vs £23 https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/tamiya-tt-02-aluminium-steering-set-1331366 https://www.plazajapan.com/4950344549658/ Tyres £10 vs £3.77 https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/tamiya-rally-block-tyres-soft-2--438827 https://www.plazajapan.com/4950344548613/ Not knocking any UK shops, it is what it is, and obviously there is postage and potential tax on any PJ Order, so that needs to be considered Edited May 23, 2023 by Kpowell911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCake Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Just a few small bits. Bit baffling that this popular ESC still comes with a mini tamiya plug as standard!? Oh and what is that weird, but not necessarily bad smell that Hobbywing ESCs smell of? 🤣 I assume it might be the water proof coating on the pcb but I always notice it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grogg Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, MrCake said: Just a few small bits. Bit baffling that this popular ESC still comes with a mini tamiya plug as standard!? Oh and what is that weird, but not necessarily bad smell that Hobbywing ESCs smell of? 🤣 I assume it might be the water proof coating on the pcb but I always notice it. Musicians and specialty electricians - more electrical engineer than sparky, call it ''goop'' it's basically an epoxy compound that they literally cover all the internal electrical components with - resistors, pots, caps...., for 2 reasons, firstly it's an extremely fast and cheap way of water proofing electronics/circuit boards, and secondly to make it a lot harder for their competitors or Joe public to reverse engineer their design - they tend to use non transparent colours for ''goop'' black being the most popular, copy it, and sell an identical version, without having to spend resources on R&D. It also makes repairs a lot more costly, time consuming and a real PITA. Edited May 25, 2023 by Grogg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 53HRA Posted May 25, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2023 Unexpectedly landed on one of these within the UK so saved a fortune on customs! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC4WD fan Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 13 minutes ago, 53HRA said: Unexpectedly landed on one of these within the UK so saved a fortune on customs! Just for show or are you going to have it hopping to rap music 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grogg Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 1 minute ago, RC4WD fan said: Just for show or are you going to have it hopping to rap music 🤣 Can you get those types of suspension systems for RC cars? I'd love to build one that would bounce along and to my guitar or piano playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC4WD fan Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Grogg said: Can you get those types of suspension systems for RC cars? I'd love to build one that would bounce along and to my guitar or piano playing. That one does I’m sure of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grogg Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, RC4WD fan said: That one does I’m sure of it You have to manually control the hopping on it, it doesn't automatically react to and in sync like those dancing Christmas trees and other stuff that react to sound/music. Plus it's kind of hard to play a guitar or piano and control a RC at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grogg Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 (edited) 35 minutes ago, 53HRA said: Unexpectedly landed on one of these within the UK so saved a fortune on customs! This is seriously cool, if the hopping reacted automatically to sound/music, instead of having to be controlled by the transmitter, I'd order one this very minute. It does make me think of this: As well as Cheech and Chong, Cheech drove one in ''Up In Smoke'', Chong drove the Beetle with the Rolls Royce angel stolen from his Dad's car mounted to the bonnet of his held together with duct tape Beetle. Edited May 25, 2023 by Grogg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC4WD fan Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, Grogg said: You have to manually control the hopping on it, it doesn't automatically react to and in sync like those dancing Christmas trees and other stuff that react to sound/music. Plus it's kind of hard to play a guitar or piano and control a RC at the same time. Oh yeah that would be a bit difficult 🤣 if you know how suppose you could somehow wire one of the sound controller things to it 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grogg Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, RC4WD fan said: Oh yeah that would be a bit difficult 🤣 if you know how suppose you could somehow wire one of the sound controller things to it 🤔 I'm actually looking into that right now, I may actually have something in my self storage that would do it, and I'm very sure I have a guitar with the electronics in it that will do it, but that would mean breaking down and removing the sound controller from a very very expensive custom built guitar - instead of fret markers it has LEDs that react and change colour in time with and according to my playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alex97 Posted May 26, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2023 Another one, mainly brought for the upgrades and spares it came with. I've got the strip down time to around 15 minutes with these now 😂 Hopefully this is delivery one of two today 🤪 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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