Last week another shipment from Faller arrived. The long-awaited Strelets shipment also came in. Many of the Strelets figures quickly sold out to watchers however. Other watchers missed out. To avoid future disappointments, I will do things differently next time and give some tips. See 'Strelets and HaT Shipments' further in this newsletter.
The first paint items arrived and some went straight on sale. It's a very small selection, but stock will grow in the coming months.
A new brand for the Mini-Kiwiland Shop is Wiking from Germany. Wiking is best known in New Zealand for its agriculture 1:32 models. The NZ distributor does not offer any of the Wiking's HO scale range unfortunately, so we will give it a try. First stock is expected in October.
Shipments with MiniArt and Italeri kit sets and Noch products are expected to arrive this week.
Kiro
I have been interested in stocking up paint for some time now. The problem for me was which brand to choose. There are many brands available and having them all in stock is simply not possible for us. I regularly asked visiting customers which paint they prefer, but each time I get different answers. Brands we can get include Ammo Mig, Humbrol, Italeri, Mr. Hobby, Vallejo and more.
Any feedback on paint is greatly appreciated.
For now, I'll start slowly with Humbrol and Vallejo. Stock will grow each month depending on the demand.
Kiro
Many of the new arrivals will go straight on sale. Last week the following items arrived and are currently on sale:
To visit the Vallejo page on our website click here.
I usually buy products from Strelets and HaT when the manufacturer receives new stock with the latest (re-)releases from China. For Strelets this was twice a year and for HaT was this four times a year. However, due to the sudden increase in sales of Strelets products I am able to order more frequently from Strelets.
In the future I will announce the placing of orders at HaT or Strelets at least a week in advance in the weekly newsletter.
This gives customers the opportunity to update their watchlist, but also to place 'special orders' without having to wait long for them to arrive.
Special Orders
'Special Orders' are automatically reserved for the customer when arriving stock is entered into our system.
It is still be possible to add any other items to the order to save shipping costs.
'Special Orders' from HaT and Strelets can easily be canceled on the website afterwards without consequences if ordered items were not included in the last shipment. It just means that the supplier was out of stock when ordering. We cannot expect that the customer will have to wait months longer for a next shipment.
Watching and Waiting...
When an item on your watchlist arrives in stock, you will receive an e-mail notification as soon as the item has been entered into our system. This is automatically done by the website.
Some users wait to order until an entire shipment has been processed. Especially if users have placed many items on their watchlist, but that may mean that another customer could buy a last item earlier.
It is absolutely no problem to order a single item that has just arrived and later add other items to the same order. You will probably receive an update on postage each time you place an additional order, but is no problem for us. You can also wait a few days before completing the order.
An order is completed when we receive full payment. Payment is always required within 7 days after placing the first order..
Last Strelets Shipment
In case of the last Strelets shipment: The first parcel arrived on Thursday. According to the tracking information, the second parcel arrived in the UK a week earlier. This was investigated, but to my surprise the second parcel was delivered the next day on Friday. My apologies for those who ordered quickly, paid on Thursday and could not combine. Usually I book an entire shipment within a day, but in this case I wasn't aware of the second arrival.
Kiro
NOTE: The next brand I will look into is Waterloo 1815. I will list their products the coming week and explain ordering and watching options again next week.
The following Airfix 1:24 kit sets are about to be released this year:
For a list of all Airfix products on our website so far click here. More will be listed soon.
A lot of MiniArt kit sets still need to be listed on our website. Below are just 6 recent additions. Some will arrive in stock in October.
To visit the MiniArt page on our website click here.
The following Airfix kit sets have been released this year or will be released soon. Stock is expected in October.
For a list of all Airfix products on our website so far click here. More will be listed soon.
The following Orion sets arrived in stock last week. Some are new 2020 releases:
For a list of all Orion sets listed on our website so far click here.
A lot of Strelets historical figures sets have arrived in stock, including coming-to-an-end sets. Below are just 4 examples:
For a list of all Strelets Historical figures sets in stock click here.
Some recently arrived Strelets Napoleonic sets were quickly sold out. Among the arrived sets were also brand new 2020 releases, including the following:
For a list of all Strelets Napoleonic sets in stock click here.
Some Strelets WW2 sets arrived in stock last week, including coming-to-an-end sets. Below are just 4 examples:
For a list of all Strelets WW2 sets in stock click here.
Some Strelets WWI sets arrived in stock last week, including coming-to-an-end sets. Below are just 4 examples:
For a list of all Strelets WWI sets in stock click here.
More HO scale Faller kit sets have arrived. Below are just 6 examples:
For a list of all latest HO scale arrivals click here.
The following new 2020 releases from Faller arrived in stock. These are all limited editions.
For a list of all latest HO scale arrivals click here.
New Faller N scale kit sets have arrived. Below are just 6 examples:
For a list of all latest N scale arrivals click here.
The following new 2020 releases from Faller have arrived in stock:
For a list of all latest N scale arrivals click here.