15-09-2025 - Newsletter #266

In July, I asked for feedback on a possible relocation of the Mini-Kiwiland Shop showroom. None of the options were ideal, but neither is the current location.
After much consideration, I decided to stay at the current location. Relocating might be too much of a risk, especially in New Zealand's current economic climate and the uncertain future.
My thanks to those who provided feedback!

Among the new arrivals are Eduard, Revell and Faller kit sets. Arrived Hornby and Scalextrix items are on sale.

The Eduard shipment included a dual combo Warhawk kit (2 planes) with an RNZAF and various Australian decal options.

Not all arrived shipments are on the website yet. Arrived kits from ICM, Thunder Model and Belkits will be added this week.

Robert

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07-09-2025 - Newsletter #265

Due to the growing interest in British brands like Hornby and Scalextric, I would now like to try out another brand owned by Hornby: Corgi.
The first Corgi models have already arrived and are immediately on sale to test the demand.
In addition, even more Hornby model trains are on sale!

Other new arrivals include brands like Roden (Ukraine), Hobby 2000 (Poland), Special Hobby (Ukraine), Heller (France), and Noch (Germany).

This week I'm expecting Revell (Germany), Eduard (Czech Republic), Faller (Germany) and ICM (Ukraine).

Robert

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03-09-2025 - Newsletter #264

A lot has arrived in the past few days. For a list of all new arrivals click here.

Among the new arrivals are many products from AMMO by Mig Jimenez and Mr. Hobby, as well as kits from Italeri and MiniArt.

Various OO scale locomotives from Hornby are on sale. HO scale tractors from Schuco are also temporarily reduced in price.

Robert

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29-08-2025 - Newsletter #263

A few thousand products are expected in stock in the coming weeks. You can keep track of incoming items on the new arrivals page. Not everything is listed in newsletters.

Among the new arrivals will be items from Hornby, Noch, Oxford Diecast, Faller, Revell, Kotare, Brekina, Humbrol, Thunder Model, ICM, Special Hobby, Belkits, Italeri, MiniArt, Mr. Hobby, more AMMO by Mig Jimenez, Tamiya, Strelets, Dark Alliance, Orion, Roden, Kinetic, Hobby 2000, Eduard kits and many more!

It's always best to add items you're interested in to your watchlist. This way, you'll be notified as soon as stock arrives. Many products sell out to watchers before newsletters are compiled.

It's too much work to price everything in the showroom as soon as it arrives. It's more important to book shipments into the system as quickly as possible, otherwise they can't even be sold.
Most of the sales are made online, so pricing products for the showroom is often a waste of time. There's also no space behind the counter to store recently arrived products before pricing them.
This makes placing unpriced products in the showroom unavoidable, unfortunately. I don't currently have a solution for this.
My apologies!

Robert

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24-08-2025 - Newsletter #262

Due to the growing interest in 1:48 aircraft kits, I've expanded the showroom space for 1:48 scale kits from two to three full racks.
There's also increasing demand for model boats and ships. This means more space has been freed up for these as well. Expect more stock soon! Both plastic and wooden kit sets.

I keep adding more products to the AK Interactive range on the Mini-Kiwiland website. For example, the AK The Ink Sets have just been listed and some of them arrived last week. More will follow.

Various Zvezda 1:35 scale kits and Busch HO scale items are currently on sale for a limited time only!

Robert

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15-08-2025 - Newsletter #261

The first shipment of Arma Hobby aircraft kits from Poland has arrived. Over 30 different kits!
It took longer than expected, but hopefully, the next shipment will follow soon.

Over 130 different colours of AMMO by Mig Jimenez are on sale. Up to 35 percent off!
These are all colours from their previous range. Their ATOM range is now the new standard.

Because sales of aftermarket items (accessories, masks, etc. to improve kit making) continue to rise, stock automatically increases as well. More sales, more stock!
A large shipment of Eduard accessories is on its way to New Zealand. Most of it is not on the website yet. The same goes for CMK (Special Hobby).
One Aftermarket brand I'd like to try is Red Fox Studio. The first shipment is expected in September. I won't be stocking the entire catalogue, so if you have a preference for certain products, please let me know and I will list them on the website.

Within a week, I'll be placing an order with the Ukrainian brand Master Box (mostly military 1:35 figures). Stock level depends on demand, which is primarily based on the number of watchers. So, if you're interested in a product, please add it to your watchlist.

Many thanks,

Robert

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