Recent content by pedrominiaturas

My own models I normally use my hands to touch them because they are on my own collection. However when handling models for sale, I tend to use the thin plastic that comes inside the box of a lot of models. So I dont have to touch them.

In some cases, models are imported by a third party and resold to stores in US. The distributors have ceased imports until this madness comes to an end. Dont expect products to be arriving in the US until Trump backs down. To be honest, some duty will be applied in the future, at least 20% in my...

Guys, meanwhile this madness doesnt come to an end, I highly suggest the collectors to order models from you favorite retailer that are also in stock at the Gemini website. There are some models still in stock there that are very interesting. I order a lot of stock models there to my clients and...

True. To be honest, people trust too much on the politicians. The worst for me is when they see successful businessman (I am not sure the orange man can be considered one) applying for office and they instantly think they will handle government in the correct way and worst, people believe they...

Just a delay in my opinion, Trump will eventually be trumped by his own agenda.

Because US wont survive without imports from China. It just cant. So what is happening is that they will wait until Trump negotiates a deal with China. He will eventually and he has already said something about it today. It should be a temporary delay.

Are the Transbrasil available? How much for each?

Just received an email from Gemini stating the new release will be delayed until there is a end of the trade war between US and China. This impact all sellers that buy models from Gemini Las Vegas warehouse. When models are picked up in China, there is no delay.

Who was the carrier?

For Gemini, for sure US is the biggest market. Herpa has Europe as their biggest market. However, all of the Chinese brands have Asia as their biggest market. And there a lot of brands in China, so I agree on your statement.

The US is a very big market but so China is. Some people might say that the Chinese have less money than US. But they usually pay less on models than everyone because they are in the same place the models are made. The tariffs will damage everywhere. But some countries will benefit from it. If...

So far distributors have said that they will absorb a small part of the bill and pass the same amount to the retailers. There is no way they can handle like that with bigger tariffs. I do buy my models directly with no middle man, so I have to handle all my imports and pay UPS a lot of import...

I am going to give my opinion on this matter. Brazil has a 60% duty + state tax (22% over CIF plus duty) for small shipment coming in by courier or mail. It has been like that in the past 50 years, and during 1970-1990 there was a ban on imports. The ban was lifted in 1991. For business is...

Hey Leo, thanks for spreading the word! I hope I can release a lot of Brazilian models in the future. Back when I started selling Aeroclassics, I wasnt able to get a hold of others stores to jump in. Some did at the beginning but went different paths. I believe that El Aviador helps a lot for...