Recent content by Jazajia

Yes, that one is sought after. I think that one is a good candidate for an eBay auction.

They don't. You could go to the Chicago show this Saturday and take your models in a bag. Some sellers might buy from you.

Are Chicago, Cleveland, and Toronto too far from you? The Chicago show is this weekend. Cleveland is on August 23rd. Here's the list of shows. You can also try the private party sales section of the forums. Not only this one, but I'd post on DAC and Wings900 too. Otherwise, I think eBay is...

I agree, Gemini, with their large production numbers and focus on popular subjects are not generally a brand associated with rare models. You are correct about the 6-unit sample runs from the 2000s. I have two, the correct brown UPS 727-200, and a Viasa DC-8 with an erroneous reg. In the case...

@3D Design Deck I would like to see this in 1:200 :love: Also, a fellow collector was asking me about this one, so I will throw it here:

Happy birthday to @josecolme. Us Latin American collectors are lucky to have one of the best custom model makers dedicated to our region! To many more!

You know, I was almost sure it had something to with PayPal. I saw the little screenshot on Swagninja84's post, but was reading from my cellphone without my glasses. Lo and behold.... I apologize to @Mikeymag and @swagninja84 for refuting their comments.

I’m confused. I could swear money always left my account the moment I placed a pre order with them. I went and checked a recent pre order for an NG American MD-80. Order placed February 19, 2025. Paid with PayPal and the charge was posted immediately on PayPal as well as the statement of the...

Really? Not in my experience. But even if they did, it makes no difference. Say Kam lists a model for $40. Someone pre-orders. Kam does not charge for the pre-order right away. When the model finally arrives, the tariffs have pushed the cost of the order up to, say, $50. Kam will charge then...

Here's my most memorable U.S. Airways photo. Taken just 35 miles up the road at IAH in 2011, but it really feels like it was longer than that. Amazing how the last U.S. Airways livery already has a vintage feel.

You are correct, however, it is difficult to configure automated shipping calculators to do that, specially with platforms such as Wix, which A LOT of us "new" retailers are using.

This has been quite evident since the beginning of the whole thing, if you ask me. But hey, never say never, stranger things have happened.

That's because Gemini is taking pre-orders from us. All they said was that they will adjust their shipping schedule to try and weather the moving target that tariffs are right now, which means they might wait a little bit to get these into the U.S., which makes sense.

It's just how things are when you deal with a product that is not meant to be mass-produced. Nowadays, the collector has come to expect slot-in wings, antennas, flaps-down, etc It's like shipping home-built kits all around the world; they just don't travel well. Someone has to eat up the cost of...

I can't speak for other retailers that might have more leverage to get properly compensated. But in general, a broken model it's usually a loss, to some extent. Many manufacturers/distributors are great in offering replacement parts such as gears, antennas and even spare boxes. Unfortunately...