Scotsman Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Has anyone from this Sceptered Isle been able to buy the ZM Skyraider.. I've just spent 30 very frustrating minutes registering , and getting nowhere , the US site won't ship outwith the US, and the Japanese site dosen't seem to want to accept my CC.. honestly how hard is it to spend money .. for the first time in a year I have the ability to buy something intresting only to have my best efforts rebuffed.. can anybody point me to some secret portal where these kits can be ordered! :BANGHEAD2: Or will some nice person in the US accept the order and send it on to me...Please..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahil Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Hi Scotsman you might start to check out the site of aviaton megastore in the Netherlands they sell Z-M and as far as i know they ship all over the world David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Av8fan Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Just a thought, but when I was having trouble registering way back when, the site was trying to open a pop up window(this was needed to complete the transaction) Once I allowed pop up windows from the site, I was able to finish registering/paying. I hope that you can get it sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHatch Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Seems to be a 'hit and miss' affair. I bought my Shinden through the Japanese site, and had no issue. I will pass on any concerns to the ZM guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan-Arie Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Hi Scotsman you might start to check out the site of aviaton megastore in the Netherlands they sell Z-M and as far as i know they ship all over the world David Just checked the site nothing to be found about the Skyraider and not much else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 The Volks online registration process is not really efficient to say the least. I never succeeded in closing my initial registration process (in spite of the fact I tested it with different browsers and various versions)! However, the incomplete profile is indeed existing as when I had to create another one (fortunately, this time it worked but do not ask me why...) I had to use another email address. Moreover, I've never been able to delete this initial, incomplete user profile to change and get my normal email address in the working profile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 I think I'll wait until the Dutch site has them in stock , seems ZM are better at producing kits than selling them .. Ah well... Looks like Plan B , Academy F-16 Sufa... Yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill P Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) I was going to purchase one till I saw the price. Yikes, $170.00aus plus shipping from Japan!! The US site has them for $141.00. Edited October 17, 2011 by Mustang137 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 ZM are coming to Telford and there's a pre-order facility for IPMS members - I have one reserved. Substantially cheaper than importing yourself... Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 alas Iain , a trip to Telford is not on the cards this year , unfortuantly , the £150 or so for a Tricked out Skyraider is one thing, but a £1000 weekend of indulgance is quite another !.. and divorce is I belive even more expensive !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 (edited) HLJ is now carrying the Skyraider but there's a significant mark up on it: http://www.hlj.com/product/vol50334 I think it works out to be about 50% more than if you get it from Volks USA. Not sure how that compares to the European distributors. Scotsman, let me know if you still want someone to order one for you. I'm in Canada but we can order from Volks USA. Carl Edited October 18, 2011 by BloorwestSiR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sheep One Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 HLJ is now carrying the Skyraider but there's a significant mark up on it: http://www.hlj.com/product/vol50334 I think it works out to be about 50% more than if you get it from Volks USA. Not sure how that compares to the European distributors. Scotsman, let me know if you still want someone to order one for you. I'm in Canada but we can order from Volks USA. Carl Yeah, well....when was this kit supposed to be released? Wasn't something said about late September and here we are in mid October and still nothing? I think I have a better chance of getting the WnW Sopwith Tripe before this kit if things keep going as they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Yeah, well....when was this kit supposed to be released? Wasn't something said about late September and here we are in mid October and still nothing? It's out now AFAIK. Several members have reported receiving theirs already. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 Thanks for the offers guys , I spotted the HLJ add to-day , but I'll pass for the time being , I think, stress think, that I may have actually bought it from Japan , at least the CC company seems to think I have , since they queried the transaction yesterday , so who knows, in the interim I've deceided to work on one of the kits I never got a chance to build over the last 2 years , the Academy F-16Sufa The offers of assistance are great , and it just goes to show what a great bunch the LSP'ers are I'm sorry for venting on the original post .. badly set up web sites do that to me ....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 *If* the order hasn't happened I'd be happy to try and reserve a second for Telford and post it to you... Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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