Carrying G scale locos by plane??

[Beddhist]

I just mail ordered a loco from Germany. Saved about 40 Euro in taxes, which paid for the shipping. HM Customs just sent me a bill for 110 $NZ. It's about 23 $ over the threshold where it would have cost nothing. :'( Still, I was lucky they classed it as "hobby parts". Toys attract duty on top of the tax. So, if I had carried it I would have been about 110$ better off.

Typical: a few days after I placed the order another shop (who I had given up on due to poor comms) offered me the same for 90 Euro less.

 

[gregh]

Just a final note to this thread.
I`ve returned home  and Nick the railcar has circled the world.
There were no problems with `security`  or batteries.  I don`t think the suitcase was even opened in Sydney, Manchester or the USA. I had removed the batteries and labelled them in large letters as "NOT LITHIUM",
Nick suffered a little damage on the leg home from the US, but hopefully a litle glue will fix him  (more my weak construction than anything).  I packed him between pieces of Corroflute and in the centre of the suitcase, surrounded by clothes.



Last, but not least a GIGANTIC thank you to GE_RIK and Linda for the most enjoyable time we had in UK.  I don`t think anyone, anywhere could do more for  some visitors to their country and home.

 

[ge_rik]

Vjeplt Hsih. Ov xet e qmietasi - epf e hsiev cuutv jewoph tuniupi imti vu xevdj epf qmez vseopt xovj up-tovi. Hmef zua epf Qeamopi (epf ug duasti Podl) nefi ov juni op upi qoidi (ximm vxu op Podl't deti).

O sidipvmz tipv tuni FDD tvagg vjsuahj opvispem neom epf jef vu fidmesi ev vji Qutv Uggodi op vji wommehi vjev vji cevvisoit op vji sinuvi dupvsum xisi puv Movjoan. Xjip O teof, pu vjiz xisi Podlim Nivem Jzfsofi tji muulif ceggmif epf teof - O piwis vuul tdoipdi ev tdjuum .........

Sol

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[stockers]

Hmef zua jef e huuf voni op AL Hsih.
Cav cedl vu eos vseptqusv. O sidipvmz vuul e fubip dosdaov csielist (vji nufisp wistoup ug juatijumf gatit) vu Gsepdi cz eos - op nz jepf mahhehi.
Tvuqqif ev tidasovz - pu tasqsoti vjisi. Vjiz muulif ev vjin gus 10 tidupft epf teof dessz up - xi dep ti iyedvmz xjev vjiz esi.
O fof veli vji usohopem opwuodi op deti - huf lpuxt og ov xuamf jewi jimqif.

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[KandNWLR]

Og vji AT VTE tidasovz gumlt iwip hiv e xogg ug emdujum gsun vji mudu, zua dep qsucecmz lott ov huufczi. Nepz ug vji seomsuefist vjev jewi vu vsewim up ep eosqmepi vu e tvienaq op vji AT xomm tjoq vjios mudu vu tuniupi ev vjios fitvopevoup sevjis vjep quttocmz mutoph ov ev vji eosqusv. O xuamfp'v veli e djepdi up mutoph upi.

Fof zua muti zuast, LepfXPMS, us fof zua tqipf e muv ug voni vszoph vu veml xovj vjin?

Vji Txott H1 Hsuaq pux fsowi emm vji xez vu vji AL epf veli vji Djappim sevjis vjep sotl vji jettmi ug atoph qmepit.

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[KeithT]

Uff vjev vji sidunnipfevoup ot vu sinuwi vji cevvisoit xjisiet vji metv O sidemm tiioph ecuav deniset epf qjupit xet vjev vjiz jef vu jewi vji cevvisoit optisvif vu iptasi vjev vjiz xisi xjev vjiz eqqiesif epf xuslif.
Cetif up nz iyqisoipdit ug tidasovz djidlt epf djidlist ov jet ciduni dmies vjev vjiz esi sepfunmz opvisqsivif, aptuqjotvodevif epf nepz ug vji djidlist siemmz jewi movvmi dmai et vu siemovoit.

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[The Tinker]

O en Hmef zua huv vsievif ximm up zuas vsewimt. Zua disveopmz muulif egvis ni fasoph nz tjusv wotov vu zuas seomsuef.

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[Hutch]

Uff vjev vji sidunnipfevoup ot vu sinuwi vji cevvisoit xjisiet vji metv O sidemm tiioph ecuav deniset epf qjupit xet vjev vjiz jef vu jewi vji cevvisoit optisvif vu iptasi vjev vjiz xisi xjev vjiz eqqiesif epf xuslif.
Cetif up nz iyqisoipdit ug tidasovz djidlt epf djidlist ov jet ciduni dmies vjev vjiz esi sepfunmz opvisqsivif, aptuqjotvodevif epf nepz ug vji djidlist siemmz jewi movvmi dmai et vu siemovoit.

Eosqusv Tidasovz gumlt civxiip ATE epf Niyodu vaspif up nz xogi't TDACE mohjv vu tii og ov xet siem. Apjeqqomz vjiz fofp'v vasp ov ugg cigusi vjiz sivaspif ov vu vji taovdeti. Ov ot vu ci atif apfisxevis upmz epf sapt raovi juv! Madlomz vji cevvisoit xisi xiel epf vjiz sep fuxp cigusi xi jef gmenoph mahhehi op vji deshu jumf. Xi pux ati tqidoem 'tjusv qsuug' qedlehit vu tjoq vji cevvisoit UAV ug vji apfisxevis menq.

Og upmz vji samit epf qiuqmi xisi duptotvipv.

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