Martin - several times in the past a small number of folks on here have got together to do a joint order to Modell-Land, to split the fixed shipping charge that Neil mentioned. If you are planning on ordering some bits from them, it's always worth asking on here first to check if anyone else wants to come in with you and share the order. This DOES of course require a lot of trust on everybody's part, and one person has to be willing to receive all the stuff and then parcel it out to the respective buyers (and collect payment from them), but it has certainly worked well in the past for myself and a few others.
Jon.