tamiya paints, problem with UK supply

new to trains · 01-10-2007

i understand that some of the Tamiya paints have been recalled recently....

i have tried 2 local..ish model shops, one does not stock tamiya paints, the other has major gaps in the paint racks, these gaps are the colours i need !

anyway as i was getting desperate i found a UK ebay business seller who advertised the paints, so i bought the 2 colours i needed...

these 2 colours are to allow me to complete a model i started a while ago....

i eagerly waited for the postman to deliver the paints i bought off ebay and i got 2 tins of humbrol enamel instead....

there was a note saying tamiya cant supply due to a recall and that these paints ( humbrol enamel) were the nearest alternatives... and if i dont want humbrols to post them back for a refund of the cost of the paint.... great, send the paint back for the postal cost of £1.38 for a refund of £1.99 !!!

i just want some more tamiya paints, i have subsequently tried 2 other modelshops within a 50 mile radius of home who say there is a current supply problem with tamiya paints......

anyone know if this is true ? anyone know if these paints will be back in the UK shops before xmas ?- it seems most metallic colours are effected....

rjwood_uk · 01-10-2007

yes Guy it is true:

Tamiya Paint Recall (24/08/2007 @ 10:56:48)

Tamiya TS MS & AS sprays have been recalled to Japan following labelling issues. They will be available in the UK shortly & back in stock as soon as Tamiya have the problem resolved.

what colours do you need? i might be able to help you out, i have a draw full!

richard

new to trains · 02-10-2007

i am desperate for x11 chrome silver..... i can wait for the rest... i just wonder when they will start to re-supply the retailers ?

rjwood_uk · 02-10-2007

not sure on that one. as soon as they can i guess, they must be loosing so much money over this.

i have X-11 but not much, you can have it but how much do you need? it might not be enough, unless your spraying that in which case it could be.

new to trains · 02-10-2007

i need 3 pots i guess... definately 2 going on what i have done already... dont worry i will wait for tamiya to sort out supply and also i will try and continue to track down pots in the uk !

**wonwinglo** · 04-10-2007

Yes went into Antics to buy some soft sprays,even they have vanished from the shelves,the model paint market is grim at the moment with lots of holes in the racks,remember the days when Humbrol was plentiful ?

new to trains · 04-10-2007

i have tracked down 1 tin/ jar at punctillo model spot in hinkley ( you gotta love punkies they are great !) , and also I ordered some other paints that may do the trick....vallejo ( sp ?) and others.....

fingers crossed i may be able to 'blag it' with the 2 differnt types of paint....

rjwood_uk · 04-10-2007

vallejo are ment to be good. what are you actually making/painting guy? any chance we are goning to see some pics?

new to trains · 04-10-2007

its a retired police boat, part of the metropolitan police marine support unit- based out of wapping on the thames- at this station there is a musueum which is run/ maintained by a couple of the current serving officers.... the public can view the exhibits at pre -arranged times -they have all sorts of artifacts and displays of equipment, and stuff including diving gear and models of their old police boats, we were there recently doing some research as we made one of the police boats for our LEGOLAND london attraction, sadly this boat is n ow out of service and is retired...... - but the musueum did not have a replica model of the boat in dispaly.... the officers said they were looking to have one done.... -needless to say we built the boat in bricks for display at windsor, now i am doing a non lego scale model of the same vessel, its 1 to 12th scale, and is RC, the paint is for alot of the chrome fittings, handrails, deck plates, and ' brightwork' on the vessel, when its done i want to take it up to wapping and let them have alook and hopefully give her a run on the thames !..

rjwood_uk · 04-10-2007

very nice indeed! we are going to get to see pictures arent we? what are you making it out of?