tt-01owner 0 Posted July 31, 2005 yesterday i went out to check out some of hong kongs hobby stores and i was totally baffled by their prices,300-400 for tl-01 kits, 400-550 for m chassis kits, 360-500 for tt-01 kits, 600-700 ta-04's, and 795 for ta-04 r chassis kit.(hkd of course) so i picked up the ta-04 r chassis kit [] and then the store owner said for an extra 50 il give you a havok motor so i went for the 11 turn one. tamiya fans should really visit hong kong because they mostly have more tamiya kits and tamiya items. for people who are there or wanna go, the cheapest store is called "tq racing" its by kwong wah street and nathan road. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedFrits 0 Posted July 31, 2005 What's the currency in Hong Kong?? You say 300-400 for a TL01. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prescient 671 Posted July 31, 2005 100 HKD (Hong Kong Dollars) = £7.50 or $12.90 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MB190E 0 Posted July 31, 2005 Divide the said HK dollars by 7.7 (or 8) you got the price in uSD. Divide the said HK dollars by 13.4 you got the price in Pound. Yes the kits are relatively cheap in HK. But there is not much race track in HK thus nowhere to play ... there used to be small track near the Old KaiTak airport but recently it just closed. June/July is a sales season in Japan and if you look at the Japanese R/C Hobby magazine the hobby shops are selling these kits even lower then in Hong Kong... thus recently the Tamiya's kits in Hong Kong also seems to be selling at quite a low price too... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedFrits 0 Posted July 31, 2005 Nice to know. One of my colleagues is of to Japan in 3 weeks. Maybe he can do me a favour!! Isn't it a problem getting these kits through customs? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCLXVI 3 Posted July 31, 2005 Tamiya kits in Japan are dirt cheap...I've bought my Touareg from http://www.ishiimokei.com And they seem pretty good, I'm in the proccess of ordering alot more from them right now... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedFrits 0 Posted August 1, 2005 That is EUR 47,-- for my TL01 Subaru!!! I paid EUR 150,-- for it... Wonder how much it costs to ship it over here and if you would get problems with customs.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarterTG 27 Posted August 1, 2005 I tossed up this thread with pics from my HK trip ages ago: http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?t=116875 with any luck, I'll be able to carve out some time to return before fall. As for on-road race-tracks in Hong Kong, there's a roving race that sets up in various open areas, an outdoor paved track out in the 'boonies' I didn't have time to get to, and the shops posted flyers that showed indoor racing taking place in vacant office flats. http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthr...threadid=111035 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedFrits 0 Posted August 1, 2005 Thanks for all the links but still no answer on my question. If you buy a kit in Tokyo, what about customs?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tt-01owner 0 Posted August 2, 2005 there is usally a limit (as in money) you can buy before you get taxed, every country is different so check the limit and dont go over it and you wont be taxed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
