Hi all,
For a project I need to buy extra sprues of a Tamiya kit. Which is the best solution considering I live in Europe?

TIA
Olivier

Other than buying donor kits to rob for parts, the only way I know is to order the sprues from Rainbow-Ten in Japan. Note that they have announced closure of their entire web-order service as of January 2012 on the Rainbow-Ten homepage, so you'd have to be quick!

Pity Tamiya doesn't follow Tasca's lead with online parts ordering...

Tom

Thanks Tom. Unfortunately I was aware of Rainbow Ten closure.

Maybe someone can help with the address, but M.R.C. (model rectofier corp.) in Edison, New Jersey U.S.A. used to sell Tamiya sprues awhile ago. Not sure if they do any more or not. Try listing the parts on Armorama that you need, maybe one of us has the spare parts you need.

Thanks Bob.
I guess that asking for precise parts on the forum instead of trying to get a full sprue from some shop is a good idea.

Olivier

Oliver,

there is a company in Milton Keynes in the Uk That will send out spues and bits (if they have them) I can't remember the name at the moment. I'll have a look later this aftrenoon. It's something like hobby company. You could try google.

HTH

Craig

Olivier: Which kit and which sprues? Maybe some of us can help with the parts.

Thanks again for your input.
Jonn, I don't need any longer the parts I was looking for. After checking both kits I wanted to mix (Academy and Tamiya M48), I realized they were not fully compatible due to dimension issues.

Olivier

The Hobby Company is the UK distributor of Tamiya Kits, I've just asked them for some replacement decals but they are having to see if they can get them from Japan as the kit that was released a couple of years ago is now discontinued apparently