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[Draggon]

Wow, 600 posts on this!

[gman]

Good news: after stopping into pretty much every local hobby shop since the kit started to ship weekly, finally got my Rat Roaster kit- got a call to pick it up this morning.

 

Bad news: the hobby shop who called told me when I picked it up that it isn't licensed to be sold in Canada...the kit wasn't available to be sold through their normal Revell Canadian distributor, so after learning why they couldn't get it they had an alternate (US) distributor ship two kits to the store (so I bought two, more good news). Thank you local hobby shop! 

 

I don't know if Ford or Gearz is responsible for the licensing issue or who exactly needs to be cursed out by Canadian modellers wanting this kit- sounds like online retailers and cross border shoppers are going to be the winner rather than our local hobby shops for those willing to make the sale in spite of licensing  .

Edited by gman, 16 February 2013 - 05:46 PM.

[MachinistMark]

My lhs got it no issues.

[Brett Barrow]

Well, I'm assuming you're normally able to get Ford models up there, so the only other licensor is Rattletrap Productions, which is Stacey David himself.  

[gman]

Well, I'm assuming you're normally able to get Ford models up there, so the only other licensor is Rattletrap Productions, which is Stacey David himself.  

 

He must not trust crazy Canucks in the frozen north to build his artistic vision in 1:25   .

[MachinistMark]

Both of the lhs's in Halifax have had any issues in getting them. T

[MachinistMark]

Should add its pretty much a shake and bake kit fit wise which is good and offers nearly infinite possibilities for kit bashing. Just in my couple days of frigging around with it, the flat heads from dome of revell other kits fit without issue as well as the Ross Gibson rat trap engine.

[Toner283]

One of the well stocked hobby shops in Hamilton Ontario had a case. they disappeared within 2 days of them being put on the shelf. Does not seem to me to be an issue getting them in Canada.

[Brett Barrow]

More than likely a case of the Canadian distributor not seeing the appeal of a kit of a car from a TV show that might not even air on Canadian TV.  Does it air up there?

 

Who is the Canadian distributor, anyway?  

Edited by Brett Barrow, 19 February 2013 - 03:05 PM.

[gman]

More than likely a case of the Canadian distributor not seeing the appeal of a kit of a car from a TV show that might not even air on Canadian TV.  Does it air up there?

 

Who is the Canadian distributor, anyway?  

 

Don't know which distributor my LHS uses. The show does air up here.

[Brett Barrow]

 

Don't know which distributor my LHS uses. The show does air up here.

Just wondering.  I work for a US distributor.  I don't think Revell has a single sole-source Candadian distributor/importer, I think they have several smaller ones.  It wouldn't surprise me if there were licensing issues, it does cost money for both parties, the liscensee and licensor, so working out a deal for the US and a separate deal for Canada might have been more than they were willing to take on.  But there's nothing to stop it from being sold at retail in Canada, but there might be something to stop it from being sold wholesale in Canada.  Wouldn't surprise me either way, if it were true, or it was just that particular dist covering thier *** as to why they didn't buy the kit.  Nothing in this business surprises me anymore...

[Scott - Elm City Hobbies]

Good news: after stopping into pretty much every local hobby shop since the kit started to ship weekly, finally got my Rat Roaster kit- got a call to pick it up this morning.

 

Bad news: the hobby shop who called told me when I picked it up that it isn't licensed to be sold in Canada...the kit wasn't available to be sold through their normal Revell Canadian distributor, so after learning why they couldn't get it they had an alternate (US) distributor ship two kits to the store (so I bought two, more good news). Thank you local hobby shop! 

 

I don't know if Ford or Gearz is responsible for the licensing issue or who exactly needs to be cursed out by Canadian modellers wanting this kit- sounds like online retailers and cross border shoppers are going to be the winner rather than our local hobby shops for those willing to make the sale in spite of licensing  .

Don't know about that, but I have them here, and have gotten them from both my US and Canadian suppliers, so not sure what the issue is, my guess is some LHS owner not knowing what he is talking about and drinking the koolaid that his supplier is feeding him.

 

There are 3 suppliers in Canada that import Revell, I deal with one in Ottawa.....and no issues getting the kit. Lots on the shelf here at the shop!

Edited by Scott - Elm City Hobbies, 23 February 2013 - 06:13 AM.