Aliexpress tamiya products

[Milo]

Are modeling products from aliexpress safe or legit? I don't exactly know why aliexpress is so cheap, but I think it's because of china's low labor costs and sometimes slaves probably. But then doesn't that mean that the tamiya products aren't real tamiya products?

[Michael jones]

They will be real, but are they really cheap? 

[bobthehobbyguy]

I would recommend googling aliexpress complaints to see the types of complaints and how they deal with them.

[Dpate]

On 8/1/2023 at 5:01 PM, Milo said:

Are modeling products from aliexpress safe or legit? I don't exactly know why aliexpress is so cheap, but I think it's because of china's low labor costs and sometimes slaves probably. But then doesn't that mean that the tamiya products aren't real tamiya products?

Tamiya products are pretty cheap in Japan. They’re just expensive in the states cause they making up for import fees etc. What Tamiya products are you looking for exactly? Tools? Paint? 

[Milo]

Paint

[Dpate]

3 hours ago, Milo said:

Paint

Cheapest place online for Tamiya paint would be scalehobbyist, Burbank house of hobbies, sprue brothers. You can get all Tamiya paints there $1.99-$2.80 for 10ml, and $7-$8 for the TS cans.