Jeffrey Cottrell 2 Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 Hi Guys, quick heads up. HK now have covering film back in stock at the Euro warehouse. Not the full range but quite a variety. Postage still a bit high at £6.06/roll, but better then the £15 or so that Global wanted. Also seems the same whether you buy 1,2 or 3 rolls, so the more you buy the cheaper it gets. Knock yourselves out Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i12fly Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 ?? Just checked and for me it shows only silver tape in stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Cottrell 2 Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 Hi i12fly What colour are you after? Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin McIntosh Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Just had a mail from them to say that white is back in stock. Thought that HK EU are not currently shipping to the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Cottrell 2 Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 Martin AFAIK it's only LiPo's they won't ship from Euro. Not a major issue given the current situation. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Posted by Jeffrey Cottrell 2 on 15/04/2020 22:48:38: Martin AFAIK it's only LiPo's they won't ship from Euro. Not a major issue given the current situation. Jeff I've just this minute ordered 4 lipos & 1 LiFe from EU. Let's see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin McIntosh Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Oh dear, I was hoping to order some Lipos along with film, already in my cart. I shall leave it in there until tomorrow now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i12fly Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Hi Jeff, when I looked at the listings I ticked 'in stock' -and this wiped everything out except the tape. Unticking this and going to the colour I wanted (olive green) showed it to be in stock! Thank you for the heads up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ellis 4 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Is the "seconds" supplied by RC World n the UK the same stuff? Because I'm having a helluva job covering the fuselage of a Black Magic. Just done a Tomboy and it was fine. Does the film vary through the roll? TIA Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel R Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 thanks for heads up jeffrey - I for one am stocking up with a couple of rolls while I can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Miller 2 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Posted by Jeffrey Cottrell 2 on 08/03/2020 17:18:09:when I went to check shipping I found that the 'cheapest' was Fedex Priority at £15.99. Posted by Wilco Wingco: I got caught the same way. What I didn't realise until delivery was that I had to pay additional import tax of nearly TWICE the cost of Fedex delivery. I have also found that during the china lockdown the free-freight options for 'international warehouse' despatch has disappeared from a number of websites (e.g. Banggood as well) and sometime the 'cheapest' freight on a $150 foam plane is more than $150 (yes - extra for freight!!) I also have found Fedex provide an excellent delivery service BUT they are very well set up to collect import duties and taxes that might get missed (or ignored) by smaller operators. I think the governments reckon if they make the 'big guys' comply they'll collect the majority of taxes due with little or no effort. It's a bit hard for shoppers when only one option is offered. I guess 'patience is a virtue' to endure until the world of supply and deliveries returns to normal (what ever that is!) Regarding HK film - I like it, and like the price, BUT don't read the word colour descriptors! A roll of "Yellow" looks very orange in the display photo, and in reality it is definitely ORANGE!! " 黃色" must translate differently over there? Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Posted by PatMc on 15/04/2020 23:11:48: Posted by Jeffrey Cottrell 2 on 15/04/2020 22:48:38: Martin AFAIK it's only LiPo's they won't ship from Euro. Not a major issue given the current situation. Jeff I've just this minute ordered 4 lipos & 1 LiFe from EU. Let's see what happens. My order arrived 20 minutes ago. That's just under a week to get here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin McIntosh Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Looked at a couple of different lipos on HK EU and UK yesterday and the price was similar so ordered from the UK. We shall see how long it takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I ordered a couple of small lipos yesterday too, but with £3 difference in postage between UK and EU I ordered them from the EU warehouse. That would be 25% of the items cost extra to get them from the UK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 There was no postage cost for my order but the 4 lipos were £28 in total cheaper from EU than UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Cottrell 2 Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 Posted by Martin McIntosh on 21/04/2020 14:56:51: Looked at a couple of different lipos on HK EU and UK yesterday and the price was similar so ordered from the UK. We shall see how long it takes. Dont'cha jut love how HK keep their customers updated. Last I heard UK warehouse was closed for the duration of the lockdown. Now I understand they are 'slightly open' ( their words.) Interested to know how long they take to arrive. I ordered a couple of rolls of film from Euro warehouse on 17th, they arrived today, so 4 days, not bad. Probably need a calendar to check arrival of the Global orders. Ho hum Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin McIntosh Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 For £53 worth the postage was £5.28 so instead of wasting another 30mins cancelling then re ordering I settled for that. I am still awaiting a small order from Global but it does not really matter now how long it takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Cottrell 2 Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 Hi Guys So, HK can't seem to decide whether the UK warehouse is open or closed. Ordered a couple of bits from the UK warehouse. The order was placed on the 21st, and arrived today so seems like the verdict is 'they're open'. Have to say three days from order to delivery is better than they normally achieve. If this is working with a skeleton staff, long may it continue. Martin Have your LiPo's turned up yet? Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Cottrell 2 Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 Hi Guys Just got to the covering stage with my third lockdown model. I am using some film I bought from Bangood when HK were out of stock. Proving to be pretty good. Not quite as stretchy as HK or Oracover, so doesn't do compound curves very well, but for what I wanted perfectly adequate. Hidden benefit. I am using a flat sheet wing, and that is noticeably stiffer with the covering applied. So, if (when) HK run out again, good alternative. Cheers Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i12fly Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Plus 1 for BG film, but I like HK best! Edited By i12fly on 12/05/2020 22:18:53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malmaz Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Ordered 2 x rolls HK film from uk warehouse on Monday 18/05/20, Received them this morning Thurs 21/05/20 Pretty good service me thinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Good news folk. Hobbyking U.K appears to have some more film in stock. Thought I would let you know. I got mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 JUst before Christmas they told me that the White was in. I ordered that plus Red an Blue. Arrived two days later and I ordered in the evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Sounds like you are building something patriotic Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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