Well the Altaya gods (and a buddy in France) have been really good to me. This latest round of die-casts is truly amazing. The Free Virgillia Bunkerbuster is probably my favorite followed by the Persuader Tank Droid. The Imperial Light Shuttle from Kenobi is a real stand out though. And the landspeeders/airspeeders are always a treat, but make me want some figures to go in them. Check out the pages Republic, Empire, & New Republic for more ships.
Out of curiosity, how much in customs and shipping are you paying extra to get these in the US? I am in the opposite situation : in France and dying to put my hands on some MGS line toys from Target and Walmart and a buddy of mine is willing to receive and then ship them to me.
The quality of these Altaya die-cast is impressive, we are mile away from the Titanium series. These ships are gorgeous!
I pay the standard cost plus actual shipping of whatever he can fit in a 5KG box. I’m not exactly sure how much that is per model though. It’s worked out that we tend to ship stuff to each other at the same time. I send him MGS and any Hasbro US exclusives he wants.
Thanks for your answer! Out of curiosity are you shipping to your French buddy using USPS or private companies like Fedex or UPS? I went to the USPS website and it says for up to 4lbs, it would cost my buddy 63USD in International First Class mail. I was surprised by the high cost. Maybe i didn’t look properly and missed more affordable options. Apologies for the weird discussion but trying to get clarity with shipping costs from the US. Thanks in advance for your help!
I think that’s pretty much what I pay. My shipment of MGS is about 60-70 shipped. It works out though because he’ll check the Altaya stuff for defects, and I’ll check the MGS for QC issues before shipping.
Thanks for your feedback Jonathan! that helps A LOT!