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That explains it. If you go over 150euros (about £135) the system changes and you pay the VAT to the courier rather than Shapeways. As this usually means a collection fee it can be a lot more expensive.

What was the value of the order?

A box of tasty goodies arrived today from Derails. There were also some wagons in the box. Not quite as tasty but still very nice, and they should last a lot longer.

There's another topic about this in the Small suppliers section:

Ordered yesterday afternoon, arrived this morning. Rapido indeed.

Well that didn't take long. Every silver lining has a cloud..... Next you'll be complaining that the wagons don't have double flanged wheels. I'm happy to accept the compromises needed for model railways.

Some recent LRM kits I built last year:

Derails also have some exclusive wagons here . Anyone else?

The recently introduced code 100 curved points have unifrogs, SL-U76 & 77 .

An alternative is available from Pre-Grouping Railways: https://pregroupingrailways.com/product-category/flippem-automatic-coupling-system/

You need to plan your packing better, take some empty boxes with you to fill up.

https://news.Bachmann.co.uk/2024/03/Bachmann-reveal-oo-scale-palvans-at-the-palace/

I'll repost this again Is this still correct?

MAD MARCH offers at The Hobby Shop, Faversham. Aka a Dutch auction.