Panzerman- just to set the record straight, I was not giving a neg to the australian store. I said I never dealt with them so I couldn't say bad or good about the shop, My experience with the aussie mail has been horrendous, If you went to my site you saw all the Mako product, All of it from Australia so I get regular shipments.
I have yet to get a weeks delivery, I even have on file a tracking number for an expedited parcel that took over a month, slightly bigger than a padded envelope and I paid $60.00 for express shipping. That is a slap to the Aussie post office NOT the hobby shop.
I also noted that when you buy from them ask them about their shipping, they are in a much better position to assist someone than I could be. I was just stating facts for us east coasters.
Your in BC,( hence my comment on being on the left side of the world ) just being there knocks 1 to 2 weeks off your delivery in comparison to my delivery, We all know Canada Post is not the fastest in the world. So your delivery is certainly different than mine would be.

I am not being negative on your post, just trying to set things in the same vein as I meant the words to have, Posts on forums are just posts and sometimes the true intent is misconstrued,
The point of my post was to make folks aware that they need to ask the shipping questions not avoid buying from the aussies. Matter of fact west coast has the advantage buying from that side while we have the advantage of Europe over here. Hope this clarifies the post.