ORIGINAL: gerrie
Hi Atul
Where did you buy it? Not many shops sell outside of Japan.
Gerrie
Here's the info. It's been sent to me by my Japanese friend. However, please understand that no one in these shops speaks English, so it can be quite a bit of a problem placing any orders.
Please also note that the amount one ends up spending depends a lot on the bank exchange rates. If the Yen is strong against the dollar on a given day, you'll end up spending more, not less (!). Don't forget that shipping also costs more.
Finally, direct purchases from Japan are a sensitive issue for all of us in the U.S. I happened to visit there and found something that was not available here, so I got it. Richard is the importer of YS engines into the U.S. and he works via a 2-stage distribution process. i.e. all equipment goes through the master distributor and a second distributor before finally reaching a retailer like Central Hobbies. As with any distributor, Richard always waits for the most favourable exchange rate before making a bulk purchase. In fact, it is because of this that you'll find the YS-110 to be cheaper at CH than in Japan (CH : $380; Japan (Cheapest shop): $445). So overall I'm not sure how much - if anything - one might save. In the long term, it's better to support the retailers and distributors here in the U.S. As such, I believe the names below should be used for those traveling to Japan ideally.
Atul
Super RadiCon
Address : Echo Akihabara Bldg. 2F
1-10-3 Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo
zip : 110-0061
Tel : +81 3 5688 1414
Web site
http://www.super-rc.co.jp/tokyo.html
Online shopping
http://www.super-rc.co.jp/cp-bin/osc...og/default.php
Futaba Sangyo
Address : 2-9, Kanda Suda-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
zip : 110-0061
Tel : +81 3 3255 9984
Web site
http://www.f-sangyo.co.jp/default.html
Online shopping
http://www.f-sangyo.co.jp/shop/goods/goods.asp?top
Champ
Address : 6-5-4, Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
zip : 101-0021
Tel : +81 3 5807 5239
Web site (English)
http://www.rc-champ.co.jp/Champ_Inte...onal_index.htm