I have been trying to source 250ml X-20A in the UK recently & nobody seems to have any, so I called the UK Tamiya distributor & enquired, only to be informed that the 10ml is the only size now provided by Tamiya, the others having been discontinued?
Does anyone know if 250ml (81040) is still available in other countries? Something tells me the UK importer may be trying to pull a fast one & increase their revenue?
It’s still showing on the Tamiya USA website…
http://www.tamiyausa.com/search.php?q=X-20A&image.x=21&image.y=7
Appreciated, it is also still displayed on Tamiya INC’s own site as well, but you know what some of the biggies are like for updating their content.
As far as I know, the 250ml jugs are still available here in Australia, as well as the 40ml jars and 10 ml pots. (We lost the 23ml pots a few years back)
I should also mention that I just picked one up at my LHS a month ago, but there’s no saying that wasn’t from his back-stock. I’ll check with him next time I’m in.
Vance
Thanks Gents, your assistance as always is appreciated.
It looks like LuckyModel in HK is still supplying all sizes and flavours of Tamiya thinners.
I think I’ll go and clean out my LHS just in case! While I like the results the proprietary thinner gives, I won’t be buying it at the inflated rates the 10ml bottle costs!
I’ll agree with that one - it is bad enough having to order Qty of Tamiya flat white for the likes of an XB-70, but if they plan move onto 10ml only - I had better get a pallet pre-ordered - NOT.
At the rate they charge for the 10ml containers, I think I will take some to a laborotory, ask them to reverse engineer it & make a few gallons.
Infact, stuff that - I will get it made better & make a mint selling a better, cheaper product - if only there was enough time in the day.
While I do prefer to thin (for airbrushing) with the X20, I’ve seen no odd reactions with rubbing alcohol when cleaning the airbrush, so there are cheap options available. I’ve even heard os someone thinning with Windex glass cleaner…
Nuff said.
Hey gang, had a quick conversation with my local supplier. He received a shipment within the last two months, and he has some on order again. He went to the bother of setting up a new order online and had no problems doing so.
I did, however, find out that the “language police” are cracking down on Tamiya products due to the lack of French labeling… I’m assuming that will mean a second label slapped over the original, like is done with the Humbrol tins of paint here. It’s paint folks: don’t drink it, don’t try to light it on fire and use the same company’s thinner if you like - do we need any other labeling? I sense a dollar’s increase for Canadian-only labeling… [bnghead]
Yeah, my LHS has the same story, no issues getting it, just ordered some more in.
French labeling makes no sense on my end of the country, Vance. If they’re going to put another language on, it should be Mandarin!
That’s what I told him! Do you guys see much bilingual labeling on products like these? I know NB is officially bilingual, but is the cost of new labeling really justified when we’re talking about model paint? It’s not an essential service, or a staple commodity. To be honest, I’ve been buying paint, from Tamiya & others, for years, and the only reading I do is making sure I’ve got the right colour. (And to be honest, Humbrol uses those stupid #s with no names anyway…)
And you’re right, Mandarin is far more useful on your coast.
It all depends on the product. National brands, like cereal and shampoo, stuff like that has both languages, but most imported non-food stuff doesn’t, including Tamiya paint. Where would they put the label? Over top fo the English? There’s no bleeping room! Though I could see the Office Québécois de la Langue Française putting French labels on top of the English, I would expect that the Acadians in NB wouldn’t insist on it. We don’t have bilingual signs, our stop signs simply say Stop, not Stop/Arrêt, nor do they say Stop/中止!
Most food products do, though. I guess it’s a federal requirement. I’ve seen a label put on Salami (it’s funny if you realize that the French for Salami is Salami!).
Salami! It’s also funny if you realize what the FOOD content of salami is! [:D]
Yep, I imagine they’ll slap a sticker over the original like Humbrol does (here anyway)… thereby covering up the other languages already on the bottle! The funny thing is I’m in a relatively english region - Saint John, in the south of the province. And this area actually has a pretty large Korean + Chinese population too.
For something like paint, I’d think a sign at the retail location would be enough, maybe a handful of leaflets if someone insists on taking something home… But I hate to bring logic into the equation!
Well if it’s sold in the US, better slap Spanish on it as well, soon will be the predominantly spoken language here. Maybe the whole world should switch to Esperanto, and we’d have no more language barriers or lost in translations!
Oh here we go - Esperanto resurfaces! Maybe Klingon is next…
Too gutteral! Nope, Esperanto it is! The new world standard and first step towards global peace and harmony!
Ah, the new world standard!
Oceania has never been at war with Eurasia. We’ve always been at war with Eastasia.