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    NEVER use 'friends & family' in either direction unless it's someone you know and trust. A stranger asking you to do so is an instant red flag. Sounds as if you have name, address, and presumably you know who the courier was. Plenty there for legal action. Send a 'Letter Before Action' : https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/small-claims/Problems-with-goods---letter-before-court-action/
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    Thanks for the info. It looks to be a nice kit. There used to be so many good model suppliers... I won't be building this - it'll be up on Ebay this evening.
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    Anyone know anything about the above company? A 60" Slingsby Firefly kit has come my way - looks to be from around the 1980s - and the only clue as to the manufacturer is in the build notes which mention South Yorkshire Model Supplies. Edited By jonryan on 11/01/2020 16:18:03
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    Kits can vary massively in value. for some collectors, they never intend to build them, but want them as close to pristine as possible. Damaging a box can greatly reduce the value. They're a bit like toy cars in that way. Complete, unstarted kits in clean boxes tend to fetch the best prices, and as others have said, a list & photos would help. If he had kits, he may have engines as well. Diesels can be valuable, glow motors less so. Again, perfect condition in clean boxes are best. Old RC equipment tends to go cheap, but could well rise over the next few years. Magazines rarely fetch much, but catalogues can. Dealers (me!) may offer a price for a complete collection, but of course we want to make a profit so won't offer as much as a private buyer. It depends if you need fast money, or are willing to wait for a better price. Good luck!
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    Posted by Nigel R on 17/07/2019 16:17:56: Plans for Matt's original are on the HPA site **LINK** They differ quite significantly from the DSM version, if I remember right the DSM fuselage was much simplified. Thanks Nigel
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    Posted by Denis Watkins on 17/07/2019 15:59:54: Look at these Saphir build pictures JR **LINK** Very useful. Thanks Denis.
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    Posted by Stuart Z on 17/07/2019 15:45:25: Hi There were no plans as such, only an instruction leaflet. There’s not a lot of building involved, hence no plan. S Ah! That could well explain why I haven't been able to find any!
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    Anyone got one to sell or copy? I picked up a kit the other day, but the plans are missing.
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    Wonderful!
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    I have a part-built Silhouette if anyone is after one. Not fully checked parts against the build booklet yet, but most of it is certainly there. Wings have been joined so won't be able to post; I'm based in Glastonbury and am regularly in Liverpool. No idea about price, so offers around, oooh let's say £10,000, but willing to haggle.
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    Anyone know anything about the one on the left??
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    Thanks for the info, good people. I've only even had problems sending engines via GSP, so won't use it for that again. But for other stuff it's excellent for sellers. My biggest gripe is the way they confiscate items they deem 'dangerous'. They won't even say what they do with confiscated goods. I had to threaten them with legal action to get back a nice Frog 2.49.
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    I don't use GSP for engines now. I'm trying to find out if there are indeed rules against sending used engines abroad as I don't want to risk losing another one!
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    Anyone know the rules on this? I sold an old engine to a bloke in Norway via Ebay's Global Shipping Programme, and it went through with no problem. Then he bought another, and this time Ebay classed it as 'dangerous', and refused to ship it. (They also refused to return it to me at first, though I got it back after a helluva fight). Obviously new engines are shipped all over the planet without problem, but what are the restrictions on used? The one I nearly lost was 50 years old, had no tank, and just a touch of light oil for lubrication. You couldn't have set it on fire with a flame thrower.
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