Model Forum / General / Models / May 2006

    You should have a shipping number from HLJ, and a link
  to the Japanese postal system. You will know it arrived in
  the US once it clears customs. My package clears in San Fran.
  It took about 4 days, I believe.

                            Bruce

Eric wrote:

Here in the Chicago area I usually receive in-stock items from HLJ a
week or two after placing my order.  The time between placing an order
with HobbyLink Japan and receiving the goods varies more than the
shipping time itself, because HLJ doesn't ship until they've accumulated
a container (those big boxes one sees on railroad cars) full of
processed orders.

HLJ will notify you by e-mail when they ship, as Bruce said.  However, I
half recall that the shipment notice is generated when HLJ puts a parcel
into the container, rather than when the container leaves their
premises.  In any case, don't worry, because HLJ is very reliable.

A long-time and happy HLJ customer,

  Charles Metz

What is "surface air lift"? Is that by hovercraft?

Surface Air Lift is the cheaper shipping rate.
Eric