In a breathtaking display of non-existent customer service, after enquiring about ordering some items, Chris Miller of Cobra Company informed me that he will not ship an order to the UK and does not sell to distributors - only to the client.

Well, obviously not then. So that begs the question, with an outstanding business plan like this, how the *** can I actually get hold of these products ?

I am specifically looking to buy the 1/35 UH-1D update/detail set for the Panda/Dragon kit and the M6 Quad 60 system for the UH-1C. Can anyone help me source these two kits ?

Many thanks. (and good luck with that attitude Chris)

I had the same experience with Cobra when trying to order pieces for an MH-53.

In my opinion, if you now start searching for people who are willing to do the work Cobra should be doing then you are rewarding this company for its lousy attitude giving them sales they don't deserve.

Just forget about it (like I did), there are plenty of decent companies and kits, you don't need to be bitten by that cobra.

I have heard that the reason for Cobra Company not shipping outside conus is because that the owner have had problems with buyers/distributors outside conus in the past.

I have spoken to Chris and the issue is not with the customers not paying. The issue is with overseas postal systems loosing his products and not being reimbursed when he sends another order to the buyer. He want's to support the customers, but can't afford the losses due to postal services. Because of this, he restricts his business to the US only.