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  1. As the winter season approaches, we thought it may be useful to all of our customers to have a copy of

    the last Royal Mail posting dates for 2015, to help you plan ahead with orders ensuring goods will reach you in time for Christmas.

     

    Last Posting Dates 2015

    UK Inland Services

    • Saturday 19 December - 2nd Class and Royal Mail Signed For®
    • Monday 21 December - 1st Class and Royal Mail Signed For®
    • Wednesday 23 December - Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed®

    International Standard HM Forces Mail - British Forces Post Office® (BFPO)

    • Friday 27 November - Operational BFPOs
    • Friday 11 December - Static BFPOsUK Services UK Inland Services

    International Standard (formerly Airmail) and all International Tracking and Signature Services (formerly Airsure® and International Signed For®)

    • Friday 4 December - Africa Middle East
    • Monday 7 December - Asia, Cyprus, Far East, Japan, Eastern Europe (ex. Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia)
    • Tuesday 8 December - Caribbean, Central and South America
    • Thursday 10 December - Greece, Australia and New Zealand
    • Monday 14 December - Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and Poland
    • Tuesday 15 December - Canada, Finland, Sweden and USA
    • Wednesday 16 December - Austria, Iceland, Ireland, Portugal and Spain
    • Thursday 17 December - France
    • Friday 18 December - Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia and Switzerland
  2. royal mail

    Save on multiple purchases!

    When you order from our site, you only pay one delivery charge per order.

    Group your purchases together to save on delivery costs - all orders are dispatched via Royal Mail, and there are a number of delivery options to choose from.

  3. Captain Jacks Models were proud to be asked to design and build the lighting systems for the film set models in the forthcoming film Mystery Science Theatre 4000, the sequal to the cult film MST 3000.

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    It's been a long (but enjoyable) road, starting out from a small business to completing work at this level, and again we thank all involved for the opportunity.

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    Production on the film is still underway. Further info will be available in the media nearer to its release date, and at events such as Comic Con in the US. We'll keep you posted!

  4. A big thank you to all of our customers for your support over the last eight years! Most people have found us via our Ebay store or through local model clubs - we've met some great characters and made many new friends worldwide!

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    We've always tried to keep our prices fair and as low as possible. Trading online purely through Ebay has meant it is becoming increasingly difficult to do this due to the constant fee rises. We greatly value your support via this site - it helps us to help you!