Thanks for the nice comments....

The Tamiya problem here isn't Tamiya, it's the local distributor. They are renowned for this policy on all the products they import, not just Tamiya.

Hard to justify a $23 USD body selling here for $75 Aus. Someone's making some serious cash..and it aint me!

Some of the shops here buy off other shops online because its cheaper than buying from the dsitributor!