Source in the USA for 4mm one & two holes blocks

[ViperR]

Hello all,
I'm running short on the 4mm blocks both in one and two holes from my Occre Buccaneer kit. Looks like the kit was short changed and I haven't wasted any.
I'm in the US and don't want to wait for long shipments and tariffs and import fees I've been reading about here. Can anyone suggest a US vendor to get blocks from? I have in the past dealt with UK vendors and they have been great, but that was before the tariff mess. Thanks!

 

[zoly99sask]

The tariffs is 10% not end of the world ,you can pay 5-6 % GST in the on top of the price depending on what state you live in.

 

[Corsair]

I would get them from Occre just to give them the highest likelyhood to match the ones you already have.

 

[DocTom]

Both Model Expo and Syren sell 4 mm single and double blocks. I don't know if they match the Occre blocks.

 

[AllanKP69]

Jeff and Tom are giving good advice. If you get blocks from Syren for example you will be getting high quality blocks which will make the poor quality blocks that OcCre provides stand out even to the casual viewer. You may be better off making your own to try to match the ones from OcCre.
Allan

 

[Rob444]

Drydock Models and parts also has some amazing blocks, but as Allan suggested they will certainly put the Occre ones to shame.

Dry-Dock Models & Parts

Dry - Dock Models & Parts is providing high quality ship model fittings and parts

drydockmodelsandparts.com

Rob

 

[TheGatzby]

These blocks from ModelExpo should be a good match for the OCCRE blocks.

 

[ViperR]

Thank you all for the help and replies. I'll try OcCre first, but the ones from Model Expo look exactly like the OcCre ones. They even have the 4mm ones which are not usually common. I mostly find 3mm or 5mm ones. The fancier ones definitely would stand out because of their rounded profile. My OcCre blocks have that rectangular profile that TheGatzby's picture shows.

 

[AllanKP69]

In the future, if you want the blocks to look more like real blocks with the rounding, you can tumble them in a sanding tumbler for some seconds. You can see this in the Tricks of the Trade thread here at SoS. https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/tricks-of-the-trade.15492/