Wow, that's terrible, dude. I lived in Okinawa for a long time, and I've had packages lost too. I empathize with you.
My favorite store -by far- was Makeman... I can still hear the theme song in my head.
When I started shopping there, my projects started changing to reflect the materials that I had available to me. What I mean by that is, when I would look for "lightsaber parts" in America, I would find lots of kits and lots of premade components that could be adapted to look like a lightsaber. But Makeman has MUCH more RAW materials and FAR LESS premade kits, so a lot of my projects would use raw materials that I adapted to fit my needs.
For example, I couldn't find machine screws in imperial measurement so I used metric (M3, M4, etc), but metric screws, particularly M3, have more threads than a comparable 6-32, and thus was able to secure tubes together more securely and would hold threads better than imperial. Also, I the only place that I could find clear crystals was a woman's accessory store called Silver, and they were all crappy. But Makeman sold square acrylic rod that I could file and sand to look like crystals... which was better for me, because I could make them however I wanted. My point is, kits are great to start with, but you'll eventually desire more customization and if you get to know your materials, you could end up being in better position to make what you want.
Parksabers always takes a long time, so it might still be coming. Most of the US-based tracking stops at CA, because that's where they get on a boat for the international first class trip across the Pacific, which takes about a month. A TCSS chassis V6 will work, I've used it. But you will need a small shim of 1.25" OD x 1.125" ID tube to hold it in place.
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