Whoa!
That's the 1st I've ever heard of anyone copping that much crap dude, I'm extremely sorry to hear as I've never had anything like that happen to me - Hearing what Sydney posties are like though, there's every chance that s/he is the reason you've not received them yet mate.
I hope they arrive soon for you, keep us all posted huh?
Sorry to hear dude, that happened with my Father's camera my younger Brother borrowed when he went to Summernats one year; Luckily it was salvageable (Certainly wasn't a camera on the scale you have) though but yeah - Those repairs definitely cost an arm & a leg!![]()