Edwardian Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 I had successfully ordered some Peter K products from the Kemilway website in the last 2-3 years, IIRC, 2018. Now, however, the website appears defunct. Has anyone any information on this business please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted April 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2020 I hope not - there were some interesting kits. Although when I attempted contact a year or so ago there was no response. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 It would be a shame if that were so. I only bought a few things - station stuff like benches and lamp. Their Gresley coach kit instructions were on line and I found these incredibly useful when detailing my Kirk Gresley coaches. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagon nut Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Still looks like a live site to me - some 'spring bargains' in there too on the Peter K etches. It says the site is copyright 2020, which is encouraging? Going to try and contact Peter Dawson.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted June 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 18, 2020 I'm still awaiting a response from a year ago and a few weeks ago... I think those spring bargains have been there for several springs! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 I just clicked on the link I have and the site is up. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Wagon nut said: Still looks like a live site to me - some 'spring bargains' in there too on the Peter K etches. It says the site is copyright 2020, which is encouraging? Going to try and contact Peter Dawson.... Those "Spring Bargains" have been there for about ten years.... Oops. I didn't notice Bucoops post. Jason Edited June 18, 2020 by Steamport Southport 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Wagon nut said: It says the site is copyright 2020, which is encouraging? That date might be automatically set to the current year by the web server, rather than showing that the website has been updated recently. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty1966 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 I emailed a couple of times to try and purchase some goodies. Never heard back so I'm guessing gone the way of the Dodo. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted June 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2020 I rang the phone number on the website a few years ago to see if I could purchase the discounted "sale price" GCR vans. I was astonished to be told that I had to pay the full amount up front and that the order wouldn't be sent off to the etchers until here were enough ordered to make it worth while. I had a little look around the web and found various stories of people paying and then waiting for years, so I decided not to! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagon nut Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Thanks for all your replies - not surprisingly no reply from my email yet.... I did buy a bargain 6w GNSR horse box etch years ago which arrived promptly (possibly 10 yrs ago - guess what not made yet..but I do so like a 'bargain') and the bargain list has at least changed since then...may phone next week for a laugh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHertsGER Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 I’ve just been to the web site and discovered an “account suspended” notice. I assume that is it for Kemilway/Peter K as a source. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted February 25, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2021 It's had that before. Last time I asked for info on kits I mentioned it - no reply to my email but a day or two later the site was back up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted October 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 24, 2021 I note that the website is still up and functioning. A friend of mine is building an O Gauge GER layout and some of the etchings for canopies etc. would be ideal. Does anybody have any recent experience of ordering and obtaining anything? Last time, as I mentioned above, it was "Pay up front and I will get some etches when I get enough orders" but we don't want to play that game. I suppose it is worth a phone call but it would be good to hear if anybody has actually had anything supplied. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djparkins Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 15 hours ago, t-b-g said: Last time, as I mentioned above, it was "Pay up front and I will get some etches when I get enough orders" but we don't want to play that game. No you don't! I have ten Kemilway 7mm coach kits stashed but it was a continual struggle to get all the bits sent through in stages and many many phone calls - and this was at least fifteen years ago. I can only imagine how it is now. But it is not only Kemilway. Kit suppliers just don't seen to carry stock now. As a trader myself our stock levels are linked to our web site and we can't take orders for what we do not physically have on the shelf. Only that way can you hope to turn around orders very quickly. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Two years for a 4mm LNER TPO etch to arrive, all emails ignored in that period.. When it finally turned up it was total rubbish, and sold on. I did'nt even bother to try and return for a refund . My one and only order = no chance ever again !!. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovenor Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Its pretty telling when the article on the 'NEWS' page on the website is dated March 2009. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Daddyman Posted October 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 26, 2021 On 25/10/2021 at 13:43, micklner said: Two years for a 4mm LNER TPO etch to arrive, all emails ignored in that period.. When it finally turned up it was total rubbish, and sold on. I did'nt even bother to try and return for a refund . My one and only order = no chance ever again !!. I'm still waiting for an answer to my email of 2 (?) years ago - or rather, I'm not waiting as I've written him off as a dead loss, which your post confirms, Mick. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micklner Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 This was about 8 or more years ago !! Does'nt appear to be any better nowdays !!. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Lawson Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 I noticed that the Kemilway website disappeared earlier this year but then reappeared, so I enquired. I have just had an email from "Peter Dawson", in which his daughter, Sarah, says he is no longer trading. I have asked for a form of words for an entry in the "defunct, dormant and demised" category. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Bucoops Posted July 31, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2023 Shame. Hopefully someone can take on the range. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Lawson Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 @AY Mod Kemilway/Peter K kits have ceased trading. Are you able to add them under the "defunct, dormant or demised category"? Peter Dawson's daughter has told me that although the website which disappeared earlier this year has returned, this is only due to unilateral action by the hosting company; and it will be disappearing again. Modellers should be aware that there won't be any service from it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Shame really as there are some very interesting kits that nobody else does. Even as etches they would still be useful. Jason 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djparkins Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 (edited) On 31/07/2023 at 12:35, Bucoops said: Shame. Hopefully someone can take on the range. It may be hard as there are so many etched sheets in the kits that are on ultra-thick material, and thus very expensive now, [with the demise of Photo Etch Consultants], that I fear the end-user price may well be beyond what most customers might be prepared to pay, and for the manufacturer to make a profit. I'm pleased I have ten of the O gauge Kemilway coaches in my stash, but getting all the parts was a long and arduous business! It is sad, as the Kemilway originator George Pring was something of a pioneer in the early years of etched kits, as I'm sure many of you will know. Just another sign of the times in the hobby. Fortunately, our purchase of the Cavalier Coaches range from the ABS stable, will enable us to carry on with something comparable. David Parkins MMP/ABS 7mm Wagons/Cavalier Coaches/Classic Commercials/Wrightlines - Blah de Blah! www.davidjparkins.com Edited August 17, 2023 by djparkins 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2mm Andy Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 There was a note in the trade news section of the latest Gauge O Guild Gazette to the effect that the Kemilway range has been acquired by CSP Models of Carlisle. No mention of the Peter K etches/kits. Andy 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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