Clarence3815
Western Thunderer
Has this firm ceased trading?
Bernard
Bernard
Photo Etch in Birmingham
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34091 Weymouth
Western Thunderer
Not sure about this one specifically but I know a number of etchers have closed recently in the UK. I think we have 2 left, the rest being in Europe.
Clarence3815
Western Thunderer
Can you tell me who please? I`ve used several in the past for various of my projects. Bernard
AJC
Western Thunderer
Yes, Photo Etch Consultants entered administration a month or so ago. There's been various threads on various forums giving details: PHOTO ETCH - CEASING TRADING - Scalefour Forum
Hope it's not too late.
Adam
Clarence3815
Western Thunderer
Thats really sad. I go back a long way with them.
adrian
Flying Squad
Mentioned here as well - with a contact if you think you still have artwork with them, you may be able to recover them.
Photo Etch Consultants liquidation
I'm assuming that most people here have heard of this closure by now, but I thought I'd share what I know as news seems to be vague and scattered amongst a few forums (and I've not seen it here). For the uninformed, PEC Ltd went into liquidation at the beginning of September. I had some of my...
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Oz7mm
Western Thunderer
PPD in Scotland are still operating as far as I am aware. I have used them regularly, they have done over 100 projects for me, and I can recommend them.
http://ppdltd.com
John
Stephen Freeman
Western Thunderer
PPD are very much still operational, indeed I have just had another batch of etched fishplates delivered.
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geoff_nicholls
Western Thunderer
Grainge and Hodder are still operating in the West Midlands, and 4D Modelshop in East London.
michael080
Western Thunderer
EU suppliers are not first choice after Brext, but there are quite a few companies in Germany that have specialized in etching. Here is a short list, maybe it is of use for some:
www.saemann-aetztechnik.de
www.aetztec.de
www.ze-aetztechnik.de
Startseite
www.saemann-aetztechnik.de
Modellbauplatinen geätzt, Ätztechnik, geätzte Modellbauplatinen, Neusilber geätzt, Spur HO geätzt, ZE Ätztechnik
Modellbau, geätzte Platinen, Modellbau Messing geätzt
www.aetztec.de
Ätztechnik Herbert Caspers, Solingen - Willkommen
Ihr Spezailist für die feine Metallbearbeitung
www.aehc.de
ZE Ätztechnik - Startseite
www.ze-aetztechnik.de
Interesting, but 4D don’t really want to do 18 x 12 sheets and even if they did, or if we could stick to A4 size sheets, the price is as much as, or more than four times that of PEC by area. The person l spoke to was very helpful and brutally honest!
When l told her l had 700 plus photo tools she recoiled in horror. She said they are having trouble getting brass and even more trouble getting nickel. She would offer no discount for a 250-300 sheet order. PPD is now the most realistic show in town l think. The cost of etchings is sure going to rise in any event.
Marc Dobson
Western Thunderer
I have never used ppd but I might give them a go for my next etch.
Marc
Marc
Focalplane
Western Thunderer
My great great grandfather worked as a brass founder, my great grandfather worked his way up to a brass founder’s clerk while my grandfather was a brass foundry manager. My father went to Birmingham University after WW1 to study metallurgy and then started an electroplating business. I was persuaded to find another career. But I still like brass as an alloy and feel a bit of it is in my DNA. The nearest thing to a brass foundry in Birmingham these days is a restaurant by that name on Broad Street. All rather indicative of where this country is heading?
Take your point very much - but those of us who still think we can avoid Britain becoming a floating museum have to keep the faith - hard though it is sometimes! I’m still more interested in tomorrow than yesterday and I still love my work every bit as much as l did when l started out nearly 50 years ago. Mind you l agree it is hard and the headwinds would probably prove too much for a manufacturer just starting out and without money behind them. I’ve had two quite depressing conversations with other manufacturers today (apart from 4D).
Best to remember that if Bullied or Stanier or Gresley or Churchward (and that other often overlooked great Riddles) were around today they sure as hell wouldn’t be working on steam traction. They would have moved on and embraced the future - and in our little way, we must do the same. If not then we really are into a counsel of dispair!
Best to remember that if Bullied or Stanier or Gresley or Churchward (and that other often overlooked great Riddles) were around today they sure as hell wouldn’t be working on steam traction. They would have moved on and embraced the future - and in our little way, we must do the same. If not then we really are into a counsel of dispair!
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