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Ah, still no word. Does anyone have personal connections with Krys? It's really sad to see a US Based Papermodel Vendor go under (The last US one huh? At least for physical, pre-printed kits?)
As for Kartonmodelleshop, I just ordered from them, and they are extremely great to deal with. All my experiences with European vendors are excellent as well - though the shipping of course costs an arm sometimes. (I found Kartonmodelleshop charged pretty low shipping as compared to others, however, their kit pricing is kinda up there). |
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I just checked a moment ago, papermodelstore.com is back up.
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The site is back up, but shows no activity in the way of new merchandise. For a while there, I was in hopes that maybe the site was down to update it for added stock.....not to be, I guess.
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I have been emailing or on the phone with various U.S. vendors for the last week or so. One of the reasons there is no updates with paper model store is because no one has been buying his stock (something I will shortly be rectifying on my end) and as it is a bit pricey to import more when no one seems interested....
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I think a simple truth works here: if one doesn't update his wares, it's hard to lure customers to shop at all. I suspect, a lot of PMS old customers turned to European retailers to buy any new releases. The economic climate may play a role as well. There is also another reason, it seems. Much more profound. It's my personal conclusion based on observation of English paper modeling forums for the last few years. It's quite fascinating to observe a proliferation of easy and quick designs available in a digital form. There would be nothing wrong with that by itself, if that would translate in more interest for more advanced designs, which are usually offered by pre-printed kits. A natural (at least to me) progression from simple kits (let's be honest, such are most of the digital ones with maybe one exception - GreMir models) to more advanced (pre-printed) is broken, at least in North America. There is this culture of paper models being relaxing and fun toys rather than true scale models. As a community, we don't really care if people new to the hobby advance in their craft. Even more experienced modelers seem not to care much about their own progression in skills. One doesn't have to be even a decent paper modeler to enter a prestigious realm of paper designers <rolling eyes>. Frankly, as much as this saddens me, in the long run there is no place for Krys' store. His base of customers doesn't get any bigger, only smaller. |
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Here's my 2 cents...I e-mailed Papermodelstore before I placed my order to Germany to see if he could get the kits I was interested in. I never even received a response! Customer service counts for something!
Russ |
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Have just emailed about placing and order so will see what comes of it...
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The older PMS customers know that Krys is pretty bad at "customer service". This is part of the folklore of this place, LOL. That's said, I've never had any problems with my orders. If for some reason Krys didn't have particular kit I ordered I always received a prompt refund. The kits always arrived safely packed, and delivery was fast. |
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sent email at 6PM today and got response in hour,Kris wrote store is working. I placed order and got email confirmation.
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Krys...,
I order from Krys often and have always had a positive experience...,
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