Thursday, 25 September 2014

Looking Forward To Saturday's Workshop...Plus A Buyers Beware Warning!

All is now ready for our impending workshop on Saturday. Both Robin and I are very much looking forward to seeing those of you who have booked a place....it should be a brilliant day. If you have mislaid your details of directions, information for the day,etc.  they have been repeated on our Nostalgia In Miniature Workshops Blog.
Already though....plans are afoot for our next workshop, which we are aiming to hold on a Saturday in June 2015 at our lovely Bicester venue. We hope to bring you news very shortly of a very exciting and probably the most ambitions constructional project to date....and without giving too much away, let's just say that for all those of you out there who are lovers of antique and vintage miniatures....this may well appeal to you too, as well as those of you who simply like a creative challenge.

We are not able to book a 2015 date at the Bicester venue until the beginning of January, so booking will not officially open until then but we have started a Reserve List for anyone who is interested in coming. By adding your name to this list, is by no means a firm commitment on your part,  but more like an expression of interest, and you will be sent details and offered a place before booking opens officially midway through January.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD YOUR NAME TO OUR 2015 SUMMER WORKSHOP RESERVE LIST, PLEASE EMAIL ME OR MY WORKSHOP COLLEAGUE ROBIN BRITTON ASAP. OUR CONTACT DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING LINK:

AND NOW....A BUYERS BEWARE WARNING!

Very recently by chance I discovered on an online dolls house forum, an item up for sale described as a "WW2 Chair by KT Miniatures" and was being offered "at half price for £25.00".


The chair had definitely not been made or sold by me but in fact the item was a very obvious sad attempt to plagiarise my style of work! To have my company name so very publicly associated with such a poorly made item was embarrassing, disconcerting and potentially damaging to KT Miniatures.  A couple of emails  to the seller then ensued, an immediate private apology followed, and  KT Miniatures name removed from the advert. She then told me that she bought it off a local person as a job lot and was only going on what she was told by that seller. 

So...buyers please beware!

KT Miniatures has NEVER made a "WW2 Chair" consisting of a  a mixture of homemade WW2 printed items and commercially produced WW2 items stuck down to a readily available imported chair plus what we think was meant to be a flying jacket draped over the back with huge chunks of out of scale fur glued to sleeve and collar.  

Celia

2 comments:

Giac said...

Hello Celia,
I am sorry twice. Firstly because of the sad way people lie to sell their work and ruin your good name. Secondly, even more so, because I will not be in that wonderful class. I hope you and your students have an amazing time.
Big hug,
Giac

KT Miniatures said...

Hi Giac. Yes, it is very sad that there are such dishonest people in our lovely world of miniatures. I am very angry indeed over this.

But we are really looking forward to our workshop....it should be a great day. Celia