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RENOVATION
SERVICE
(OUR ENGINEER)
We provide a Repair and
Renovation service for the customer who is not able for one reason or
another to spend time mending, painting and polishing. Many calls we
get are from people wanting to get their old engine back working again.
Our Repair and Renovation Engineer is available to get the boiler
steaming and the wheels turning.
We appreciate this
is a
"silver service" concept and that most customers are pretty much
hands-on. But if you want to make life very easy, we will do the job
for you. See below for costs*. If you have any
questions we will be pleased to assist.
From Our Own Engineer
"My first
adventure into the
world of tinkering began when I was a small boy and wanted extra pocket
money.
So I found an old Suffolk Punch lawnmower, stripped it down,  refurbished
it
(don’t ask me how!) got it working and sold it. With my Dad enlisted as
an aid,
lawn mowers began to turn up in their dozens, and I
worked through each
one
mended it and sold it on.
I then moved onto
tinkering
with motor bikes, then cars, then model gliders, then racing 1/5 scale
model
trucks and cars and the list goes on !!!!
One day I spotted
a Mamod
SR1 and thought ‘I had one of those as a
child,’ and for the sake of nostalgia, I bought it. It was a bit
battered
and bruised and didn’t run well, and so you’ve guessed it…… I
dismantled it!!!
That was the
start of an
all engrossing hobby which has seen many engines pass through my hands.
There
aren’t many problems that I haven’t encountered with these little
engines, and
I am very happy to be Model Enthusiasts engineer
as it enables me to
utilize
all of my years of tinkering and help people who are just starting out
in this
hobby.
I
would
dearly
love to own
a full scale Burrell, but I just don’t have the room to dismantle
it!!!!"
Our Charges*
Post and packaging is the responsibility of the customer.
Standard charge £30.00
Parts are charged at our current retail prices.
Paint is charged at cost.
There is no VAT addition.
Here is how it works:
You send the model to my engineer (Paul Cavalli).
He will usually complete the work and test the model within one week of receipt - subject to work load.
We email you a photo (or video) of your engine when the work is finished.
We notify you of the amount due (as already defined).
You pay us* the amount due which includes our postage/packing.
We send the model to you via the Royal Mail.
*You can pay us using Paypal, Credit Card, Cheque or Postal Order. We will provide you with more details following completion of your renovation/repair.
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