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1 hour ago, hayfield said:

Quite often someone comes on here asking for recommendations for a good modelmaker. Many of us shy away from recommending those we use. Good reliable model makers are usually booked up for months, or preciously guarded.

 

It is a sad situation where something goes wrong and a resolution cannot be agreed on. Lets face it in the end the issue has to be resolved. When it gets to having to use legal proceedings, usually this leads to additional expense and possibly both parties being out of pocket. Perhaps the builder thinks you will just go away ? or cannot face up to the reality of the situation

Think you’ve hit the nail on the head, nots great but sometimes you have to take a stand if only to protect others from similar behaviour? Time will tell??

Wont allow it to ruin my enjoyment of an otherwise interesting varied and enjoyable hobby.

1 hour ago, Phil Parker said:

 

That's OK. Your posting clearly seemed to be suggesting you were considering legal action against anyone who carried the advert you responded to as it was their fault for not checking every advertiser out for you. I thought it was better to clarify matters before you wasted money on solicitors.

 

I'd also suggest that if this is going to law, discussions on a public website might not be the wisest course of action.

Yes I based my decision on a visual assessment  of their workmanship, very different to what I actually ordered, but it was an indication, and their home page reviews from supposed satisfied customers, I failed however as I should have followed that up a spoken with said customers?

There has been plenty of dialogue acknowledgement of the problem variously over nearly 4 months now, and then  “ sorry Guv not our problem” 

Odd for nearly 4 months apologies and promising rectification!
Regards compensation and or return of goods and or  full refund, simply I think?  Not working, not to agreed specification, late delivery ( but I was prepared to overlook this) are fairly good grounds under the Sale of Goods Act and the Consumer Act, and not surprisingly my Solicitor whom I had taken advice from some time before the bombshell ( because I sensed where this was going) agrees as does the local trading standards.

So got all that covered thanks, and yes be assured Lobbing grenades in a certain direction! Not quite sure of any Blue on Blue Phil?

i think overall it comes down to the bottom line £££££ profit margins shaving off and cutting corners and ultimately reducing standards, all of which brings you back to the bottom line when it goes wrong, corrective action will cost money!

More importantly it’s about Honesty and Integrity sadly absent over the last 3 nearly 4 months, you’re Nothing if you have no Integrity just an empty shell of a man, meaningless and valueless.

Morning all, thank you all for your contributions to the original Question posed, out of which positively flowed further questions and stimulating debate?

Been a very useful exercise, one of your contributors suggested I might have had issue with a So called Professional, absolutely right Sir, but sorry no medal, another thought I might have had issue with BRM and their advertising, totally wrong I’m afraid, but threw up a very interesting sub question, what if any responsibility do magazines have for verifying the suitability and qualification if any of their advertisers,  what Due Diligence does the magazine undertake? Are they required to take?
We had the normal smattering of sarcasm disguised As Wit?
There was some really interesting information coming out of North America on how they manage similar issues.

The normal Orwellian and Huxley arguments around control big brother authority etc etc and some really good responses  and suggestions to the original question posed.
Someone referenced Damp Squibs, not sure what excitement levels are being achieved on here, but sorry if it disappointed?
Lobbing Shells, in my 23 years of military service we Lobbed grenades and fired shells, who knows the Royal Artillery may have a different view? The gentleman seemed to question my absence after lobbing  so as to speak? No just living my life popping in and out, I was not aware daily presence was a condition of membership? So apologies if you felt I was ignoring you?
But  ultimately we must not forget Opinions are like A*** Holes everyone has one and we should relish and cherish other people’s views, we don’t have to agree, but we should listen, we cannot deny people their opinions, bed rock of the Democracy I spent 23 years defending
As for me I’m going to plod along and pursue my civil action post Global Pandemic for poor quality workmanship and breach of contract, but being a military man who lobs grenades, I’m keeping my powder dry at this time, thanks again for a very useful and interesting debate, I look forward to following other equally interesting and stimulating subjects.

1 minute ago, Joseph_Pestell said:

 

HMRC are open to taking money from sex workers by way of NI contributions and income tax.

One thing to be inviting people to contribute, altogether another matter getting the money I suspect, not sure the take up is that great?

On 26/03/2020 at 09:36, Kylestrome said:

 

Do you have a suitable alternative word to describe someone who makes money from what they do?

 

Here are some to choose from, courtesy of Thesaurus:

competent, efficient, experienced, licensed, qualified, skillful, ace, adept, crackerjack, expert, sharp, slick, there, able, acknowledged, finished, knowing one's stuff, known, learned, on the ball, polished, practiced, proficient, up to speed, well-qualified.

 

I rather like "crackerjack", myself.

 

David

22 hours ago, Hroth said:

 

You should have got one from a professional soapbox engineer!

 

 

Not so much of a shell, more a damp squib.  Anyhow, its provided something to talk about other than covid19 and panic buying!

 

22 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

Ladies of the night would agree.

I believe the current term is Sex worker, politically correct and more engaging and inclusive of today’s society, however not sure if the term worker is correctly applied?? I’ve always taken in a very old fashioned and simplistic manner “worker” to be someone who sells their labour for pay and reward, thus attracting the interest of the HMRC? Minefield absolute minefield!

On 26/03/2020 at 09:06, Kylestrome said:

I'd love to know what "qualifications" you need to become a professional railway modeller. 

I think a large wallet and a sense of humour are good starting points? But everyone’s different!

Professional Services a tag I see very often in the world of Model railways, “Professional Re sprays” “professional DCC services” Professional Layout Builder” what constitutes a So called Priofesional? 
Is it merely because they charge for their services know a little bit about it?  or is their a governing organisation or professional body that these traders should belong? Guild of Master Craftsman, Chamber of commerce, NICEIC , FENSA, the NMRA as a railway example of governing body, I just find far to many people use the term but have nothing to support the word and have no qualifications in the subject matter, if dealing with Electricity as an example are certain So called professionals crossing a Line which can impact on safety? Repairing transformers wiring a DCC chip into a loco, building a layout, are you now in the realms of PAT testing 17 th Edition electrical regs??? 

Have read and found useful a number of posts on here, some quite a time ago regards the serviceability and reliability of Cobalt point motors, What’s the current view / experience are they now more reliable and issue free? Big outlay needed so need to know any pitfalls or issues please?