I recently acquired a Bowman Aeroboat II, a rubber powered model boat from the 1930s. It was in extremely poor condition, it had been badly repainted grey at some time and the aluminium cowling was missing as was the brass rudder. Steve from Maritime Models was the only restorer I contacted who felt they could try and bring the boat back to its original condition. Steve kept in regular contact as the model was refurbished and I actually picked the Aeroboat up last week, and it has been beautifully restored, every detail had faithfully been replicated down to authentic paint colours and manufacturers markings. It looks like it was just made yesterday and totally met the instructions of the original commission and I can’t wait to try it out. Not just that, Steve is an incredibly friendly and helpful person, I can’t speak highly enough of his skills except to say he will soon be restoring another Bowman for me soon.
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