Conversion and repair service
Looking for a conversion and repair service? Your model trains are your prized possessions, and we want them to stay in top condition! Nevertheless, sooner or later everyone will have to deal with maintenance, because like all mechanical products,
they wear out. Is that a big problem? We don’t think so!
Domburg Train Support offers as a service to repair, overhaul and convert your model trains to digital. We once started our business with this service, and with success. There are now as more than 2,000 driving through our
converted locomotives around Europe.
We have a very high standard of quality, which means that we inspect each model beforehand and check that the desired job makes sense and will stand in value to the amount you pay for it. We digitize and repair
not without reason, but only if the result will also be satisfactory.
Any locomotive can be converted to digital!
Our philosophy is that any locomotive can be made digital, we don’t care what scale! From scale Z to scale 1. The question is more whether the model is worth converting. This is up to you; we will give you prior
provide a report and include a price estimate. If you agree to the quote we will start your job.
Besides overhaul, repair and decoder installation, you can also come to us by replacing motors (SB Modellbau or Clock Anchor), interior lighting or LED lighting! We have all the specialties.
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Note! (here comes that catch)
There is a good reason why we call this a “service.” From repairing, overhauling and rebuilding locomotives, we cannot keep the proverbial stove smoking. If we were to charge you for the service on an hourly basis,
Then it becomes very costly. To make the service still somewhat affordable, we have low prices that we base on a full week of labor for our specialist.
This automatically means that we do not perform the work daily, but save up until a time when the service makes sense to perform. This way we can ensure that the service will always be available to you.
As a practical matter, we schedule a week each month to perform this service. This is highly dependent also on availability of materials and decoders. Please note that the average turnaround time is
from notification to execution involves 6-12 months for regular assignments.
Does it take too long?
No problem, we can also schedule your job as a project. In that case, you agree to be paid the regular hourly rate (
see here).
your project will then be scheduled in consultation with you after the quote is issued and your approval is obtained.
US Seaboard in N scale equipped with light and sound
Piko NS 1200 in N scale with knocking sound
BR 103 in scale Z equipped with sound and light
BR 64 in scale N with gound and Powerpack
How does our conversion and repair service work?
Our service works quite simply and clearly:
Step 1: Sign in
At the bottom of this page you will find a
registration form. You fill it out and then send it digitally to our workshop.
Our conversion specialist will log it into our system on occasion and you will receive confirmation of this by email. This comes in the form of a “ticket” with a unique number.
Note: Do NOT send the model yet, please do so only when instructed by us.
Step 2: Wait for contact
As soon as your order can be processed by our specialist, they will contact you. He will, if possible, provide you with a quote (subject to inspection), or ask to offer the model if necessary for an appropriate offer.
Step 3: Sending
Once your quote is approved by you, we will ask you to submit the model to us.
Do this on instructions from us, and not on your own initiative!
Step 4: sitting back
Once we take delivery of your model, our specialist will give an appraisal to the model. He will check them for flaws and defects, and document them. Moreover, he will assess the model’s suitability for the assignment you have given.
Before work begins, any findings will be shared with you.
If you do not hear from us, then your model has been found suitable for the assignment.
Step 5: The moment at stake
Once the specialist has completed your job, he will provide you with an email. In this email you will find the work order with the costs and materials incurred. He also wrote a report in here of the conversion, and the results
of the tests.
If you wish, you can ask us for moving pictures of your model on our test track via. We will share these with you via Whatsapp or Telegram.
After agreement and receipt of payment, we will ship the model to you by PostNL or DHL if you wish. Pickup in our store or at one of the fairs is also an option.
Aftercare
Practice has shown that 100% guarantee of a good outcome is not possible. After all, we work with used model trains, often a bit older and worn out. But the possibility of an accident is in a small corner, even with us this goes
sometimes wrong. There is also no guarantee that, despite our intensive testing, the model will function properly in your home. Because your model layout has different characteristic factors than ours.
In conclusion
Above all, do not worry, even then we will not let you down. With us, you get a commitment that even then we will try to solve your problem. If this is due to an error on our part, then
this of course under warranty. If the problem is not caused by our service, we will assist you to fix it.
We consider unburdening you very important; we see this as part of quality.
The prices of conversion and repair
Just fixing something?
REPARATION
Minor repairs
€
25
Replacement of parts
Programming decoders
Solving small problems
REVISION
Engine overhaul
€
45
The engine is completely overhauled
New carbon brushes included
Bogies are cleaned
The model is re-lubricated
ANTISLIP
Replacing non-slip straps
€
15
Replacing the anti-slip straps
Non-slip straps included
For floatation a surcharge of € 30, -.
The standard conversion work
DIGITAL EASY
Installation of NEM decoder in a prepared locomotive
€
25
NEM 651, NEM 651, Plux, Next and MTC
Programming decoder
Decoder not included
DIGITAL CUSTOM
Installation of decoders in locomotives without preparation for digital.
€
60
Locomotive overhaul included
Programming decoder
Decoder not included
DIGITAL EXTENDED
Installation of multiple decoders
in railcars
€
90
Locomotive overhaul included
Programming decoder
Decoders not included
A little different than usual
DIGITAL EASY+
Installation of wired NEM decoder in a prepared locomotive
€
45
NEM 651, NEM 651, Plux, Next and MTC
Programming decoder
Decoder not included
DIGITAL FULL
Full package with all options such as sound, motor and lighting
€
125
Locomotive overhaul included
Programming decoder
Decoder not included
MOTORKIT
Installation of a replacement engine
€
60
SB Modellbau,
Streetcar Factory or
Micromotor (not included)
Programming decoder
Including milling
Project-based

No desire to wait very long, wait times on regular conversion work can exceed 6 months….
Then you can offer your job on a project basis!
We will then carry out your assignment at an hourly rate of €45 per hour excl. VAT (€ 54.45 incl 21% VAT)
You can express your wishes in the form below!
Register your assignment here!

Collaboration Modeltrein-onderdelen.nl
Since January 2024, we have partnered with Mike Wagenaar of Modeltrein-onderdelen.nl. This is to address the continued growth in demand, and the tremendously long wait times.
We will outsource all regular repair maintenance and conversion work to Modeltrein-onderdelen.nl. We do this under our own operations so that we continue to function as an intermediary for you. For you, we simply remain
the contact person!