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There's this great thing you can get called 'modellers licence', I have several myself.

Ha! The way I look at it is if I buy one loco, I need to buy at least one more to run in pairs, then a load of freight cars to go behind it. I am already staring at present day UP, NS, BNSF,80's Santa Fe and 60's SP on the shelf next to me. And then there's the British stuff!

Slightly, but would be drawn to the GG1s first. I have enough trouble focusing as it is, 1970s bankrupt electrics would be another deviation I just cannot afford!

Too true, an art deco masterpiece!

It's nice, but will never carry it as well as the E-Units did! I believe Penn Central has been added to the list. Can't wait for the New York Central one myself.

There you are now! Next heritage unit released, Gevo in Pennsy http://railpictures.net/photo/395428

Nice one Patrick, are they all Jouef models? I must admit that I know next to nothing about French outline, although I have enjoyed some jaunts throughout France by train over the years. I do have an interest in all things TEE however, and do love locos like the CC 40100s. These were downright beautiful http://www.bzt87.com/9004/index.htm These sound and look awesome Have you got any LS models stuff Patrick? Heard that they do nice stuff, but a tad pricey.

Apart from being old Tyco/Manuta, not much Dave. Guessing it's from the mid 90s judging by the matchbox branding? I fell out of love with matchbox when they started making fantasy cars in garish colours instead of replications of real cars. I was a sad child! The tyco/matchbox fraternity don't even seem to know much about it http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10217 I'm sure a matchbox collector would love to get his paws on it!

Once travelled from Prague to Krakow by train, lovely scenery along the trip, and some of the Czech diesels sound awesome. Nice video here [video=youtube;ZymsftmDf-Q]

IR, NIR and IE will be my focus, with a Freight one and a Supertrains one for completeness. I don't know who I'm trying to kid, I'm going to end up with as many as I can afford!

Good man Anthony, I do like them with the IR logo, that's when they started to look really rundown and filthy!

I thought he'd be a hero of yours, considering some of the stuff you've made money out of over the years!

Squatters rights!

Very true, but on the other hand the market is huge for the American stuff. I guess it's economies of scale. Still, it would be nice to be able to buy some Irish wagons (forthcoming autoballasters aside!)

When they come in 5 packs for around 70 squids it's hard to resist! I just need to get some funds together again to stock up. Oh and somewhere to put them all! God help me when it comes to weathering them!

40 Autoballasters enough? As you can see, they run good!

You can never have too much. I know I'm over the 20 mark anyway. The trouble is I want two rakes!

Haha probably the latter, I think he's done some operations on them. We need to get him on here!

They are, I need a good 30 more at least for a proper rake!

Yep, seems to be an issue in the curves with them not resetting properly. Brendan will give you a demonstration, I know it's been getting on his tits!

Cheers Dave, might look him up.

They do Seamus, plenty! BR Blue http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:British_Rail_Class_50_50042_Triumph_On_the_Bodmin_and_Wenford_Railway.jpg BR Large Logo Grey Roof http://www.newmodellersshop.co.uk/images/Trains/diesel/r2748-br-co-co-centurion-class-50.jpg BR Large Logo Black Roof http://www.class50.co.uk/picture/_c43_23m.jpg BR Large Logo Blue Roof http://www.class50.com/c50_zoom.php?img=0881000021000 Revised Network South East http://www.class50.com/c50_zoom.php?img=0881000075000 Departmental 'Dutch' http://railphotoarchive.org/rpc_zoom.php?img=0881000028000 Laira Blue http://railphotoarchive.org/rpc_zoom.php?img=0881000094000 Railfreight http://www.oliviastrains.com/pages/1166/Hornby_50149_Defiance GWR Green http://www.docbrown.info/docspics/southwest/OxfordTrip/P7036054.jpg

Has to be done Patrick.

I wish they'd sort out their close coupling mechanism though, they have a tendency to throw things off the tracks, as do their diesels.

They sure do Rich, have a few rakes of Bachmann modern wagons and older 4 wheel gear for the BR green period and they're all lovely. Streets ahead of Hornby in this regard.