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There are a million words that could sum that up Richie, mine is quality. Knowing your work ethic and the effort you put in to produce these models the rtr version is a bargain. I will invest in a kit to support you, I won't be disappointed. Rich,

Excellent Richie you have raised the bar even higher again. You must be up to your eyes in work, yet again it is quality and the time and effort put into that finished product makes it truly worth it. Can't wait to see more. Rich,

May not be as bad as thought Fran. Hopefully she won't have to be sent back. Let us know how you get on. Rich,

Well deserved they were the best team and it was a wonderful goal to win it with. I picked Germany and Spain at the start as contenders from Europe, I didn't honestly think Spain would be as shockingly awful as they were. Argentina were my pick from South America. I think a new star was born in James Rodriguez, I can see him being Real Madrid's new toy. I also think he got the best individual goal of the tournament just ahead of Tim Cahill. Chile came out of it with great kudos also. It was a good game in keeping with the majority of the other games and could well be the best World Cop in the last 30 years. Rich,

A job very well done Noel. Rich,

Many years ago BB used to send the etched sides, and when they were received by the customer he sent on the payment. Bill was a trusting person to deal with, but maybe he has changed the way he does business now, and only gets the brass etched when there are sufficient orders. The etches Noel is using are for the BCK conversions and I think they always looked nicer than the more numerous BSK versions. Nice job on the model Noel it looks sweet. Rich,

Fran I take it that the motors are in the tenders. Is it wired in such a way that both motors won't work against each other. Shame it happened I would have loved to have seen some video of her running. Rich,

Lovely pic Seamus, do you live close. If so you are a lucky boy. Rich,

That's a beast Fran. How does it square up to Heljan's diesel models. Rich,

That's a beast Fran. How does it square up to Heljan's diesel models. Rich,

Great pics Seamus, hope you're feeling well. Rich,

I enjoyed that Fran good link. It's amazing that it took until the Pendolino and Voyager were produced to have a tilting train in the UK. Rich,

Brilliant resource Stephen. The pic of Waterford Station would make you ask yourself why did they build that monstrosity that is there now. A Dublin architect and his wife released a book in the eighties of their favorite buildings in Ireland and Clonmel Station was among them. The one story building was partly two story in the original drawings but they decided to leave it one story when building it. I have a small copy of a drawing somewhere showing the original plan. Rich

If he doesn't learn from it this time he never will. I think that the way he has treated his football club has been a disgrace after all they did to try and help him cut all that behavior out. Also the Manager claiming that it was a witch hunt by the Italian and English FA was pathetic. The fact that he even went as far as to include the English football media in it was laughable when the same football writers voted him their player of the year. What irritates me most is the fact that he stayed on the pitch after it. Antonio Valencia was sent off last night for an over the ball challenge on one of the French players and subsequent replays show that it was accidental as he had made full contact with the ball. The linesman indicated a throw in to France, the ref didn't see it, and it was the fourth official that alerted the ref. He had obviously watched it on the monitor on the touchline, and how he came to the conclusion that it was a foul is beyond me. It makes you wonder why the fourth official didn't see the Suarez incident. Rich,

That will keep you busy Noel, and I bet it will turn out sweet. Rich,

Spoil yourself Des, you have been spoiling us for ages. Rich,

The DCC sound model looks very good value when you consider the amount of detail the models will have. If these guys could install a moving snack trolley into a coach rake they would. Rich,

With your knowledge of all things BR Fran I'll take that. It sure will be a master piece of a model. Rich,

Interesting choice and with their track record in producing models it will be quality. Prices are extremely favorable. I would have loved to have seen a prototype HST with some top class MK111's. The Hornby versions are showing their age now when compared to the Class 43's. I think that the mix of Lima and Hornby MK111's in the range don't go well together, the roof's and ends are a dead giveaway when they are in the same rake. Rich,

Spot on regards the bogies Dave. Replica Railways produce lovely B5 and B4 bogies. The B5's would really give the model an extra bit of kudos. Rich,

I remember Eamonn asking an interesting question on an older forum about how the issue with the steps could cause problems for the model when on curved track or small radius points. If the steps are a rigid fixture there would be very little room for the bogies to turn. Rich,

Cheers Ed. IE logo, led lights and blanked out cab windows was the condition I was referring to. There are a fair few external differences in the 141-181 locos that PM captured on the models. Rich,

Looks that way Fran. His girlfriend is from Italy he met her during his Udinese days. Rich,

There's talk that Barcelona are willing to offload Sanchez as he doesn't fit into Enriques plans. Sanchez, Vidal, and Diaz have looked top notch in the two games they have played. Pat I nearly choked on my dinner when Fellani scored the other day. Rich,

You're keeping busy Eamonn, looking good. As Des has said the signal looks sweet. You must be getting a nice suntan with the good weather when working. Rich,