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I saw it on youtube a while back Pat, and it brings back some great memories. It seems the only way to see that now is to model it. Which is the greatest aspect of the hobby, creating happier and more interesting times. Rich,

I hope you have a great time too. Rich,

I'd say you can bite like one too Dave. If I have time I'll get you a Vanilla Slice on the way out to the show. By the way I must pm you later. Rich,

I'll have herself and the kids with me and Harmonstown seems the better option as I have used it before. Rich,

I wouldn't like to see you sleeping rough in the bus station in Waterford Richie. I'll put you up for the night . Rich,

No price for friends Stephen a smile will suffice. Rich,

Stephen I have some Hurst Models cable trunking lying around somewhere. I'll bring it with me on Saturday as I don't have any plans to use it myself. Rich,

It might not be a bad idea to stick them on ebay and see how it goes but remember it is a lottery and you may not get what you want, irrespective of the price reached when auction's of the same models as your own have ended. To be honest they are going to be second hand for the customer that buys them and at the current exchange rate they are nearly priced similarly to what they were when originally released. I wish you all the best with selling your collection either way. Rich,

To be honest I think 85 Sterling is a bit steep for 146-192 if they are second hand. You may need to rethink your prices especially when p&p is not included in the sale price. Rich,

It is Dave, I've used the route myself before. Rich,

I'll take the Dart to Harmonstown myself and walk from there. Shouldn't be more than ten minutes. Rich,

Practice on an old piece of rolling stock and get your masking technique perfected and you can't go wrong. I feel your reluctance to try but as Eamonn has said ask on here. Confidence is a huge factor, but the practice will help there. Rich,

It looks great Des, I wish you the best of luck with it. Rich,

Richie the three dimensional look of the finished models is among the best I have ever seen in printed modelling. I can't praise you enough and I really appreciate your talent at architectural model building. The standard in the various fields of modeling from our members is very high here and very inspirational. Rich,

Fran that model looks alive and the sound is better than any diesel I have heard. I must compliment your friends layout it looks ideal for photographing due to the great modelling and the shear scale of it. Rich,

That looks smashing and the respray work is top notch. You can see that it's worth every penny and it enforces my opinion that the original as delivered livery and original Enterprise (or the original Enterprise with the later large warning panel) really suit the 201's. Rich,

That looks very good and professional looking. I'd be delighted to support your venture and invest in one, well done. Rich,

Richard Harris came up with some classics after being on a bender. He was missing for a week one time and when he was making his way home he was trying to come up with an excuse to appease his wife. He stood on the door step thinking, his wife suddenly opened the door and Harris looking at her painfully asked why didn't you pay the ransom. I remember him telling a story one time about being on a weekender with Peter O'Toole, Oliver Reid, and Peter Sellers. No alco pops or spiv shots on that session, just beer and whiskey. Rich,

I think the airbrush looks more like a splatter gun and probably wouldn't stand up in comparison to one of the entry level airbrushes from the more known and trusted airbrush manufacturers. As for compressors that are going to see a lot of use get a compressor with an air reservoir tank, you won't be sorry in the long run. Find out where you can get replacement parts for the compressor and make sure they are easily available. If you are serious about a kit like this go to an airbrush retailer even though it may cost 50 or 60 quid more it will last a lifetime with proper care and maintenance. Rich,

Many thanks for the updates Seamus and Marks. Rich,

Thanks very much Gareth for clarifying that. It needed to be clarified by yourself, Seamus, or Dave as you are the people that would be able to make people aware of the release program. I hope now that everyone is getting excited and can't wait to get their wallets out. Rich,

If the ball is deflected into his goal by a defender and the original shot was going wide then it is an og. Wilsons shot was on target so the deflection doesn't make it an og and that is why he is credited with the goal. Rich,

Vincent this Island has produced great players in the past, Giles, Brady. I am as I type this watching a programme about the greatest ever George Best on Sky Sports at the moment. Ronnie Whelan, Paul McGrath, Pat Jennings, Roy Keane. Great players have and will again come from here. Trapattoni's tactics are as much his philosophy as far as the Ireland team are concerned. I watched Nothern Ireland tonight and I was gutted when Portugal equalised near the end of the game. Nothern Irelands backs were against the wall but they played with the ball on the ground when they had it. The reason the Nations we have both mentioned are as strong as they are now is because of the way the youth football is set up now. We need to do that and when we do we will hopefrully reap the rewards by grooming great players. It will be interesting to see see why his press conference was postponed for tomorrow. The Sweeden comeback against Germany has me worried. We dropped our heads on Friday night but tonight Sweeden never gave in. Austria had a good result also and their goal difference could make a difference. Rich,

You pretty well summed up a lot of what I said in my own post Fran. The grass roots level of football in Ireland is outdated and it falls well below the levels of football at the same level in most countries world wide. The African Continent produces world class footballers who play at the top level in Europe and have done so regularly over the past 10 years. The Toure brothers, Samuel Eto, Didier Drogba, Michael Essien, Jay Jay Okocha, Kanu. and way to many more to mention. The Netherlands are another great example of a small European Nation producing world class players every decade. Greece are 10th in the FIFA world rankings. You mention Croatia rightly in your post as an example, Corluka, Modric, Kranjcar, Pranjic, Jelavic, Olic, We don't have a central midfielder who is as skillful on the ball as Modric, he can dictate the pace of a game, open up a compact defense with one sweet pass, he has great vision and awareness of the play around him. We don't have any players of his ability in our side, or even anyone of the class as the other Croatia players I mentioned. I watched my nephew play a match a few weeks ago and they played on a full sized pitch. The ball was off the ground and off the pitch for about 3 quarters of the game. He is 12 and I think that says a lot about the current state of affairs. I fear for Ireland when we play Sweden because if Ibramimavic turns up he will destroy our defense because of the basic lack of defensive skills of the current crop of players that seem to be in favor, and poor tactics of the management. Watching Ireland against teams like Kazakhstan and Aremina in recent times shows how far the team has fallen and I think the FIFA World ranking we have is being very kind to us at the moment. Despite the result on Friday night some of the press seem to think that we might get 3 points tonight, but if we do I fear it will only be painting over the cracks. Rich, Rich,

That's what I heard too Fran. I am sure that one of the retailers or Dave would be in the know about that before anyone. I'd be interested to know where Railer got his information. Rich,