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Yep, sounds about right! I sent mine back for most of those reasons. Poor paint finish quality, cab looked like it had been badly glued together, had a lean on it which looked awful on straight sections. My replacement that came was much better though. I'll be doing a video soon on these vehicles on my YouTube channel. I have other gripes with these too! Best regards, Jeremy

My apologies, I’m getting my Keith’s mixed up. I’ll look forward to hearing more on your plans and sorry to hear you have had some damp issues. The structures are certainly starting to appear and one in particular, which I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned in my videos, will be one located at the front of the layout as the tracks swing back out to the outside of the board. I’ll add something on this one in my next video update. Best regards, Jeremy

Thanks Keith. The layouts were certainly rather good. I’m getting some modelling in now which is nice and part way through building the first of many hand built turnouts. I’ve also built another of the mock up buildings which is bringing a more clearer vision as to how things will ultimately look on the layout. Hope all is well with you. Looking forward to seeing more videos of your layout! Best regards, Jeremy

Oh certainly was! The Swiss layouts were really good and were certainly attracting the crowds. Hope there will be a good turnout again this year. Best regards, Jeremy

Hey everyone, First of all, wishing you all a very Happy New Year! Below is a short video which I took at the Warley Model railway Exhibition at the NEC in November last year showing a selection of the Swiss layouts on offer. Best regards, Jeremy

Fabulous work David! Best regards, Jeremy

I think Revolution Trains are going to produce an Electrostar in N. Not sure if they are doing a 00 gauge version though.

To add one more item to my wish list would be a BLS ABDe 4/8. I think this would make a great model. Best regards, Jeremy

Fabulous photo Gordon! Thank you for sharing. Best regards, Jeremy

Roco do an Re4/4 iv in N gauge. I have one in the all over grey livery which is part of a set with three coaches. I’m sure they did the other two liveries as well as I’ve seen them come up now and then on eBay. Best regards, Jeremy

Happy New Year! Cool topic and be interested to see what everyone else has on their lists! My top 3 N gauge would be: 1: SBB RABe 500 2: SBB RABe 501 Giruno - already available in H0 from Piko (I believe) so they could easily "shrink" it! 3: BLS RABe 528 MIKA Best regards, Jeremy

Hi Michael, Just found another one in my archives. Again taken at Geneva in 2008. Best regards, Jeremy

Hi Keith, Hope you had a good Christmas. Nice set of photos and the catenary looks really good and completes the scene nicely. Looking forward to seeing more photos and videos of your fantastic layout. Happy New Year! Best regards, Jeremy

Hi Michael, Looks like a really interesting project and look forward to seeing it develop. I was in Geneva in 2008 and took a few photos at the station, Here is one I took of the sidings. And another with two Lyria TGV's awaiting their next turns of duty. I'll see if I can dig out some more. Best regards, Jeremy

Very nice Dave!!

Hi Andrew, I’m certainly interested in the duplex TGV as I already have the single deck version in the Lyria livery. i would be interested to know if there would be any import duty to pay on the one you ordered as the prices do look very competitive compared to the price here. Best regards, Jeremy

With regards to units, Hobbytrain announced they are producing the Stadler KISS SBB RABe511 units and also the BLS MUTZ 515 units. Worth keeping a look out for them. I have one of each pre-ordered with Scograil. Having seen the EP samples on their Facebook page, we are in for a treat! Piko have announced the RABe501 in H0...so who knows, they may shrink it to N gauge in the future. Would make a cracking model! Best regards, Jeremy

Hi Andrew, I agree with Keith in that Swiss outline seems to be batch produced. I've been dealing with Scograil in Ipswich recently who have been really helpful in sourcing me the latest releases. Other shops I've dealt with have been DM Toys in Germany and also La Vitrine Du N in Switzerland. The latter have a really good selection of second hand models and is run by a young couple who are also SBB train drivers IIRC. They also do some 3D printed bits too which are not available from the mainstream manufacturers. However the postage is eye waveringly expensive. Best regards, Jeremy

Hi Andrew, I have re460/re465's from both Fleischmann and Kato and both are really good models. Both run really well and have good hauling power - i.e no problems push/pulling a long IC2000 rake of 8 to 10 coaches. The Fleischmann model is a bit quieter than the Kato model. I do feel the Fleischmann model is slightly better detailed but this is more than likely down to it being a much newer tooling than the Kate model. One thing I do like about the Fleischmann model is the ability to remove the coupling and add a plastic insert to one end so that it doesn't leave an unsightly gap at the front. The minitrix Re460's have a massive gap at the front which looks awful. Hope this helps. Best regards, Jeremy

Cheers Dave. The model number is Piko 94160. As Gordon has already mentioned, it was an expensive model to buy at the time but I had to have one so paid the price. Definitely worth it though in my opinion. The level of detail is very good and runs beautifully out of the box with directional lighting. Hope you and the family are keeping well. Best regards, Jeremy

Thats a fabulous model Nigel! I’ll PM you if I need any photos and thank you for offering! Best regards, Jeremy

Thanks Keith. The scene is really starting to build up now. I’ve got a couple more mock ups to put together and then I can start working on the actual models. Trackwork coming along too so lots on the go. The Re420 pendel is becoming a bit of a favourite! Best regards, Jeremy

Hi everyone, Took this overall view of the layout the other day. The scenic section measures a scale 0.4 miles. Best regards, Jeremy

Hey guys, hope everyone is keeping well. Here is my latest video update on the layout. Making some progress still! Have a good weekend! Best regards, Jeremy