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Rugby please.... Ive been very good

Only MLV's CEP's and CIG's on the Southern AFAIK ... and not too many of them either.

Liveries. Just a starter I'm sure. Blue (with a variety of yellow ends?) Blue and Grey Blue and Grey with Network flashes NWSE South West Trains Connex Southern (and mix them up with 3VEP and VOP variations) I'd say that there's a pretty broad spectrum

Yes

It's a pity that it doesn't quite cut the mustard. Any 2 or 3 problems alone would be tolerable but there seems to be a litany of small niggling issues that punters shouldn't have to accept in the 21st Century. I consider myself a reasonable modeller (I like to think in both senses of the phrase) but why should we have to bring it up to scratch as soon as it leaves the box. I shall wait and see if some of the more annoying features are corrected but until then I shall keep my cash in the wallet. The real shame is that the VEP is the most useful of the RTR 3rd Rail EMU's. They were simply ubiquitous across the electrified network. Oh well it looks like my EMU interests should perhaps go further east... My 2EPB's are adorable and I shall enjoy running them instead (oh if only Bachmann released 2HAP's to the same standard... but I mustn't grumble about near perfection)

I'm pretty sure I got mine from the LT Museum in Covent Garden.

I concede that they are doing rather better in the 50 over format Besides we might need the Australians to do us a favour by not getting whitewashed by SA later in the year so that we remain No. 1 EDIT Eating Humble Pie Australia win a Test Match... well done to them. Quite an achievement beating Sri Lanka in their own back yard.

2-0 down in the 20/20 series against Sri Lanka I see ... I shall be following the forthcoming test series with interest

Kenton I think you will find it's proportional; Railway modelling isn't, I'm afraid to say, particularly newsworthy but the Olympics, for whatever reason, is. Also, if I may be brutally honest, if you want to moan about the Olympics you're going to whistling in the wind because I assure you your opinion will not make the slightest difference. Besides that's not my point... I was commenting on equality, and a fair crack of the whip against unfortunate stereotypes, something I'm sure we all would agree on. Reason for edit: posted twice.

Isn't it amazing that some of us rightly complain about intolerance towards our hobby but then are very quick to bemoan the interests of others Just a thought

Alas she's a vegetarian, nothing wrong with that but just think of the 'daggers' she'd give you every time you tuck into a steak? So my vote goes to Sophie Wraworth

I was referring to Charlie (it's a Real Track models thread after all) and he is a very principled man

Fair point Charlie, your question was very clear. It's not my place to second guess you. May I wish you the very best of luck with the 'wagons' but can I say I'm more excited about the DMU* *No I haven't the faintest idea what it is but it's fingers crossed

It would very exciting and I'd have one myself but I can't see them stepping on another manufacturers toes (even though it's happened to DC kits many times in the past of course) however things do change.

Trouble is there are kits available for the 07 and that's always been respected in the past.

yes you did

Quite often (but by no means universal) the ends of van were painted grey when de-fitted. The book Paul Bartlett mentions is invaluable and well worth investing in. Cheers Griff

... or a 287hp Ruston of the MOD????

That looks to be a loaded question... something industrial would be nice rtr... but I wouldn't want to suggest you step on the toes of another manufacturer?... mmm where to start????

The earliest reference I could find was 2008... I thought it was older than that (although not as old as Socrates bemoaning the bad manners of the modern teenager ). I would need to be a Times subscriber to find the exact date. Anyhow, it's an amusing commentary on a fact of modern life

When was it printed?

Handy for those who have replaced the cab... a few slices, a dunk into hot water, maybe some MEK and Roberts one of your parents brother. PS I concede - I see the end door ribs

They look like tipplers to me?

That piece of fabrication is simply ingenious