Dave
Forgive me if this is going over old ground re the economics of producing wagons etc, but...
I have spent a fair part of this weekend trying to make an ECC CDA from a major 00 manufacturer actually look like the item it is supposed to represent. The more I study photos, the worse it seems. I only need a handful for a diorama but, for once, I am glad I'm not one of those lucky people who have the room for running full trains!
These vehicles run in block trains, so any modeller will need a fair number, there are two possible liveries and it wonderful is a candidate for weathering by your contacts at Mercig. Is that an economic proposition?
I would pre-order half a dozen today...
Trevor