I agree with this. I have a £100 limit in my mind for a loco. Once this figure is passed I might still well purchase ....but it must be just right.
I was going to order a blue 73 but this thread stopped me.
Class 73s I saw regularly at Faversham station in 1982 did not have lemon yellow ends.
It is a real shame as the detail on the model, as all agree, is excellent.