matt_uk

Interesting comments re the photographing of railways, many thanks. Like I said, I only took pictures of trains I had travelled in / about to travel on or were in the station. Maybe it was just an over-zealous station master / security person at the time. Maybe I ought to consider Portugal...

Hi, Yes, I understand that is the reason behind it ,unfortunately.

I've just found this post and was looking at all the pictures of Portugese railways (the real ones!) earlier on in the thread. But here's a question (which may be a bit off-topic): I've travelled on Spanish Railways and took a few pictures of the trains I travelled on or in the station, but last year in Ronda, after taking a couple of pictures, an announcement came over the information system (in English as well as Spanish) that customers were advised that it was not allowed to take photographs at any time. Needless to say, I put my camera away (it's not a large SLR or anything like that) but I assume that someone saw me and put out the message. I've since found out that it is illegal to take pictures of railway installations in Spain. Now, does anyone know if it's the same in Portugal? Presumably, the picture takers in this thread did not receive any trouble.

Many thanks for that information and a really useful link, Adam. They certainly look the part.

That looks really good! I like the RTI parts as well - very versatile and have built a couple of models using his parts. Can I ask where you get / how you make the wing mirrors?

Thanks for that info, petee19. I'll wait and try to be patient for a while!

I pre-ordered one in May but haven't had any communication from them yet how long should I leave it before contacting them, or just ordering it from their website?