There is an Ebay seller offering job lots of Rietze 1/160 scale Iveco and Ford vans. Shipping to UK might break your price barriers. Search for item number 204344840670 or 394643442760 while stocks last.

I take back what I said about that part of Paris being safe 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/25/moulin-rouge-windmill-blades-collapse-in-paris

Very sorry John @Trainfish to hear of your news, hope everything works out for you.

Best Wishes
Mike H

Thanks @joe cassidy. Something along these lines has already been thought about although at my age I'm not really sure I want the hassle of setting up my own business. I took this position/rolee with a view of it taking me through to retirement without the stress of management which I previously did and I don't want to return to that if I can help it. I wouldn't be able to take any customers with me as all the customers (camp sites) I deal with are owned by the company and dealt with internally. Yes, I could provide sub-contract services to them but again, is it worth the hassle?

Thanks for the idea though.

Please explain to an iggorant Pom who knows nowt about bowls... What is a two-up?

Cheers,

Chris

Quote from: Trainfish on Yesterday at 12:49:20 AMAbsolutely loved it mate. Unfortunately I've seen them make a lot of poor, bordering on amateurish, decisions and I feel this is yet another. The bottom line is that the work I and others do still needs to be done and they will have to use contractors to do it which will cost them more but what do I know eh?

Sorry to hear this bad news John.

Any chance of setting up your own business and taking your customers with you ?

For what it may be worth, given that I'm ordering from the UK, in the past year I have successfully bought from the following suppliers in France:
- Trains 160 (erm... frequently  )
- Architecture & Passion
- Cités Miniatures
- Bois Modélisme
- Riches Heures
- TJ Modèles, although at the time that was through his eBay site not his website
- Decapod for acrylic paints

Quote from: Graham on Yesterday at 12:05:11 AMTime to search around for a comparison.

That is something I always do and recommend that everybody else does the same. Even if you can't get a better quote, ring the current insurance company and tell them it is too much - most call handlers are authorised to offer a small reduction.

Quote from: Bealman on Yesterday at 09:40:18 AMHow about during the Olympics?

That's still safer than when PSG lose at home in the Champions League, or when the CGT kick off against the CRS. 

How about during the Olympics?