Always think of that one as half a crocodile     It's one of the older style Roco locos I don't have, shall have to rectify that situation when I come across a decent example.  I do have a BR 191, I suppose that kind of makes up for it 

Hi grumbeast,

As you said I could have 2 epochs so have done so as am getting a bit more into epoch III modelling wise.

However, epoch IV is my favourite era when I travelled a lot with my dad who was a newspaper journalist but also did freelance travel writing for the SNCF.

Was hooked at Boulogne Maritime. A huge, to me, BB 67XXX pulling the Paris Express train. Living in Surrey at the time with their small EMUs (no offence) it was like something from a film.

OO Flying Scotsman was binned, Jouef HO for me. (didn't really bin the Flying Scotsman). (then  )

Back to the OP. Mainly the '80s is the one for me as it's what I remember most and brings back great memories of my late father.

France, Spain and Italy for me as well although we did travel around Germany a lot for a book he was writing. Had to choose countries when N gauge rekindled my bug and went with the former.

Sorry if boring.

Cheers weave 

Quote from: Connel Ferry on Today at 10:01:09 PM

Also, all the extra sleepers are impossible to fit after the track is laid (code 55).
 Anyone got any tips for that problem?

It may be necessary to cut them into 3 pieces to be glued down before ballasting as they can be a bit of swine to say the least!

Yes that's what I do - cut the sleepers in the troughs, spread a little PVA and glue the 3 parts into place.    It's a faff perhaps, but I prefer to lay and wire all the track and prove it's working smoothly before moving on to adding the missing sleepers, spraying the track then ballasting.

I feel for Steve in all of this as well.

I have had my own problems for quite some time, as Tank is aware, and can echo the wonder with which Shapeways seem to be doing things.  I thought my increases were bad enough at 113% in several cases.

And Steve, remember, family and health first. All this lot will still be here, whenever you feel ready

I wonder how long it will take for a rival to Shapeways to be Venture Capital funded (as Shapeways is).  A new entrant can learn from Shapeways mistakes and will have an understanding of what will be commercially successful.

Well. Bear in mind that British Era 9/10 are my outright favourites.

But, I have a Trix TEE 'Capitole' train and an Arnold Deutsche Reichsbahn E251 loco, both very much Rule #1. So I've voted for Continental Era IV