Yeah it does sound like I'm quite spoilt Trev but even though I'm well off for space I have the very real dissadvantage of being 12000 miles away from the prototype I have chosen to model. Magazines ,books and the like are fine but there is no substitute for being there.Not that I'm moaning at all, research has become just as enjoyable as modelling
When I'm finished my current layout I would like to consider 0 gauge but we will have to wait a while for that.
cheers Dave.