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You see reports in magazines over here of events like this. Given that model railroaders are a fairly close-knit and ethical bunch of people you have to wonder what the thieves intend to do - most of the items stolen would be very tricky to resell as most potential buyers would know exactly what they were! <br /> <br />Not sure if it's available in the US, but there was a system involving painted-on microdots available over here to "mark" your models (like writing a code of some type in UV-legible pen, but less obvious). The idea was that you put a small blob of the (transparent) paint containing the microdots on the model in an unobtrusive place. The dots glow when exposed to UV light, so recovered equipment could be returned to rightful owners (each pack had a unique code on the microdots, which was registered to the owner). There was also a small transponder unit for more valuable models (Model Rail used it on a large kitbuilt O-scale diesel loco) that would allow authorities to scan model show stands for stolen goods - very neat in my opinion!
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