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Thanks for the kind words from way down under. O scale is really nice. It is more costly than the smaller scales, but because of the size, you end up buying so much less. Many O scale modelers are strapped for space, just like everyone else, and choose to build switching layouts. One other aspect of O scale is the ease of viewing, the larger size is really easy to see as you get older and don't see the little tiny things as well as one does when young. The sound when running is nice too, especially with metal wheels. The weight and heft of the cars and locos also helps with tracking, good trackwork is easier to acheive and hence derailments are much less common than with smaller scales. I suggest you take a visit to Atlas-O website and take a look. You might want to just buy one of their vintage billboard reefers for a display model. They are RTR in detail that only a few years ago would have been contest quality . Even if you model in HO or N it would be fun to have at least one nice O scale car. Atlas is only one of many manufacturers, but they offer the best detail in RTR plastic. The cost for one of these beauties will be between 45 and 60 US Dollars. Of couse, shipping to you might be costly. You will not be disappointed with buying one of these as a display model. Who knows, you might just get interested and make a scale change, or get a group together to build a small switching 'club' layout. Good luck! <br />Jennifer
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