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I used to buy new brass a lot, but have cut down appreciabley in the last few years. My latest new purchase was a Sunset 4-8-0 a couple of years ago, and before that a PRR N1s back in 1995. I have scoured E-bay for deals on a number of locos that I wanted and acquired a PRR S2, PRR B6sb, NKP S-3, and a Heisler. If I could not get the model for the price I wanted, I passed on it. Unless I want a specific loco, I will probably pass on any new brass, except for the new Division Point NKP H-6 Mike as it is a different version from the H-6d that I do have. Except for the oddities, like a Baldwin Centipede, RT-624 or a GP-49 that will never be offered in plastic, I have gone over to plastic for diesels as they are easily modified to match the prototype except for those railroads that had unique bell types or locations such as the DT&I, CNW and NKP. I will still look at Brass Cabooses since every railroad had specific details and each caboose was almost custom built for each railroad, but I will buy a plastic caboose if it matches the railroads I model exactly or I can easily modify it. Such as the Atlas wide vision, that needs window filled etc to match the DT&I. It would be nice if the manufacturer's would include plugs for the windows. Rick
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