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For some reason there has always been hostility between railway modellers and slot racers. 

 I had TT gauge model railway in the 60s and a bit later intended to build a OO scale layout with my Father but we never had enough room for what we wanted to build. I couldn't afford to race slot cars competitively and the interest in both waned when I got into off road motorcycles and aircraft preservation.

 When my parents died I was left an unbuilt fully machined kit of a 5 inch gauge live steam engine but money was tight and I knew I would never find time to build it and, to be honest, I had driven several 5 inch gauge live steam engines and some 7and a quarter inch gauge on a huge garden railway and they didn't interest me enough to want to drive on a regular basis so I sold the kit.

 About 8 years ago I got back into slot cars, after IO was persuaded to attend SSRC for an evening and I get far more fun out of thewm than I did out of any of the railway stuff. Ideally I would get back to riding motorcycle trials again but that is another story.

 Tony you certainly got a lot for your money and at that price I would have bought it, split it up and sold it on to help pay for my slot cars.