Big package and Big Let down.. :-(. Plarail haul!!

Hey Mr Ripley, I only just read this thread for some reason, the pic you mention to me has definitely got a couple of Takara's in it which I'll happily take off your hands, PM me what you want for them. Similarly the ERTL's would be welcomed as I have some others already.

I know what you mean about the batteries, not so long ago I bought a job lot of Takara's and another of PlaRail Advance, both job lots turned up with batteries in every engine. Luckily no leaky ones, but all of indeterminate age and charge. But of course the biggest downside is the weight of the batteries adding to the exhorbitant shipping costs. But I guess the sellers in my case were probably thinking they were doing the buyer a favour by sending them with batteries in, after all they don't know where they heading ultimately.

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Paint a coach red and add a yellow stripe using some car detailing strip as mentioned in my other thread, doddle

The Daisy and Donald's aren't ERTL- those are TECs. A bit bigger and more detailed than ERTL, and have magnets at the end.