It is a shame, but unfortunately, a fact of life today. I am a bit surprised that Mike didn't have a decent alarm system, but I guess that having recently moved, he is not fully organised yet. Hopefully, the amount of publicity in this instance will prevent anyone buying them unwittingly, and also might help catch the culprit. I guess it is a reminder to all of us to make sure that our models and equipment are fully secured. alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.alanstepney.info Model Engineering, Steam Engine, and Railway technical pages. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 8:10 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: stolen engines and equipment Thanks for posting this alert, Alan. It's a shame that the number of people who would rather steal as work for a living seems to be on the increase. Al Messer MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.