the latest update from my end on this thread is that i found "the hobby hop" in faversham in kent and they sent me my fleischmann items uber-quick and at a great price - even cheaper than Kramm.
so i didnt go to germany and i saved myself the expense of flying to london to go to the ally pally show (id have liked to hav seen it but i wanna work on my layout too and see trains running!)
so with my points from faversham now here and level 1 trackwork eing finished late last nite, i wanna concentrate on starting level 2!.
im going to berlin for easter for 5 nights, and theres a great model shop there, so any bits i still need, ill get from there!. must sit down and go thru that bits still needed list again!.
but for anyone looking for fleischmann things, the hobby shop were great - prices and next day delivery!. highly recommended!.