Hi Tinplate fans, I thought I would present my progress (slight) on a hunt for a late French Hornby set that Daniel (Frenchtrains) told me about in an earlier post. On 8/8 I had posted pictures of my new (to me) "SNCF Wagon Tombereau Baches "Saint Freres " . In asking about a suitable vintage engine Daniel pointed out to me that my car had a yellow frame and was thus in the color scheme of the last of the cars that were offered. He then showed me a boxed set containing this car. Please note that this picture is copied from Daniel's post.
Given that I had just obtained the yellow framed, covered wagon, I am now on a search for the remaining elements of the set. This week I received (also from Australia which Fatman pointed out is a good source of Hornby ) the SNCF STEF refrigerator car for the set. It is pictured below. By the way, like the prior shipment from Australia, this shipment also arrived in perfect shape, the car appears brand new. Of course besides the Mecanno label, it also proudly displays the "made in France" loco on the end plate.
Now all I need is that BB loco...the search goes on 
!! I do have one question however, perhaps if Daniel reads this he can help. What does "STEF" stand for? Is it a commercial firm or a standard marker ? Regardless I am really pleased with this little fellow and he joins my tiny but growing collection of Hornby and French Hornby tinplate.
Best Regards to all
Don
