Well, some progress has been made today.

The window blanking plates were superglued in place yesterday. However, there is very little contact surface for the glue to adhere to, so for longevity I opted to apply Araldite Epoxy Resin to the insides.

Once set, a trip to the spray booth was the order of the day for a coat of primer. (As an aside - I can recommend the portable "fold up" spray booth, they are good value for money).

Halfords Grey Plastic Primer was applied evenly, and the parts left to dry. Once dried the model was reassembled, less running gear, to check all parts still fit. They did, so once I have repaired my compressor-air brush connection during the week, I will mask up and apply the blue livery.

For now though, a couple of shots of where we are at - and typical of this part of the country, someone's nicked me wheels !