Just a quick update to show the start of the painting. The body is just resting on the footplate. Most of the painting has now been done, and I have started to reassemble the whole thing.

At the moment I am struggling with getting it to run. It was working fine before I did the painting, although the clearances were tight. Now the wheels and cranks want to catch on everything that is attached to the outer frames. When it is sorted I will be posting again.

I am pleased with the way the main painting has gone. I did have to do a bit of sanding to the body, and give it a respray. I had a little trouble with very high humidity. I hope to get to the workshop tomorrow but it is a holiday here so SWMBO is off work. I expect there will be other things to do.

I have also been thinking about how I use RMweb. and have decided that I will keep the blog, for the models I make for others and the ones that I sell.

It will also have my other ramblings and odd workshop entries too. But my own stock and loco builds I will do on a work bench thread. This I feel will be easier for me as I flit about with my own stuff, and feel that it is a waste of a page on the blog, but would be an ideal thread posting.

Well thats my idea anyway the thread will be started soon. Once I have sorted out a few pictures of things that are done, and or in the process of!!!