Between a couple of glasses of red last night I set about trimming and test-fitting the aluminium roof. The roof is slightly over-length so needs cutting with a hacksaw, which wasn't hard provided you measure accurately. The fit is really good; just a bit needs to be filed off at each corner, easily done. The instructions say to allow for an overhang of about .75mm at either end, which is what I've done.

I also added the steps on the coach ends, which are done as a set of very clever fold-up etches which push through the slots in the ends.

That's it for today's thrilling update, hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas. I got some telescope bits, an Adams radial tank, some guitar books and a John Grant CD. Not a bad haul!