Finished; already. Well, the first day or two of work on the model did complete the lion's share of the work necessary.

There will, maybe, be better photographs taken later, but this from the cameraphone really gives an idea of the completed model.

That steampipe to the smokebox had to go; this is a wet 'un. Four-column Ramsbottom valves came out of my spares box. All that really had to be done then was to re-instate the black paintwork and line her out, and as usual I've used a couple of different methods. The tender is lined using HMRS LNER lining transfers. The cabside is lined using home-brew hand-drawn lining, and the boiler bands use a similar method. To be completely accurate there should of course be a red element to all of this but previous efforts have convinced me that when it comes to lining, especially when said lining has to be especially delicate, the choice I have is to leave it off and have a presentable model or try to show it and make a botch of the thing.

My choice is to do the half-measure and who knows?- one day I might be able to do the more delicate bits, when I'll come back and add them.