Progress on the 455 has also reached a bit of a milestone, in as much as the MS is now substantially complete and I've fixed the first of my own design 'etchy bits' to a model B)

It's still looking quite bare under there, but I'm expecting the underframe box masters from my co-conspirator in the next couple of weeks so a bit of resin casting after that should see the undergubbins of the MS attached.

The trailer vehicles are coming on, but I've yet to decide exactly what bogies I'm going to use, I don't fancy removing the damper from all of the trailing bogies in the same way that I have with the motor bogies. I have some Dapol Sprinter sideframes that look reasonable, so will probably end up using those in the end.

It's a bit chicken and egg at the moment - I feel I should be getting on with the layout, but on the other hand I need some stock to run on it...