The Steelman is virtually finished.

There's plenty of room in the engine compartment for the decoder and LED resistors. The speaker will fit in the fuel tank.

The pic of the chassis and footplate shows how low the motor is mounted within the loco, as well as the first stage of weighting the beast - the lead flashing fits snugly in the space under the raised cab floor.

Window frames and lights will be fitted after painting - my first choice is for dayglo orange ends with angled black stripes.............

There will also be a couple of flashing beacons on the roof to comply with elf n safety.

It's had about 90 mins running around the club's continuous run layout earlier tonight and an already smooth power unit is now even smoother!

It certainly looks like it has a purpose - now to make sure it lives up to it!

Mick