Progress has been a bit slow of late.

The 2-EPB is still in the paint shops. I had problems getting a good finish on the varnish, so it is being rubbed down and repainted in places. Much cursing and a vow never to use Humbrol Matt Varnish spray cans again. This particular model seems to be doomed to take much longer than it should do!

The 2-Bil is painted (bar a bit of touching up) and ready for final assembly, glazing etc. I'm quite pleased with it.

The 73/0 E6001 is progressing slowly. The underframe is rebuilt, using a combination of plastic strip, sheet and bits of the Hornby/Lima original. As well as being two dimensional, this is very much intended for a 73/1. In fact the whole Lima attempt at doing a 73/0 seems a little half hearted - an accurate body but all the other components are from the 73/1. Doing this conversion made me realise how different these locos are from the production batch.

Bogie pipe work and steps have been added, and the big task remaining is to add the vast number of power cables to the bogies.