I know, I know, I should, perhaps have folded this into the Derwent Grange entry earlier, but it didn't seem to fit too well.

I've not done much in the way of fettling to be honest, but since the last time I mentioned them, they were unpainted, and they've been painted - although I haven't got round to applying transfers yet... Come to think of it, I've not got round to ordering the transfers for the Mink C.

Apologies for the out of focus-ness of this picture. I might have another go at it, but it's good enough to get a good impression of how it looks.

Once it's had transfers applied, I'll be applying some matt varnish. When I can figure out what sort to use.

As I said earlier, I opted to paint it in crimson to go with the Stove R, but it seems a bit too... I'm not sure to be honest. It's had three coats. Whether it's the shade, or whether it's too matt, or whether it's something else, but it doesn't look quite right. Maybe when it's varnished?

The other thing is, looking back, I would have used thinner fuse wire for the handrail. Maybe it would look better painted black (black as night, black as coal) The nice thing about fuse wire is that it's flexible, and if you bend it and you're not happy, it's easy to adjust it.

If you think the windows look... milky, they are at least better than the last time I tried to fit windows - which was in an O gauge 4MT tank loco. There they came out completely opaque.