Looking good there! Are you going for a full repaint. In my experience you would do well to try and keep the original 'factory applied' orange stripe, they can be a pain to put back on again..

Looking forward to further updates!

I think i will go for the full repaint. My girlfriend has a steady hand so she has already voluntered to do the orange cantrail!

I primed it tonight and is starting to look good.

Good start...Already looking more like a Hoover! Lowering locos always seems to make them look instantly better...and more 'heavier'. Perhaps you can upload a few of the 'primed' photos before spraying to continue the story for your blog? Suggest that you might want to further assist your girlfriend by applying some Tamiya masking tape before she does the cantrail Hope this helps... Pete

Thanks Pete, all useful stuff. This loco is a bit of a training base for me so that when i do my next one i should be able to nail all the detailing nicely.