Not much of an update, but I've had a go at modifying the original smokebox door by using pastic strip for the straps. It doesn't look too bad but the numberplate (modelmasters) is probably going to go - the brass colour looks odd. I may try and paint it over in white, perhaps, but it'll have to wait for another evening.

The smokebox door dart is a new addition - a 4mm brass one from the Markits range. Literally just removed the moulded one and fitted the new one. Gunmetal silver used on the straps and door dart as the locomotive in question had these polished, not painted, in the period I'm portraying.

I'm intending to portray it as it was in late 1949, namely as British Railways 62768, with full LNWR style mixed traffic lining out but with the early lettered branding as opposed the cycling lion on the tender.

Next jobs to do are rivets, steps, buffers, front coupling, painting, lining out, weathering and sealing...!

So it's coming along, slowly but surely.

Until next time!