I started this model last November, and just over 3 months later it's ready for painting, and I missed a month of so of modelling time due to Christmas/New Year/Skiing/amateur Pantomime (stage crew before you ask, not playing the Dame). Given that the I3 is still not finished, after 9 years, I'm impressed by my rate of progress on the J.

Tonight saw it being given a good scrub, and brass parts painted with etch primer.

Next steps are to undercoat and the rub down until I've got a decent base coat. I'm planning on using Archer rivet transfers to represent the smokebox rivets. The kit doesn't include these as the locos were built using flush rivets.