So here is is, the basic almost completed model, there is still a little way to go before I would consider her finished.

I in the end decided to number her 92087. I slight in-joke I have taken a little bit of infantile humour in. 92087 was the first 9f built at Swindon, my club isn't a big GWR fan. I know, you had to be there to appreicate it.

I cut back the 92221 number with whitespirit.

Anyway, I broke out a can of Halfords red primer spray all the necessary parts.

then Halford Matt black. I had by mistake picked up a can of satin black but that's another humourous tale that can be forgotten.

Transfers are all HMRS which I find, when I've gotten used to them, to be really good and incidently universal.

Any discrepincies and detail errors taht I have made with tis will hopefully dissapear once the engine is weathered.

After testing it at the club I have taken some photos.

The cab doors have been put on with blu-tack as I need to do some work on the cab before I can block it in.

You may have also noticed I ahve kept the original "pantsy" coupling hook from Dapol. This is for two main reasons, the first is, it's a working model to be seen from a slight distance and when weather I don't think they'll be much to notice and secondly, I wasn't in much of a mood to chopping and changing things.

Also i knows there alot of discrepencies with her at this moment hopefully they will dissapear when she is weathered.

As well at that I have been working on my brake van. Painted humbrol 64 with a wooden floor board, the roof need another go over though.

Thanks all folks