A minor update of today’s work, after a good clean the Manor body and tender have been given a coat of etch primer.  It shows up a few areas that need touching up and some filler, but not a lot.  Again unless anyone can confirm otherwise, it will be getting a coat of GWR black during the week.

i have also proggressed with the diagram J12 sleeper, first redrilling and adding the roof vents (and filling the old holes).  Filling the joint between the cast ends and the sides, and adding plastic hinges to the doors.  The core of the chassis has been glued together, and now awaits bogies and trussing adding.