Hello again, it's been a rather long time since I put something up on the J68! 

It's fair to say I have finished the locomotive, and I have moved onto other project's, so the best way to go through this, is since getting the loco into black I then moved to paint the cab, cream followed by all the cab fittings, this didn't take too long to do and I really enjoyed doing this part, as it reminds me of when I get the loco's ready in the morning cleaning the cab polishing all the brass ready for the morning. 

Anyway, moving on I took the opportunity to get the loco into Gloss Varnish ready for decals and fitted them, the loco has brightened up since fitting the decals. Plus I moved to begin painting the head code disks which came in the kit. Plus the extra's which I bought from Ragstone models, for added modelling difference I also fitted brackets to them so they can fit onto the loco's lamp brackets and be removed. However I am thinking I will use Lamps a little more often than disk's. 

Finally all is to say that I just have to fit the Steam Heat pipes, order some LNER Works plates & weather the loco, lightly around the smokebox, top of the tanks & cab roof and the loco can be called finished, however I am so pleased how this has turned out for 7045. I think I may have to do an LNER E4 2-4-0 next