So a bit of tinkering with the mehano Sncf 70000 this week. The model is a bit of an oddball, just like the real thing. The side profiles are pretty accurate, but the ends are wrong. And it's red instead of blue. 

So far, I've made a start on fixing the cab ends, cutting them off and refitting them, so the lights are at the right level (the bottom of the lights should line up with the bottom of the cab doors). New buffer beams are required, plus grab-rails and brake hoses. 

A couple of before and after shots attached. 

I've decided against making my own power bogie for the CC65000 (way more difficult than I expected). So I will be scouring ebay for a lima deltic/class 50 motor bogie instead. I may recycle so of the parts I've collected into a locotracteur instead (eventually)

Stay safe folks