At lunch today I was able to get on with the next stage of work on 56049, with a coat of primer applied before work this morning highlighting a number of areas which needed rework (with some gaps around the new cab, damage to the side around the new "Loadhaul" cantrail grill.  I then spotted some random holes in one cab end roof (and the holes for the Hornby lamp irons) so these all needed to be filled as well.  The lamp irons will be replaced with etched ones once the respray is complete. 

While working on the process of applying filler, then primer and repeat.  I spotted the ends were missing the radio aerials, I had a set of Shawplan etches for the base plates in the scrap box so these were quickly glued in place. 

The doors arrived from Peter's Spares this morning (next day delivery), these will be painted black and fitted after painting.

The body is now ready for paint, so hopefully it will get a coat of Vallejo yellow this evening...