Funnily enough, I too have a Hornby ferry van upgrade in progress, though stalled currently. The daft part is that I have done the more difficult bit of sorting out and lowering the ride height, replacing wheels, mounting Kadees, etc; it now runs beautifully. It is the, relatively straightforward, cosmetic work on the body shell, which has slowed me down (by several years!) - not because it's complex (it is one of the relatively recent re-releases with a rather nicely done Railfreight red/grey livery). Just that the enthusiasm to do so went for a walk some time ago and has yet to return. However, it is close enough to completion (and remains a nice model) that I will dig it out and try to get it done before Rapido's variant turns up in due course! 🙂 Oh well, it's about enjoying the journey, after all...
Happy modelling - best wishes,
Paul