the first project I'm posting on here, the "refurbishment" of my childhood Bachmann Thomas. I want it to be a mix between the TVS prop and the later RWS illustrations. also I suppose there's some realism and freelance thrown in there too. I first started by gutting the inside of him (removing motor, face, eyemech ect) and then removed all external fittings. I'm still currently in the process of removing paint as I'm writing this as seen in the last 3 photos. while removing the paint I've been rummaging around my parts box and found the running board of a Bachmann Percy which I stole the stepladders from to test-fit. the last photo is him in his current condition. if you have any tips, sugguestions, questions or comments then please feel free to ask! I'm happy to answer them since this is my "big dive" into the modelling world.