It still has some way to go, but the locomotive is looking more like the real thing since I added number and letters to the painting.

I chose number 8177 because there is a nice photo. of this particular engine on the Settle and Carlisle railway in LMS days.

I have put the transfers on and then sealed them on using water-soluble matt varnish.

Unfortunately, as can be seen, this leaves a visible stain.

However application of a spray-on coat of mgt varnish will remove this I think.

I have taken some videos of the locomotive moving on my test track, which I will add once they have uploaded onto YouTube (this takes literally hours!).

I still have to add the cab windows, colour the coupling hooks black and then make the engine appear more realistic with weathering.