Not much visible progress has been made recently, because I have had a lot of problems with the electricity.  The system sent originally had a very large battery pack, with about 18 AA cells.  This had to be taken apart and remade into two packs of six cells, which will fit in the side-takes of the model.  Easier said than done, and during the process I have either caused several cells to fail, or the cells are inherently unstable.  I either event I have been left with just twelve usable cells, generating about 14.5 Volts (each cell is 1.2V).  The 24 Volt motor is OK with this power, but even with a 50:1 gearing, the engine seems to run quite hesitantly.  I’ve learned a lot about rechargeable cells over the last few weeks: NiMH cells charge up higher than 1.2V, but rapidly lose power to about 1.2V before being stable at that power for a good while.  Anyway, the engine is moving now, producing the correct sound-effects, and I can move back to putting on detail: making the cab fittings, adding the sanding apparatus, adding coupling hooks and “safety chains”.  These chains hang on the buffer beam and apart from their descriptive name,  I don’t really know what they are for.  Almost all the pictures which I have of the G6 in LSWR days show the safety chains, so I will put them on.  Not part of the original kit, Mike Williams from the UK has been very generous and supplied me with the necessary parts.

Here is a video:

The model still is far from complete.

Here is the inside of the cab, so far:

… and after lettering: