RAILBUS POPULATED

My long-running project to build a motorised version of the Dapol Park Royal railbus kit has seen some progress this evening. With the scratchbuilt interior complete and populated, I've now fixed the roof in place and filled any tiny gaps. Once this has dried, I'll be tidying up the bodywork before masking up the windows prior to painting.

I don't normally work this way, preferring to paint bodies before adding glazing, but this kit has left me with little choice. I could probably have come up with some way of making the roof removable but the parts are not very well-fitting (if that's a usable term) and I want the model to look good first and foremost. And I don't have much time in which to finish it.

The bus has had a quick test run on my layout and it crawls along sweetly, under the power of the belt-driven Bull-Ant motor and chassis. Indeed, I can't wait to get the painting out of the way and get the little chugger into action.