Project Hogwarts - part three

 The Silhouette Cameo has done a great job with the nameplates and tender graphics, so after lining the loco (with purchased boiler bands) the nameplates, having also been painted red, were applied:

Now for the tender. Again the lining is not home-made but the Hogwarts Railways logo has been made from scratch and cut using the same method as the nameplates:

Starting to take shape, by this point all of the artwork is done:

After two coats of matt lacquer, the body was reunited with the chassis, which by now has also been refurbished, lubricated and painted:

And we're nearly there - just waiting for a set of tender pickups to arrive before final testing, then the headboard needs to be fitted. It's already cut but needs some card to strengthen it.

Then it'll need some coaches. These will either be some existing HD maroon coaches with a Hogwarts logo added (which have already been printed and cut) or some new overlays similar to the blue and blue & grey EMU projects, which will take ages.

Whatever happens, it'll still be a while before a complete Hogwarts Express takes to the layout.