I think you’re going to be glad you dropped it. Very nice.
Detail? It could use a couple of rerailers and maybe a bit of chain hanging from the tender. Also where poling was done you often would find a pole hanging from a pair of brackets on one lower side of the tender.
Looks in proportion to the engine, will you add a footplate between the loco and the tender? thats about the only thing I see missing.
I was thinking it needed a footplate as well.
Richard, yup, chains rerailers shovels etc will come after painting. As far as poling, it was outlawed on the LA&C RR 2 years ago after a tragic accident. So, with the rebuild of the loco poling pockets were omitted.
Terry