Niles!

Well, here he is, all painted!

I am extremely pleased. Noah did an incredible job, and put up with me very well. Niles looks exactly like I hoped he would. And, I had a pretty precise idea of how I wanted him to look. His colour looks quite different in different lighting conditions — outside, he's maybe a bit bluey, but in these photos he's exactly perfect.

Tonight I'll paint the fenders, and tomorrow will be entirely dedicated to getting him built up.

Hooray!