Well, I finally finished all the external rebuild and repainting. :)
If it would come off undamaged it did. If it wouldn't, it had to stay put and be painted in situ. (Cue the construction of some right-angled paintbrushes!) Anyway, she now bears the livery of my Haven Towage fleet.
MGrob, where did you get the decals for the anchor windlass and the oil drums etc? I haven't been able to find any.
Next step is the update of the electrics and running gear. The Becker rudders have been rebuilt and, apart from the motors, shafts and props, everything else has been removed. Motors are 540's so I think I'll be OK with two Mtroniks Viper 15 ESC's. RC gear will be a 6 ch Futaba 6EXA, so later on I can add a bow thruster, working winch and then get that fire monitor to squirt. (That's next winter's project.) I'll also be able to set up two programmes, one twin stick throttle plus rudder and one with single stick throttle, with internal mixing for combined movements of throttle and rudder.