Sounds positive Neale,

think my machine was 425 with 4th axis, spent about another £600 on top of that in regards to improvements.
The control boxes though are hundred percent crap as there are just soooo many problems being posted in regards to spindles not working, xis drivers broke etc. Granted its mostly down to poor wiring/earthing but for people like me who haven't got a clue its a headache which can be done without