Yes, I always preferred the Junior over the hardbox models too. A lot less body weight being supported by the trunnion, which IMHO made it feel slightly more durable in the longer term. Plus it was lighter to use (obviously), better balanced and had at least some filtration after the paper bag.
Great restoration job by the way, there's nothing more satisfying than taking a grubby vac and making it look brand new once again. TPs do get rather dusty inside and out after several years' use, but one of the things I like most about them is that they're so simple to work on. There's really not much that can't be put right, and you can very easily end up with a good result like this. Being a solid performer helps too, in that they're worth spending time on in the first place.
Congrats and enjoy your new addition!
as you can see it fits in nicely with a few of my other turbopowers 
