Thanks Hugh, it's appreciated.
A little more progress has been made, in between sessions at the easel. Having test-fitted the pilot's seat, I found that the fabricated support was too low, so this was ripped out (literally!), and a new one fitted, more substantial, and higher up the bulkhead. The flare racks and flares have also been made and fitted, along with the fire extinguisher and a few smaller items.
PIC 1. The flare racks and flares, made from plastic rod, plastic strip and foil from a yoghurt container, and the fire extinguisher, from shaped sprue, and a length of stretched sprue flattened at the end. To the right is the beginnings of the 'new' seat support, and the sanitary tank has also been removed, fitted in a slightly higher position later.
PIC 2. The new seat support and the higher position for the sanitary tank. On the shelf can be seen the Morse key, transformer, regulator and basic wiring.
PICS 3 to 5. The pilot's seat cemented in place.
PIC 6. The relief tube and funnel for the sanitary tank under construction. A hole was drilled into the tip of a 1/48th scale HVAR missile, and a length of telephone bridging wire superglued in place. Once set, the bulk of the missile body was cut off, creating the funnel, and this will be fitted under the pilot's seat later.
Next step is to finish the relief tube and fit it, which I think is going to be fiddly, and then paint the main cockpit area, before making and fitting the seat harnesses. Then it's time to move on to the difficult part - scratch-building the cockpit fittings and instrument and switch panels.
Thanks once again for your continued interest and support, and I'll try to post another up-date soon.