Got a few hours in at the bench today so here's an update.
Far from finished, here's a look at the work needed on the nacelles to make the parts fit. A lot of meat has been removed at the intake end to match the main body and yet other areas needed a bit of putty to bring the surface up. There's still some work to do before I give them a shot of primer and do the final checks and rescribe the panels.
Next up, I had glued in the kit-supplied control column but somehow lost it. I did a complete scrub of my work areas and the floor and came up empty so resigned myself to making one from scratch. This I did using plastic rod, lead wire, card, and some Plasticine for the boot. The below pics show the part before paint and also installed.
I also finished the detail work in the wheel wells. Below shows the lead wiring that represents the actual harnesses going from the terminal boxes on the cockpit tub to the innards of the airframe.
The wells are now done with the wires painted, hydraulic tubing added, and the elevator linkage added to the bottom of the control column which protrudes through the tub.
This progress now allows me to get the wings on which, judging by the dry fits I've done so far, will be another challenge.