Sorry for lack of updates but here is where I'm at with the kit.
no 1If you build this thing do not follow the directions on putting the cockpit together. Put the control panel in first before you put the floor in otherwise your not gonna be able to fit the panel in afterword good thing I don't do contest as it's getting left out.
No 2 make very sure you got the sides lined up I did not quite have it lined up and you can tell from certain angles makes the wing off set,also makes the air intake not set right as well.
no 3 in looking at pictures on line I'm thinking the tail is too long but sense I'm not that good and don't have the tools so I'm not fooling with it, needs to have about a mm cut off
no 4 the landing gear doors are too short if you want to have them closed and the opening is somewhat too narrow as well again those with more experience might be able to fix that.
no 5 the cover painting shows 6 antenna and there are 6 in the pe set but only 5 posts still figuring out what to do about that.
no 6 the landing light and cover are great but there is no backing part for it I did not relies that until I closed up the wing so again not too sure what to do about it.
But I'm gonna finish it got this far not going to stop, been trying some of the things I've read abut here on building it mainly the nail remover puttying trick, works but I need more practices with it I guess which is why It's taken this long for me to build.
the green is humbrol 117 not sure if that is right or not as the numbers they give in the instructions are old numbers.