Thanks Bob, still a bit stiff, but I've managed to take a couple of pics. I did of course question the intelligence and ancestry of the person who caused the slight injury!
PIC 1. Another use for Tamiya tape! Due to the stiffness in my right arm, and limited grip, I had a competition between my left forefinger and a pair of very sharp scissors, whilst trimming some grape stalks for use on the base. Needless to say, the scissors won !!
PIC 2. I originally separated and trimmed the 'Squadron' vac-form canopy, but it's designed for the Hasegawa kit, and therefore a little too narrow to fit without popping off. So I reverted to the one I moulded. I attempted to fit the handles, made from very fine stretched sprue, but there wan't enough surface area to glue! Also visible here are the bead stand-by sight and canopy rails, both from stretched sprue, the hand-hold cover, from paper, and the white 'spot' which is the top nav lamp, and has yet to have a second application of 'Kristal Klear'. Just visible behind the wing is the retractable boarding step.
PIC 3. Fitting the IFF wires, in this case 'Invisible' mending thread. The attachment points will be cleaned-up when set, and the 'wires' given a metallic finish.
I'm just waiting for parts of the display base to dry, in order to complete the final touches, and I should have some pics of the completed display later today.
Thanks once again to you all for your continued interest and compliments.