I've now got the interior finished, apart from making and adding the instrument cowl and the cockpit roof switch panels, and the fuselage halves have been joined.
PIC 1. Some emergency and rescue kit has been added to the cabin, with, from left to right, a dinghy pack, winch strop, resuscitation oxygen bottle, and paramedic kit. I also cheated, and drew the lap belts onto the bench seats! They can only just be seen at certain angles, and are more than passable.
PIC 2. The cabin roof panel, with the quilting again made from pressed foil - it looks more grey in this shot, but is actually light green. The grey bar is the static line rail, used for the 'monkey harness' safety straps on rescue aircraft, and a strap has been made from painted foil and copper wire. The white 'spot' is the opaque cover for the cabin light.
PIC 3. The roof installed. This didn't run the entire length of the cabin, with the rear section being open frames, with the tunnel duct enclosing the tail rotor shaft visible.
PIC 4. The tail rotor shaft duct was made from a piece of 'Evergreen' tube, cut and notched, and painted, before being glued in place. Again, this is only just visible when looking into the cabin, but its omission would be noticeable.
PIC 5. This is where it's up to so far.
Next step is to modify and fit the gear box covers and the rear fairing over the tail rotor shaft, then work on the cockpit roof switch panels, before moving on to the tricky bit - the new nose.
Thanks again for your compliments and continued interest, and I'll post another up-date after doing some more work on the Tornado for the current GB.