Thanks Keith and Alex.
After farting around for a total of about 18 hours, I seem to have got rid of the problem, and can now see the pics! Seems that IE8 doesn't like to work with some of the applications on the forum, so I binned it and let MS configure IE7 to run quicker and better with the forum set-up.
So, due to all that messing about, I've only got a bit done on the Beau - the entrance hatch doors and a bit on the props.
PIC 1 shows the scratch-built hatch doors awaiting clean up and painting, the one with the integral ladder being for the front, pilot's hatch. These were fabricated from plastic card and 'Evergreen' plastic rod, and will be fitted when the model is nearly complete.
PIC 2. The props have been 'de-seamed' and cleaned up, and the hubs, bolts, hub bosses and blades painted, with a little paint wear added to the trailing edge of each blade. The tips have yet to be painted yellow. Just to give an idea of the size of this model, each prop blade is approximately 5 inches (126mm) in diameter !
Handling the model when adding detail, or detail painting, is becoming increasingly difficult, due to the size of the beast!
It's now reached the stage where some careful thought has to go into each step, so as not to foul up the previous work, but it's now in the final stages. All being well, I'll have some more pics soon.