Engine parts were painted using a mix of Alclad metallic shades.
Engine nacelles are going to be cleaned up and re-scribed before they are mounted to the wings.
Wheels have been painted gloss black and will need to be sealed with a flat coat. I'll probably look at putting a lighter pastel wash on these to dirty them up.
Some wiring started in the wheel wells. Looks like a hair perm gone bad.
The wiring is laid down strand by strand to a more organized layout. I can't finish this until the fuselage halves go together because some of the wires will terminate on the outside of the cockpit tub.
The fuselage is glued together trapping the nose wheel well and cockpit tube in between the halves. I removed the nose landing gear since I was afraid the struts would be damaged by the gluing/sanding that's going to have to occur. Note the absence of the nose guns. I've elected to leave them off since they will not be visible.
Yeah, I thought I'd add some detail in this area. The wheel area is nice and open prior to installing the bulkheads and wings so I thought I'd take advantage of it.