Thank you very much Dan and Wojtek! You're right Dan, the new airbrush has made a big difference, allowing very precise control for mottles and blends etc.
I've got a bit more done, but not much to show for four hours work. Although, I did have a mishap, when I knocked over the bottle of 'Klear' (Future)! At least I now have a very shiny desk!!
The undercart doors are on, and the drop tanks and supports assembled, painted and fitted. The nav lamp bulbs and landing lamp housing were painted in the appropriate colours, then the lenses fitted using white glue. The radio mast was painted, and fitted again with white glue. All that remains is to fit all the fiddly bits, such as antennas and canopy sections, and make the aerial cables and beam-approach antenna, both from stretched sprue. After a bit of touching-up, and a little more subtle weathering, it'll be finished.
I might have it all done by the weekend, but as I'm away on Friday doing an after dinner talk (at a nuclear sub factory!), I possibly won't get much done until Sunday. Meanwhile, here' a couple of progress pics.
Thanks again for your kind comments.