The instrument shroud, scuttle and gun sight head are done, and have been painted, although the matt black went on like thinned tar.
Pic 1. The rather heavy screen supports were first removed from the top of the moulded sight head, leaving the recording camera intact.
Pic 2. Next, the scuttle was built up, using thin, and very thin, plastic card, the edges of which were sanded smooth when set. The sight head was then fabricated from plastic card, and a hole drilled for the projector lens barrel. It looks a bit rough in the pics, and isn't totally accurate, but will be OK under the windscreen, and the best I could do, allowing for the minimal clearance under the fairly thick side edges of the windscreen.
Pic 3. Checking clearance under the 'screen, with the scuttle joints hidden by the lower frame of the 'screen.
Pic 4. The matt black paint has dried rough, so it will be sanded back a bit, and re-painted. The aperture for the projector lens was painted using a chrome paint pen, and will be glazed with PVA or Clearfix.
Pics 5 and 6. What it looks like with the windscreen loosely placed in position.
The reflector screen and windscreen will be fitted once the fuselage halves have been joined, and some re-touching done, to avoid damage when handling. Joining the fuselage will have to be done in stages, working from rear to front, as some adjustments will need to be done at various points along the horizontal joint lines (how I detest horizontal - jointed fuselage halves ! ).
Some spacers may be needed near the cockpit section, if they can be attached accurately enough, although I think the joint can be manipulated, by easing out the upper half through the aperture where the intake assemblies fit.
I hope to be able to get that stage completed some time tomorrow, so back then.