Got a start on modelin' proper. I.P done and sitting for posterity. Painted Tamiya Nato Black. Gunbutts are Tamiya Gun Metal but hard to see the difference. The gun cocking levers and what ever that switch is are painted with Citadel Mephiston Red, directly over the black. Gauges were highlighted with a quilting pencil. Shallow lightning holes were drilled out.
The last insert, which I forgot, was added. The right door can be posed open or closed. The closed fit is very good. The halves are taped together to insure for the correct alignment of the engine top cover located behind the cockpit.
Note on the exhausts that I started to remove the mold seams but a quick check of photos show that they are weld seams. I'm sure that they are really mold seams but it works for me
Playing with the wings as I want to test the nose weight needed.
A) MGs need to be added before closing the wing halves
B) Flashed over holes need to be opened up
C) Only one flashed over hole on the upper wing half; out comes scalpel and small round file.
D) On the other side I had to cut off these locating pins to get the wings to square up
I may be able to get away with installing the MGs at this point. Note the lugs that go into the slots above "A". I should be able to cut off the lugs and butt join them in front of the slots