Thanks all. Getting down to the finishing touches now. The antenna wire was installed after drilling a hole through the rear canopy. Unfortunately, there is a bit of drill debris inside the canopy which I can't get at now because of the armoured glass that is in the way. I threaded the nylon through the hole down to the radio, secured it with a tiny dab of CA, and then fixed the other end to the tail. As I was drilling a hole on the vertical stab, the seam gave way and so it was a simple matter of sliding the nylon in and regluing the tail. Insulators were added using PVA glue and then the thread was given a coat of a steel colour.
The pitot tube, which was moulded into the wing and that didn't survive the first day, was replaced with Albion Alloys brass tube:
I'm close to finishing this model and so the next batch may be the final shots. Thanks again for your interest.
Repaint I did. Canopy has been installed, exhaust stains added, and wing walks schmutzed up:
This is a fantastic kit but I must say the clear parts are less than stellar. It's a weird springy plastic rather than that brittle stuff one usually gets but it will do.
A few touch-ups left to do and then I'll post the finished shots.