You could probably live in that Hercules! I was trying to get one of those about a year ago, but's now replaced with the current version.
Anyway, the front and rear fuselage sections have now been joined, with the jet-pipe installed and painted. The wings are assembled, and the fuselage spine and fin are attached. Just need to do a small amount of work to seal some of the joints, then add all the various intakes etc at the rear, before fitting the wings and tailplanes. Then it's time for the first stage of painting!
PIC 1. Front and rear fuselage joined. One build I read recently complained about the vertical joint but, so far, I don't see a problem, as it's on a natural panel line, and fairly neat. It does need slight attention, but I think a treatment with my varnish and talc 'porridge' should sort things!
PIC 2. Now starting to look like a MiG, with the spine and the later, broad-chord fin in place.
Thanks again for your kind comments, and I'll post some more soon.