Got another few fiddly bits out of the way, and should be finished in time for the deadline.
The props have been assembled and painted, and will be fitted later. Meanwhile, a bomb sight bracket, and the optical sighting head for the MkXIV bomb sight have been fabricated from stretched sprue and plastic rod, and then painted and mounted in the nose. The larger bomb-aimer's blister has been fitted, with the twin I.R. lights of the 'Z' equipment in place, and the mounting clips have been replictaed by etching and painting around the rim of the blister.
Although the first recorded use of 'Village Inn', or AGLT (Automatic Gun Laying Turret,) wasn't until September 1944, I was assured by Norman, the Flight Engineer of 'Oozlum Bird', that the 'Z' equipment lamps were fitted, although he wasn't sure, after almost fifty years, if it was actually connected and operational. This equipment comprised a pair of Infra Red lamps, which flashed a code which could be picked up by the AGLT of the rear turret of other Lancasters, preventing a 'Friendly Fire' incident, as it would be called nowadays.
The 'Monica' tail-warning radar was also still fitted to 'Oozlum Bird', and the antenna for this will be made and added later.
The mid- upper turret has been fitted, although the frame has yet to be painted, and due to the looming deadline I refrained from adding any extra detail inside here.
The windscreen de-icer spray jets have been added to the nose, made from lenghts of stretched sprue, and these will be trimmed to shape and painted.
The pics show the nose area, with the bomb sight and mount faintly visible through the blister, and the white 'spikes' are the de-icer jets. The other two pics are how the model looks so far.
Thanks again for your interest and kind comments.