Well, I wasn't going to bother you guys with the below-stairs plumbing - but as you asked so nicely... Picture 1. The port wall. the three push rods removed and the slimmed down handwheels in position, with a coat of gloss varnish on the 'wooden' rim. The chains will be straightened before the cockpit is closed.
Picture 2. The cockpit cemented to the starboard wall. A) Is damage to the paintwork where I removed the guns and gun platform. I sanded off the positioning lug on top of the ammo cases to allow me to position the guns better. These surfaces are effectively covered with the platform and guns but will be repainted later. B) Is a new sill from plastic strip to hide the join lines between the Aries wall and the kit wall. The engine is just there to check for position and fit.
Picture 3. The damaged guns from the bottom, with a couple of plastic strips to alter the angle higher off the engine block. I'm intending to position them first then effect the repairs, hopefully getting both guns level and parallel.
Picture 4. The gun platform top/bottom. Had to shave about 1-2 mm off the indicated ends so the instrument panel will fit properly and a put a plastic strip under to help with levels. Again some repainting necessary. Sorry about the focus but it is late.
Picture 5. The Aries instrument panel so far. This comprises a separate PE top and bottom panel with printed dial faces on film behind, against white background. Levers and T-handles still to be added before positioning. Painting still to be finished, then positioned on end of gun platform, into cockpit.
Picture 6. All I've managed, so far, on the seatbelt assembly! They've been painted in Tamiya XF55, Deck Buff.
Picture 7. As Terry (Airframes) warned, a lot of scraping and sanding required under the engine cowlings to get them to fit over the guns and engine. They seem OK in a loose fit but will have to wait until the fuselage is complete and engine installed to know if shims are also required.
That's where I'm at at this moment. Most of my time this week was taken up with adjustments, rather than building. Hopefully i can get on and make some progress now.