Thanks chaps, most appreciated.
Well today after the nose light sprues have fully set hard, I cut off the excess sprue. I trimmed by scalpel as much of the sprue as I could, then I took some sanding files of differing grades and sanded back the remaining sprue standing proud of the nose contours. Once satisfied that they were as close as I could expect, I took a Polishing sanding stick and did a final sand down before I then used the polishing side (White) to restore the clarity of the exposed clear part.
The result is a clear light cover with a hint of silver inside.
Next job, work on the cockpit.
Thanks for looking,
Kevin

None of us are that good looking..............hohoho
Kevin

That is going to look a cool machine when its fully dressed.
Nice work.
Kevin

Hi All,
A little more progress. Have now painted the propellor Polished Aluminium, as well as the interior of the sensor turret. The exhaust protector has been painted Steel, all the metal colours AK Interactive metals. I had painted the clear part gloss Black but after a thought decided to remove the paint using paint stripper, and when ready painted the reverse in Tamiya Clear Blue. I decided to represent the sensors by adding two lenses from the Little Cars range. I used 1.5mm and 2mm ones. These were seated in the turret by first drilling an appropriate hole at the rear of the sensor port recess. Glued in with superglue, the clear panel was glued in place using Hypo-GS watchmakers glue, as it is super clear, does not fog the parts. Having painted the rear face of this part Clear Blue, means I can sand the part when dry and then polish for a mirror like glass surface.
Next job for the airframe is to add the remaining sensor pod/ariels, then mask up the exhaust panel and get the upper surface paint on.
Some pictures follow, thanks for looking:-
Kevin     

Looks good Zak.
When will you be starting on the pot holes on the roads? We need your skill and speed.
The shot with the figures really starts to tell a story of this epic battle.
Kevin

Coming along nicely.

Thanks Chris,
Well moving on, I have now sorted the fuselage and done a test fit to see how it lines up. The resin cockpit side walls have been test fitted, together with the instrument panel and coaming.
The clear fuselage lights inserts have been sanded down from two pieces of clear sprue and are now awaiting inserting and glueing into into place before cutting to shape and polishing. Also have filled and sanded the Fin/Rudder and elevators where the moulded actuators have been removed. The wingtip tanks have had the glazed fronts attached Green to Starboard, Red to Port. These are now ready to attach to the wings once assembled.
Wings:- these have had a quick blast of Tamiya Gloss Black as a base coat for the Aluminium interiors.
Some pictures of progress to date:-
Thanks for looking,
Kevin