Very good Kevin.

Hi All,
Filling now done and rubbed down.
To reduce the amount of filler, I added thin strips of tape either side of the join line I wanted to deal with, also tape to the end of the join to prevent in going where I did not want it. I then applied Mr. Surfacer 500 with a small brush , brushing an even layer along the seam.
Left to dry overnight, then tape removed. The seam around the engine was a little too deep in places, so the filler was intended to reduce this. Rather than rubbing down with wet'n'dry I used a cotton bud and some Mr. Hobby thinner. Rubbed over the area, it removes any excess but leaves a thin amount in the seam line.
The wings were drubbed down in a more normal manner using two different grades of wet'n'dry.
The propellor was rubbed down where the blade assembly met the spinner, to smooth out this area.
The wing lights were polished after drilling them to create a recess where red and green was added to replicate the bulb. I glued them into place using thick superglue, and dipping them in baking powder. This make the glue go off and hard, and makes a hard filler if there are any gaps.
Thanks for looking,
Some pictures follow:-
Kevin
Ke

I like the comment 'just need to do a little filling on the wing roots, but nothing serious'. If only I had that problem######.................

I have some resin landing legs and the remainder of a Bergamot Mil Mi-8 'Hip' sheet, 72-012, which could be adapted if you wanted to have different markings? I've only used the Kyrgyzstan Army ones. You could look the sheet up online for the options left, just a thought. If you want them DM me your address as I'm off to Norway for two weeks on Sunday so this could be long built before I return.

Thanks for the offer Chris. I will use those with the kit. There were only a handful (2 or 3 I think) modified.

Nice progress Chris.