Thanks for compliments guys. I haven't decided which one to tackle next for this series, He178-V2, He280 or He162. Chronologically it should be the He178-V2 but the straight forward build prospect of a Tamiya He162 is appealing after the struggles with this one.
At the moment the He178-V2 is winning by a narrow margin on the basis of it's place on the time line of jet development and the premise that 'self abuse is better than no abuse at all'.