With the fuselage halves joined the main canopy was test fitted which showed that the instrument console didn't allow it to sit properly. A bad fitment has been mentioned online so it was removed, a couple of times!!!, and carved and sanded to try to get a better fit, as was the canopy part. Not quite there yet but....... The outer engine intakes are just blank plates and the inner had a join line that would be difficult to hide so some etch brass mess was cut to size and fitted to give some detail. The tailboom to wing joints have had to be filled with Squadron putty as they fit to a greater or lesser degree. Whilst waiting for things to set/cure I finished the beaching trolley apart from the tow bar.

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 like the idea of clear section noses as it makes the windows integral and they don't appear as an after thought.

Looking at the Revell instructions of the re-box of this kit it appears there is no frame at the reverse of the turrets where the join is. As this is not the easiest of joins to remove I'm going to live with the fact that I've tried to disguise it. There is a set of vacform turrets available but then that asks the question how do you fit the cannons without a major rebuild? The next tricky step regarding the turrets is getting them into place whilst joining the fuselage halves together. The upper open turret has been glued into place to make this a two step problem not a three. I started by putting the front turret in and then glueing so far along the fuselage, during which I had to remove the instrument console and reaffix to get a good join. When this was something like I did the same with the rear turret before running glue into any gaps and then bringing them together with elastic bands and clamps.
Earlier on whilst waiting for the turret framework paint to dry I'd started work on the beaching trolley cleaning up mould seams and sanding joints. This was put together using Humbrol tube cement to give a firm bond followed by PlastWeld. To ensure a 'square' frame I initially used a sanding block as a jig followed by the cutting mat lines.

Coming along nicely.

Impressive stuff, you're going to need a bigger garage!!!

No, statins lol!!!!