The offending piece of the nose has been removed and the area repainted. The decals went on well helped with Micro Set and Sol but the instructions are next to useless regards the position of the stencils so it was some detective work and some artistic license I'm afraid. The kit dates from 2007, pre decals numbered on the sheets and online referencing only brought up later boxings which weren't for the 1992 Vulcan Display Flight as per the kit. Online photos and my photos show XH558 had several resprays during her life which meant stencils etc. weren't always the same. I used my photos for the Lincoln Coat of Arms then found out I should have used the darker option for 1992. Easily rectified but annoying as they're both in the part for 558. The rear cabin windows had been drilled out and fillled with Glue and Glaze then it was on to fitting the aerials, u/c doors etc. The ladder for the crew entrance wouldn't allow the a/c to sit correctly if in the lower position so that part was left off.
I learned a lot during finishing this kit but it is one that needs a lot of help from Pat and Percy*. If you want a Vulcan in your collection I would recommend getting the new tooling and if you have this in your stash then put it in the Collectors pile.
* PATience and PERSEverance - an adage said to us as Apprentices by and Instructor when at Central Workshops.
