A small progress update.
Although the kit is made well and the parts fit very well, the instructions are a little less well thought out, particularly as far as consideration for painting goes.
The instructions show to fit sidewalls to the lower fuselage and then fit the engine and exhaust, which will obscure this area once assembled. It's not unusual for me (or anyone I suspect) to deviate from the instructions but I felt it worth highlighting that these instructions need a little extra examining than some others I have recently used.
This is where I am at with the area around the exhaust. From image searches this area appears to be white.
All the bays and intakes / exhausts painted and washed.
Wheel wells and struts painted and washed. The intakes were painted in white and then assembled and when I dry fitted to the fuselage I realised the parts now in black should be light ghost gray
, which I thought I had but don't! So an order with
Scale Model Shop placed and progress stalled until this arrives. I'll paint the grey then mask and rewhite.
Here's the engine assembly all painted, washed and treated to a dark steel pigment. It's a shame that almost none of it will be visible.
Once the grey arrives I'll be able to finish the internals painting and assemble everything.