Instrument panel…
Again, I hadn’t realised just how far forward the main instrument panel sits and it’s very dark in there! So… I applied the approach I used in my Fisher Hawker Hunter T.Mk.7 resin conversion. There, as here I sprayed the main panel NATO Black and when dry gently sanded the surface with a firm flat nail buffer as you can see here. this has the effect of revealing the instrument bezels and I think looks pretty good (albeit probably not wholly accurate). Also when fitted the instrument panel is just visible if you peer inside the cockpit and at least looks good.
Fuselage dry-fit…
It’s surprising how quickly the project has gone once I have got into it and enjoyable too. Let’s see how the part-completed tub fits? Very well in fact and no snags looming when the fuselage is closed – great stuff! 
