In recent times I have done much more of the underside assembly and framework. Much is still to come, especially the wheel assembly that sits centrally, but if that goes on now it may be too delicate whilst putting the bodywork together etc.
I glued the seats on - I am not happy that they sit correctly and may get in the way of the side panels. I'll prise the seats off, tidy up the glue marks on the floor and touch up the paint etc, then re-assemble once the sides are on.
I prepared and painted all the body panels and doors, cream interior and upper half outside. then masked up for spraying the green. The green is a little lighter to the PC10-ish colour on the box, but isn't too bad and may not be historically accurate but looks ok. There are a few leaks where the green came through but touching up will correct that. There is a darker green dividing line to paint at the bottom of the windows so any uneven-ness between the green/cream paint on adjacent panels will be hidden.
A few of the window frames are very delicate and have broken, but the breaks are clean. Rather than glueing now, I will repair when I put in the window plastic and/or assemble the panels together.
I have also done the wood paint for the interior panels and doors, and the oils are now dry. The references are inconclusive as to how much of the interior is in cream or varnished wood, so I will use artistic licence.
