Okay folks:
I finally go this off the bench and on the shelf. The cowlings provided a small problem but I managed to get them on with some coaxing and filing. Not my best effort, but; I am pleased with it. It was a windy day when I took these on 3 November, however it didn't blow away.

I experimented some more with oils on the vents on the panels and elsewhere, I am fairly pleased with the results.

I used the kit lozenge decals and oversprayed them with a mist coat of Testors MM desert sand.



And finally some of my experiments with the use of oils.

Overall I enjoyed the kit, but; it seemed to fight me. I should know better than to start a kit and then let it lanquish over a 4 month period of time and come back to it. Just too difficult to get the motivation up, but seeing the work on the forum motivated me to finish it. This is a great forum.
Best
Mark