I dry fitted the fuselage halves together with some masking tape to see if they fit snuggly into the wing section. Unfortunately that wasn't the case and I'll have to reinforce them with some sprue to keep the correct width for the wing section.
Same for the wings themselves. I placed some sprue under the wings, so they have the correct height to have an even connection between fuselage and the wings. I also reinforced the connection with the lower front section with some styrene.
I handpainted the cockpit's control panels. Slightly drybrushed and holographic tape as operating screens. Glass surfaces (gauges) are replicated with Tamiya X-22. Next steps: seats and crew.
The WSO has a map of 3x2mm map of Brittany on his right leg. This is a DIY-decal I printed. On his left leg he has some notes I „wrote“ with a whiskers sponsored by the cat! ?
Do you see the Mirage? It’s a patch on the figures arm I only noticed with magnifying glasses on and after about 5hrs of painting. The details of the figures are stunning!
In order to get the wing root flush with the wings, I‘ve spread the fuselage halves with some sprues. The halves tend to bow inwards, what I prevent with the sprues. The front one is 40,5mm and the stern one is 38,1mm.