Well the time has come to declare this model finished, well for now anyway as I have been patient and spent some time painting and final fitting then it seemed to work pretty well straight away which was a relief, as if there is a problem there's a lot to dismantle to get to any part.
I made a few modification's to the plans to suit my own ideas and methods of working and tried to get an attractive appearance.
I couldn't do much of a progress diary as I found it distracting but if you want to know any details please ask.
Thanks to those who posted encouragement, it's a great to share my efforts with you.
here are some pics. Geoff