OK,made some good progress since my last update : closed her up and worked on the exterior.
Since I built the tandem winch while I was painting the interior, it went pretty fast, without any major problems.
The built is complex since there are many tiny parts, but it is manageable for a beginner like me.
Did struggle with the PE for the exhaust : it looks a little smashed. Personaly, I think it is perfectly plausible that it got a little damaged.
But I thought I'd ask you guys...
Nuff said here them pix

What'd'you guys think?
I'm afraid the painting is going to be a heck of a job!!!!
Starting on the trailer now, this is straight forward...

Hi Ropi...It's funny I was looking at your pictures and was saying to myself that you were going to have a lot of trouble painting this baby all built up like that ..and then I saw your comment below the pictures.... Your gonna need some ingenious masking on this baby...Keep up the good work and let us see more progress pictures...I too started this kit a while back and I must admit it is challenging to know when to paint things and when to add them to the model.

Rick

Don't worry mate,
ensure that you have some gallons of OD and it will be no problem :-)

Happy modelling
Harald