Rick - thanks
Andy - cheers.
Tamiya provide the basics it just needs a few extras to match reference pictures
Steve - ta. I am looking forward to slapping some paint on
Jim - thanks
Paul - thanks. Good idea but this one is only ending up in the ditch if it all goes horribly wrong. The braille scale version was going to be ditched but is so bad it will never get built - total waste of money
A small amount of further progress......
I carefully sawed the right side armoured fuel filler cap access plug off the engine deck then drilled out the hole and tapped it to put the thread inside
needs a little tidying but you can get the idea
for the armoured plug I have used a die to add the thread to some plastic rod - a short length will be cut off and joined to the top which was previously sawn off the hull
I will add a basic fuel tank inside the hull - the idea is that I can then have someone pumping fuel into the tank from a 200litre drum
added the etch grille to the other side - the circles with recessed crosses are, on the left the radiator filler cover plug and on the right the fuel tank cover plug