I bought the kit second hand , unfortunately some parts for the cockpit were missing, so I had to make a replacement with plastic card. I pre-assembled the nose wheel gear and the engines
I decided not to use the inner parts, as almost nothing can be seen once the fuselage is closed, only the floor plate is used to strengthen the fuselage. I glued used AA batteries in the front to have adequate weight there.
I decided to paint the fuselage halves before assembly, instead of having to mask all the windows. First the upper part in white with several thin layers (with one day drying each) of Tamiya white from the spray can