Before I forget, I wanted to show the instrument panel and how I shaved down the thickness of the side shrouds.
Still working on the bang seats for the Tomcat as the harnesses and other small bits need to be added. Here's a comparison between the yellow/black pull handles from the Quinta set and the Eduard photoetch. Not a clear winner in my book. The Quinta handles are nice in that they have the rounded profile on the top half (but flat on the bottom) AND the color is printed on both sides. However, I feel that the thickness is a bit overscale. The Eduard handles are finer but they are flat and are comprised of two halves to get the color on both sides of the piece.
I went ahead and used the Quinta handles on the seats as well as the Quinta harnesses, which I think look much better than the Eduard photoetch. There were some smaller handles and knobs from the Eduard PE set that were added as well as couple of wiring pieces specified in the Eduard instructions.
The cockpit components have been glued together but the seats have not yet been glued in. I need to verify that the canopy clears the seat tops.
