That's a very good decision on your part regarding the bomb bay doors @johnb, since the Wellington's bomb bay doors hang open on the ground.

@tcinla, thanks Tom. I noticed this indeed while searching the net. Do you know if this was an automatic mechanism or done on purpose.

@tcinla, that sounds very plausible. Engines off, loss of hydraulic pressure.

Nice progress, my friend @johnb!
Yes, leaving the doors off might be helpful in painting!

nice wheels. Did You sand them to flat surface that connect with ground?

Coming along nicely, John.

It looks like that fuselage fits good togeather. Did you need some sanding or filling?

Horizontal stabilizers attached and again the fitting was great, no seams at all.

Also the engine covers come on very nicely.

Front edge of the wings did require some clean-up, likely because I didn't line up the two halves correctly.

Mounting the wings is done with a sort of click mechanism. It looks pretty simple, but I'm in doubt if it will work. I have the idea that it will create seams at the wing to fuselage connection. Maybe glueing them straight to the fuselage is a better approach. Anyone who has experience with this 'click' approach and how it turns out?