She looks great with the decals on, Michael @michaelt

Looks fantastic, Michael (@michaelt). WW2 black and white photos can be very hard to interpret, but I think your colors are spot on. I wonder what it would have been like to have flown this plane. Asymmetric planes must have been a handful.

The prop axle just slots into the engine and doesn’t have a a backing. So, I drilled a hole in a thin piece of plastic card and glued it in place. Some of the glue must have gotten through because thd prop doesn’t spin as freely as I’d hoped.

She is on her legs now.

I’ve weathered the port wing a little, but feel it needs a bit more.

The walkway to the right of the cabin has been outlined in red. The one good set of photos showing the walkway is of the V17 and this is quite worn, as is the trailing wing root next to the fuselage, and I’m contemplating how to replicate this look.

The engine is not glued in place yet, although the exhausts are, because I will be spraying some exhaust stains and it will be easier without it in place.

She looks great with the progress you made so far, Michael @michaelt

Hobby Boss moulded 16 exhaust stacks but the BMW 801 is a 14 cylinder engine.

So, after quite a bit of research I came up with this:

I managed to identify 13 exhausts (numbered 1-6 and 8-14 on the above picture) but wasn't sure about the last one, so added the one numbered 7. I cut off most of the exhausts and arranged them as you see in the picture.

Now, I have found this picture:

Here is a close up of the engine:

It looks to me that the 7th exhaust is on it's own and a bit more central than I placed it, and is probably close to the one I cut off. So, I cut number 7 off again and repositioned it. Fortunately, I haven't painted the exhaust stains yet.

That's a real exhaust challenge, Michael @michaelt
Very nice research done and great result.

She is pretty much done now. I may dust a little mud on the wheels and dust on top when I find my weathering set.

Looks awesome, my friend @michaelt!