That's some great job at the interior, my friend @johnb! Good that the service panel can be left unglued.

Looks good, John (@johnb).
As you can see from my build blog, I left the radio panel off too.
You can see inside with the light behind you...
Looking forward to seeing the end product.

Your Me 262 is very impressive , John. The pit and other details are amazingly detailed for 1/48. The stitching on the etch harness is particularly nice. I also like that your pits have an appropriately used look. I sometimes think mine look too pristine in 1/32, but I hesitate to weather the m after doing the detail work.

Looking great, my friend @johnb!
Nice to leave the service hatch open.

Ah, the excitement of getting it buttoned up. I am at the same stage now with my P-51, soon to post. The cockpit and weapons bay look really good, details show through nicely with the weathering. The 262 has such a beautiful shark-like shape, don't you think? I can't think of another WW2 plane quite so aesthetically balanced yet innovative in form. It approaches a high-tech "lifting body" shape and must have been aerodynamically revolutionary at the time. Looking great, John. Can't wait to see your interpretation of Red 13.

@fiveten, Thanks Spiros, when she is on the shelve the open hatch will remind me of the work that has been done on the interior.

@airbum, Thank you Erik, regardless the origin of the small fitting problems, they can be easily corrected.

@coling, Thanks Colin, the shape of the 262 is indeed very streamlined compared to all other WWII planes. It was clearly designed for speed.

@gwskat, Thank you Gary, agree on the reddish markings which look nice in contrast to the camouflage. Hopefully the unlucky 13 will be a lucky number for this build.

Coming together nicely, my friend @johnb!
Nice rigging, in order to have the wing joined positively!

Looking great, my friend @johnb!
Looks you did a spotless job at seams and the like, the primer found nothing to reveal!
Have a nice holiday!