" I usually break them taking them off the sprue." Another parting question . . . even with out the help of Captain Klutz , (whose motto is "If you ain't breaken it, you ain't makin it.") molding small kit parts to scale in 1/72nd is accurate but, is a set up for breaking things. Add packaging and pricing, those sleeve boxes that open at the ends to help save costs in pricing are invites to finding broken pieces. I've tried using a Tamiya P.E. saw to cut the sprue ends of some of the smaller pieces with mixed results. Finding broken pieces on sprues is annoying if you have a skill set that can handle it. But, broken parts should be the responsibility or the dept of the modeler having done. John, the landing gear situation seems to apply to the Eduard kit in 1/48 too. Its a accurate design conundrum. But the boxing could be better.
Regardless, your well on your way making this kit great.