hi everyone ... thanks for the kind compliments - much appreciated!
Woody ........... the help I received from the members here can be found at this thread: http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7237&SearchTerms=dope,clear
ardy299 ........ your questions can be answered as well by going to the above thread - I also added a length of brass wire to replicate the pipe leading from the engine to the rad in the upper wing