Just to add: OK, the solution was to sand the entire body. Yep, I'm going to have rescribe the entire thing. Amazing how a small little 1/72 project has turned into a complete adventure! I also had some fun, when I discovered that the nosecone wouldn't fit onto a flat nose. Then, after careful examination, it seems that the nose, that lovely flat nose I glued and sanded down, is actually flash!!!!!! I did say that this model has a lot of flash, to the extent that sometimes it's difficult to seperate flash from part. Oh well, it's a learning curve.
Funny thing, seeing a model with no panel lines, it looks, well, naked. OK, so, the instructions want 4g of weight. Not speaking French, what the heck is 4grams? Any real life examples?
Actually, speaking of panel lines, to what degree should one re-scribe? Obviously the airbrakes will need it (yep, and unusual shapes too, just for more 'challange'), but else?