Yeah, built a test version and a "normal" one. One (test) got trashed in a recent move and the other was given away to a friends' boy. Anyways, will start on the "japan version" shortly. (Meaning maybe sometime this year...)
Don't have much online refs for you. What you might want todo is to try and get a back-order copy of the manufacturers own modeling magazine (hopefully I won't get shot for that) issue 76. It is done in there.
The biggest tip I can give you (came from that article) is to first glue up the cockpit, then open up the underneath. Otherwise you'll have to paint having masked off the seat and steering wheel or paint beforehand and be better at glueing than most mortals as not to get a ridge down the middle of the nose... (rather a nasty place)
Apart from that, follow the instructions and you'll get a great model. The paintscheme is very much easier than it seems - easy to mask, I think there's even very light guidance lines.
Hope you enjoy it! If you have questions, just ask! We'll help where we can.