Thanks, Castelnuovo!
Well, I made some progress already, two sessions of work. here's the kit:
I started with the lower hull, here it is done but for the return rollers (twenty parts used so far), which will take a bit of fiddling and of course some paint:
My second session was on the upper hull, the first two rounds of parts have gone on, I'll do another session then post a pic of the top hull.
I must say, Trumpeter lifted their game -- parts fit is generally fine and this kit is moulded in a plastic which responds readily to glue, unlike their earlier materials. It looks like the tracks will actually fit as well!
Cheers, thanks for having me aboard,
Mike/TB379