Okay, guys, I'm calling this one done! Only a week over the deadline, and that's not bad considering how far over I've been at other times!
I have research photos of AS-90s without an external radio antenna, and photos of them with the driving mirrors dismounted, so I decided to leave off these details. The mast pedestal would have required modification (which the plans fail to mention) and the mirror parts were so incredibly fragile they broke in removing them from the sprue.
I got all the bits that had fallen off remounted, finished up the driving lights and applied that last decal (I shaved off a moulded tie-down so the decal would have a chance of fitting), then gave her a quick touch of dust. I tried some experimental streaking, going to a chalky kind of stain to create contrast against the dark camo -- the jury is out in how effective it was... One day I'll do a round of flat over shiny decals, and I'll bring several models up to date on that count, but at this time I'm all done with this one. I could keep on adding dust, dirt, stains, scratches and such, but the bench is piled high with other projects and I need to declare this one ready for display.
So without further ado, here's the evidence!
Thanks for looking, and it's been an educational build -- I've never used so much PE before (and may never again!)
Cheers, Mike/Thunderbolt379