hi Eddie
thanks for the encouragements
model building is just somethign i enjoy and although i do want to finish the model i am in no hurry and try to make it the best i can.
scratch building is certainly something i will give a try in the future when i have more equipment.
i have only been doing wooden models for a year now and this is my second model (also working on 2 others but i amfocusing on this build for now)