Looking good so far except for one thing that's going to be a bit of a problem. Part F9 is glued to the inside of the cowl at the forward edge of the cowl flaps(see attached).
With your plans to display the engine at least partially uncovered you may want to consider total removal of F9. It's main purpose was to ensure the exhaust stacks stuck out the cowl flaps the appropriate distance. A secondary purpose was as a former for the aft end of the cowl but I think it could be removed without too much problem.
Lately during my rework of the kit I have come to the conclusion that the bottom 6 stacks are about 1/8" too long. The last 2 attached pictures show how much the stacks stick out of the cowl. The pic showing the bottom shows how much I have trimmed the stacks the left 2 stacks being original length.
With your plans to display the engine at least partially uncovered you may want to consider total removal of F9. It's main purpose was to ensure the exhaust stacks stuck out the cowl flaps the appropriate distance. A secondary purpose was as a former for the aft end of the cowl but I think it could be removed without too much problem.
Lately during my rework of the kit I have come to the conclusion that the bottom 6 stacks are about 1/8" too long. The last 2 attached pictures show how much the stacks stick out of the cowl. The pic showing the bottom shows how much I have trimmed the stacks the left 2 stacks being original length.