Now that, Joker, is a hell of a good explanation of the evolution of the wings! Thank you.
I often wonder if it is worth going to the effort of refining and painting the inside of the jet-pipe and intakes, especially in 1:48th scale.
But after a great deal of trial end error to get this photograph of the intake, I think the answer is definitely - Yes.
The "sugar scoop" intakes at the rear of the trailing edge are quite a feature of the Mk.6, and here you can see how I carved them out of styrene. The fit is quite difficult as the fuselage is curved in two planes at their location. You can also see the vents cut out of the side panel at mid fuselage. The refueling point is filled with superglue, but you can't really see that in this photo.
Because the idea is to do this model in natural metal, it could really use some rivet detail. Here the work on the gun-bay door, which is not spaced quite to scale, but close enough for government work.
After looking at a couple of photographs, I decided on accentuating only certain key areas to make the fuselage more riveting.
In the meantime I also did the cockpit bits and pieces. It is a bit sparse, but I wasn't in the mood for fiddling much as it is actually the metal finish that I am interested on this build.
This resin seat came from a failed attempt at a Korean Sabre some years ago. No idea who produced it - but I really like it.
And the green interior paint Joker referred to...