Interior ready for painting. I’m not bothering to deal with the ejector marks because they’ll barely be visible. Also, note the right-of-center square hole, which shows the offset position of the central panel.
You have to cut more than 1/4 inch off to fit the lower instrument panel into the cockpit. There also should be 3 boxes on the right side, but they won’t all fit. On the kit part, the center stack (which I removed) is offset, while the Eduard set places it dead center behind the control stick.
The main instrument panels aren’t even the same shape or height. The yellow shows the top of the kit instrument panel. Note how much was added to match the shape of the aftermarket panel. Also, the metal at the bottom is from the Eduard set.
I tried offsetting the center panel so the control stick wouldn’t block it. (The white tab was for reinforcement.). Also, the pilot looks like the love child of Ted Lasso, William Shakespeare, and a 1970s [****]star.