I would agree that there is little or no "wiggle" room with this kit but I do feel that it could have been simplified a little to ease construction without necessarily sacrificing detail. Looking at it on the bench though, there is no denying in my mind that the model looks considerably nicer than a lot of the oldies and, hopefully, those looks will not be spoiled by my painting!@Blueberry - you'll be fine if you take your time with it and, in fact, I would say that this kit almost demands that the builder takes their time. I don't mind lengthy builds per se and I struggle more with attempting multiple builds of simpler kits as that approach doesn't work for me although others, such as Andrew R, make it look a doddle
I keep forgetting where I put bits and pieces. 
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) and I've started to get some paint on. The undersides and fuselage sides are now done:
