I've finished the instrument panel. The type P3 compass was made by carving a piece of 0.75mm plastic rod to a ball shape and inserting into a length of 1.2mm brass tube. The cranking handle is 0.3mm brass tube bent into shape.
It's all a bit less exact than I was hoping for: the starboard magneto switch seems to overlap the oil pressure gauge, and the Gloss Cote I used for the dial faces has spilled over a bit. But it just about passes muster I think.I've just remembered that I still have to add the turn and bank indicator. Tomorrow.
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