Just a quickie here for anyone interested - some shots of the part finished model with an all-up lighting test.

The navigation lights on the saucer and engines are on a different circuit so can be set to blink.

Shuttlecraft, one of four supplied with the kit. There are also travel pods, worker bees and cargo pallets.

A huge amount of etched brass detailing in the shuttle bay ... almost none of which is visible in the finished model.