Sides on. Mission creep starts to set in.

 

According to Roundhouse, the first job should be to push all the window frames into their openings. To me, this seems odd, as the big benefit of seperate frames, is they can be stained a contrasting colour to the bodywork. Which means the body has to be painted first. Already, I'm starting to plan improvements to the coach, not the quick job I anticipated. 

While I'm on improvements, the inside of the doors have been scribed with a heafy knife, as you'll be able to see the backs clearly from outside the body. And I'm also thinking about providing some seats. Oh, and I've cut the door glazing too, and put it aside for later.

Apart from that though, the sides fit well enough, although the clamps make life easier, as there aren't any positive locations for them, unlike the ends, which slip over the floor. Normal PVA is being used here, so it need drying time, hence the clamps. I did try to hold things, but it quickly became apparent that this was a bad idea. Juggling gluey parts is not a recepie for quality modelling!