It now sits under a coat of black primer with some of the UN markings blocked out in white. The black primer took away the frankenstein look, making it look somewhat more like a kit rather than something that was pieced together.
It obviously was not done for MMM 2004 as I decided, on Graeme's advice, not to rush it. I am now gutting the hobby room so I can finish it off... next step is to re spray the white sections for good coverage prior to applying the 3 colour cam... photos to come