So to be honest not the best model I've ever tackled. I'm not a great lover of things without wings and along with the rather challenging few weeks (months) I'm surprised this one didn't have a high velocity meeting with a wall!
Anyway this was the kit (an Xmas present some years ago).

Not a lover of this 'soft' kind of plastic but I started with good intentions even painting the bits no one would see.


Thought I'd make it interesting by trying a camouflage like the USS Nebraska.

So on with a dirty white.

A bit of masking.... and bobs your mothers half brother but you didn't know that until you were older.

The initial idea was to be those little cocktail umbrellas but they were too big and the paper wouldn't take paint very well. Still I continued with a 'pusher motor to give it forward momentum.

and finally settled for cake decoration 'balloons' (a nightmare to paint.
Awful !

and yes I couldn't be bothered with the tracks. Individual links that needed to be fixed with fine wire.... no chance.