Those RCS nozzles are awfully small–but tiny paint flaws look awfully big under a #10 Optivisor lens! Though it feels good to be closing on completion, there’s still so much detail work left.

Painting the nose cone atop the launch escape system is upcoming, with a bit of a challenge to mask it well. And there are fly-away umbilicals for which no decals are included: do I try to find a reasonable color and paint those (brush–not my favorite way to paint!)? And what about things like the S-IVB’s LOX drain and skirt vents, etc., etc.? The details seem to be without end.

I guess I’ll take care of the things I have (decals) and the EVA hand rails, and the launch escape system’s nose cone, and then I’ll worry about adding other details if there’s time.