Thanks Joe, but it's kind of a curse, this attention to details. I just can't build OOB's anymore so every model takes a few months of work. Well everything has a price to pay, I guess.
Since I wasn't pleased with the clear directional lights, I milled new ones out of clear orange sprue I had left from
Fujimi's Lexus. To give the glossy look back to the milled clear parts I simply "painted" them with Tamiya's Thin Cement. Any clear lacquer should do the job too, I guess. I used Thin Cement for one reason only - it slightly melts the plastic surface even though you apply a thin layer. You can get glossy effect with lacquers too but you have to apply a lot of lacquer and you can end up with a ball instead of a cone shaped directional light. Let me show you what I mean:
You can see the milled out parts in the middle which are without
glossy surface, and the Thin Cement treated ones at the bottom:
I also made the roof locks panels:
A few more scratches to fill and it'll be ready for the last
layer of paint. I'll keep you posted!