Thanks for the great information guys!
I must admit that I felt a bit foolish after I read your replies, it seems like it should have been obvious! I think I will install white overhead lights on the bridge and wire them to a separate switch so it can run either way.
I have managed to get a wee bit more done on the bridge details, mostly on the forward console. There is still a bit of cleanup and painting to do, but for the most part it is ready to go. It isn't particularly accurate, but I feel like it is a good representation of what can be seen in the pics from the Youtube video. There will be LEDs installed under the forward console that will illuminate switches and panel lights as well as the two monitor screens from below.
Speaking of LEDs, here are a couple of pics to illustrate how small these thing are. I got the smaller of the two in "cool" white (looks like fluorescent lights), and "warm" white (incandescent), also red and green for the navs. The larger are just about the perfect size for the rear deck work lights, four on the funnel bridge (don't know the real name) and two on the lower deck.
In some of the research I did I discovered that there was a discrepancy in the placement of the bridge wing doors. The kit has them molded into the sides of the bridge, but on the actual ship they were on the rear of the wheelhouse just aft of the second side window. I sanded off the molded doors and used plastic card to put them in their proper place. Of course, just after I finished I discovered that the actual doors appear to be the swinging type rather than sliders, and that the windows are smaller that the other wheelhouse windows.
I promise not to tell anyone else if you don't!
The other little bit done was to carve the top of the ship's boats to look a bit more like actual tarpaulin covers. I'm going to try PVA soaked tissue as a covering to see if I can get some realistic wrinkles going.
One thing that I am trying to figure out is how to access the running gear once the ship is finished. There are several ways to build a hatch under the accommodation, but that still leaves the motors and rudder linkages hidden under the aft deck. Hama can I ask how you handled this on your build?
Thanks again for the help guys! here are the pics...