A much better day.....
After doing a few jobs around the house I find time to look at the photographic subject again. I have a fresh open mind for tackling those shadows. I set out the background and placed the bi-plane and noticed a strong shadow from outside, weather was bright and sunny (for one hour!). I decided to use flash to soften this shadow (see wide shot for placement), the exact opposite of yesterdays fun where I realised that without much daylight flash will create shadow unless equipped with reflectors and possibly a light tent.
On-camera flash provided bounce light to generally illuminate the whilst slave flash pointed away toward an angled wall which acted a large reflector.
I am now satisfied with the result
A full size version can be viewed from the 'still life' gallery - Enjoy!