Those brackets may have been a pain but what amazing results. Even empty of the parts they carry they look really great and add so much detail. I usually get 7/8ths through my projects but you're going 11/10ths!
"Don't believe everything you see on the internet" - George S. Patton
Those jacks are fantastic little assemblies.
I'd say thats why they fitted the long narrow tool box's on later versions, lots of those left behind on the field I imagine !!