I followed another threads advise based on the stuck “Please Wait” and deleted the latest folders which were some fs-base-cgl files each around 1-2mb. I rebooted the game and it hit me with 59GiB update.
The install has been skipping files I think with all the crashes I experienced. Hoping for smooth sailing from here. It’s been 12 hours. Without the crashes I would of been flying to Sydney right now. 
Here’s the original reply to another thread to resolved the “please wait” issue.