The USAF Museum pictures show the aircraft in all natural metal (1 picture), and several with white paint on most of the aircraft and silver (painted) control surfaces. I believe that the control surfaces were painted silver by the museum so as not to have to maintain the natural metal. I did that kit when it was first released many, many, many years ago. My recollection is that the control surfaces were natural metal when the rest of the aircraft was painted white.
I'll look, but I doubt if I still have any of the referrence sources.