Thanks Allen. Give it another shot, Its a great kit. This won't be my last. I'm in for a brief update. . My research showed that 418 Squadron Mossies were Medium Sea Grey upper and lower with RAF Dark Green camo on the upper surfaces. Hairless Joe had partial invasion stripes on the lower fuselage which is a neat addition. I fixed all of the ghost seams, to include filling the "V"s on the back top tip of the nacelles (I saw an awesome walkaround video which showed those lines weren't supposed to be there). Once satisfied, I highlighted the panel lines with XF-1 Flat Black. I tthen set out to create the invasion stripes. I painted the black first and taped it off. I then sprayed XF-2 Flat White but left it somewhat transparent to give the illusion of dirt with the black showing through. I may have used too much white, we'll see.
After the stripes were taped off, I then painted the whole airframe XF-83 RAF Medium Sea Grey.
I then lightened the grey with XF-2 and added condensation streaks on the upper wings.
The frame was given a post shade of diluted XF-64 Red Brown and XF-69 NATO Black.to dirty it up. I went easy on the upper wooden structure but grimed it up fairly heavy underneath around the engines and radiator vents.
I was going to start on the RAF Green upper (XF-81) but my POS air compressor overheated and shut down on me. I checked it a few hours later and still dead. don't know if it will work again. Word of advice, avoid Silentaire, and they have lousy customer service. Currently trolling Ebay for a new one....... any Suggestions?
Joe