I finally have some progress to show. I used Montex masks to paint the fuselage numbers. Unfortunately, Montex doesn't include anything for the tail stripe, so I masked and painted myself, using the kit decals as a guide. So far I've only done the white. When thats dry I'll mask it off and spray red on the tail along with the Himonarus.
Montex at least included the small numbers for the tail:
The chipping was done by sraping the paint away with a dull exacto blade. I'm trying to use restraint here because the real bird wasn't chipped so bad, just had some badly faded/stained paint. Hopefully I can get the red on tonight.