Alrighty then, here we go:
Here she is, about a month and a half ago, heading in for paint - this was my first attempt at using the silly putty method and I gotta say, I'm a fan...
And after the silly putty was removed - there were a few flub ups to fix, but by and large, I am pretty satisfied...
And a couple of shots with the spinner in place. Since these were taken, she has had a coat of future, applied some decals, and put all the fiddly bits on (canopy, MG, rockets, bombs, wheels) and I have started to weather her a little bit. I think I am leaning towards Arki's approach and will keep the weathering to a minimum.
By way of reference, here is the bird that she is 'inspired' by...
Should have her done in no time (yeah, where have I heard that before) and will hope to get pics up quickly!!
As always, comments and critiques are welcome.