Thanks Rick and Steve!
Steve - I had to use copious amounts of microsol, as well as slicing the decals every which way, to get them to confirm sufficiently. It's far from perfect, but about as good as I can get, I think. Yep i've also been thinking about how i'll pose the finished product. I am thinking of scratch building some beaching gear for this one (float planes out of water without some kind of beaching equipment always look a bit odd).
Cheers!
BC