Thanks everyone, although I must admit the camera is hiding some of my deficiencies! This has only been on the go for about 4 weeks so I guess I am rushing slightly - no extras nor proper weathering.
The fuselage is primed in matt black, then covered in satin black. Then a thin wash of anthracite over the top before buffing with a q-tip to blend the variations in the blacks. The fuselage is hand brushed. The effect is reduced somewhat now I have applied a gloss coat (no pics yet) to seal the decals, but I will brush on some humbrol mattcote to dull it down again, once the wing lozenge is done. I used Humbrol's new "Clear" as the gloss coat but I prefer Klear, the Humbrol variant is too thick.
The exhaust is done the in the same method as my previous builds. I use humbrol gunmetal from the spray tin, which leaves a dull-ish colour that is pitted and grainy. However, that provides a great key for drybrushing on some rust colours in pastel powders, then sealed with a quick spray of matt varnish.
The seat belts are the kit PE. I am yet to master the techniques of painting these items, and I may buy an AM set for future builds where I take more time, do more detailing etc.
The prop looks ok from the front, but the colouring in the laminations is less effective at the back.
Just need to do the lozenge and rib tapes etc, then assemble and rig.
Here are some pics of the wing lozenge and rib tapes going on...
