Thanks for the great comments, guys. The mojo is waning a bit as I am recovering from prostate surgery, but there is also a HB FW Ta-152 competing for my attention! Progress will continue on this - I promise.
The lettering on the rudder was produced from an inkjet printed decal using Testor's decal paper. The decal film wrinkled up greatly when applied over Microscale setting solution, but mostly flattened out upon drying. Still, it has more texture than the painted part of the rudder, so some manipulation of the dirt weathering was needed to get a mostly even appearance. This was made easier by making the decal film cover the entire top half of the rudder, putting the edge of the film on top of a rib line mid way down.
Thanks for stopping by.
Ken
