Here's some update on the painting process.

The blue-grey sections have been painted first, followed by the blue and the dark blue ones. My preferred references show almost new aircraft very well maintained, so I'm limiting myself to minor colour variations that are post-shaded with slightly lightened and darkened shades of the original color.

Tamiya Flexible Tape works great as long as we're talking about horizontal, in-plane curvature. It has its problems however, when it comes to following vertical steps. In most of the cases I'm locally using Kabuki tape to re-paint the according sections.

This is not a camo scheme for a quick paint job on a rainy Sunday afternoon. It takes time, but it's rewarding too.

7 attached images. Click to enlarge.

Thank you Halvar for showing us flexible tape using for this... I bought it just last year, but did not have any occassion to think this way yet...
Btw. this camo looks adorable. 🙂

Many thanks, guys.

@lgardner,
I had a great time doing this nozzle paint job. Sometimes modelling is a tedious task with little progress over weeks and sometimes it's just coming over you.

@naviatik,
yes, it's a good product. It comes in handy for sharp edged camo schemes but it's a bit of a bit*** too as it tends to lift off slowly and unexpectedly when it's supposed to follow vertical steps.
You know what? Many years ago I tried to mask and paint the black and white stripes of Tamiya's Renault Re-20. (this little cutie: http://www.modellversium.de/galerie/12-autos/3745-renault-re-20-turbo-tamiya.html)
I gave it up after a while for I just couldn't get hold of any suited masking tape that would do the narrow radii. But just some days ago I thought about giving it another try now ...

@georgelj,
yeaaaah, some guys are tempted by the opportunity to show the rockets off but that bird is just too beautiful to not show its real shape.

Stunning surface... :-O

You know what mate, I learn something new ( or sometimes lots of new things ) every time I read your WIP's !
In this case it was the blue and clear on the nozzles! They look amazing mind!
That's a really neat masking job you have achieved as well, very impressive. I would have just cheated and got some pre cut masks!
I'm building the Hobbyboss 1/48 SU-34 at the minute, it's a really good kit.

Once again I've just learnt something!
Impressive skills.

Excellent progress so far, Halvar! Wish I would have time to start my Zvezda Sea Flanker :/