Looking good - I've never tried Valejo can-paint, but the old Humbrol really did shine when polished lightly. It will probably need some clear to seal the polished surface.

Masking done to paint the nose black.

I’ll second that @chinesegeorge and @johnb. Time spent masking as well.

@chinesegeorge, @eb801, @fiveten, thanks a lot. First time I used the Tamiya flexible masking tape (the blue ones on the picture), worked quite well.

Hey there John @johnb. Don’t mean to be super picky here but the Tamiya flexible tape I use is white and I couldn’t find any blue online. Is your Tamiya tape repackaged for Europe? I do use 3M blue tape all the time which is sorta flexible if cut in thin strips. But for contours you can’t beat Tamiya’s.

@eb801, not picky at all, I definitely made a mistake here in naming it Tamiya. I do remember I was looking for the Tamiya tape but could not find it at a small contest, only a 'look-a-like' brand. In blue. I cannot compare it with Tamiya, but at this moment it does the job quite well.

@eb801, typo - clear first - just a layer of clear of some sorts (gloss?) to seal the edge between the plane and the tape to prevent seepage / runners.