Thanks my friends, Spiros and John, ---------
the blue seemed solid enough so masked and painted with a coat of MM 34092, brown next.

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Looks very smooth, Allan @kalamazoo

Great job!

Great masking indeed, my friend @kalamazoo!

Earth Brown looks nice on, my friend @kalamazoo!

Thanks my friends, Spiros and John, ----------
masking off, top and bottom, paint intact, tape stuck to the canopy better than it was to the fuselage, the direction in which I removed it didn't help, the rear of the canopy needed to come off anyway, a bit of fresh Pledge will fix it !

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Looks great after removing the masks, Allan @kalamazoo