Thank you @fiveten, @johnb and @lgardner. Louis, please do post your picture whenever you find it! Here we go with the next update:

IJN Grey!

A layer of IJN Grey and salt off

Not quite sure what I was thinking, but the salt were somewhat generously spread on this one.

next up it will need some grey rudders and stuff, then more salt and finally green – I’m rather excited. . . .

Looks great indeed, Erik @airbum
I think the weathering will be toned down a bit and look great with the worn green applied.

thank you @j-healy, @johnb and @fiveten. I have salted, airbrushed and washed – here we go:

Salt’n paint

Over the last few days, salt, paint and water have been used on the build!

First up, a generous amount of salt

Then it was time for paint

Time to wash and rub off

next up probably decals? – tune in and check

Looking great, my friend @airbum! Lookling forward to the decals!

Thank you @fiveten, @gblair and @johnb. Sadly no decals yet, but a lot of work to prepare for more paint.

No decals yet!

but masking took place

I had to get the moving parts painted, as they are another color than the rest

I also managed to create a very thin mix with extremely many bubles in it – resulting in a myriad of small holes in the paint!

actually a bit of luck with the need to repaint – I decided the first grey was wrong, so loaded another shade for the re-paint. I shall remove the tape later tonight and check if it looks right

Indeed a lot of tape, Erik @airbum. Looking forward to the result once the tape is off as well.

Erik, @airbum

It sounds as if we all share a common trait with painting... almost as if it was meant to be. Color changes or minor imperfections seem to be my "normal" style, especially lately. Now I believe it will look even better the next time around for you. Waiting for the wrapping to come off is a lot like Christmas time.

Keep it going 🙂

Very interesting paint scheme, Erik (@airbum). You are right about the control surfaces looking so pristine, they might look out-of-place with the rest of the plane weathered. It is possible they were damaged and either replaced or repainted. Decals will make a big difference. Looking forward to the rest.