Looks great, Keith (@greenterrorz). Your curing time on the clear coat is admirable. I found out the hard way that it is important to let the gloss layer dry completely before applying decals and decal fluids. I am still impressed by the sheer size of this plane. I once had a model of a B-25 sitting next to a model of an F-15 and realized they were about the same size. Modeling allows some really cool comparisons.

@greenterrorz - The lighter background is better. I can see the detail.

Around 20 years ago or so, I was over at Hawthorne Airport where the Northrop factory is and saw one of the two prototypes sitting on the ramp. I was able to just walk up and look at it (unfortunately no camera with me). What you have done here looks very realistic, at least to my memory of what I saw that day.

Personally prefering the light background as well, Keith @greenterrorz
Excellent result, especially the shading on the paint work looks great.

This came out great, Keith (@greenterrorz). I have always liked the way the YF-23 looked. The lighter background is the way to go. I have always tried to use a white or off-white background.