Painting is almost done.
SMS Aluminium over all.
SMS Super Silver control surfaces, the upper panel in front of the cockpit and the drop tanks.
The dark panels are 50:50 Vellejo Aluminium:Dark Aluminium with the fin fillet being straight Dark Aluminium, which I decided was a little too dark.
The black is SMS Black Primer.
Rather than use the decal, I painted the (Gunze H13) red turbine warning band on the rear fuselage. I first thought this was at the fuselage join, but had to repaint and move it aft of the wing fillet when I had a better look at the instructions.
Also, I masked and painted the (Gunze H4) yellow and (Tamiya X18) semi-gloss black checked tail band.
The tail tip and lower nose are Gunze H338 light grey.
Unfortunately I broke the nose gear off, so I'll have to drill and pin it back on.
I am contemplating masking and painting the "USAF" and "U.S. Air Force" markings too because the decals area bit smudged looking. I'll use the rest of the decals, though - stars and bars, stencils, serial number and nose artwork.