Thanks all. Here are some shots from last Wednesday and Thursday to catch you up.
The white band was carefully masked.
With the yellow wing tips masked off, I laid down a patchwork of Tamiya Field Grey.
To paint the RLM 65, I went to open my jar of XF-23 only to find that it was almost empty and completely dried out. Rather than waste an hour to go get some more, I decided to mix 1 part XF-18 Medium Blue to 3 parts XF-2 White and squirted that on in thin layers. I then lightened that mix with a few drops of white and went over some parts again to create a patchy effect.
Here's a close-up of the finished paint.
The more I look at this now in natural light, the more I think I may redo it as it looks a bit too grey. I also have not yet found that pesky hair that's marring my photos despite cleaning my lens and blowing off the sensor.
I also sampled a number of potential 72/73 combinations and have found the bracketed par to most closely match the paint chips in Merrick's Luftwaffe Colours tome. I will try these but will lighten both colours juts a tad as they seem quite dark.
Thanks for looking in guys.