I set the tailwheel repair aside today and concentrated on getting some decals on. I was quite impressed with the decals Revell supplied with the kit. Colours and register were very good and they reacted well to setting solution. The finish, though, is a bit flat so once applied over the glossy surface, it is difficult to distinguish the finish from a potential silvering issue. As it turned out, no silvering occurred.
The port side:
The no-walk zone markings worried me as there were large expanses of clear decal film that I felt sure would silver. However, these sat down nicely, even around the rivets. The picture below was taken after another coat of gloss was applied.
Here's the starboard side. This one presented a challenge due to the molded reinforcement strip that the decal had to snuggle around. This area took a bit of attention and a few pokes of a needle with several applications of setting solution to get some bubbles to sit down.
This was the first time I tried a Tamiya acrylic gloss coat instead of Future. I won't be getting another bottle. Although I found that the Future hardened nicely within 24 hours, I gave the Tamiya stuff 48 and found to my horror that my positioning clamp with a cloth softener left an imprint in the finish.
Fortunately I was able to sand this area smooth and it looked OK after I applied another gloss coat.
Still a fair amount of work left but thanks for hanging around to watch.