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I'm going to do the 265th FG....Lightening bolt on the tail. That was a great link you gave me to j-aircraft. I did try doing your trick of cutting out each individual dial and placing them. The first few turned out OK and then I just started tearing them. The color also ended up a littlle darker than it should have since this would be a Nakajima, the color I mixed is closer to Mitsubishi cockpits.
I'll post pics of the progress.