Thanks everyone. Appreciate the comments
Nice, what pressure are you using on your airbrush and what is the tip size?
The guage was set at 22psi. Tamiya acrylics, thinned 50 to 60%. The brush is an Iwata HP-C Plus which only comes with a 0.3mm tip. Frequent removal of the nozzle and wipe down of the needle was done - about every 30 seconds - to minimize spatter thought I didn't always win on that count as you can see by the close-ups below.
Fact is, I'm not fully happy with the results as, this being such a large model, the application was done over 2 sessions and the technique changed over the course of the work. Here's how the model now looks with all of the uppers done save for the vertical stab which awaits the swastika decals that John kindly donated.
The starboard wing got a fresh cup of paint and a different set up for painting so the pattern ended up with a noticeable difference than that of the port wing, the latter being slightly tighter and, frankly, not as clean. The engine was masked off and left in the factory scheme, owing to an apparent engine change seen in the photo of the original.
I may go over the port wing with tactical shots of highly thinned RLM 76 to get rid of some of the irregularities. Gotta pull my finger out now if I hope to finish next week. Still have to finish the landing gear and modify the unacceptable kit antenna parts.
Thanks for looking in.