Thanks Jerry, Gnomey, Vic and Glenn. And Maximowitz, thanks for looking in. I understand that you're the Bf 110 enthusiast on the Forum! Hope it doesn't disappoint.
Well, it's taken me this long to complete the decals. Most came with the kit, with the exception of the swastikas and the aircraft codes, which are a combination of bought-in (swastikas), decals donated by Andy (Crimea_River) and some (the 'E' and M8) that were home printed. These decals are, as yet, without a coat of gloss protective varnish (Klear), which will be applied before any further weathering is done. Other than that, I used photographic references as much as possible for the positioning of the decals, but where none were available, relied on the kit instructions, particularly for the undersides.
The trickiest bits to apply, I found, were the bl**dy swastikas, which come in two halves. these were a bug**r to position, as what looked right when one half went down was wrong when the second piece was added, so the whole thing had to be repositioned again and again. And even then, theres still a thin hairline join which will need to be retouched.
The starboard slat position was damaged when I was sanding the wing for the overpaint. This will be repaired before I add the slats - and I knocked a balance horn off the ailerons, which will also be refixed before finishing.