Thanks Hugh, Jeff.
This weekend saw the decals go on and the start of the fiddley bits.
The Aeromaster decals performed satisfactorily, though the insignia ones were a bit thick and needed some coaxing into the panel lines. There were 2 versions of the "Lambie II" script, one with a shaded red behind the yellow and the other with a red outline. I chose the former as this most closely resembled my reference picture. Following the decal application, I sprayed over all of them and the rest of the model with Future mixed with a couple of drops of Tamiya Flat Base, just enough to take a bit of the gloss out. I'm happy that this turned out to my liking with the first application and it didn't noticeably impact the aluminum finish.
I especially liked the delicate stencil decals on the Aeromaster sheet. These turned out to blend in nicely to the background finish with no silvering.
Once the clear coat had cured, I installed the landing gear. The towing eyes were picked out in red and the tires were flattened with a file as evidenced by the dust that still can be seen on the tire!
After carefully checking my reference and confirming that the exhaust stub were not the shrouded type, I then set about drilling out the stubs. When that was done, the exhausts were then painted Alclad Steel and then misted with Tamiya Hull Red.
And that's how she sits today. Thanks for checking it out guys and for continued comments.