Okay guys, thanks for the kind words, starting to see the end here, and yes the next GB is soon so CR I've got to rap this one up!
The rudder fabric colour is an interesting feature, and I like the way is has come out on the model - the first pic is a blow up of 'S' on the flight line, so something similar I was after.
Over the last couple of days, I've been conducting experiments in DIY decals and it's been......interesting!
I managed to obtain an old and tragic Hasegawa P-39 from my brother for trialing size, colour etc and tried different methods. I think I have come up with a plan for success, so here's my first effort in picture 2.
Basically I thought I had the code C in the spares, but it turned out the wrong size and font, so I added that to the decal sheet I printed. I printed on white and added an Olive Drab border to assist in cutting out. A couple of trial runs on the tragic and then added them to old '393 for real.
You can see in the picture I have lots of spares - and that is a really, really good thing!
Cheers
Peter