Thanks gents. Some good progress today.
This thing is a real exercise in masking! The vertical stab on a lot of K-4's were painted with a template and so the blotches were hard edged and many were identical patterns. I started by clipping an image of the pattern off the net after having confirmed that it looks the same as on the White 16 photos. I then traced the pattern in Illustrator to make a vector file for my Cricut cutter.
The masks were then applied to the model. As the rudder was a completely different pattern, this was masked off as well.
The 83 was then sprayed on the fin and the masks were removed. The RLM 81 under the canopy was then applied freehand and the Black JG53 band was then masked and sprayed. I used Tamiya Nato Black for the band.
And then the moment of truth - these pics were taken immediately after all masks were removed. Everything turned out pretty good except for some bleed on the starboard side on the loop of the 6.
The port side is a bit of conjecture as there is only one semi-decent pic that I've seen from this side here:
The patchy colours are completely intentional to reflect the hasty application and wear. I've not yet decided what to do with the canopy frame as the option is to paint it in 81 like the surrounding fuselage or in 66. Opinions welcome.
I'm pretty pleased at how it turned out so far. Now I need to figure out what to do with the wings.
Thanks again for following.