Thanks for all your kind replies! I'm very interested in seeing an actual pic of the 600Sq Blenheim IV with their removed turrets.
Also shots from the cockpit/Nose section are most welcome too, thanks for offering!
I did a little bit of research for the actual "night black" shade and it turns out to be a hornets nest...
Though I found some usefull colour guide for the correct shade. I never knew the RAF did use that manny different shades of black for their nightfighters. Though since the Blenheim together with the defiant and the Hurricane were the first NF's, they had a very matt black finish that tended to progress to a dark mat black grey somewhat chalked look.
So a little more progress on the modem (and hopefully better pics.)
I covered the turret on the fuslage with plastic card cut with a compas cutter and filled some untwanted blemishes.
I think that the Classic Airframes Blenheim Mk IV has the best cockpit detail o.o.t.b. I have ever seen. The resin is so detailed, so I'm thinking of opening the sliding hood, if I can cut the sliding part out of the clear part, which are unfortunatly not as good as the cockpit detail imho.
Though, thats for the future of this build.
This is where the build stands now;
As you can see on the first pic, where the cockpit aft bulkhead is dry fittet, it has lots of detail. (I doubt the new Airfix kit will be better in this era)
Since there is rivett detail on the cockpit parts, I just had to try it as well on the fuselage. It's not perfect, but a good trial for a first time fully rivetted model try out. I think it adds intrest to the model as a whole.
I also took a a stab a pre-shading one underwing with the new Chinese Iwata copy airbrush. I did this straight out of the package without making any adjustments to the airbrush. So far I'm pleased with it. It is in no way as good as the Iwata, but decent enough and perfect for what I intend to use it for. It's not a carbon copy, so most parts are not interchangeble, though very close.
Next will be some rescribing for the lost detail after the sanding session as the turret insert part provided by CA was ill fitting and somewhat oversized.
Then I'll probably move on with the cockpit and hopefully be able to glue the two clear parts for the nose together without to much drama.
I have an older Montex Super mask set for the CA Blenheim Mk I. Even though the cockpit masks are of nu use for the Mk IV, the roundel masks etc... will prove very usefull.