Thanks Hugh.
I've got most of the second stage of the 'weathering' done, by outlining most panel and fuselage joints in the 'full strength' base colour, 'Forest Green', using thinned paint on a medium-sized brush. Streaks and patches have also been added, using the same 'damp brush' technique, and all of this will be diffused when fully dry, to give a softer appearance, by overall dry-brushing a shade in between the lightened and full-colour green. The rear fuselage section still has to have the lighter striations added, from the effect of exhaust heat, which can't be done until the paint is totally dry, as I'll need to partially mask the area with strips of tape, and also be able to hold the model firmly, something I've discovered is extremely difficult to do with Starfighter models !
A gloss clear coat will then be sprayed, in order to provide an even tone and surface overall, ready for the decals.
It looks a bit rough in the rather poor photos, due to the shine and reflection off the high-gloss paint, a factor that also made it a pain to apply, as it was difficult, at times almost impossible, to see where the paint was going, and how it was, or wasn't, blending into the background!
Whichever way I set up the lighting, I couldn't get decent shots, even with flash, as the reflections were killing the effect of the streaking. But a quick test to simulate a matt clear coat, by breathing on the surface, showed that, once diffused and matt coated, I should be somewhere close to the result I'm aiming for.
This is a much easier job when using matt paints, as there's no gloss or reflection to obscure the effects as they're being done !
It'll probably need a good 24 hours at least to fully harden, so I'll try to get back to the final detail work on the RCAF bird.
Thanks once again for the continued interest and kind comments.