Update;
Dull cote is dry, so its time to paint and add the canopy and begin some light weathering.
The gunsmoke trails are done by first taking some water based flat black, diluting it and adding a drop near the gun ports and then gently running my finger along the wing to make the trail. When that dries i take a stick of black lead and gently etch it into the smoke trail to give it a little depth, followed again by the finger (this is a trick i picked up in art class in school using charchol back then).
Next the engine exhaust is painted burnt unber, given a black wash and a similar procedure is used to make the engine smoke trails.
The canopy is attacked using elmer's white glue, a non toxic adhesive that sets up slowly but dries clear and is very strong when dry.
The undersides are given a similar smoke trail treatment to the upper wings, and a light wash is applied to show teh wing elevators and such, and some highlights are done with the black lead again.
all that is left now is to add the landing gear and do whatever touchups are needed!