It will be nice to see it with all the slogans and graffiti on.
Nice work so far.

A start on the graffitti. Some of the decals are slightly larger than the areas they're to fit so we'll see how things transpire once I fit the upper wing and tailplanes, which have a multitude of stripes to measure and fit. Now where did I put my school dividers? The teardrops on the wheel spats caused some problems as a couple broke when coming off the backing sheet.

Looking very nice Chris.

Like the Graffiti on this, very unique Chris.

Progress has been very slow what with the better weather allowing time in the garden and trips to Castle Hill plus I had to invest in a new pair of dividers, compass on the box?, to measure the wings for stripes. I still didn't get that right at times so there will be some touch-ups to do. Some of the stripes broke and a few have been set aside to use on the tailplanes. Once again the ribbing and panels on the wing didn't match Hannants instructions so they're as near as. A coat of Micro Sol has been applied and then I'll varnish before working on the underwing.

Stripes look pretty good to me.

Thanks Chris, this is one of those jobs where you do a bit then walk away for a while. To be continued...........

Take a deep breath and Aaaaah...........
You have shown them who's boss though.

So here we are 6 months on from starting this and it's finally finished. All the remaining stripes have been put on along with the tailplanes and their etch brass struts, the propeller and the upper wings which caused much consternation and nautical language due to their poor locating points, which I'd pre-drilled to help, and lack of posistive locating pips. I followed the instructions and used the resin cabane struts but they appeared too long not helped by the main struts, which were placed as per the markings on the wings, and didn't allow a good fit. Filler and superglue were the order of the day. After a coat of Tamiya semi-gloss varnish the small canopy was fitted. I wanted to make a model of this aircraft and got there in the end, not an easy build and I wouldn't recommend the kit or decals to a beginner. The good news is it got plenty of praise at the Northern Model Show.
The 2nd photo is a bit out of focus, apologies.

Excellent. Nicely finished Chris.

Excellent model Chris - with all the stripes do you call it "SPOT" hohohho

That is definitely an eye catching scheme, no wonder it got a good bit of attention at the Northern Model Show.
Well done Chris

Nice model.