Roger that, Kitey. RLM70 applied and tape off. It's the first time I've used the Tamiya masking tape for masking rather than holding and I must say, it does a grand job. Even with the extra thin paint I was brushing on, none escaped under it, even on the ribs atop the booms or the rather deep panel lines for the access hatch on the wing.
There are a few tiny areas to touch up underneath where the upper and under surfaces meet; engines and under one boom where I wasn't paying enough attention to my masking, then it'll have a good burnish all over - for now, I've just started going over the top surface. The burnishing started with Scotch Brite and I'm just giving it a go over with 12000 Micro Mesh cloth now (in the picture, you can perhaps see the difference between the near wing - untouched - and the far wing - started). Once I get a nice even finish, it'll be on with the Klear, then the markings, then more Klear to seal them and then, I'm torn between matt varnish or just a good rub down with Scotch Brite and Micro Mesh directly over the Klear to bring the surface back down to a "honed" finish again as I really like the effect it gives to the raw paint. I'll maybe try that first and if it doesn't work too well, I can 'Klear off' and try the matt varnish and then burnish. Update to follow - I'm away from Wednesday for a week but I'll try to at least get as far as the pre-marking Klear coat before I go.
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