Been without internet for a while so here’s what I have been up to so far. Overall a great first experience with hand-painting (except for the white parts… had to strip and repaint those at least four times) and with waterslide decals. Still need to top coat before finally cutting and including the mesh wires but I am almost there 🙂
Finally finished scribing shoulders. I made some stencils out of printer paper to make things symmetric, but they were too brittle to replace guide tape (I just used them to…
You’re doing a great job with adding details, I like it. If you want to make it pop more, maybe paint some panels a different shade of red but it still looks great.
You could use weathering to hide the imperfection. Use the same colors, but in slightly lighter & darker tones on the hull of the ship, dry-brush vertically. Back and forward on the deck.