Well paint is on ,although not as smooth as i would have liked . I primed it with grey primer and then gave it a coat of gloss black from a rattle can . The can is an acrylic aerosol and should have been fine , I dont know if I didnt leave the primer long enough or what but it crazed a little when it was dry. Its not really noticeable but its a lesson learnt ! Heres the pics of the black airframe and after the silver went on. I gave the whole model a coat of matt aluminium Vallejo metal color then masked off all the control surfaces and gave it a misting with vallejo liquid silver . this was followed by a couple of coats of clear gloss metal color varnish. Theres just the gun panels to do now then its decal time and the U/C and drop tanks , cheers tony