Before gluing the wing bottoms on, I thought it'd be easier to do a few things first like painting the wing bottom lights.
The black and white invasion stripes were easier to line up with the wing bottoms as separate pieces so I painted those onto the landing gear covers, flaps and ailerons.
The tail wheel components have been painted.
The wheels have also been painted. I usually paint my tires with varying mixtures of black, brown and grey, lightening the colors as I go from rim to tread surface.
The landing gear legs were painted Olive Drab. The data stencil decals were pulled from the spares box.
The clear parts were cleaned and then dipped into Future to hide any small scratches and increase clarity.
The canopy was then masked using the always excellent Eduard masks.
I've added some additional staining to the bombs... a combination of oils and pastels.