I lied a little the other day--I was going to spray the undersides but other duties got in my way........ Today I dusted off my old paints and got the bottom of the airplane painted:

Il 2 Group Build
The paint I used came from Humbrol tins that I bought in 1979.

I was pretty skeptical when I opened the first tin, but it mixed up perfectly. The second tin of darker blue took only a few stirs to fully mix. I tip my hat to the "old" Humbrol products for lasting all these years without losing performance.
I'll keep plugging away, Sall--hopefully I can finish the project by the end of the month.
No.1, your finished product looks great! Is the April build going to be the Corsair?