Beautiful finish and I love the idea!
I have always had a soft spot for this aircraft, plus I'm going through a stage of WWII RAAF aircraft, the more obscure the better. So this is right up my path.
The finish you have achieved is fantastic, you should be very proud of it!
Gosh I may have to get one of these, though I would go down the camouflaged path for mine, something that replaced the Airacobras!.