Great photos Mark. Thanks for posting them. Have to agree with your comment on the Spitfire color> Very insipid. Not sure I’d have left her as she was though.
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The Spitfire – Well not exactly as it was, but cleaned and tidied with perhaps a wash of something to bring a bit of lustre back to the surface finish.

Look at the P-61 Black Widow at Udvar-Hazy. Various previous markings showing through. I like that.

Mark