Simple Dry brushes and Washes should do the tricK.
That's what I've done with my "Corelian Easy Target", and even the Revell Falcon.
http://www.scalemodeladdict.com/index.php/topic,5694.msg87657.html#msg87657
http://www.scalemodeladdict.com/index.php/topic,5018.msg75124.html#msg75124
And that's precisely what I'll do with the Blue Strip version soon. No masking, simple dry brush method.
http://www.scalemodeladdict.com/index.php/topic,8875.msg140574.html#msg140574