Hey Matt

thanks for your comment my man, and for the colour advice it is well appreciated, never knew about that off tan shade, i always went with the common notion that the zero's for the Pearl Harbour raid were a kinda off-white or off-light sea grey mix  ??? but thats the great thing of being a member of a model club you have great recouces and wealths of collective knowledge at your disposeal.......thanks for sharing the correct shade BTW 

Im 21 and ive building sceine i was 7 so ive been building 12-13 odd years abouts

but aircraft arnt really my area of knowledge i normaly build Armor and figures but venture into aircraft modelling ever now and then to try new things 

and dont worry buddy i got Airfix's new 1/72 spitfire mk.1 today from my local art/hobby shop

which ill be building in next day or now 

cheers mate

shane