1) the dash needs a minor adjustment. The angle of the front of the dash is a little more angled than it needs to be, (it needs to be a little more "up and down"). If you make the angle a bit less steep, you'll probably have to move it forward slightly, and adjust the length.
2) the top of the black stripe line might be lowered just a bit, (maybe 1/4"). You can see on Ed's Simla that it doesn't go all the way to the back of the fuselage behind the stab....it disappears into the fuselage side.

Just an initial opinion. You have the model right there. What do you think?

Duane
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Yeah, I know the front of the dash is angled too much and curved from top to bottom.I was planning on fixing that before it gets any paint.

I also am aware of the problem with the bottom black stripe. The problem there is more at the front than the rear. If I lower the stripe then it will begin to fall short of the front of the fuselage. It's true that it will stop farther forward from the stab, but it won't reach all the way to the spinner if I keep the lines all parallel. It is going to be difficult to get it just right, but not impossible. I'll just have to work at it a little more. After all I spent a whole 10 minutes laying out the rough draft.I was just trying to get an idea of what it would look like so that I could share it with you and get your input. So far, so good.

Basically, the top red/black striping will lay out very well all the way through the stab and the dash will work out too. I'm only going to have to work on the bottom stripe. Considering what we have to work with and the extrapolations involved, I think we will come out fairly well. I willdefinitely keep posting photos of the process so that I can get your opinion and that of any other concerned Simla builders.

Thanks again

Bill