Thanks for you feedback gentlemen.
@Serval: guess you're right. I had a nice close-up shot of a SB 2M-100 from the Monino air museum (I hope this is the right designation

) with the muddied wheel and a clean fuselage so I decided I'd try doing the same thing. The weathering still needs improvement anyway. I've done some panel 'bumping" and a few paint chips here and there but I don't have good reference to see how SBs aged and weathered.
@x4btr: thanks for your help. I had no idea what type of green I should be using, so I'll correct that. Thanks for your help, I greatly appreciate it. It's ever very easy to work on a subject one doesn't know very well...
@Supah: I remember it from IL2FB too. Shot my Bf 109 to pieces as well

(I know: I should be ashamed). Why do gunners in IL2FB have such accuracy? They hit you when you're presenting as small a target as possible (head-on) at ranges like 600-700 m! Jinking helps a bit but I've always thought that was a problem with the sim.