Update: Progress has been slow but the flight deck is painted. Took ages and was a pain to do (again just to the sheer size of the ship) The elevators are not pictured but they are painted as well.
Did some mottling so it wasn’t just a monolithic slab even though the model will be clean with no rust etc
Some still to paint but those will go on after the decals (like the afterburner shields near the bow - don’t know the official name). Also, the hull joins are still fairly visible but I am hoping once the planes are on and its being viewed from the side and there is a dull coat on, it wont be as noticeable.
Decaling this weekend if all goes to plan.