
I don't see that, Serenity.....
I do think the MG soot over the nose recognition marking is too extreme. I've never seen soot trails extend that far along the nose before.
I also seem to remember reading that the ground crews were fairly dilligent with cleaning that soot off in order to prevent excess build up on the forward canopy.
Also bear in mind that said soot would have to fight against the prop wash to get there. Basically, I do not think the soot would have extended far past the gun recesses if at all.
Also, If I'm going to be realllly picky with you, the paint chips on the top of the fuselage seem a little out of place. Near the cockpit entry on th fuselage makes sense.... hasty entry for scrambles and whatnot but I can't think of anything but age that would cause the upper fuselage marks and it's a late-war aircraft.
The paint chips on the wing look good but maybe throttle them back on the top of the fuselage, iff you agree.
Your skin is looking great now though, well done.