Thank you very much Martin!
I also get comments about the propeller and wing-root wear in one of my home country's modeller forums. Truth is, there was
some such wear, if i overdid it a bit, it is only because i used artistic license and some reasonable guessing.
On Massimo's photo, the plane has about half the paint chipping. But, seeing that it was part of the defending forces of Leningrad - and assuming it was not destroyed/ shot down early on- at some point i believe it
might have accumulated that much wear.
Plus i doubt the defenders would spare much time to repaint their gear while under constant attack by the Germans....
Will keep it as close to the pics next time however!
[Should start signing off with my name i suppose, only polite after all! So,]
Regards,
Panayotis