Hi Ed

Captured Zeke is a unique "theme" for this great fighter.

For engine cowl, after drilling and cutting holes, I used Dremel to "draw" the panel lines.

Then one layer of primer and aluminum color.

When color dried, I used a wet cloth to apply a thin water layer on the surface. Immediately I throwed some salt(medium size ) and let it dry for a while. Then a single layer of matt black color was sprayed. 

The cowl dried for more or less three hrs and then using a soft cloth, I started to remove the salt. Finally I sprayed a mixture of diluted gray/black color for extra weathering.

Hi Ed

I do agree with you. I have seen some fellow modellers to give some the  of stressed skin  appearance. I tried to do the same but in limited scale and not  successful I would say. 

I had one that I flew for a few years when I was MUCH younger. It was a great flying plane. Now thanks to Flapsdown I have a new original kit on the shelf ready to build after all these years.