Hi Joe
Looking good so far. The only thing I would comment on is that the tub colour looks a bit bright,but this could well be the lighting.
Id be more than happy to help you with the nmf.
Andy (Bethyn) uses it a lot on his jets and would be able to give you plenty of advice about weathering, as my P47 was deliberately built with a pristine finish in mind.
My next nmf will be an Egyptian Sea Fury for the Suez Campaign and will be finished very differently to the Jug.Its a nasty little kit,,(PM Models), and its going to take a lot of filling and rescribing before I get to the Alclad stage,but I will be posting pcs when (if) it gets to that point and hopefully these will help your P47 builds.
Im no expert on nmf,,Im learning everything as I go as well
Looking forward to seeing your P47 develop, keep posting.
Nige