Finally after another go I managed to get the shape I desired and spared no time in drawing up my pattern onto the shield.

The paint job consisted of a dark blue and a dark golden yellow so I mixed up some blue with some black and watered it down slightly. It was quite difficult and time consuming to get into all of the gaps with created some annoying lines where the paint had dried from previous painting. Lastly I applied the yellow which was again watered down and painted the moons and crosses.