As I pass the 1700 hr mark (wow!) in the project and start closing in on my first flight, my thoughts have been wandering back to paint scheme ideas. I have a scheme in mind that I have yet to show. I like it, but I will admit its kind of "busy" and might get to be a little too much ten years from now. So, although I haven't completely abandoned that scheme...I have been thinking about a more conservative approach lately. Although, conservative for me is much more bold than most...there wont be an inch of white on my plane...why, because EVERY plane is white and that's boring to me, and I like color!
Reading my copy of Flying magazine I saw this dandy of a paint scheme on an XtremeAir XA42. Mostly what I like is the wing and tail details, which are similar to what I was considering to begin with. I also like the added number on the wing...I planned to put a number on my VS, but now after seeing this I want one on the wing as well. It gives it the "raceplane" look, which I like. I want my plane to resemble a high end sports/race car. So picture this with my primary colors of black/red with metallic gray and yellow (like my prop tips) as secondary colors. I am still doing sketches right now.
Lastly, I have to admit I like the paint scheme on the new RV14A demo plane. I am considering my fuselage scheme to look something like this...again, with my colors. I envision a scheme that is a hybrid of these two...stay tuned for more on this as I develop it.
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