Rumbling Thunder
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Post your RV-8/A paint jobs! I'm trying to decide how I may want mine to look.
I understand what you mean. I think the best way to honor all our ancestors, over 1000s of generations, who lived, fought, and died to make it possible for us to live the amazing lives we live, is to live our best life.I'm always kind of torn about the warbird schemes. The -8 lends itself very well to P-51-esque schemes, and I definitely think they look good, but I feel somewhat iffy about going with one. I think I'd feel different if I had some personal connection to honor.
These are just my personal feelings, mind you, and don't reflect my opinion of anyone else's choices.
I understand what you mean. I think the best way to honor all our ancestors, over 1000s of generations, who lived, fought, and died to make it possible for us to live the amazing lives we live, is to live our best life.
My guess is if you could somehow speak to one of the young men that flew one of these aircraft with those varied paint schemes, they'd probably be pretty cool with you painting your 2020 RV-8 the same way. They might wonder why we don't yet have flying cars - I wonder that a lot myself!
I had a really wild idea for a while to come up with a scheme that invoked some of the WWII Navy camo schemes. I was specifically going to invoke one of the measures applied to USS North Carolina, since NC is my home state. This is also more personally applicable since my grandfather served in the Navy in the Pacific.
Karl,
I really like your Navy blue on blue looks great!
A couple of changes Red checkers vs. green, nose art name and of course no Horse on the rudder.
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I have been playing about in X-Plane with the RV-8 payware model. With MS Paint and a bit of trial and error, you can create your own liveries by re-working the .png file in the liveries folder. A great way to visualize the possible results.
Here's my first effort. Will probably change my mind before I'm done (with the wings...)
Looks great Carlos!!
One of these days I’ll get down your way.
Saludos!!
Thanks! I’m having fun working on the next one, but it’s at least 3 years away.Mark this paint scheme is very nice but the 3 stripes down the side makes it a great scheme. I love it.
I'm not a professional graphic artist, but I know the basics.
I have noticed that from the side, some paint schemes make RV's short and pudgy. But in fact they should look long and sexy. You need something that draws the eye out longitudinally.
I didn't care for the two tone over / above which does help with that. What I found and am using for my inspiration is this one:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TpayWWbDV_2MhqBuw8bzMAoolHelWdAj/view?usp=sharing
Sort of the horizontal sexist version of "legs that go all the way up"
Not that short and pudgy can't be sexy with the right attitude.
I'm not a professional graphic artist, but I know the basics.
I have noticed that from the side, some paint schemes make RV's short and pudgy. But in fact they should look long and sexy. You need something that draws the eye out longitudinally.
I didn't care for the two tone over / above which does help with that. What I found and am using for my inspiration is this one:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TpayWWbDV_2MhqBuw8bzMAoolHelWdAj/view?usp=sharing
Sort of the horizontal sexist version of "legs that go all the way up"
Not that short and pudgy can't be sexy with the right attitude.
Post your RV-8/A paint jobs! I'm trying to decide how I may want mine to look.
I have been playing about in X-Plane with the RV-8 payware model. With MS Paint and a bit of trial and error, you can create your own liveries by re-working the .png file in the liveries folder. A great way to visualize the possible results.
Just want to say THANK YOU for this incredible idea. I downloaded the X-plane demo, bought the RV-8 add-on, and this morning taught myself the ins and outs of repainting.