Where Did You Come Up With Your Paint Scheme?

[DaleB]

I was all kinds of worried about that (way prematurely, of course). I wanted to figure out something that looked good but wouldn't be a real bear to try and paint myself. I knew Mrs. DaleB would never go for a warbird paint scheme, she likes the modern swoopy-looking paint jobs that cost $15K. So I took her to Oshkosh to look at RVs...

She likes the P-51 inspired warbird paint scheme. Who'd have guessed? That will save me a ton of stress and money.

[Jaypratt]

The, 'Borrowed Horse' paint idea came directly from Danny 'Sky' King.
Danny's 'Doll' and my second RV6 first flew on June 12, 2000. I flew the first Borrowed Horse for 998 hours before finishing my RV8 'Borrowed Horse'

When Danny ask me what my new RV8 was going to be painted like? I said,,, white with a red stripe ,,,, similar to the RV6. He said NO, NO, NO!
Danny King came over to my hanger with a poster of about 50, P51 paint schemes. He said pick one,,, as he was twisting my arm behind my back,,,! Danny! I pleaded. I am not military! Just a toilet cleaner here at RV Central! He did not care. He said 8's look good in military. Pick one of these paint schemes....... "Yes sir"
The result is what you see today. Boy, do I thank Danny King, every time I get another complement on my Airplane. There are a few pictures on my web site.
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[ao.frog]

Here's an update on my post earlier in this tread:

Our second -7 where finished this Spring and here's a few pics of both our planes:








So once again a big THANK YOU to Steve Nyman for creating this beautiful scheme and also for letting us copy it one more time.

I have heard some rumours that there's another RV somewhere (maybe a -9?) with the same scheme. Maybe the builder sees this and will post some pics of his plane?
That would be fun.

[PaulR]

Thanks also to Steve Nyman. This is our rendition of it. Just a little different.

[larrynew]

Here's mine. Wings have been painted (white) since this picture. Tried to keep it simple and copy the factory RV-14 paint job but altered it mid job. There was going to be a black stripe but the wife liked the look of the yellow masking tape dividing the colors and asked if I could change to what you see. It was my first time painting anything and it won't win any awards but I'm happy with it AND the co$t. Kirker brand paint (2 medium coats of single stage over SW P60G2 primer). I did it in the driveway in the middle of the Texas summer under a portable garage.

[TomVal]

Should see results in 4 or 5 weeks.

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