by fastj22 » Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:02 pm
dbdevkc wrote:That's a cool paint scheme!
Yeah, I've had a few years to think about it. I always liked the G-Bee and thought the Sonex was a bit boxy. Maybe this will make it look rounder! Lots of sitting with colored pencils on computer prints of Waiexes. And a couple of women at the house to give me the thumbs up/down.
The red was left over paint from my Bahia Red Karmann Ghia. Its a pretty deep red. But I like how it offsets the yellow. The yellow is a stock GM yellow the paint store had. I also had some left over black from a nose repair on my Audi and decided to do the pin striping with that.
I also got some stencils made at a local sign shop that allowed me to use the red for the lettering on all the control surfaces.
John Gillis
SEL Private, Comm Glider, Tow pilot (Pawnee Driver)
Waiex N116YX, Jabiru 3300, Tail dragger,
First flight, 3/16/2013. 403 hours and climbing.
Home: CO15. KOSH x 5
Flying a B-Model Conversion (Super Bee Baby!)