M016576 Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 Pickup day has finally arrived, and I couldn't be more pleased! After several years of saying "maybe I'll get it done this year..." I finally bit the bullet, and committed. It turned out even better than I had imagined. Sadly, the lighting wasn't the best today for pictures, the blue appears very dark in some of the photos, but, you guys will get the drift.... Before and after included.... 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M016576 Posted October 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 a few more.... When the lighting is a bit better, I'll find a nicer camera and try to take some more detailed shots.... 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 a few more.... When the lighting is a bit better, I'll find a nicer camera and try to take some more detailed shots.... Wow! I love that paint scheme. Who designed it for you?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M016576 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, Marauder said: Wow! I love that paint scheme. Who designed it for you? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Mooney did I just changed the colors to something more my style 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Nice update to your Missile!!! I love seeing these sorts of updates and improvements! -Seth 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Nice Job! As you know I recently went through the same after having owned this airplane in its old paint job for quite a number of years. Somehow getting her painted is like moving in and deciding you are going to stay for a while - to keep her for a while longer, eh? Which is a lovely feeling. I was just in the hangar today doing a grounds op inspection of my tks running to make sure all panels are working. And admire the paint.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooney-Mark Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Looks like a new late-model Mooney! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M016576 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 1 hour ago, aviatoreb said: Nice Job! As you know I recently went through the same after having owned this airplane in its old paint job for quite a number of years. Somehow getting her painted is like moving in and deciding you are going to stay for a while - to keep her for a while longer, eh? Which is a lovely feeling. I was just in the hangar today doing a grounds op inspection of my tks running to make sure all panels are working. And admire the paint.... Hah! Well... let me put it this way... I bought a new case for my iPhone 7 two weeks ago, telling myself that with the new case, it would keep me from considering buying the new iPhones that’s just came out.....but....My IPhone Xr will be here next week. i will day this, though- the full strip, etch and paint process for my Mooney is a bit more of a commitment than that iPhone case was! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 9 hours ago, M016576 said: Hah! Well... let me put it this way... I bought a new case for my iPhone 7 two weeks ago, telling myself that with the new case, it would keep me from considering buying the new iPhones that’s just came out.....but....My IPhone Xr will be here next week. i will day this, though- the full strip, etch and paint process for my Mooney is a bit more of a commitment than that iPhone case was! And me too. My iPhone case on my 7 wore out. SO I too bought a new case... But then on my laptop I spilled coffee and it died a horrible wet, short circuited death, so I bought a new laptop. But the case cleaned up just fine...so now I have a new laptop in the old case. There must be some wisdom in this story but its above me so please let me know. E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooney in Oz Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 That is one beautiful and impressive looking Mooney. It looks like you also have TKS - a very capable J. Please tell me it lives in a hangar. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M016576 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 27 minutes ago, Mooney in Oz said: That is one beautiful and impressive looking Mooney. It looks like you also have TKS - a very capable J. Please tell me it lives in a hangar. The TKS has been a nice safety feature. And it does live in a hangar! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydvrboy Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 I love the paint look so don't take this the wrong way. When I first saw it, with the color and design, I thought it kind of looks like a cross between a killer whale and the old Sea World logo. If you don't already have a good nickname for her, I would suggest Shamu. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 6 hours ago, skydvrboy said: I love the paint look so don't take this the wrong way. When I first saw it, with the color and design, I thought it kind of looks like a cross between a killer whale and the old Sea World logo. If you don't already have a good nickname for her, I would suggest Shamu. Shamu! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Lloyd Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Should have painted the outline of a door on the left side. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcstealth Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 6 hours ago, skydvrboy said: I love the paint look so don't take this the wrong way. When I first saw it, with the color and design, I thought it kind of looks like a cross between a killer whale and the old Sea World logo. If you don't already have a good nickname for her, I would suggest Shamu. "The name is"Dalton"! Cue close ups. The nickname is Missile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M016576 Posted October 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 10 hours ago, skydvrboy said: I love the paint look so don't take this the wrong way. When I first saw it, with the color and design, I thought it kind of looks like a cross between a killer whale and the old Sea World logo. If you don't already have a good nickname for her, I would suggest Shamu. I was in the Navy for several years- that’s probably why I’m so fond of Blue and Gold (also my alma mater’s colors)... so it’s only fitting that I’d innately select a sea borne style, I suppose! Ever see a Killer Whale fly at 190KTAS? You have now! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 54 minutes ago, M016576 said: I was in the Navy for several years- that’s probably why I’m so fond of Blue and Gold (also my alma mater’s colors)... so it’s only fitting that I’d innately select a sea borne style, I suppose! Ever see a Killer Whale fly at 190KTAS? You have now! Nothing wrong with Blue and Gold... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetdriven Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 just not this http://bayareaaeroclub.org/b2/?page_id=156 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmyfm20s Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Peace Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Plane looks great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Stallings Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 That is beautiful Missle to say the least. Wow!!!...;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 The Blue and gold looks great! Similar to the XBHS Hawks! -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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