CHALLENGE CLOSED.
The Challenge:
Congratulations! You are the proud owner of this newly finished 'Not an RV-8' kit. You've spent hundreds of hours toiling away in your workshop, rivet by rivet, panel by panel, but now it's complete. She's been put through her flight trials, the engine is tuned and electrics checked. The avionics are done, and she's already completed her maiden flight. There is only one thing left to do, and that is where the challenge starts.
Welcome to the Livery Challenge!!
Your job is to give this 'Not an RV-8' a paint scheme!! You will take this completed bird and add some flare to it. Classic racing stripes? Sponsor logos? Acrobatic team design? The decision is yours!!
The Rules:
-Must be a predecessor of this build
-Up to two entries per person
-Overall design must be less that 1k parts
-Pieces of the current build can be replaced, but the plane must retain its current shape ( Will be interpreted by me, ask if you are unsure)
-No changes to the flight characteristics allowed (as in no added speed; the plane flies just fine. Also, this is about the paint, not the plane)
-No Mods
-Must use basic SP paints, no modded shaders
-XML allowed
Tips:
-Make sure if adding panels you set them to 0 weight and 0 drag
-Any added parts should be 0 weight to avoid changing flight characteristics
-Google is your friend!! (Lots of great schemes out there, or come up with your own!!)
-If you have any questions, please ask. I will be happy to work with you
REMEMBER: THIS CHALLENGE IS ABOUT THE PAINT, NOT THE PLANE.
Contest Stuff:
There will be three prizes awarded:
1st - 10 Upvotes and a Spotlight (if possible)
2nd - 7 upvotes
3rd - 5 upvotes
Prizes will be awarded based on the following:
-Overall Creativity (10 pts)
-Maintaining planes shape (5pts)
-Visual appeal (5pts)
-Attention to detail (i.e. lettering/logos/decals) (5pts)
-Not altering Planes weight (5 pts)
ALL ENTRIES ARE DUE BY 4/20/2019 12:00 AM PST
I hope you all have fun with this challenge. I can't wait to see some colorful birds!! Thank you so much for stopping by to look, and enjoy your flight!!
P.S.
The flight controls are simple:
-Standard SP Fight Controls
-VTOL for Flaps
-Trim for Trim
-Ag1 for Nav Lights
-Ag2 for Landing Light
Specifications
Spotlights
- RailfanEthan 5.6 years ago
- Chancey21 5.6 years ago
General Characteristics
- Successors 47 airplane(s) +1518 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 24.6ft (7.5m)
- Length 21.8ft (6.7m)
- Height 9.5ft (2.9m)
- Empty Weight 1,017lbs (461kg)
- Loaded Weight 1,665lbs (755kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 1.2
- Wing Loading 12.6lbs/ft2 (61.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 132.2ft2 (12.3m2)
- Drag Points 5134
Parts
- Number of Parts 124
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 571
Dangit my RV-8 F-22 is too late
k @Sgtk
@Nerfenthusiast Just tag me on your final submissions.
mine is a string of unlisted successors so can I tag you on it so you can reach it @Sgtk
@Sgtk hmm
I just saw two of these fly over for opening day of a base ball team
Cool challenge! I’m going to paint it like a Space Shuttle
picture if part of my build yes I know its not colored well around the outside it was just to keep you from seeing too much
ok it actually matches the scheme im doing to have the tank @Sgtk
@Nerfenthusiast You can but you will lose points. Its a paint challenge. Not a modify the plane challenge
Here is mine
can I add a pitot tube and a tank @Sgtk
Imma do the hellcat >=)
Cool
@ThePilotDude I am going to say no, as this is a paint scheme competition, not a modify the plane challenge.
@Sgtk fair enough
@RailfanEthan Thanks for the spotlight
@Carbonfox1 flares would be acceptable, i suppose, but not the prop. This challenge is about the paint, not the plane
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I take it im not allowed to like change blade count (affects speed) or add flares and stuff?
@TheXDimension32 i saw that you had built a predecessor and then made changes. I will accept it, please just ad a link to this thread so I can reference it
@HistoricBirds i cannot upvote unlisted entries. I would prefer them to be public
Mine wouldn't show up as a successor somehow, can i link it?
can I post as unlisted?
would adding a pitot tube and a tank underneath be changing too much @Sgtk