The plane was bought off e-bay 2 yrs ago from a gentleman who bought the kit in 1988. Hadn't even opened the boxes. Luckily, there was very little corrosion or rust. The fastback bulkheads were purchased from Harmon, and the canopy from Todd's.
Yes, I thought of red, or candy red, or maybe tangerine pearl, with checkerboards! or I kind of like green metalic or.....?