I flew out to Gatineau for the Vintage Wings airshow today, with RV-7A builder Jim M. in the back seat. I was looking forward to see how RV-8's paint scheme compared to that on the Vintage Wings Sabre, which is also in Golden Hawk colours. I had discussed parking arrangements with the airshow organizers - at one point they planned to have me park next to the Sabre. But, they eventually decided it would be too much trouble to pull the Sabre out of the static display area so it could fly the planned aerobatic routine. But, they arranged to have me park next to the Sabre for a few minutes immediately after my arrival so I could take a bunch of pictures. Then they helped me push the aircraft into the static display area.

The Vintage Wings Sabre looks good from a distance, but there are many different shades of gold on it, and many of the lines between different colours are a bit rough. The gold on the two aircraft is similar, but the red on the Sabre is darker. I think their red looks a bit nicer, but mine is a closer match to all the colour photos I have seen.

The sun was out in Smiths Falls before I left, so I took advantage to get a few more pictures.