Scale schemes can be hard to see. I've built two P-51's with the Flying Undertaker scheme. As much as I like the colors, everything but the yellow spinner would disappear in the sky while making the turn from base to upwind. Its been a few years since I've finished a plane without a scale color scheme, even my foamys. I've always told myself that if I built a model of a homebuilt or aerobat then its still scale if I finish it the same way I'd paint the full scale :-). As for competition, I will leave that to the Flair Stearman that's still new-in-box. Revy, if you are looking for a cool scale color scheme, I found one that's pretty cool. I will post a pic when I am not net surfing on my phone.