I'm thinking that you're gut is right. A bit of color theory using my trusty Staedtler color wheel shows it too.

If I'm going to base my primary scheme on pearl purple then its complimentary color is bright yellow. The lime green is off by an awkward half-step. If I want the lime green to be dominant the its complimentary color is a red-violet, closer to the pearl red - but again it's a half step off.

One of the interesting things that I found has to do with cool and warm colors. Apparently cool colors tend to disappear in bright light. I can attest to having blue trim on planes flat disappear in sky whereas the warm colors from red thru yellow pop. The two colors that I'm playing with (lime green and purple) are really neither warm or cool, they are both pretty "warmth" neutral. Don't know what the heck that means other than it doesn't seem to work.

Time to rethink the colors for sure.

Vicman - this is "supposed"to be a pretty fast plane - old school pattern where speed and fast maneuvers ruled. Prop pitch starting at 9. It NEEDSto be very easy to pick up on and track.

Hey, I still have 4Star60, LT-40, Kadet Senior, Hog Bipe, SSEperformance (yea, right) on my mind. Slow floaters don't get lost. My only foray into speed was a Skyraider with 2 1/2" red & yellow checker covering on the wing bottoms and yellow with black trim on the top. Spotting my little avitar SSE was sooooo easy.