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View Poll Results: What color do you like the best?
Black 1 9.09%
Blue 6 54.55%
Light Grey 3 27.27%
Dark Grey 1 9.09%
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Old 05-20-2004, 03:51 PM   #1
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I need help choosing a new color.








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Old 05-21-2004, 07:12 PM   #2
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All nice.

I think they are all very handsome color schemes, but I think the blue is the most handsome.

Black is my second choice.

How about a red, like Red Cross red?
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Old 05-21-2004, 08:32 PM   #3
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Man, what a tough choice - I like them all.
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I just updated the pictures to reflect that I have removed the front flashers.
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Old 05-22-2004, 09:29 AM   #5
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I think the thing that 'bothers' me a bit about the paint scheme is the window treatment; all the colors (except perhaps the black) work well. By painting out the lower half of the windows it seems to give the bus an "amored car" look; almost the exact opposite of large, radiused RV windows. Since I've got they same style windows (as most skoolies do) it's got me to thinking about my painting ideas again.

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Old 05-22-2004, 01:13 PM   #6
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By painting out the lower half of the windows it seems to give the bus an "amored car" look; almost the exact opposite of large, radiused RV windows.
Yeah those windows have to be that small on that side because of the height of the sink, counter, stove, etc. The counter top has a backboard that covers them up. The other side of the bus will have lots of full size windows.
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Old 05-22-2004, 06:37 PM   #7
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i like the looks of the half covered windows. I think it looks almost like a military vehicle or something.
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Old 05-24-2004, 06:28 AM   #8
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Greetings,
Here's something to think about.......it could be used to your advantage up north in cooler climates......

On mine, I have the top white and the bottom black.
I wish I would have used ANYTHING but black or had a lot less black (thinner stripes and down lower).
When the sun is on the bus, you can lean against the white part.
Try that with the black part and you will burn your hand!
I can't really tell much inside as it is insulated pretty well, but I am sure it doesn't help the AC!!

Granted, this was this Saturday, it was about 90 degrees, we were parked in a parking lot at the amusement center where we took a heard of kids for my youngest sons birthday party...........the Pig is NOW officially broken in.
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I like the dark grey..the half windows look sharo, A very nice looking bus.
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Look at how the windows are painted on this bus to make it look like a coach, "faux" coach windows could help the "prison bus" look.

I also like the old timey look of black fenders on a dog-nosed bus.

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