... and the only shade I'm getting nowadays. Tho' it is time to decide what colour to go with for prototype #001, and I have selected light grey because (a) it is standard for experimental aircraft (b) it is standard for naval craft and (c) I've an emulsion in the garage left over from decorating the hallway.
It's a shame in a way, because the laminated foam backer-board used for the shell comes in black, and despite me contacting the factory and requesting they switch to light grey during this time of national emergency, they suggested I do something to myself that frankly I'd rather not.
Black is the go-to colour for drones ~ as you've probably noticed ~ but usually this is because carbon-fibre and 3-D print cartridges come in the colour. Also, as drones generally struggle with weight, adding paint is considered surplus to requirements.
(It also looks cool and sexy, although that is beginning to change: the world's most successful personal electric air vehicle is sold by Pivotal, which used to be known as Blackfly because (a) it was black and (b) it flew. Now however it comes in a range of colours featuring a lot of white, for as boaters know white best protects against the debilitating effects of solar radiation.)
For the exercise you'll need a dust-sheet and step, because this is ideally done with the craft on its end. We're in good company here, because this is how Lockheed's famous skunk-works assembled the prototype F-117 as I recall. Although according to Wikipedia, it was not finished in washable vinyl matt.
