No pleasing some people but where would we be without the resident grumpy old man? So here's the dull grey metal finish it used to have!
The darkness of the lines depend on how the light is catching it as the panels weren't sitting flush in most cases from the evidence I've seen, I'll see how the proofs come back and if I can get away with lightening it a bit BH. Though in the past I've softened up lines/rivets and been asked to over emphasise them, lets face it we can't win what ever we do!
And yes Ugo it is a boat with wings from when the Great British Empire (ha ha) was still obsessed with flying boats, a hang over from the war I suspect.