I actually tried painting the aly panels BRG but couldn't get the paint to stick - ended up scraping it off which is why the panels look so crappy (still need to polish them up properly) - that's when I changed to the red scheme since I think it looks better against the bare aly. But to paraphrase what Keith said "each to his own" which is the beauty of Locost building.
Thanks for all the hospitality and kind words last Thursday - I had a great evening!