Cessna 150 paint schemes

Probably Lothern Blue and Fulgrim Pink if you (like me) have local games shops that only stock Citdael paint.
Edit: Maybe Crystal Blue and Pixie Pink if you’ve got Army Painter in stock. Though those might be a touch too dark.

My Merc company uses those colors for their emblem, I've got some basic acrylics from DecoArt from my local craft shop that do well. Pretty sure it's light pink, light blue, and white

These days, you probably wouldn’t use ink.
I think the optimal shade would come from a Contrast Paint/SpeedPaint that’s been thinned down with Contrast Medium.
Gryff-Charger Grey and Dreadful Visage, maybe?

Honestly? I wouldn't even bother with inks, just mix the pink with a red, the sky blue with a darker blue, and the white with a light grey, then run each of those colors into the appropriate recesses the way one would with a typical recess shade. Easy? Maybe not, but it'll look damn fine. Or you could just shade them all with a very thinned dark blue, like Drakhenov(sp?) Nightshade from Citadel or the much more simply named Blue Tone from The Army Painter. Except, you know, thin it down even more. Then relayering these pastel colors should be pretty easy.
That said, while I understand the idea behind the color choices here, I think the paint job would look much better were everything substantially more vibrant - hot pinks, strong blues, and, uh... Well, I guess white doesn't get much more vibrant than it already is. These colors just don't look as saturated as I think I'd want, but that's probably just me.

I'd apply a second base coat after the wash avoiding recesses, so you get the shading of the wash and the brightness of the basecoat. Then lighting and done

The white is the hard part. If you're not airbrushing, I've found applying a dark grey (for cool) or sepia (for warm) wash on top of light primer, and using drybrush layers of ivory or off white, and then if wanted you can line pr highlight the panels in true white. It's at least consistent and has a little bit of a worn look built in. Not for pristine clean comstar white though.
Then you can pick layers of your choice for the other colours on top of your new white base.

White scar can work but I'd recommend something slightly grayer. Ulthuan grey is usually my white color of choice

That gives you room for edge highlights too. If you go too bright for your base you’ve got nowhere else to go.

Maybe Reaper’s Braaains Pink and Marid Blue?

https://old.reddit.com/Sigmarxism/comments/12qi9f4/trans_pride_color_scheme_sister_of_battle_paint/
Here is a good starting point for the recipes to get the colours you want.

> My favorite pink is Vallejo squid pink, 2-3 thin coats over primer. For the blue, I'd suggest a sky blue over an ultramarine base coat, possibly with some white mixed in.
As for the white details, a white base coat followed a wash and dry brushing would likely look good

> A light primer followed by a base coat of white. From there pick out where the blue and pink panels will be and you're done. For specific paints, no idea I just kinda eyeball it

> Not sure about the pink, but maybe Baharroth Blue? Used some for my Psychomancer a while ago, I think it’s a fairly similar shade.

> To paint my marauder I used a wite primer, white base coat, bright pink and white mixed 5 to 1 and ultramarine blue mixed with white 50:50

>Seen someone on twitter share a pallet that might work
Base colors: Vallejo's electric blue, Vallejo squid pink, and Citadel ulthuan grey
Wash with a nuln oil and vallejo thinner, tMIX 1:5
Highlight by mixing Vallejo foundation white into the three base colors
Apparently the secret to painting white is to just paint light grey and highlight it white.
https://twitter.com/SHeroQueestatus/1664178483285590016?t=2t7vth5Ht7BsnPIa4raiaw&s=19

• BUILD & PRICE:
  • I rented the Trek in the 9.5 build with Shimano SLX drivetrain and brakes, no-name 29" alloy wheels, an alloy bastem, a RockShox 35 Gold, and a RockShox Deluxe Select+ shock.
    • This build is $6,500 and the Fuel EXe only comes in a carbon frame. They go all the way up to like $14k with XX AXS and high end suspension. Their $8,700 Shimano XT build seems to have reasonable components (RockShox Lyrik Select + which is basically the Lyrik Ultimate but without the buttercups, XT brakes/drivetrain, carbon wheels, and carbon bastem) and spec compared to the Transition build at the same price.
  • I rented the Transition in their PNW Carbon XO build with the Sram XO transmission, TRP DH-R Evo brakes, alloy bastem, Fox Factory 38 Grip 2, Fox DHX coil shock, RaceFace Aeffect R alloy wheels in mixed/mullet size.
    • This build is $11,000 and has a carbon frame, alloy models top out at $8,000 and carbon starts at $8,700 with basic/middle of the road Fox/Sram components and alloy bawheels. Compared to the Trek's XT build this one is heavy and doesn't make much sense.
• MOTOR:
  • The Trek uses the TQ HPR50 motor with 50Nm and 300 watts of power.
    • The TQ is probably the smoothest ebike motor I've ever felt. So far I've ridden TQ, Fazua, Specialized, Magura, and RadPower (no idea what they use). The TQ felt unbelievably natural, and better than any of the previously mentioned as far as power delivery and torque sensor performance. No spikes in power output, no overrun, it just felt like it was easier to pedal uphill and the torque sensor worked flawlessly. It was very easy to maintain a constant cadence so my analog buddy didn't fall behind. Technical climbing sections were very manageable with this motor.
    • Motor was extremely quiet, almost imperceptible by me or anyone else on the trail.
    • The controller and display were also super neatly integrated and very intuitive, with the display providing tons of helpful information like battery %, range in miles, range in time, and motohuman power output.
    • I was pleasantly surprised at how powerful it felt in even 100w eco mode. A 1700 foot climb left me barely sweating. 200w and 300w modes were great for steeper sections.
  • The Transition Relay uses the Fazua Ride 60 with 60Nm and 450 watts (in 12 second boost mode).
    • Unfortunately the Fazua was not very refined. Start pedaling and a second or so later there was a jerk as the power kicked on which lurched the bike forward slightly and made a noise. The torque sensor was not tuned well and I was constantly having to adjust force applied to the pedals to maintain a slow speed so my analog buddy didn't fall behind. I could not maintain a constant cadence or it would take off leaving him behind. Don't get me wrong, the power was nice and it was fast uphill, but it was not refined. Technical climbing was more difficult because of the abrupt power changes of this motor and I messed up several sections because of this.
    • The motor was quiet, but I could certainly hear a faint whine most of the time. When coasting the motor clicks like the pawls of a freehub.
    • The controller is terrible, it's this cheap plasticky twist thing that isn't super intuitive and can stick in place shutting off the bike unintentionally. I accidentally turned off the bike several times because of this and accidentally changed modes several times.
    • The "display" is just 5 dots for remaining battery that were green, blue, or purple for each mode. It showed nothing else. This also lifted up to reveal a USB-C port, but it was full of dirt and did not look water tight.
• BATTERY:
  • The Trek has a 360Wh battery.
    • This lasted surprisingly long. We did 3000 feet of climbing/descending over the course of ~4.5 hours and it used about 60% of the total capacity. I was riding mostly in 100w eco, with short stints in 200w and 300w. My legs and arms were totally beat at this point so I was satisfied. Trek has an available 160Wh range extender which would definitely make it like a 6000+ foot adventure day bike. I'd like to get more time on the bike in 200w and 300w modes to see how long it lasts on like a quick sprint after work.
  • The Transition has a 430Wh battery.
    • This also lasted pretty long, but since the display had only 5 dots I was only able to tell that I had used about half of the battery after climbing/descending about 2400 feet over 4 hours. This was also in the lowest power mode for most of that.
• WEIGHT:
  • The Trek build that I rode was 44 pounds (the 9.5 build). It felt surprisingly light and handled very well in corners, in the air I could certainly feel it but it wasn't unmanageable. The more expensive builds are quite a bit lighter in the 39 to 42 pound range.
  • The Transition build that I rode was definitely heavier than the Trek. It is quoted at 45.5 pounds on their site, but it felt more than 1.5 pounds heavier than the Trek. I felt it in the air for sure.
• GEOMETRY:
  • I won't go into a ton of detail here, but both have a 460mm reach in the size mediums that I tested. I'm 5'9" and 160 pounds. The Transition has a slacker head tube angle by about 1.2 degrees at 63.3 degrees which I definitely noticed, especially in tighter corners and uphill switchbacks - it tripped me up a few times for sure.
• RIDE THOUGHTS:
  • The Trek was surprisingly capable for only having 150/140mm of travel (you can fit a 160mm fork without voiding the warranty, the shock can be overstroked by 5mm to 152mm rear travel but I think that probably voids the warranty). I felt extremely comfortable with the geometry of this bike. The rear suspension felt supportive but not overly firm/harsh. I sent that thing down chunky black tech/flow trails all day and it handled it just fine. I certainly wanted a better fork/shock but it was a rental so that was fine. The 29" wheels didn't hold me back on technical climbing sections, tight switchbacks, or anything like that. It was actually my first time riding a 29er and I really enjoyed it. The bike felt heavyish but not too bad and was definitely manageable. Cornering felt good and it was pretty poppy/playful for an ebike. I only got to test a couple of jumps on it but it felt good and not too heavy in the air. It was very quiet without any discernible rattles or clunks. The components were okay, I'd definitely get better brakes/wheels/tires but SLX drivetrain is fine for how cheap it is.
  • The Transition had a loud rattling noise coming from inside it (the battery/motowiring I'd assume) which was disconcerting. I had a really hard time vibing with the geometry of this bike. I couldn't seem to place my bodyweight properly and this resulted in some weird lines and a slip or two, and I'm not the greatest at cornering in the first place but I felt less confident on this bike. This was also my first time riding a long/slack bike with mullet wheels and a coil so that was an adjustment. Having 170/170mm travel felt like it could do anything, but I haven't really enjoyed Fox forks in the past and this one was no exception to that - too much stiffness in the initial stroke resulted in a lot of chatter through the handlebars and my arms are really sore from that. The rear definitely stuck to the ground really well with the coil shock. The TRP brakes were amazing, possibly too amazing because I was not used to the power. This bike was certainly heavier and less playful, though the few jumps I did felt really good. Handling the bike in the air was tricky because of the weight. The new Sram XO transmission felt good but not $2000 good - I did not think it felt revolutionary and there's no way in hell I'd spend that much on a drivetrain on a future bike. Sure the shifts were crispy and you could down/upshift under power but I still don't think it was worth how much they ask for that thing.
• LOOKS:
  • IMO the new Trek Fuel EX and EXe look super sexy and I love the color options they have. The paint appeared to be very high quality and the blue color I rode was gorgeous. Most people on the trail didn't recognize the fact that I was riding an ebike because the TQ motor is tiny and hidden behind the chainring.

• The Transition looks very Transition and was definitely more noticeable as an ebike. I like the looks and colors, but it didn't have the polish that the Trek did and the paint was not as high quality.