Well, opinions are worth about what you pay for ‘em and here’s mine:
1. The new paint doesn’t look ‘regal.’ AF1 certainly does. The new paint job looks, instead, like a sort of an airlines paint job. It’s too commercial. It tries too hard. It’s asking for the contract, your vote, your applause...”
2. “The True North Strong and Free” is a rather embarrassing thing to paint under the cockpit. It’s just, well... Faggy.
3. Yep, I DO like the old paint job better. It’s strong, understated, elegant, with just a hint of military bad-ass.
4. The cool thing about the old paint job is that it looks just as ‘strong and free’ as AF1 but looks TOTALLY different. Hard to do.
Final call? The design won’t survive the next election.
Good points. I think something more understated, with the Coat of Arms displayed prominently, would be better.