Mr Beaty informed me of (and I’d previously seen on BoingBoing) a somewhat Steampunk Ukranian painting modification of a Aeroprakt A22 plane, made to look as if it was crafted from wooden planks and packed full of cogs and gears! It’s certainly a much better paint effort than some others I might imagine, and the idea of that little thouroughly modern plane looking like something from a hundred years ago, amuses me greatly! Slap an extra layer of woodstain on, ensure the flying goggles are on tight and chocks away!

Oh, I must mention that Mr Beaty originally linked me to the Dark Roasted Blend blog, where it was also mentioned.