I think you may be right. the cowling and fuselage of the R2005 seem a bit more sleek. (now I'm going to spend the rest of my work day comparing these two aircraft).
I have three of my co-workers here all discussing aircraft aesthetics now. I'm convincing a couple of them to look beyond American designs. They are still stuck on what aircraft they pretended with when they were young. They were quite surprised by some of the styles. I have a feeling our discussion will carry over to a nearby pub.
Excellent picture of the Scooter (an A-4M?). Interesting photo - it caught it just as the landing gear were retracting, or extending). Not a beautiful plane in my opinion, but still one nifty-looking little bird. Always looked like it was ready to launch. I've always been partial to the various Spitfires/Seafires, but if I had to chose one from the lot, then I'd go with the Seafire FR.46. The contraprops do it for me. The scoop under the front of the nose of the FR.47 almost made it look like a Spiteful, not a real Seafire (Spifire). The FR.46 is still every bit the Spitfire.
US: P-40B, sleek nose with scoops, like a hot-rod. Germany: Bf 109F, just a smooth look. RAF: Spit MkIX, its a Spit, come-on! Japan: Ki-61 Tony, all of thier planes didn't have to look like a Toyota Tercel! Russia: MiG-1 Siberian beauty!