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One more update  to present some Bf-109 G14 paint schemes related to other now continued projects following the Jagdgeschwader of the Reichsverteidigung during 1944 flying now the enhanced Bf-109 series with the DB 605 engine struggle to fight the more and more approching U.S.A.A.F. and RAF top cover disallowing the Luftwaffe to approche the Bomber stream without fighting their protection.

 

Interessting are also the special formed units trying to engage and hunt down the fast Mosquito scouts over the Reich looking for destination's for the bombing raids or new formation's of german forces. See pictures in the spoiler:

 

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And now something completely different ;)

 

In the Book CAPTURED ME 109s by Jacek Jackiewicz and Miroslaw Wawrzynski (ISBN 8392491408) are a lot of german Messerschmitts which was captured and flown by different Allied Air Forces. Because I draw a Bf-109 G14 which was accidently belly landed in the Swiss I stumple upon two Bf-109 G14 (W.Nr. 415 460 and 415 601)which was captured by advancing british troups on an airfiled at Gilze-Rijen, Netherlands in January 1945. These two planes was flown to Great Britain to RAF Hawinge where both was repainted in a similar but different RAF camouflage (Dark Green over Ocean Grey with a green spinner cap for VD364 (W.N. 415 460) and navy blue cap for VD358 (W.Nr. 415 601) and with Yellow undersurfaces.

 

Both planes was marked with a yellow "P" symbolising either Prototype or Experimental aircraft. Both planes get also Black and White stripes (2 by 2) which was not ment as Invasion stripes but the book only stipulate it was done for unknow purpose (Invasion stripe pattern was otherwise 3 White and two Black stripes).

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In summer 1945 VD358 (W.Nr. 415 601) was again repainted with a light Sea Grey and markings applied "EA-2/VD358" on both sides of the fuselage. The "PLEASE KEEP Off" marking was applied at an exibition of this plane at Farnborough October/November 1945. The plane later was scrapped as so the other one.

 

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The Bf-109 G14 "Winkel 2" of III./JG 3 and its Swiss version will follow by tomorrow :)

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As announced yesterday here are the transforming from Bf-109 G14 (W.Nr. 262 828) after Feldwebel Siegfried Hanning belly landed due to navigational mistage after beeing chaased by USAAF's P-51 his plane near Affeltrangen on Swiss territory. He was not wounded, interned and his plane after slight repairs and repainting included into the Swiss Airforce as "J-714" intothe Fliegerkompanie 7.

 

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I'm not sure if the colour scheme of J-714 is correct, but I will get a nice book covering Swiss Bf-109 planes on Thursday. If there are flaws I will repaint the plane prior to release :)

 

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I Rafiger

 

Any chance to see your beautifull skins on HSD ? (will be great for the community)

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I too would like to see your beautiful style of skins on HSD, but I would understand from your POV, by placing them on HSD, that it would defeat a purpose for having your website (an excellent website). :salute:

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Hello C6_Claymore, hello FurphyForum,

 

yes, FurbyForum that's the main reason why I'm posting the schemes on my webside because of the additional information's I will post for the specific plane :) 

 

That's also the reason why it take longer after finishing to have the downloads ready for the Community. I'm now reworking my pages to present the Bf-109's from JG 1 and JG 3 together with a page related to captured planes refering to the book I've mentioned in my posts. Because of copyright reason's it is difficult to publish some parts out of these books, but this I could overcome a bit in giving the information's refering to pages and photographs out of these resources.

 

Please wait until I finished the three pages (takes not too long anymore) by next week and then we could further talk ;)

 

Because I change the Normal Map of my schemes I will now post the downloads as MODS so you could easily change to the paint schemes and the different Bumpmap by using JSGME (done so for the JG 1 skins).

 

And...

many thanks to you for liking my little website !!! 

 

 

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Just a little step before finalising the JG 3 paint schemes I get a nice profile done by Claes Sundin from Hien-0_1* where Claes Sundin painted the background of the white Comet symbol red. That was a shock, because I really liked the dark background I have chosen and many others too!!!

 

Grapping the book "Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945" Part 10/11, Reichsverteidigung 1943 out of the shelf and...

Oh man what a surprise, the background seen on the photographs isn't very dark and is discripted by the authors as dark grey . I have forgotten to control my resources ;)

So far so good, I have to change but to which color?!

 

Red is nice, looks incredible good but for all the other planes the authors mentioned always either dark grey or black. Black isn't right for sure because it would be too dark, so I repainted the plane in both color and try to figure out which looks more similar to the photograph.

 

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Actually I have no chance to define the real correct color, but on all the pages in this and two other books it was never mentioned that the background was red. I do not know from which source Claes Sundin get his idea but he is mostly but not always right ;)

 

So I let you decide, because I will release the 7./JG 3 "Kometenstaffel" which both colors so you could use both versions :)

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Personally I love the red - history be damned ?

 

Thank you

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6 hours ago, RaFiGer said:

Black isn't right for sure because it would be too dark

 

Playing devils advocate,  the shade in the black & white photo looks identical to the shade of the black cross.

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@RaFiGer, just throwing an idea here, what about using the the colour' Brown' as the backing for the comet, and then do your comparison in B/W again?

 

The reason I say brown is because of the use of the colour in the LW numbering inventory.  

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Playing devils advocate,  the shade in the black & white photo looks identical to the shade of the black cross.

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Yes, that's because I tone down the black to a more dark grey because of the use in field, so my interpretation. But also possible that's why I though it is black  ;) 

 

So these are two pages showing on page 318 Kurt Gräf on his White 12 and Karl-Heinz Langer  (picture page 321) in front of his White 1. The interpretation is difficult :(

 

8 hours ago, FurphyForum said:

@RaFiGer, just throwing an idea here, what about using the the colour' Brown' as the backing for the comet, and then do your comparison in B/W again?

 

The reason I say brown is because of the use of the colour in the LW numbering inventory.  

 

@FurphyForum

 

I can do that, because brown was used by filed units as you mention and the background really was not set in any standard, it was a decision made by 7./JG 3 and their pilots. And III./JG 3 CO Walther Dahl was an officer who like to show his personality to impress his superiors definately, judging by his personal behavior ;) 

 

Here's the look of the "Grey" and the "Redbrown" Versions in Game:

 

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Hi Rafiger,

 

Cool to see you active and alive.

 

Best wishes

Tobias

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Rafiger am i right when that you still have to put all these skins on your website? Very nice work.

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@Luger1969

 

Yes, I'm working now on the relaese of the skins. Because the single pages needs a little bit more time but I will set-up on new page, from where you could download the packages as MOD files. There will be separate packages for:

 

Bf-109 G6 series

7. and 8. of JG 1 (1943),

7., 9. and Stab III./JG3 (1943-beginning of 1944)

Reichsverteidigung & captures Bf-109 (Swiss, RAF, VVS)

 

Bf-109 G14 series

Reichsverteidigung & captures Bf-109 (Swiss, RAF)

 

Bf-109 G6late will follow a bit later!

 

These skins comes with a Normal map suiting my paint style and will be integrated using JSGME MOD manager, to make it easy to change back to the orginal :)

I will finish this pages latest by end of the week depending on my free time to spend on it ;)

 

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@Community

 

Sorry for the delay, but I had to rework my Webspace and therefore I need some more days during this week to reorganise my pages :(

 

But luckily all problems are solved and I will now release the new/old paintschemes related to Bf-109G6 and G14 models in the following arrangement on my little site:

 

1. Webpage Skinpackages of Jagdgeschwader 1 and 3 in their role as "Reichsverteidigung" during Summer 1943 to beginning of 1944, featuring:

  • 7./JG 1 (8 skins) mid, late 1943
  • 8./JG 1 (12 skins) mid, late 1943
  • Stab III./JG 3 (5 skins) mid, late 1943
  • 7./JG 3 the "Komentenstaffel" (4 skins with grey background and 4 skins with redbrown background for the Comet symbol) mid, late 1943
  • 7./JG 3 the "Komentenstaffel" (5 skins with reworked background for the Comet symbol) late 1943 beginning 1944
  • 9./JG 3 the "Augenstaffel" (5 skins) mid, late 1943

coming as MOD archiv (JSGME) together with Normal Map for easier changing :)

 

2. Webpage Messerschmitt Bf-109 in Swiss Service

  • Bf-109 G6 models
  • Bf-109 G14 models

3. Webpage "Captured by the RAF"

  • Bf-109 G14 with RAF during 1944/45

4. Webpage Danubian Users

  • Bf-109 G6 models in use by Slovakian and Yugoslavian air forces 1944/45

 

Here are some Teasers in Game of new schemes:

 

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Sorry for the lack of information's and the promised paint schemes... but let me explain the reasons behind my further delay. 

First of all my old Templates are outdated and I had tro revised them using ICDP's public ones with my additions and a new Normal Map suiting my paint style. This I have now done for the Bf-109 G6, G6 late and G14 Series.

Second, due to new information's I had to redo also some of the colours with my skins here especially the Swiss themes namly the RLM 70 (swiss KW 2) coloured planes of Fliegerstaffel 17 (Fliegerkompanie 7).

Third, all paint schemes I had to adapt to the new Templates which also takes a while...

Fourth are the limitation's by the 3D models for each Bf-109, here the Tail and Rudder version implemented into the game. I#m not satisfied with the Bf-109 G6 late and G14 adaptations, so I reword the Tail using a common "aufgestocktes Leitwerk" which adapted optically better than the now used one by the game. 

 

Here's a comprehensive pictures wo show the actually changes done by me in order to have a good compromise to the real planes. It's of course just a compromise done by myself not meaning to have found a 100% accuracy :)

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So, now I'm preparing the new pages and on the weekend I will put up the pages with links to the download enabling the new Normal Maps within the skin packages over JSGME Mod manager.

 

As a Teaser here are the nice paint schemes of Messerschmitts used by the Swiss Airforce 1944 till 1947:

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On 1/22/2022 at 7:14 AM, RaFiGer said:

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Yes, that's because I tone down the black to a more dark grey because of the use in field, so my interpretation. But also possible that's why I though it is black  ;) 

 

So these are two pages showing on page 318 Kurt Gräf on his White 12 and Karl-Heinz Langer  (picture page 321) in front of his White 1. The interpretation is difficult :(

 

 

@FurphyForum

 

I can do that, because brown was used by filed units as you mention and the background really was not set in any standard, it was a decision made by 7./JG 3 and their pilots. And III./JG 3 CO Walther Dahl was an officer who like to show his personality to impress his superiors definately, judging by his personal behavior ;) 

 

Here's the look of the "Grey" and the "Redbrown" Versions in Game:

 

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Red is the most beautiful for my taste. but, historically I don't know what it would be.
anyway great job.

 

 

would it be possible to do this?
I have not seen anyone do it, I have it half done, but my Wakom tablet broke, and I left all my work unfinished

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@XQ_Lothar29

 

I have already done the scheme for Wilhelm Lemke, but I have no photographic evidence of this kind of "Eye" scheme, I have prepared it with the common symbol on the bulges sporting the yellow eye but I could do it and publish the plane together with the other ones of 9./JG 3.

 

I have three photographs showing Wilhelm Lemke's "Yellow 7" but all without any symbol on the  bulges.

 

But I implement it on the plane using the profile and the model you show :)

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Hello

I want to say something to the skin wish regarding Lemke´s plane, i have found several models, where the Yellow Nose Marking isn´t connected, it´s in two parts, sooo my question is can you please make an alternative two part version like on the attached pictures please.

 

Danke Rafiger für die vielen jahre mit tollen skins auf meinen Fliegern.

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@PivoYyo,

 

I've seen this type of scheme (based on Jerry Crandall's Information's-> Decals: EagleCals #41) also and why not I'll paint it ;)

 

Und Danke für dein Lob :)

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@XQ_Lothar29,

 

Here under the Spoiler some In-game shots of the "Yellow7" of Hauptmann Wilhlem Lemke, 9./JG 3 with the "Eye Symbol" refering to you and Claes Sundin. I will prepare the plane also with the "Eyes" suggested by Jerry Crandall :)

I will shorten the Part underneath the Cockpit a bit, but otherwise it looks real good in the front part ;)

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@Community

 

Just a short update related to paint scheme of Bf-109 G6 (Wk.Nr. 26 032) flown by Hauptmann Wilhelm Lemke during the second half of 1943 with 9./JG 3.

The photographs taken during late summer 1943 at airfield Bad Wörishofen shows his plane without any symbol on the bulges and facing a yellow spinner with a thin black spiral. This was used by 9./JG 3 during that time.

 

The plane shown on page 302 is a different on sporting a spinner with a thin white spiral. The basering still showed a white part of one third which remains from the older black spinner with a white part occupiying one third of the spinner cap which was given the new planes of of the factory.

 

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I have now finished the plane of Lemke's Yellow 7 in four styles as you can view in the spoiler, but I also include in the up comming download a version with an spinner monted on the plane page 302:

 

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too many teasers, when can we get them ?!!!! Kidding of course, just curious to see them in the sky

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@imanuthep

 

Not to far away ;) I'm now finish with painting and busy collecting some In-Game pictures and preparing the new/old pages :)

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On 2/19/2022 at 6:24 PM, RaFiGer said:

@Community

 

Just a short update related to paint scheme of Bf-109 G6 (Wk.Nr. 26 032) flown by Hauptmann Wilhelm Lemke during the second half of 1943 with 9./JG 3.

The photographs taken during late summer 1943 at airfield Bad Wörishofen shows his plane without any symbol on the bulges and facing a yellow spinner with a thin black spiral. This was used by 9./JG 3 during that time.

 

The plane shown on page 302 is a different on sporting a spinner with a thin white spiral. The basering still showed a white part of one third which remains from the older black spinner with a white part occupiying one third of the spinner cap which was given the new planes of of the factory.

 

JG3-Lemke-Bf-109-Glelbe7.thumb.jpg.50b64a37b22b0b242f6e6e7f350ab2a9.jpg

 

I have now finished the plane of Lemke's Yellow 7 in four styles as you can view in the spoiler, but I also include in the up comming download a version with an spinner monted on the plane page 302:

 

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They look incredible, a beautiful and perfect job. Thanks a lot. and the second option is also very nice.
Thanks for your job.
PS: When can we have download links?

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Looks even better than i imagined 

DANKEEEEEEEEE

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My Friend @RaFiGer, I really want to be able to use your magnificent work.
Do you know when you can completely finish the Skins and Post the links?

 

Thank you very much for your work and dedication

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@XQ_Lothar29

 

I'm working on it really, but I run into time issues because of my occupation in crisis management within my company. But I'm trying my best to ensure that in the upcoming days more and more of the paintschemes are available.

 

My pages have a bit naive setup, which require some work to update them but that's my plan so far:

 

Skin packages of JG 1, JG 3 first as MOD based files by tomorrow (only minor historical information's)

Skin packages of Swiss Bf-109's and "Reichsverteidigung" Bf-109's n the same manner also by tomorrow and on Monday

During next week I will setup the historical sites related to the packages giving information's to pilot's and air units

 

So, thank you for you kind words and with the willing to hope for good critics using the skins starting tomorrow :)

 

 

 

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On 1/21/2022 at 1:11 PM, RaFiGer said:

@Community

 

Just a little step before finalising the JG 3 paint schemes I get a nice profile done by Claes Sundin from Hien-0_1* where Claes Sundin painted the background of the white Comet symbol red. That was a shock, because I really liked the dark background I have chosen and many others too!!!

 

Grapping the book "Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945" Part 10/11, Reichsverteidigung 1943 out of the shelf and...

Oh man what a surprise, the background seen on the photographs isn't very dark and is discripted by the authors as dark grey . I have forgotten to control my resources ;)

So far so good, I have to change but to which color?!

 

Red is nice, looks incredible good but for all the other planes the authors mentioned always either dark grey or black. Black isn't right for sure because it would be too dark, so I repainted the plane in both color and try to figure out which looks more similar to the photograph.

 

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Actually I have no chance to define the real correct color, but on all the pages in this and two other books it was never mentioned that the background was red. I do not know from which source Claes Sundin get his idea but he is mostly but not always right ;)

 

So I let you decide, because I will release the 7./JG 3 "Kometenstaffel" which both colors so you could use both versions :)

 

I have posted your question about the Comet here:

 

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=61740

 

Will be interesting to read input from the guys over there, cheers, Mysticpuma

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@Community

 

It takes a while but starting today I will update my pages and releasing my skin packages of the Bf-109 G series featuring Bf-109 G6, Bf-109 G6late and Bf-109 G14 skins mainly related to the "Reichsdefence" and Bf-109 in foreign services.

 

On my page: 

https://rafiger.de/Homepage/IL2-BOS-Museum/Info-RaFiGer-Skinpacks/Info-Skinpacks.htm

 

Another  enhancement for preview on my Webpages:

If you hover with the mouse over the small pictures it will load a high resolution In-game picture of the skin shown in the small picture :)

This I will now adapt to all my pages during the updates in the following days, but first to all new pages ;)

 

You could download planes of JG 1 and JG 3 featuring units which was involved in the more and more heavier fight against the Bomber fleet of USAAF and RAF from mid 1943 to 1944 and till the end of the Luftwaffe in 1945.

 

The packages are coming as MOD (copy and past after extracting into the MODS Folder) files to be handled by a MOD Manager like JSGME to easy switch between my Normal Map together with the skins and the original In-Game version. My Template is based on ICDP's public version but has some enhancements which I think are nice to show on the models :)

 

Attention:

If you download all packages and install them with the MOD Manager please be aware taht the Normal Map is installed with every file, so that it will show an error installing on package over the other! But that's not a problem, because the Normal Map is installed the first time and afterwards only the skins of the packages will show up in the Game! I can't avoid this and would be pleased if there is a different solution!

 

Anyway the skins are loaded and ready to use :)

 

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@Community

 

Sorry for the delay but today I present my little pages related to the Swiss Air Force and their use of Bf-109 G-Models beginning in 1944 till the decommissioning late 1947.

I will include more information's out of the given resources in the following days (comprehensive story of Swiss Air Force using Bf-109 E and G models) but know you are able to download the nice paint schemes for Bf-109 G6, Bf-109 G6late and Bf-109 G14 skins and get some knowledge about the historical use during the time period from 1944 to actually 1953 :)

 

The packages are coming as MOD (copy and past after extracting into the MODS Folder) files to be handled by a MOD Manager like JSGME to easy switch between my Normal Map together with the skins and the original In-Game version. My Templates are all based on ICDP's public versions but have some enhancements which I think are nice to show on the models :)

 

Another  enhancement for preview on my Webpages:

If you hover with the mouse over the small pictures it will load a high resolution In-game picture of the skin shown in the small picture :)

This I will now adapt to all my pages during the updates in the following days, but first to all new pages ;)

 

Attention:

If you download all packages and install them with the MOD Manager, please be aware that the Normal Map is installed with every file, so that it will show an error installing on package over the other! But that's not a problem, because the Normal Map is installed the first time and afterwards only the skins of the packages will show up in the Game! I can't avoid this and would be pleased if there is a different solution!

 

Here we go:

https://rafiger.de/Homepage/IL2-BOS-Museum/Info-Swiss/Info-Swiss.htm

Intro pages with used sources for the paint schemes (will be updated with a short history of the Swiss Air Force...)

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https://rafiger.de/Homepage/IL2-BOS-Museum/Info-Swiss/Info-Swiss-Bf109.htm

Link also from start page, site contains the download link to the MOD packages and a short history to every single plane and paintscheme

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Due to work related issues (Technical & commercial trip to our customer in Egypt) I was not able to work on my pages for two weeks, so I have returned and next I present latest mid next week two mor pages with Bf-109 G6, G6late and G14 of the "Reichsverteidigung" and Bf-109 in foreign services with the Bf-109 G14 used by the RAF :)

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This time my holidays are responsibly for a further delay, sorry about that, but these days are fruitful in regards of the difficult times we are facing!

By the end of the upcoming week & weekend you will be able to download the promised paint scheme featuring "Reichsverteidigung", "Foreign Users" and some new ones related to the demise of the Luftwaffe and their fancy camouflage in 1945.

 

Below is a teaser of one bird which was related to the some similar Bf-109 G-series which I will present also on a new page :)

These Bf-109 G-models was refitted, overhauled and repainted by the Brinker Eisenwerk workshops in a hangar at Wunstorf airfield, Hannover and afterwards assigned to the ErgänzungsKampfGruppen (EKG(J) as JaBo versions mostly). 

 

Their fresh painted (therefore not worn out!!!) Camouflage pattern was based on late war RLM 81 and RLM 82 with blotches of RLM 83 and light RLM 76 or a variant of it (darker as original RLM 76) that I used on this scheme based on the photographs which are definitely darker as the lower fuselage and wings colour of RLM 76:

 

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Due to workload especially a big project and order in Egypt I'm once again behind my schedule :(

But I'm still working and progressing ;)

 

Because of new information's refering to a book with good luck my collegue Hien-0_1 was able to get his hands on a  copy and with big thanks mailed me some more than nice information's I have to redo and add some new skins related to III./JG 3 and their Bf-109 G6.

 

Besides the "Comet" (7./JG 3) and the "Eyes" (9./JG3) there was a flaw regarding the 8./JG 3... and with the new informations I will represent some planes with the "Arrow" Squad :)

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My first try is the plane shown on the page 323 flown by Curt Clemens in Autuum 1943 at Bad Wörishofen :)

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@Community

 

After correcting and realigning with the fruitful help of Hien-0_1 and therefor giving Kurt Clemens the right numeral "Black 13" the Arrow-Squad is ready to go :)

I choose the RLM 23 "Red" for the Arrow and the Spinner because there is proof that Stab of III./JG 3 uses white Spinner with thin black spiral, 7./JG 3 sported black Spinner with thin white spiral with the white Comet symbol and 9./JG 3 a yellow Spinner with a thin black spiral an the nice yellow eye it make sence that a red Arrow as symbol to identify Squad member of 8./JG 3 uses a visibly and detectable colour so I choose RLM 23!

 

Here's are now two planes featuring the Arrow ;)

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Bit of a revelation for me RaFiGer ,  I honestly didn't know about this paintscheme , they will become welcome additions to my G6 skin folder.

 

                       Thanks very much RaFiGer  for the introduction.

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Thank you very much, indeed these planes are a real addition ;)

 

@Community

 

To have the colourful schemes which was used by the III./JG 3 at the period between summer till autumn 1943 comprehensive together I've made up that little graphic to visualise the symbols and marking of the Bf-109 G6 planes used during that time. The Red Arrow is a bit speculative in having a red color, because it is not stated as it is for the other symbols. But in any case it looks reasonable:

 

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 I don't see the JG 3 Arrow skin on your website nor on Haluters.

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@Sheriff88

 

That's correct, these are in work and I will publish them after my return from Egypt (work related not holiday) 20th/21st of June. 

I forget to post the planes of III./JG 3! These are also missing but these will be up by Friday :)

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