4K Bf109 G-6 Skins - HERE

[BOO]

Seems a lot of the 4K skins for the G6 ended up in the 2K Section so I figured Id start this thread for skins only.

 

For my part the skins are made with RaFiGer's excellent Template (see below) and use his sublime Normal Map.

 

Here is the first one. 7./JG53 White 9 "Seemann". Uffz. Georg Amon , 7./JG 53, Comiso, Italy June 1943. 

 

Ive tried to match the skin to the photographs in existence but, as with anything that doesn't have a clear full colour shot from every angle some artistic licence is taken. The skin has been produced using RaFiGer's  V003 template to which ive added a few things and altered some of the weathering etc. As this template and normal map develops I will likely re-packge this skin along with white 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in a couple of weeks. All the skins are done, I just await the "cartoons" that RaFiGer has kindly offered to send me images of.

 

Historic version here http://www.mediafire.com/file/s39cri2rj3htisp/7_JG53_9_Seemann.zip

 

No HK version here http://www.mediafire.com/file/dyo1da1z3dgarx2/7_JG53_9_Seemann_NO_HK.zip

 

Both packs come with the skin and normal map. Simply unzip, open and drag the "data" folder into the main IL directory.  

 

Edited April 30, 2018 by BOO

[Trooper117]

Great stuff!

[BOO]

Here is the full skin pack for 7./JG53, Comiso, Italy June 1943 in 4K

 

6 skins for Whites 3,5,6,7,8 and 9 (again). Made using RaFiGer's 109 G6 Template V003a (01/05/18) and bundled with his NEW but still excellent Normal Map to reflect the correct detailing of the Hatches.

 

Historic Version here http://www.mediafire.com/file/13yrlo7krqrov1l/7_JG53_Skin_Pack.zip

 

No HK version here     http://www.mediafire.com/file/2xt5o3upcsqmspd/7_JG53_Skin_Pack__NO_HK.zip

 

Both packs come with the skin and NEW (01/05/18) normal map. Simply unzip, open and drag the "data" folder into the main IL directory.  

 

Huge thanks to RaFiGer not only for the brilliant template but also for the high quality photograph of the Illiad Decals Ive based the artwork on. 

 

For a bit more on the skins see the spoiler

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Ive used contemporary photographs to produce these skins. Sadly most concentrate only on the artwork so there is some artistic licence taken with the overall scheme. What the photographs did indicate was the likley manufacture of the aircraft and these 6 cover all 3 of the main G6 production factories.

 

3 and 9 look very much to be Regensburg airframes and ive created a typical base scheme for these, matching the mottle as close to the pictures as I can.

 

5 and 7 are almost certainly WNF aircraft and ive used the Template's Base scheme with some changes to match the photos as well as new mottle for these.

 

6 and 8 seem to be Erla produced. Here ive used the Template's Erla scheme (Detcord) and added mottle etc. A few sources (colour profiles) show 6 with white lower wing tips. Ive included these (artistic licence) as well at the outer bars to the lower crosses typical or Erla paint. 

 

To the lot ive added an edited weather layer and one or two other bits to the alpha.

 

Edited May 3, 2018 by BOO

[E69_julian57]

Great job

[DD_Arthur]

Nice one BOO

 

 

[Yankee_One]

Fantastic! Nice work.

 

Thank you

[E69_julian57]

How well I see the spiral of the propeller, very good 

[BOO]

This is Yellow 6 9./JG54  Ludwigslust, Germany, February, 1944. 

 

http://www.mediafire.com/file/eis22cz63dvaebm/9_JG54_No6.zip

 

The scheme is based on the Hasegawa 1/32 kit scheme. The aircraft appears to be WNF built and has the standard scheme but with a higher demarcation along the spine. The skin was made with RaFiGer's 4K V003 template including the base camo and spiral prop. To this ive added an edited weathering layer and a new fume pattern which I think is more representative of the staining seen in photographs (a widening lower pattern extending onto the wing to the port side where the exhaust shield wraps over and a higher more diffused pattern to the starboard side).

 

The aircraft is noted in a number of sources as being somewhat "worn" having Dark Grey or Black paint along the wing roots and exhaust covers as well as various obvious repair paint patches. As well as these ive also added a roughly applied green paint of a dark green but unspecified colour to the leading edges of the wings and stabs which is a feature of many photos of the period and presumably an attempt to prevent larger areas of bare metal glinting.

 

The zip file contains both Historic marking and a version without the HK. Also included is RaFiGer's excellent normal map which I strongly suggest is used for maximum effect.

 

 

Edited May 14, 2018 by BOO

[Yankee_One]

Hi BOO,

 

great skin, like it. If you dont mind one thing i have a question.

Should the JG 54 banderole not a little bit darker? (its not critisizm, only a question)

 

You made a fantastic job mate.

 

S!

Edited May 5, 2018 by Yankee_One

[BOO]

14 hours ago, Yankee_One said:

Hi BOO,

 

great skin, like it. If you dont mind one thing i have a question.

Should the JG 54 banderole not a little bit darker? (its not critisizm, only a question)

 

You made a fantastic job mate.

 

S!

Very possibly- Ill have a look once ive finished Zach's Swiss skins. I'm an old modeller so probably scale lighten the crap outta stuff too much!! :-) 

[BOO]

Swiss Army Knife Fighters - 3 Swiss 109G6 skins

 

http://www.mediafire.com/file/kkeldipngqg90vp/Swiss_109G6s.zip

 

3 Swiss skins as requested by ZachariasX. The story of how the Swiss manged to get hold of their G6s is well known. The subjects here are J-704 and J-705. J-704 appears twice. Once in its 1944 colours and also in its later 1945 colours (Brown and green) following its rebuild after a crash landing. Ive tried hard to match up the camo with photographs in all the skins. J-705 is shown in its 1945 colours. By 1945 most of the surviving G6 had been retrofitted with the later tails and Erla hoods. The shot of J704 after its repairs this wasn't universal have only the tail. 

 

Skins are made with RaFiGer's excellent v003 Template. Ive added and altered a good few of the stencils to match what references I could find and used edited/new weathering layers.

 

The zip file contains both Historic marking and a version without the HK. Also included is RaFiGer's excellent normal map which I strongly suggest is used for maximum effect. 

Simply unzip, open and drag the "data" folder into the main IL directory.  

 

 

 

[sevenless]

LOL! If the spotting bubble of the game would allow for it, I guess you could see this 109 from 20 km away. Nevertheless very nice skinning work!

 

[BOO]

11 hours ago, sevenless said:

LOL! If the spotting bubble of the game would allow for it, I guess you could see this 109 from 20 km away. Nevertheless very nice skinning work!

 

 

I think that was kind of the point :-)

 

The G6s came in return for the monitored destruction of the night fighter Bf110 9 (presumably to avoid the radar tech falling into the hands of the Allies) - Not sure but I think this is the aircraft - if it is there is very clear evidence that the 1940s version of Jeremy Clarkson and the Top Gear team where likely used as "consultants" in the process which appears to involve launching to its fiery destruction (presumably over some caravans).

 

 

Edited May 6, 2018 by BOO

[RaFiGer]

Hello BOO,

 

that picture shows one of the new secrets weapons of the Luftwaffe occupied by Switzerland… Bf-110 "SKYROCKET"

 

Thanks for all the nice information's and of course the paint schemes 

[Yankee_One]

Hi BOO,

 

when you mentioned 1/32 Hasegawa.. i thought you are a modeller (too).

 

Weathering on th G-6 ia amazing.

 

S!

[BOO]

38 minutes ago, Yankee_One said:

Hi BOO,

 

when you mentioned 1/32 Hasegawa.. i thought you are a modeller (too).

 

Weathering on th G-6 ia amazing.

 

S!

An old IPMS Medal muttley. Long time since ive done anything though. Perhaps 4 years or so.  Skinning is a nice replacement. The Weathering is only a rough edit of what the template already provides so I cant claim credit. All ive done is balance up a few layers and cut them back.  I really need to refine the scratches and chips a la Zargos but I'm not sure I have his talent and eye.  

[FTC_Riksen]

BOO, thanks for all your work and impressive skills in skinning. We are eternally grateful to your skins in our pack!

 

Hope all is good there my friend 

[Yankee_One]

17 hours ago, BOO said:

An old IPMS Medal muttley. Long time since ive done anything though. Perhaps 4 years or so.  Skinning is a nice replacement. The Weathering is only a rough edit of what the template already provides so I cant claim credit. All ive done is balance up a few layers and cut them back.  I really need to refine the scratches and chips a la Zargos but I'm not sure I have his talent and eye.  

 

Like me, ido not put them together any more, iam only collect them.

Talent on skins! You make a brilliant work.

What should i say, i even dont know where and how to begin. I do not have any talent in such things.

 

S!

[Zargos]

17 hours ago, BOO said:

I really need to refine the scratches and chips a la Zargos but I'm not sure I have his talent and eye

 

You're too kind with me and you're too modest.

If I may give you an 'old skinner' advice : it's very hard to replicate the way others skinners do things. The reason is that what you see is the result of the skinner method and experience which are very different from yours. So you'll spend time and energy and never get the same result ... very frustrating. I think the best thing to do is to do your own way. You are indeed a good skinner and I'm sure you'll soon improve your weathering technique which is already very good.

What I think is the most important for a skinner is to develop his own style and that's why you do ! Keep going !

[BOO]

Bf109 G-6, Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler, Stab III./ JG 5, Alakurtti, Finland, June 1943.

 

This is my take on a very oft skinned aircraft. Probably my last for a while as I'm hogging the G6 somewhat!!

 

The Erla scheme is Detcord's from RaFiger's Template with my own mottle and amendments to replicate the colour scheme specified by Eduard Kit (see pics below). The 12 is also hand jammed as I wanted a less than perfect finish to it. The skins uses most of the elements included in the template but ive done my own exhaust staining (again) and new chip and paint wear layer (both  heavily cut back and modified combinations of the existing layers AND elements taken from ICDPs 190A5 template with a few splodges of my own). I'm hoping the chip layer will serve me well as, to me, its restrained enough to be used with 100 opacity (thus preventing the "faded" look on strong bright colours). The 100 victory wreath is not my work. I ripped it from a google profile and edited it to suit. Its missing the inscription of the original under the "100". 

 

This is what my 8 year old self imagined a 109 to be and why ive so closely replicated the Eduard instructions - the bulges of the G6, highly demarked mottle (or splodges as I would have said then), Erla scheme, yellow wing tips and an impressive kill tally on the tail). Ehrler went on to claim 208 air victories before loosing his life ramming a B24 in my Me262 (having already shot down 2 on that mission).

 

Since the screenshots ive toned down the yellow on both the ID and the tactical numbers. 

 

Anyhow

 

Zip containing Historic and non-HK skin, plus RaFiGer's Normal Map here http://www.mediafire.com/file/e10c0o8nh7a7ih6/Stab_III_JG5_Yellow_12.zip

 

Simply unzip, open and drag the "data" folder into the main IL directory.

 

Edited May 7, 2018 by BOO

[RaFiGer]

Hey BOO,

 

NOW we know what you are doing on a weekend  

[BOO]

When I moved to Lincoln I gave up a very nice garage for model making. I had only the kitchen. Happily I discovered Gunze acyclic. Then I discovered it worked much better with good ole life threatening cellulose thinner!!  So this has now replaced it!  So much easier to clean up! 

[BOO]

UPDATED Yellow 6 9./JG54 

 

Re-toned blue band and tactical markings (thanks @Yankee_One)

New Weathering and Chipping

Better prop execution

 

Link in post below updated to new skins

 

Cheers

 

 

 

[Yankee_One]

Hi BOO,

 

 

thanks alot for taking your time and making a real beauty.

 

She is fantastic.

 

S!

[Junjun_Nikurasu]

Hey BOO,

 

Thanks, tried making one out from these templates.  But given up, due to a pesky cut layer on the right side of the plane.  Didn't want to bothered with it nor spend any time with it.

 

Also I very much appreciated the template from RaFiGer, but just like I'd mentioned: I preferred downloaded em from all other members, If that fine with you all.

 

Plus I will not judge nor criticized on your content anymore (only if any of you asked).

[BOO]

BF109G-6 Major Gunther Rall, Stab III./JG52 late1943/early 1944

 

Based on limited references largely consisting of modellers from the IPMS's work over the years and two profiles. Two skins with and without HK. 

 

Pretty pleased with long spiral prop effect I have to say! ?

 

 

http://www.mediafire.com/file/3iawwat1yw788x8/Bf109G6_Rall_III_JG52_V2.zip/file

 

 

Edited July 8, 2018 by BOO

[sevenless]

Hi Boo,

 

what about this one?

 

 

 

Edited December 17, 2018 by sevenless

[Dutchvdm]

8 hours ago, sevenless said:

Hi Boo,

 

what about this one?

 

 

Walter Wulfrum's plane is nice, but i would keep the spinner black instead of red. 

 

 

[sevenless]

Well I am sure Claes Sundin knows his business, furthermore Wolfrum signed the picture. And thirdly, and most importantly, we know from Wolfrum why it was red and what colour was used.

 

 

Edited December 17, 2018 by sevenless

[Dutchvdm]

34 minutes ago, sevenless said:

Well I am sure Claes Sundin knows his business, furthermore Wolfrum signed the picture. And thirdly, and most importantly, we know from Wolfrum why it was red and what colour was used.

 

 

 

I stand corrected! Did not know that. 

 

Grt M

[Raptorattacker]

A Bf109 G6 flown by Oblt. Alfred Grislawski of 1./JGr 50 who were a unique unit intended solely to

combat US bombers in late 1943. The unit was finished in the standard 74/75/76 scheme but

constant and intense polishing to glean every last knot of speed led to the worn - down

overall appearance.

Grislawski was injured by a blast from a German landmine near Taman and on his revcoery he was transferred to Jagdgruppe Sud.

In August 1943 elements of JGr Sud were redesignated Jagdgeschwader 50 under the command of Major Hermann Graf

and they were charged with intercepting high - altitude RAF Mosquito fighter - bombers and photo - reconnaissance aircraft.

Based at Wiesnaden - Erbenheim, he shot down his first two USAAF four - engine bombers on 17th August and in early October

he was promoted to rank of Hauptmann and given temporary command of JG 50.

 

 

The skin can be downloaded HERE

and an Uncensored version HERE

HUGE thanks to @RaFiGer for the template.

Have fun and shoot straight mates, from Raptorattacker

Edited December 17, 2018 by Raptorattacker

[sevenless]

Hi Rap,

 

I think you are a little too much on the light side. IMHO the 109 needs more specles. As always very pretty skin.

 

http://www.bergstrombooks.elknet.pl/gg/

 

 

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[FurphyForum]

Hey Rap,

Please could I twist your arm into skinning this profile - if you've got the time?

 

Spoiler

 

Thanks in advance either way.

 

 

[Raptorattacker]

10 hours ago, sevenless said:

IMHO the 109 needs more specles

Maybe but I did a version at the tail - end of the paintjob's life and the poor groundcrew had been polishing it furiously for months and months!! 

 

3 hours ago, FurphyForum said:

Please could I twist your arm into skinning this profile - if you've got the time?

Leava it with me for a short while and let's see what happens? 

[Raptorattacker]

On 12/18/2018 at 6:22 AM, FurphyForum said:

Please could I twist your arm into skinning this profile

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G6 I./JG 52. The pilot of this unoit is unfortunately unknown but

it flew out of Pipera, Romania ~ June 1944

 

 

The skin can be downloaded HERE

and the uncensored version HERE

and not forgetting a huge heads - up to @RaFiGer for the ace template'

Shoot straight mates and have fun from Raptorattacker!!

[FurphyForum]

Thanks Rap!

 

Just can't give enough thanks to you, for the time and effort that you put into this skin.

 

Cheers mate 

[Raptorattacker]

4 hours ago, FurphyForum said:

Cheers mate 

Furphy, absolutely NO problem mate. Enjoy it and don't scratch the paint!!

[sevenless]

On 12/18/2018 at 11:21 AM, Raptorattacker said:

Maybe but I did a version at the tail - end of the paintjob's life and the poor groundcrew had been polishing it furiously for months and months!! 

 

LOL! True. Maybe the groundcrew used too much Persil or ATA polishing it ?

Edited December 20, 2018 by sevenless

[Raptorattacker]

3 hours ago, sevenless said:

Maybe the groundcrew used too much Persil or ATA polishing it

ExACTly!! Hey, have a great Christmas and don't forget to drink FAR too much!!

[samson]

On 7/8/2018 at 8:02 PM, SCG_BOO said:

BF109G-6 Major Gunther Rall, Stab III./JG52 late1943/early 1944

 

Based on limited references largely consisting of modellers from the IPMS's work over the years and two profiles. Two skins with and without HK. 

 

Pretty pleased with long spiral prop effect I have to say! ?

 

 

http://www.mediafire.com/file/3iawwat1yw788x8/Bf109G6_Rall_III_JG52_V2.zip/file

 

 

 

I like this skin so much! Please, make another couple for Eastern Front