Finnish Bf-109 G6's Skinpack

[Hanu]

UPDATE: All the skins have been updated now as ICDP released 4k template for G6. THANK YOU!!!

Most prominent changes are weathering,  repositioned textures according to official 4k normal-map, fixes to radiator inner textures, Finnish Stencil layer (fixed some typos that the template had) and few problems with camopatterns as well as alpha-channel. The skins are combined with layers from all the artists listed in the original post and several of my own.

 

Screenshots are not updated.

 

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Zeus's wonderful Velikie Luki summer map gave me a very strong feeling of flying over Finnish countryside... I thought that this map needs Finnish skins, but there are too little published. (Oh, some donbass Hanu had done some amateurish stuff earlier... ?) So I was inspired again to revisit the skins I've created earlier (Oh boy how much errors there were, sorry for that) and create some new ones for G6 Early
 
AFAIK these skins are as historic as possible. I've been using lots of time to study the planes, colors and plane's history but some guesswork had to be done. The colors RLM 21/27/65/70/74/75/76 are mostly from BlackHellHound's templates, some minor adjustments to RLM 27 (Yellow) in saturation as it looked too neonish-like color at least in my setup. Colors are always debatable and especially in Finnish literature especially RLM 74/75 seem to be a way too grayish usually.
 
The templates/some layers I've used are practically from every possible pro-skinner here. Mainly the template is based on Kruger's work, which itself was based on ICDP's and RaFiGer's works. Some layers are from BlackHellHound's G2 template and also DetCord12b's RLM 75 layers are used. Sorry if I missed someone, not intentional. Thank you all!!! I've created several hand-painted layers of RLM 74/75 mottling from actual images, succeeding somewhat. Tactical numbers are also hand made. Register numbers are from a font Porsimo created for IL-2 '46 many years ago. Fixed some stuff in stencils and so on. My sources have been Stenman / Holda books mostly.
 
Here is the link:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ai1G8Nbf5lNHgppmiou96XyjxX6EvA?e=ihiS0z
 
 And the planes:

 

 

MT-408, WNr. 411728. Used by 2/HLeLv 30 which was based on Malmi. Designated pilot 1st Lt. T.Kallio. Plane's fate was to crash on landing 24.7.1944. Flight time 64h 35min. No air victories
 

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MT-411, WNr. 410896. Also used by 2/HLeLv 30. Belonged to 2nd Lt M. Halme. Survived the war. Flight time 300h. No air victories. The yellow ring on the engine was overpainted from the top
 

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MT-415, WNr. 412105. Used by 3/HLeLv 34, Taipalsaari. Designted pilot was Msg K.Alikoski. However Major Eino Luukkanen (CO. of HLeLv 34)  used this particular plane with great success, scoring 16 air victories with MT-415. Total amount was 20 victories for MT-415. Survived the war and timed quite stunning amount of 591h 45mins of flight time. NOTE: real MT-415 had a tall tail and early heavily-framed canopy, but this was too interesting plane, so I chose to use G6 early model for it anyway.

 

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MT-416, WNr. 411704, Used by 3/HHLeLv 34, pilot Msg A. Nuorala who scored 6/10 of MT-416's victories. It's war-path ended in 29.6.1944 when Nuorala landed on the soft part of the runway and MT-416 was flipped over. Later repaired and total flight time was 298h 50min.

 

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MT-423, WNr. 412122. Belonged to 1/HHLeLv 34, Msg. H.Leino. 4 different pilots scored one victory each with MT-423. 30th of June the other landing gear did not come out and Leino had to do forced landing. MT-423 did not make it to war anymore, but was repaired and total flight time was 306h 25min. It was decorated with the HLeLv 34's Eagle logo in the rudder. NOTE: real MT-423 had a tall tail and early heavily-framed canopy like MT-415.
 

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MT-437, WNr. 163627 Used by 3/HHLeLv 24, pilot Msg. L.Ahokas. 4 air victories, 2 scored by Sgt K.Keskinummi. Was damaged during air combat and was sent to repairs, but did not make it in time to fly in war anymore. Flight time 310h 30min. Was equipped with Trop air filter. Tail rudder has HLeLv 24's very rare "Lynx" logo.

 

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MT-453, WNr. 165274 Used by 1/HHLeLv 34, pilot Msg. O.Länsivaara. 5 air victories. Was equipped with 20mm gunpods. WO Antti Tani scored 3 IL-2's in one sortie with this plane. Survived the war. Flight time 300h. Was equipped with Trop air filter.

 

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MT-482, WNr. 165185 Belonged to 3/HHLeLv 34, pilot 1st Ltn. L.Lehtonen.  No air victories. Survived the war. Flight time 300h.  Was equipped with Trop air filter.
 

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MT-483, WNr. 710012 Used by 1/HHLeLv 24, pilot Cpt. A.Lassila.  No air victories with MT-483. Survived the war. Flight time 250h. She was actually G-8 without cameras, but still portrayed here as the model of the plane was correct.

 

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Edited September 23, 2020 by Hanu
Major update

[Reggie_Mental]

Thanks Hanu. Beautiful work.

 

Downloaded and installed. Are you planning on a blue circle roundel version?

 

Hint-hint...

 

tyia?

[Juri_JS]

Looks great. Would be nice if we could get a generic version without serial/tactical numbers too.

[LeLv30_Redwing-]

Torille!

[Hanu]

5 hours ago, Juri_JS said:

Looks great. Would be nice if we could get a generic version without serial/tactical numbers too.

 

Ok, why not... I added a generic skin for you to that same folder.

6 hours ago, Reggie_Mental said:

Thanks Hanu. Beautiful work.

 

Downloaded and installed. Are you planning on a blue circle roundel version?

 

Sorry, only if I decide to paint some peace-time skins.

[Grancesc]

Great job Hanu. Thank you for sharing these beautiful skins with us. And by the way, I had the same feelings about the  Velikie Luki summer map.

[Atomic_Spaniel]

Excellent!

 

Forgotten Battles, here we come!

 

[Missionbug]

Excellent, thank you very much, really appreciated.

 

Take care and be safe.

 

Wishing you all the very best, Pete.

[XQ_Lothar29]

Nice wok, and good collection skins for Finland BF109 G6. Thx

[LW_Pilot777]

On 9/5/2020 at 1:23 PM, Hanu said:

Velikie Luki summer map gave me a very strong feeling of flying over Finnish countryside

 

I have the same feeling !!!

Great skins Hanu !!! a week ago this book came too me .....

 

                                                                          

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 ...... and I search for some Finnish skins for Mersu  ..... and now searching is over ?  Thanks once again !!!  

Edited September 11, 2020 by LW_Pilot777

[Hanu]

UPDATE: All the skins have been updated now as ICDP released 4k template for G6. THANK YOU!!!

Most prominent changes are weathering,  repositioned textures according to official 4k normal-map, fixes to radiator inner textures, Finnish Stencil layer (fixed some typos that the template had) and few problems with camopatterns as well as alpha-channel. The skins are combined with layers from all the artists listed in the original post and several of my own.

 

Screenshots are not updated. DL link is the same as in initial post. I just replaced the files with new ones

[Atomic_Spaniel]

Thank you, Hanu   ?