Author Topic: bf 109 f4 (Read 1185 times)

nickf620 · « **on:** January 06, 2007, 02:43:35 AM »

im wondering if anyone can help me out
i am thinking about doing my first skin i want it to be on the me bf 109 f4
and i would like it to be a winter skin
i know some of you have a boatload of books with various skins and what not
so i was wondering if yall had the time if you could find one of those winter skins and maybe just give me the fs/fg names of the plane
and i could just google it

thanks in advance

Krusty · « **Reply #1 on:** January 06, 2007, 11:30:51 AM »

In a VERY brief search I pulled up these:

III/JG54

or a more typical winter camo:

I./JG54

Basically, look for units that served in Barbarossa. JG54 is one of the more prominent units (or perhaps just the more well known units).

nickf620 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 06, 2007, 12:30:27 PM »

thank you very much krusty

btw where do yall find these
i know some have books

but is there somewhere some online plethora of pictures of ww2 planes?

nickf620 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 06, 2007, 12:42:01 PM »

and if i can get more info on it i really want to do the first one that is so cool

Kermit de frog · « **Reply #4 on:** January 07, 2007, 04:30:53 AM »

Krusty pointed to this link
III/JG54

What year is this skin?

nickf620 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 07, 2007, 08:58:36 AM »

i dont know

but i am still digging up info on it

if i had to guess i would say either was made in 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 , 1944 , or 1945

but heck thats just a guess

Kermit de frog · « **Reply #6 on:** January 07, 2007, 12:30:45 PM »

Well if you replace the brown with the color green. You can call it a III./JG54 Winter of 1942.

Do you want an all white version? Just ask.

Krusty · « **Reply #7 on:** January 07, 2007, 04:01:34 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Kermit de frog
Krusty pointed to this link
III/JG54

What year is this skin?

No info supplied on it. Which is a major drawback for a website that simply takes from other webpages. Not the most reliable of sources.

Like I said, a very brief search.

nickf620 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 07, 2007, 05:13:00 PM »

well it is III/JG54
DAMOSER, Rudolf
is possibly the pilot
this pilot was MIA
14 of march 1942
with his plane he flew for this same squadron that was a yellow 5

thats about all i know about this plane and all that is probably wrong

ive been digging for this thing but cant seem to find a place with info
is there any site that has a butload of info on 9 Staffle III/JG54?

btw froggie you better not be thinkin about stealin the skin im makin

Kermit de frog · « **Reply #9 on:** January 07, 2007, 07:53:52 PM »

You better hurry up then.

J/K, I'm just trying to help ya. I want to help you. You just have to ask the right questions.

edit: BTW, did you confirm your info with that specific picture?

nickf620 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 07, 2007, 08:22:27 PM »

the info that i am sure of
just by insignias
9 staffle III gruppe Jagdgeschwader 54

as far as pilot im not so sure it seems very likely
but apparently there where a whole lotta yellow 5's

nickf620 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 08, 2007, 10:57:48 PM »

hey krusty do you have a layer of panel lines and rivets for the 109f4?

just wondering i dont need it in any big hurry it will probably be a while before this thing is even close to looking like the real plane

dont tell anyone but it looks like a cow skin

experimenting with colors right now
although i was told that it looked good for someone having only spent about an hour on it

Krusty · « **Reply #12 on:** January 09, 2007, 02:04:29 AM »

I just hand-copied the defaults. I didn't look up historic rivet patterns or anything.

nickf620 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 09, 2007, 03:45:21 AM »

rgr thank you

btw
what software do you use
im using gimp cause im cheap
if you do use gimp is there a trick to getting the camo lines to look smooth will this?

Krusty · « **Reply #14 on:** January 09, 2007, 11:59:04 AM »

I'm not very familiar with gimp. I use Photoshop 5. The thing with camo is to use a softer brush or to blur that layer after-the-fact.