Bf 109 Camo Variant

[FLS]

Here's an unusual 109 skin if you guys haven't seen it.

[bustr]

Some of the fighter groups in the low country I believe had light gray sides up very high on the fuselage. So for I guess tactical reasons like with white distemper a few years later in Russia, the ground crew hand painted out the light gray. You see the same kind of field hand painting on Ki61 which many were delivered bare aluminum.

[Devil 505]

This scheme is really not that remarkable. It has a base factory painted scheme with the sides over painted with RLM 71 Olive Green over the base RLM 65 Light Blue in random streaks. The upper cowling also looks to be painted RLM 70 Black Green.

also the photo gives no info as to which squadron the plane belongs and there's no squadron markings in the plane itself.

[USCH]

Damn dev if only you shot people down so well on Friday nights.... Lol

[Devil 505]

Damn dev if only you shot people down so well on Friday nights.... Lol

 

[FLS]

This scheme is really not that remarkable. It has a base factory painted scheme with the sides over painted with RLM 71 Olive Green over the base RLM 65 Light Blue in random streaks. The upper cowling also looks to be painted RLM 70 Black Green.

also the photo gives no info as to which squadron the plane belongs and there's no squadron markings in the plane itself.

It's the only pic I've seen where the aircraft looks like it was scribbled on.

[Krusty]

Well, there's a number where these improvised schemes were applied to darken the sides of the fuselage. Some are already in-game.

[FLS]

Those are nice Krusty and I see the similarity but I haven't seen anything else quite like that picture.

[Devil 505]

The colorization on the fuselage sides was applied freehand with a spray gun. The style of the shapes, color selection, and color opacity is up to the painter and the pattern is usually extremely random. Each plane would have been unique in this regard.

usually when discussing camouflage schemes, the word "variant" would be used to describe differences in basic patterns and not one-off

To me, what is most unique about this plane is not the camo on the fuselage sides, but the paint on the upper cowling being appearing to be RLM 70.

[FLS]

I use variant to mean exhibiting variety. 

[Kanth]

That's very unusual. Looks like a 4 year old worked on it.