9./JG54 "Yellow 1" 109G6

[Larry]

Bf 109G-6 of 9./JG54 flown by Oblt. Wilhelm Schilling, 1944

[Devil 505]

Excellent choice for adoption. Will look great in formation with my skin from the same squadron.

Really nice job overall. That said, here are some bits to improve before submission.

I think your RLM 04 yellow is too much a greenish/yellow. It was harder to tell this from your other skins since it was only on the undersides and in markings, but the rudder here makes it very apparent. A simple google search for RLM 04 will give you a good idea of the correct shade. 

I recommend you modify the squad emblems to make the colors less neon looking. This is the major failing of the emblem files I gave you - the colors are all off. The green heart specifically should be darker and duller. Note how close in hue it is to the RLM 74 around the canopy. Also, the yellow in the shield around the devil's head should match the other RLM 04 areas.

I believe the fuselage cross is filled with RLM 70 and not black. The color is very close in tone to the darkest mottles, which should be 70.

Finally, the tail band should be a bit lighter, but not brighter. Should be lighter than the RLM 74 next to it.

Fairly minor stuff, but I think you'll appreciate the results.

[BuckShot]

Nice work! Good looking bird.

[puller]

 

[Vraciu]

Great work.  Glad you have Devil to fact check. 

[lyric1]

 

[Larry]

Excellent choice for adoption. Will look great in formation with my skin from the same squadron.

Really nice job overall. That said, here are some bits to improve before submission.

I think your RLM 04 yellow is too much a greenish/yellow. It was harder to tell this from your other skins since it was only on the undersides and in markings, but the rudder here makes it very apparent. A simple google search for RLM 04 will give you a good idea of the correct shade. 

I recommend you modify the squad emblems to make the colors less neon looking. This is the major failing of the emblem files I gave you - the colors are all off. The green heart specifically should be darker and duller. Note how close in hue it is to the RLM 74 around the canopy. Also, the yellow in the shield around the devil's head should match the other RLM 04 areas.

I believe the fuselage cross is filled with RLM 70 and not black. The color is very close in tone to the darkest mottles, which should be 70.

Finally, the tail band should be a bit lighter, but not brighter. Should be lighter than the RLM 74 next to it.

Fairly minor stuff, but I think you'll appreciate the results.

I have four shades of RLM4 and I have always used the one in the middle. It may look green because I faded it and the RLM76 is bleeding through. Anyways I changed it to a lighter shade and made all the other RLM4 parts the same. The neon JG54 always bothered me I don't know why it didn't change it before uploading the picture but I have now. I also found a lighter shade of RLM24 for the tail band and changed the side balkenkreuz to the darkest shade of RLM70 I have.

Great work.  Glad you have Devil to fact check. 

Its always good to have constructive criticism and a second pair of eyes look it over. This skin I kind of rushed because the wife wanted me off "my stupid airplane game", but for other skins that can take weeks to complete if you are starting from scratch having other people look at it helps because its always the simple obvious things you over look when you think you are done.

[Devil 505]

I have four shades of RLM4 and I have always used the one in the middle. It may look green because I faded it and the RLM76 is bleeding through. Anyways I changed it to a lighter shade and made all the other RLM4 parts the same. The neon JG54 always bothered me I don't know why it didn't change it before uploading the picture but I have now. I also found a lighter shade of RLM24 for the tail band and changed the side balkenkreuz to the darkest shade of RLM70 I have.

The colors on the markings are still too bold for my taste. I'll give you the RGB levels for the colors I use. Use them if you like. If not, so be it. I don't want to pester you over them.

RLM 04: 222,171,49
RLM 24: 48,70,112
Green heart: 74,100,76
Red for devil and shield: 174,61,51

Also, I did notice a placement error in the RLM 74: The aft portion of the cowl bulges should be RLM 75 to match the rest of the MG cover.

[Greebo]

Very nice looking skin Larry.

The thing I have found with LW and Wehrmacht colours is there is too much choice, you find three different colour charts and none of the shades match. US, Italian and British colours are pretty well documented whereas Soviet and Japanese ones are a real minefield.

[Spikes]

Beautiful Larry.

[Larry]

The thing I have found with LW and Wehrmacht colours is there is too much choice, you find three different colour charts and none of the shades match. US, Italian and British colours are pretty well documented whereas Soviet and Japanese ones are a real minefield.

Tell me about it. I made a pdf of all the RLMs that way I can see which one looks right under my style of weathering.




Here it is again with the RLM colors you provided Devil

[Nefarious]

Outstanding work! 

[Devil 505]

Tell me about it. I made a pdf of all the RLMs that way I can see which one looks right under my style of weathering.




Here it is again with the RLM colors you provided Devil


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Perfect!

 

[horble]

That's killer.

[Molsman]

Great Looking skin Larry