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Title: Eagle-eyed Gustav
Post by: Devil 505 on April 03, 2023, 09:34:13 PM
This is an adoption of VonMessa's original skin.

Bf 109G-6 flown by Elias Kuhlein of 4./Jg 51 in the summer of 1944. II/Jg 51 would spend most of 1944 bouncing around the Balkans, calling various airfields in Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania it's home. They were tasked with intercepting American bombers raiding from Italy. Kuhlein's well worn aircraft features personal artwork of yellow eyes on the cowl bulges. The Jg 51 emblem is painted on the left of the cowling and the II Gruppe emblem of a shield with a sword piercing the 4 roundels of the Allied nations was painted on the right. White lower wingtips indicate that this aircraft can be traced all the way back to Italy in 1943. A corresponding tail band is covered up by RLM 75 and blended with the RLM 74 on the top. The rudder was painted white, denoting that Kuhlein was a flight leader. 

(https://i.postimg.cc/1XXN6m5Z/Eagle-Eye-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0KgQ1qwt)

(https://i.postimg.cc/V6DCdrwR/Eagle-eye-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5YQ0rt6Y)

(https://i.postimg.cc/rsHRNBKR/Eagle-eye-3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/GTkpcSPb)
Title: Re: Eagle-eyed Gustav
Post by: Vraciu on April 03, 2023, 09:58:49 PM
Great work.
Title: Re: Eagle-eyed Gustav
Post by: oboe on April 03, 2023, 10:02:00 PM
(https://media.tenor.co/images/31e7df8b1c901055ce350404057d87eb/tenor.gif)

Absolutely love it.  One of my favorite 109s.  Just impeccable work there Devil.
Title: Re: Eagle-eyed Gustav
Post by: Dadtallica on April 03, 2023, 10:42:36 PM
DROOOOOL!!!  :banana:

Stop your life and finish this!


lol wow so cool very nice work!
Title: Re: Eagle-eyed Gustav
Post by: Devil 505 on April 03, 2023, 10:45:35 PM
Quote from: Dadtallica on April 03, 2023, 10:42:36 PM
DROOOOOL!!!  :banana:

Stop your life and finish this!


lol wow so cool very nice work!

It's done. I don't post pics until it's ready for submission. Expect it in the next skin batch.
Title: Re: Eagle-eyed Gustav
Post by: Vraciu on April 03, 2023, 10:50:04 PM
This batch will be the biggest in some time...
Title: Re: Eagle-eyed Gustav
Post by: Devil 505 on April 03, 2023, 10:51:47 PM
Quote from: Vraciu on April 03, 2023, 10:50:04 PM
This batch will be the biggest in some time...

And I'm not done yet.

New 110 coming tomorrow...
Title: Re: Eagle-eyed Gustav
Post by: Dadtallica on April 03, 2023, 11:45:14 PM
Nice work fellas. Looking forward to a bunch of the new set!  :rock
Title: Re: Eagle-eyed Gustav
Post by: lyric1 on April 04, 2023, 01:28:36 AM
 :aok
Title: Re: Eagle-eyed Gustav
Post by: Greebo on April 04, 2023, 01:41:32 AM
Great job Devil, sure to be a popular skin.