Bf 109G-2 Gunther Rall 8./Jg52

[Krusty]

Don't go overboard on the fabric of the controls... In reality you can't even see a difference. It wasn't sagging or sucking in between the ribs, or anything. Just give enough detail that people will be expecting but not enough to make it look too heavy.

If you get what I mean?

EDIT: For example, here's a war time rudder, seeing plenty of use (note the kills):



However, if you DO want to show the ribs, they will be most prominent on war-weary craft and at the widest part of the lower rudder (which I suppose makes sense as you have to stretch the material taught over the wider ribs that mount the light and trim tab mount, etc...)

Here's a more weathered one:



Hope that helps!

[Devil 505]

Thanks for feedback everybody.

Krusty I love that bottom pic.

I adjusted the colors  using Krusty's suggestions. I agree that the IMPS colors are better that what I had before. I can now see some green in the spinner after replacing the RLM 70.

In standard RLM 74/75/76 colors.


I didn't like the RLM 74 because it doesn't contrast  the 75 enough, and I wanted a color with more green in it. So I swapped out RLM 74 with 71.


Much better.    

[Krusty]

The problem with that is you've taken a historical paint scheme and made an unhistorical one. Not the overspray on the tail, but the splinter camo seen on the wings. Can you go back to a version you saved with the proper color, the one where you say it doesn't have enough contrast? Try this:

Go to just that RLM 74 layer and boost the saturation a tad (like 5-10%). Then go to the RLM75 layer and DESATURATE it just a take (5-10%, play with the slider a bit).

Tweaking the color, brightness, contrast, and saturation of the existing layer will give you the "pop" to separate the colors from each other without totally replacing the color.

Then move the RLM71 layer back on but only on the tail area where it oversprays. What does that look like? I.E. tweak the 1, combine the second, to create a third using parts of both.

I think the goal is to strive for accuracy or authenticity, so that's why I harp on it. Might look interesting, too!

[Devil 505]

Are you suggesting having  RLM 71 only on the fuslage sides and verticle stab and  74 on the upper surfaces?  Or, are you telling me to use a the 71 layer to tint the 74?

[Devil 505]

Update.
Added rivits, oil streaks, and fabric surface detail. I figure its about 95% done, just need to do a few touch-ups then the specularity and bump maps.

[ink]

looks damn good

[Latrobe]

I know what my G-2 skin will be from now on! 

[Devil 505]

Thanks guys. 

[Raphael]

amazing! lookin' great!

[DEECONX]

Again, great work good sir! 

[Nr_RaVeN]

From the first screen of this skin compared to the last screen I can see your a fast learner.. The weathering is nice..

[Devil 505]

Long overdue update.

This skin was rejected after a snafu resulted in it being confused with the skin for 9./Jg 54. The original skin files were then lost when my hard-drive crashed, earlier this year. After tackling all of the Emils, I figured it was time to revisit this skin - from scratch. You'll note that I decided to portray this scheme with a traditional mottled camouflage on the tail. Also I reverted to a true RLM 74 on the fuselage sides.

Without further ado, I present Gunther Rall's new and improved Bf 109G-2.






Enjoy.

[lyric1]

 

[gyrene81]

that is really nice looking Devil. 

[TwinBoom]