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Post by Stecher on Jan 24, 2009 22:08:14 GMT -5
I don't, but may start on them.  |
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Post by Stecher on Jan 23, 2009 14:13:13 GMT -5
The most JG51 pics I've come across were the 109Fs. Probably because that was during the height of Werner Mölders' career. I don't think I've ever seen a 190 picture that had obvious visual confirmation of being from JG51. In fact it was some B&W 109 pictures that convinced me of the Geschwader emblem being blue/white, not blue/brown as you see propagated all over the internet, and even reputable books! I've seen the blue/white emblem on a 109 print I own, and recent pictures of an Emil on museum display. It had me wondering, but it wasn't until I saw an actual period 109 photo (even in B&W) did the color contrast compared to the known camo colors it was against validate the blue/white version to me. I've seen more than a few B&W pictures of the emblem on 109s and they all support this. If there ever was a blue/brown version, I haven't seen a picture that supports it. If you have any pictures, of either 109 or 190 with the Geschwader emblem, I'd love to see them if it's not too much trouble. The book I referred to before is Osprey's 190 Aces of the Eastern Front. There's an online preview, which does have a generous portion of it, but not much in pictures. They have numerous I./JG51 color plates described (images not included in preview), which I assume, or at least hope, are based on some photographic evidence, even if not included in that book. I have 3 books from that series and there are a few things I've found to be in error, but overall they're a good source. Osprey also has a dedicated JG51 book that should have some good stuff in it. Don't ask me how I don't already have these.  Guys? Any of you have them? |
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Post by Stecher on Jan 22, 2009 1:56:14 GMT -5
I have done some searching to find pictures of I./JG51 aircraft, but I haven't had much success with it. Maybe the best thing I've found are the text descriptions of unit aircraft, no picture available. They are from a book preview (something I should buy). We play in an online war called Forgotten Skies, and actually we are just about to start a Moscow campaign. I do skins for our unit to use during training, and have been trying to learn more about 190 schemes on the eastern front. I seems that JG54 started (or maybe just expanded) a trend for eastern units to use non-standard RLM colors and schemes, since they were issued mainly for western air-superiority missions. In the east it was low altitude flying over forests and grasslands. I have been unable to find anything definitive on the camo scheme or actual colors used, but photographs certainly show non-standard colors and schemes for 41-43 Luftwaffe fighters. The best description I could find was that each unit probably used a custom mix of their paints to make what they wanted and applied it how they wanted. So scheme and actual coloring would have varied somewhat. As it wasn't official, there is no record of exactly how it was done. I wish I could help you more, but I really haven't found much specifically on I./JG51 schemes online. The best I can do right now is speculate from the many examples of other units schemes and of course from the standard colors/scheme that they are based on. 190 colors/schemes from the eastern front 41-43 may be the most illusive ones because it was all done unofficially at the unit level. And pictures of non-JG54 190s are apparently rare, at least online. There are books which have more information and pictures, but I don't have them.......yet.  I'm convincing myself to buy them as we prepare for this next FS campaign. If you have anything digital that you could share, we'd be happy to see it. Good luck with your campaign. |
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Post by Stecher on Jan 22, 2009 1:15:56 GMT -5
Don't know anything other than it seems to be a CFS3 mod.
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Post by Stecher on Jan 16, 2009 23:45:51 GMT -5
Good luck. It will be good to get that fixed so you can fly a normal mission.
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Post by Stecher on Nov 26, 2008 20:12:29 GMT -5
......watch football, eat more, sleep.....
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Post by Stecher on Nov 11, 2008 16:41:50 GMT -5
We'll have to get you comfortable with the Emil. Glad to have you back up. See you Thursday.
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Post by Stecher on Oct 14, 2008 20:01:34 GMT -5
Too bad it had to come to that, but at least it should be clean now.
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Post by Stecher on Sept 25, 2008 17:55:32 GMT -5
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Post by Stecher on Sept 12, 2008 1:11:32 GMT -5
Good luck Schnauf, be safe.
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Post by Stecher on Sept 7, 2008 23:02:31 GMT -5
Oh yeah, you can barely see a little fuzzy bit of the ground. We'll at least it exists! |
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Post by Stecher on Sept 7, 2008 19:19:34 GMT -5
Yeah, but I don't think any are actually of in-game graphics. Or did I miss it?
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Post by Stecher on Sept 7, 2008 18:10:17 GMT -5
What? Where?
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Post by Stecher on Sept 2, 2008 14:19:50 GMT -5
Sully posted these on the FS forums. If you didn't see, it's worth checking out. They are well done. Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4 |
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Post by Stecher on Sept 2, 2008 14:12:56 GMT -5
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Post by Stecher on Aug 29, 2008 14:47:45 GMT -5
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Post by Stecher on Aug 21, 2008 15:25:21 GMT -5
That did it, thanks Wotan.
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Post by Stecher on Aug 21, 2008 9:07:13 GMT -5
Hmmmmmmm.
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Post by Stecher on Aug 21, 2008 4:12:44 GMT -5
Anyone else having trouble signing onto the FS forum? When I try, it just kicks me back to the index page like I'm not signed in yet. My name is on there as being online, but I'm not really in. The rest of the boards don't show up and if I click on the PMs, it asks me to sign in. And if I do, it asks me again. Is it just me?  |
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Post by Stecher on Jul 13, 2008 20:41:15 GMT -5
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Post by Stecher on Jul 12, 2008 17:17:59 GMT -5
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Post by Stecher on Jun 15, 2008 22:50:17 GMT -5
Yeah, these are for sims. There's actually a video showing the stick and throttle while strafing with a 190 in Il-2.
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Post by Stecher on Jun 10, 2008 9:04:11 GMT -5
Cool pics Holst, thanks for posting. Which airshow was this?
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Post by Stecher on Apr 24, 2008 15:03:18 GMT -5
I briefly looked through DCG many months ago. But besides FS development, I don't do anything offline.
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Post by Stecher on Oct 6, 2006 15:50:40 GMT -5
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Guys? Any of you have them?
I'm convincing myself to buy them as we prepare for this next FS campaign. If you have anything digital that you could share, we'd be happy to see it. Good luck with your campaign. 