Klaiber Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 They look great to add! And you're welcome to add them to the L-39, MiG-29 and Yak-52 if you'd like to. The 1978 to 1990 uniform isn't the same as what you've just done. So the unification / post-unification pilots will look slightly different. But, you could always do a 1990 pilot too. Up to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrd Posted June 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 For the post unification 21, since the helmets are white and there's no shoulder patch (the chest patch would be hidden beneath the harness) the only difference is the gray color of the uniform. Might not be worth it. I think I'll take a break for a bit. Might do the others later. Klaiber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 Sounds good. Vonrd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Vonrd said: Is this better? I lightened the eyelids, toned down the eyeballs. I like it. Was mostly trying to be funny and not really a critique. But this looks great! Vonrd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrd Posted June 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 On 6/5/2022 at 8:07 PM, Flyboy said: not really a critique. I always welcome critiques! They usually are right and result in a better finished piece. Thanks Flyboy. Klaiber and Flyboy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrd Posted June 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 Here's the results. I just put them in the "Full Monty" set downloaded from our site. Mi-8: Added DDR pilots to: DDR 482 Placed NVA pilots in: Volksmarine blue Volksmarine desert Mi-24: Added DDR pilots to: JG1_5211 JG1_5211_Bort_4XX JG1_5211_Bort_5XX NVA LSK 442 NVA LSK Standard MiG-15: Added DDR pilots to: 3rd FAD Corsacs JG-1 1956 JG-1 1956 Bare metal JG-1 1959 - Camo MiG-19: Added DDR pilots to: DDR Silver JG1 DDR Red 872 MiG-21: Added 1990s post unification pilots to: JG1_Shark JG1_Shark white 22 02 Added DDR pilots to: v_!_JG1_MiG-21Bis_=Q=Gray v_!_JG1_MiG-21Bis_=Q=Green v_!_JG1_MiG-21Bis_Gray v_!_JG1_MiG-21Bis_GrayTrainer v_!_JG1_MiG-21Bis_Green v_!_JG1_MiG-21Bis_GreenTrainer Link here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/11bv48x8013w1tg/AADw5kk0Lmi-tzgDxEUqyS8da?dl=0 Klaiber, Flyboy and Snaggle 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted June 7, 2022 Report Share Posted June 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Vonrd said: Here's the results. I just put them in the "Full Monty" set downloaded from our site. Mi-8: Added DDR pilots to: DDR 482 Placed NVA pilots in: Volksmarine blue Volksmarine desert Mi-24: Added DDR pilots to: JG1_5211 JG1_5211_Bort_4XX JG1_5211_Bort_5XX NVA LSK 442 NVA LSK Standard MiG-15: Added DDR pilots to: 3rd FAD Corsacs JG-1 1956 JG-1 1956 Bare metal JG-1 1959 - Camo MiG-19: Added DDR pilots to: DDR Silver JG1 DDR Red 872 MiG-21: Added 1990s post unification pilots to: JG1_Shark JG1_Shark white 22 02 Added DDR pilots to: v_!_JG1_MiG-21Bis_=Q=Gray v_!_JG1_MiG-21Bis_=Q=Green v_!_JG1_MiG-21Bis_Gray v_!_JG1_MiG-21Bis_GrayTrainer v_!_JG1_MiG-21Bis_Green v_!_JG1_MiG-21Bis_GreenTrainer Link here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/11bv48x8013w1tg/AADw5kk0Lmi-tzgDxEUqyS8da?dl=0 Vonrd, Snaggle and Flyboy 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy Posted June 14, 2022 Report Share Posted June 14, 2022 @Vonrd how about this for a helmet? Klaiber and Vonrd 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrd Posted June 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatros, Construction Number:533526, USA Registration: N139AF, former Russian Red 68, now displayed at the Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos CA. From 12 September 2005 to 18 September 2005, competed at the National Championship Air Races, Reno NV in the Jet class as #68, named STRESS RELIEF. The primary pilot was Terry Sonday from Spring, TX. Finished in 7th place and from 11 September 2006 to 17 September 2006 where it finished in 9th place and 10 September 2007 to 16 September 2007 where it only raced one heat. (It's racing skin is a separate skin from the Hiller Museum one and is uploaded as "L-39C Red 68 Stress Relief"). In June 2010 it was placed on display at the Hiller Museum. Both skins have been uploaded to DCS User files. Also available here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/y266imrhr8btek9/AACX8q7q9kfRS8rae9zitNM2a?dl=0 I maintained the aircraft from 2005 until it's last flight from Hayward CA to San Carlos CA and it's induction into the museum. Snaggle, Shadepiece and Klaiber 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadepiece Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 This one is a real beauty,Von. Makes me want to buy the L-39 for the first time haha! Vonrd and Klaiber 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 It's a great aircraft. An excellent trainer, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Vonrd said: Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatros, Construction Number:533526, USA Registration: N139AF, former Russian Red 68, now displayed at the Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos CA. From 12 September 2005 to 18 September 2005, competed at the National Championship Air Races, Reno NV in the Jet class as #68, named STRESS RELIEF. The primary pilot was Terry Sonday from Spring, TX. Finished in 7th place and from 11 September 2006 to 17 September 2006 where it finished in 9th place and 10 September 2007 to 16 September 2007 where it only raced one heat. (It's racing skin is a separate skin from the Hiller Museum one and is uploaded as "L-39C Red 68 Stress Relief"). In June 2010 it was placed on display at the Hiller Museum. Both skins have been uploaded to DCS User files. Also available here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/y266imrhr8btek9/AACX8q7q9kfRS8rae9zitNM2a?dl=0 I maintained the aircraft from 2005 until it's last flight from Hayward CA to San Carlos CA and it's induction into the museum. These look great Vonrd! Vonrd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrd Posted June 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 5 hours ago, Shadepiece said: Makes me want to buy the L-39 for the first time haha! It's the one DCS aircraft that I've actually flown IRL and I have to say that they really got it right. Lipfert, Klaiber and Shadepiece 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrd Posted June 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 This is a modification of the original skin by 59th_Jack which can be found at https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3303500/. Modifications are basically, Glossy and un-weathered paint, selectable Bort numbers and DDR specific pilot uniforms and helmets. Thanks for the original skin Jack! Aero L-39V Albatros, East German Airforce, Number 170, Serial Number 630705 at Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr Berlin-Gatow. This L-39 was in operation with towed target Letov KT-04. (That would be an interesting MOD! ). I had originally presumed that this was an aerobatic display paint scheme and that is why I made it glossy and un-weathered. Research has shown that this paint scheme was applied for target towing. The aircraft served with the ZDK-33 (Zieldarstellungskette 33) swarm at Peenemünde Air Base from May 1980. After the takeover by the Bundesluftwaffe in 1990, the aircraft received the tactical designation 28+48. They towed an aerial target, the Letov KT-04. I could find no period photos of the in-service aircraft but the earliest photos of the aircraft at Berlin-Gatow (already subjected to weathering / oxidizing of the paint due to outdoor display) seem to suggest an original gloss finish. Skin submitted to DCS User Files and available here also: https://www.dropbox.com/s/p128e4i455313u5/L-39C DDR 170 Gloss.zip?dl=0 Snaggle, Lipfert and Klaiber 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Looks great Vonrd! Snaggle and Vonrd 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrd Posted July 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 Fw 190A-2, W. Nr. 120325, flown by Ofw. J. Heinzeller, 3./JG 2, Trickqueville, France, June 1942. With and without swastika. Josef Heinzeller, an ace with 35 kills to his credit began his combat career with LG 2. After that he was assigned to JG-3, from which he was transferred to JG-2 Richtofen in June 1942. He would also serve with JG-54 on the eastern front, and served as its first staffel CO until May 1944. He would serve out the war with this unit. Joseph Heinzeller had his Fw190A-3, as he did his previous Bf109E and Bf109F with JG-2 and JG-3, adorned with a rendition of his "Schnauzl" on the engine cowl. The "Old Shap" inscription was carried under the cockpit on the left side. A general consensus (but not definitive) is that "SCHNAUZL" was Frau Heinzeller's nickname. Shap is a small village in Cumbria. There is a pink granite from the area that's called Shap granite. It may be lost to time what Heinzeller was referring to or what his connection to Shap was. Submitted to DCS User Files and also available here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/won97v6rtkf6a2c/Fw190A-2_Ofw_Josef_Heinzeller_Schnauzl.zip?dl=0 Snaggle, Klaiber and Lipfert 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 13 hours ago, Vonrd said: Fw 190A-2, W. Nr. 120325, flown by Ofw. J. Heinzeller, 3./JG 2, Trickqueville, France, June 1942. With and without swastika. Looks great, Vonrd! 13 hours ago, Vonrd said: Shap is a small village in Cumbria. There is a pink granite from the area that's called Shap granite. It may be lost to time what Heinzeller was referring to or what his connection to Shap was. I don't buy the Shap, Cumbria connection at all. It makes no real sense. I just can't imagine a German ace caring about Shap granite or a town in Cumbria, which is in the Northwest of England (somewhere were he could never reach in his fighter). I could believe that "Old Shap" is a misspelling/mishearing of the song "Old Shep," which was first recorded in 1935. This seems generally possible. But still, how popular was hillbilly music in Nazi Germany? It's implausible. However, I did find a reference to "Old Shap" in a 1920 book called From Chart House to Bush Hut, by C.W. Bryde. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36340/36340-h/36340-h.htm It's a book about a sailor in the Queensland Bush. In the book there is a stereotypical German character called Franz, who yells out stuff like "Blitzen und picklehaubes!". And at one point, as Franz is yelling, the skipper Old Tom gets up and yells back (in an Austrialian accent): "What! You 'shuck' your 'yob.' Why! a bloomin' charge of dynamite wouldn't shift you, and you know it, and" (with bitter emphasis) "you can't stuff me with that, old 'shap.'" So, yob is a slurring of gob. And bloomin is the ultimate Aussie slang work. And "old shap" in this context is a slurring of old chap. This to me makes the most sense. Not that Heinzeller read From Chart House to Bush Hut. But that "Shap" is a German making fun of the archaic Briticisms like "old chap/old bean." Especially since many German fighter pilots would paint things on their aircraft specifically to make fun of the British. Vonrd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrd Posted July 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 7 minutes ago, Klaiber said: I don't buy the Shap, Cumbria connection at all. It makes no real sense. Agreed. Your explanation makes more sense. It was the only reference that I was able to find though. Klaiber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 Yeah, I found the same thread on taptalk: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/hyperscale/what-s-up-with-schnauzl-on-the-bf-109e-3-and-fw-19-t524921.html It's just... an odd connect to make. A book I found thinks Old Shap is another reference to the dog/wife thing. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Jagdgeschwader_2/lLrvCwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Josef+Heinzeller&pg=PT181&printsec=frontcover But again, it's just odd, as that would imply that he was aware of the Old Shep song. Lipfert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrd Posted July 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 It probably will remain a mystery... Perhaps it's a misspelling (deliberate or not) of the British "Old Chap"? Maybe he visited England pre-war and visited Shap (pretty far off of the tourist areas though)? Or maybe one of these? Klaiber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrd Posted July 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 Fw-190A-4, W. No. 140581, Flown by Lt. Eberhard Burath, Stab I./JG 1, Deelen, Netherlands, April 1943. Black and white striped cowl was represantive of Stab I./JG 1 aircraft. The center of the Balkenkruz on the fuselage were overpainted in RLM 75. The IV. Gruppe disc aft of the Balkenkruz has been overpainted, probably during early April 1943 when the unit was re-designated and Burath was appointed as Gruppenadjutant. As can be seen in the accompanying photo, it's readily apparent that the wings, at least, were highly reflective. I surmise that the reflectivity is due to application of wax and subsequent polishing by the ground crew. For that reason, I have made this livery a relatively gloss finish, including the exposed bare metal due to wear. I have taken the liberty to do so since I'm making the assumption that the crew would have applied the wax as is. Would they have touched up the paint beforehand? Who knows. I just think that it looks good. I hope that you enjoy this skin. One skin with swastika and one without. Submitted to DCS User Files as well as here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/y76ygnv1e04gr0b/Fw 190 A-4%2C Lt. Eberhard Burath of I.JG 1.zip?dl=0 Lipfert, Klaiber, Snaggle and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 Looks great, Vonrd! Vonrd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrd Posted July 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 Focke Wulf 190 A4, 1./JG 1”Oesau” White 10 - Ofw. Fritz Husser, Deelen - Netherlands May 1943. This skin rendered in reflective gloss since a period photo indicates that it was such. Although not an Ace Husser flew a very nice looking bird, his 2 victories included a B-17 on 22 June, 1943 and a 2nd B-17 on 25 June 1943. On 28 July 1943, “White 10” was lost when Uffz Karl Knespel crashed and was killed after attacking a formation of USAAF bombers. Submitted to DCS User Files and also available here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/31wg7pfzmdh4b3c/Fw190A-4_Fritz Husser .zip?dl=0 Klaiber, Snaggle and Lipfert 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted July 16, 2022 Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 Very nice work @Vonrd! Did you have any other skins in the immediate pipeline? Or would it be okay to update the paint pack? Lipfert and Snaggle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrd Posted July 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Klaiber said: Did you have any other skins in the immediate pipeline? I'm working on a Dora and trying to simulate the variations in gloss due to overspray as in this photo. Coloring is all done, I'm now working on roughmets to get that affect. If if works, I'll be done sometime this week. Shadepiece, Klaiber and Lipfert 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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