IL2 Series Aircraft Skins

FU4-1A : VMF-222 'Flying Duces', USMC 1943. Bright converted , used tankerivs excelllent template , camo,extra weathering, rust etc by me .

B-25J of the 445th BS, 321st BG, in italy during 1945. ser no : 327698. This particular aircraft survived over 120 missions and was returned to the united states. pilots unknown. This is the most weathering ive ever done, i had to seeing that it survived 120 missions. Bright converted , theres also a no markings skin in the download. If anyone has any info on this plane please send me the info .:)

B29-40-BW "Thumper", assigned to the 497th Bomb Group, 73rd Bomb Wing. Enjoy! ;)

Messerschmitt Me 109E-3
4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, JG 77
Pilot: Oberleutnant Helmut Henz (Staffelkapitän)
Poland, September 1939
Profile & Extract from Ipmsstockholm.org .Here is a Me 109E-3 in the original camouflage scheme used up until after the invasion of Poland, namely a splinter pattern of RLM70 Schwarzgrün and RLM71 Dunkelgrün on top and coming right down the fuselage sides, with RLM65 Hellblau underneath. The identification number and II.Gruppe marking are white as is the spinner, all indicating the 4.Staffel.
The yellow nose paint was first introduced on 109's during the Polish campaign as a recognition marking to avoid "friendly" fire from the Wehrmacht when operating on ground strafing missions; I have read that the Luftwaffe lost more 109's this way in Poland than were actually lost in combat, and hence the yellow became the much used ident colour in future offensive campaigns. The shield with seagull badge of II.Gruppe JG 77 was on both sides, but the "Grim Reaper" badge of 4.Staffel was only on the left side. Note the small size of the early thin style of cross and original position of the swastika.
In addition to the oil and fuel triangles this aircraft also shows the red cross on white square marking on the rear fuselage hatch where the first-aid medical kit was stowed.
I had to skin it on a E4 seeing we dont have a E3 ,The only thing i could`nt get what i wanted was the swastika in the right place(read above it was more central on the tail in early markings according to the profile) due to the void mapping ( it dont come out right ). ive used jesters excellent template again ( many thks) theres also a no markings skin (with grim reaper) in the download. Bright finished.......buglord

G4M1-Skin pack 1 of the 4th,Misawa,Kismazu,Kanoya, Kokutai. Many thanks to jester for his excellent template & to simmers paintshop & Goshikisen for the japanese numbers :) ,Spent a good few weeks on these bettys added my own elements of weathering camo etc etc , profiles from Osprey. Theres also a no marks version in the download, Bright finished.........buglord

G4M1-Skin pack 2 of the 202,705,752 & Takao Kokutai. Many thanks to jester for his excellent template & to simmers paintshop & Goshikisen for the japanese numbers :) profiles from Osprey. Theres also a 2 tone camo no marks version in the download, Bright finished.........buglord.

HE111-H6 of 8/KG54 , Russia, Summer 1943.This aircraft is actually a H4 version. Camo RLMs 70, 71 upper surfaces , 65 bottom surfaces , The grey patches are rlm 75 to cover old unit codes (on top of white stripe & under present unit codes). Theres also a no markings version in the download, Bright finished. Thanks to Jutocsa for his template.............buglord.

HE111-H6 of II./KG27, Russia 1943. Found this interesting night operations profile of this aircraft which has a black painted on the bottom of horizontal stabilizers & large areas of bottom wing & fusalage. Theres 3 skins in the D/L--- Marked , Unmarked, & Marked without swastikas for our german friends. :) Bright finished. Many thanks to jutocsa for his excellent template.........buglord.

A G4M1-11 skinned to look similar to the Italian bomber/torpedo bomber SM-79.
 
Green Camo
 
Based on the Jesters Ink's template.

"Reich Defence 7/JG3"
Me109G6 skin by Bo_Nidle.
 
This a/c was flown as
part of 7/JG3.It is depicted as it
appeared in Winter 1943 on
"Reich defence" duties in Germany.

Beaufighter TF MkX
 
489 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force
Scotland 1945

F4U-1A ,RING DANG DOO : No: 033 (BuNo.50033) Sqn: VMF-217, USMC, September 1944, Bright converted, weathered , many thanks to tankerivs template.

F6-F5 Hellcat, 35 of USS Hornet, 1945. ive used my own F6 template to create this skin, weathered and bright converted.

FW.190A-6 No: 1 of JG300 'Wilde Sau' Piloted by Mj Hajo Herrmann. Germany, Summer 1943. Weathered & Bright finished, theres also a no markings version in the download

Bf 109E-7/Trop 'Black Chevron A',
flown by Oberleutnant Ludwig Franzisket,
Gruppen-Adjutant I./JG27, Castel Benito/Libya,
April 1941
excellent template by Jesters-Ink!
enjoy,
Tom "Lagarto"
August 2004

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4, W.Nr. 4148,
flown by Hptm. Wolfgang Lippert,
Gruppenkommandeur II./JG27, Russia, June 1941;
template by Jester, unit emblem by Jutocsa
II./JG 27 operated in the area of Wizna/Knyszyn. It was withdrawn from the eastern front as soon as July 1 1941, to be re-armed with Bf 109 F-2s. The rest of JG 27 (Stab and III. Gruppe) fought in the east until October 15, 1941. During its brief stay, JG 27 racked 268 victories: Stab - 13, II./JG27 - 38, and III./JG27 - 217.
More about Wolfgang Lippert:
www.luftwaffe.cz/lippert.html

Bf 109E-4, flown by Hannes Trautloft,
Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 51, June 1940.
During the Polish campaign, Trautloft was Staffelkapitän of 2./JG 77. He was subsequently promoted to Hauptmann and became Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 51 on 19 September 1939. He led his unit throughout the Battle of France and into the first phase of the Battle of Britain. On 25 August 1940 he was appointed Kommodore of JG 54, a post he would hold until July 5, 1943.
 
109E template by Jesters-Ink,
unit emblem by Jutocsa
 
tom "lagarto"
August 2004

Bf 109E-7 of Hauptmann Guenter Scholz, Grupenkommandeur III./JG5, Petsamo/Finland, September 1942.
 
template by Jester
 
After seeing action in the Spanish Campaign, Gunther Scholz flew with 7./JG54 in Poland and France, and during the Battle of Britain. Transferring to the Eastern Front he flew with III./JG5 from February 1942, later with Geschwaderstab JG5. In July 1944 he was posted to Norway. Scholz was awarded the Iron Cross I and finished the war with 33 victories.

B29 ESSO EXPRESS of the 468th BG . Formed at Smoky Hill Army field, Salina, Kansas, in September 1943 as one of the first B-29 groups, the 40th, 44th, 468th and 462nd Bomb Groups constituted the 58th Bombardment Wing (VH). The 'VH' designation stood for 'Very Heavy' Bombardment. This aircraft was the 29th production Superfortress and was delivered in Olive Drab/Neutral Grey camouflage. Stripped of armament it was used to haul fuel 1200 miles from India to the Advanced Base a Pengsham, Szechuan Province, China, hence the name 'Esso Express' . Well all i can say is the void for this is very hard to work with, its a lot worse than the HE111 , for example the mission tally on the nose is not 100% straight due to the mapping of the void also theres a section under the rear fusalage that cant be corrected believe me i spent hours trying on that bit alone its ok if your making a bare metal skin but if your doing camo work it takes ages to get it all properly correct well anyway i started from fresh from making my own template to the completed skin i even done the nose art freehand, also this aircraft only had one engine painted white but again due to the void theres only one engine to paint so they all come out the same it also had a white leading edge on the wings which i have blended in with the weathering, all insignias in the right places too. Bright finished, theres also a no markings skin as requested. Enjoy :)

VF-14, US Navy No: 21 (BuNo.70821) Pilot - Robert W.Kieffer. 1944. USS Wasp CV-18. On 14 October 1944 he shot down 1 A6M and 1 Ki-49 overall he had four kills. Again ive used my own template ,Weathered & Bright converted.

B25G SHADY LADY (s/n 42-64842) of the 379th BS/310th BG, oran algeria aug/sept 1943. this is a rework of the original i did at il2 skins.Bright finished. Enjoy.......Buglord.

He111 H-6 No: S7+ZA of Stab StG3
Derna airfield, North Africa , September 1941. This airplane painted in desert camo on the top RLM 79, and RLM 78 on the bottom. The letter 'Z' painted in blue, signifies this aircraft belongs to a Headquarter battalion. The white ring around the fuselage and white tipped wings served as a quick identifying markers in the Mediterranean Arena between 1941-43.
Ive used Jutocsa`s template (MANY THANKS) as a starting point added camo, weathering , rust ,etc but i found it difficult to get some areas on this aircraft in the right proportion ie the german markings on the fusalage which was a nightmare , but i finally got it right after hours of trying. Theres also a no markings version in the download. Bright finished

Bf-109 7/jg3 ,begin 1944

B29 -Old Battler (42-6251) Diamond 72 of the 677th BS 444th BG.
On Nov 21st, Omura. This was "Old Battler?s" last combat mission - Forced to land in China due to damage from Japanese fighter attack. She was later recovered and sent back to states as a trainer. Made using my own template , weathered & Bright finished. Enjoy. -------buglord .

F4U-1A LONESOME POLECAT of VF17 piloted by LT.M.Davenport, 1943. Weathering, rust, etc by myself and Bright converted. Thks again to Tankerivs template.