Uploaded: Firepower Me-410 Skins

**FOO FIGHTER** · August 10th, 2010, 22:47

Seven (fourteen if you count the winter textures!) new Hornisse skins available courtesy of John "BRAVO/4" Whelan. These were done on request and have been uploaded with his kind permission. Many thanks John, these are greatly appreciated!

***ndicki*** · August 11th, 2010, 00:16

Brilliant - there are some there I haven't got! Thanks to you both.

**Led Zeppelin** · August 11th, 2010, 01:00

thank you!

***Old Tiger*** · August 11th, 2010, 07:46

Originally Posted by Led Zeppelin

thank you!

I stuck this one in MAW, looks neat over the dessert. Thank you very much.

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***HouseHobbit*** · August 11th, 2010, 08:30

YES, Thank You..These are wonderful..

**Bravo/4** · August 12th, 2010, 06:52

Thanks Barry, much appreciated, ok, back to the new stuff!

***BeauBrummie*** · August 12th, 2010, 08:38

Hello Chaps, I came across this brief snippet of info which implies that KG40 used this bird briefly

Kampfgeschwader 40
II. Gruppe: 4./KG40
In late 5.43 began conversion to Me 410 destroyers. In 6.43 redesignated V./KG2

But I can't find any more info on their operational history with KG40.

Does anyone have any ideas? It would make a great addition to the Sea Eagle if I could validate this info with more background.

***BeauBrummie*** · August 12th, 2010, 08:52

I've just found these profiles on Wings pallete they are from the 14/KG2 unit

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**Bravo/4** · August 12th, 2010, 10:51

Hi Jeff,
I already have two of those profiles, the reason I didn't do any was because they all used flame dampers, which the model doesn't have! If your not fussy I could send you something?

BTW mailled you on the other subject!

***ndicki*** · August 12th, 2010, 11:10

Hi John - I'm not fussy, either! ;-) If I were you, I'd upload them anyway albeit with a caveat.

***BeauBrummie*** · August 12th, 2010, 11:59

Yes John please. At the very least we have a 'what if' set. I have your mail thanks.

**FOO FIGHTER** · August 13th, 2010, 21:55

Hope this helps. But these appear to have RLM-75(?) over RLM-76(?).

***ndicki*** · August 13th, 2010, 22:57

Looks like standard day camouflage of RLM 74 and 75 on the uppersurfaces, with 66 sprayed over the standard 76 underneath.

**FOO FIGHTER** · August 14th, 2010, 12:05

That's what I was driving at, you put it better than I did.

These appear to have the greyish "Type 5" fighter scheme and the others look to have the greenish standard splinter scheme - all sprayed over RLM-76. Are they both correct? Either would be welcome, but it makes you wonder what the artist was thinking. Was he copying a photograph or a description or just guessing?

***ndicki*** · August 14th, 2010, 13:52

Probably a bit of both. There is a limit to how much you can deduce from poor quality black-and-white photographs, especially when the tone of some of the colours is virtually identical. Orthochromatic film, which was still used a fair bit, doesn't help at all either as it renders the colours completely differently to panchromatic film...