DCS: Mosquito FB VI livery competition

[TJTAS]

44 minutes ago, Night Owl said:

The Mossie is the module with the least skins in the existing default pack, only 3, I think choosing that module for the competition makes sense.

 

Fair enough but if you are talking about Combat Mossies then really the predominance will be RAF skins and the RAF are notoriously drab when it comes to colour schemes. The real striking combat aircraft tend to be the pre low-vis US aircraft.

[Helles Belle]

French Indo China conflict.

A generic nose is included so they don’t all have to have shark teeth.
 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3329248/

 

Edited February 25, 2023 by Helles Belle

[Night Owl]

vor 6 Minuten schrieb TJTAS:

Fair enough but if you are talking about Combat Mossies then really the predominance will be RAF skins and the RAF are notoriously drab when it comes to colour schemes. The real striking combat aircraft tend to be the pre low-vis US aircraft.

Yeah the British were not the most creative with their paint schemes

But even among such standard schemes there are possibilities to make liveries that look so much better than the default. Take invasion stripes for example, if those are hand painted in several layers, they will look so much more realistic and cool than what we have in the default. 

[Aqil Huseynov]

de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Vl Turkish Air Force 1947

I know this won't win, I'm just leaving it here for the activity. good luck!

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3329244/

Edited March 9, 2023 by Aqil Huseynov

[FupDuck]

On 2/24/2023 at 7:04 AM, Magic Zach said:

As someone who's watched the disaster that was the P-47 and Fw190A8 livery competitions, I BEG that people who make livery submissions think of how applicable their livery would really be for DCS.

Consider, the following:

1) WORKING BORT NUMBERS

The last two livery competitions, some skins that were accepted did not having working bort numbers.  This is a MUST for a livery, please don't submit your livery if it doesn't have working bort numbers.

2) CORRECT TIME PERIOD

We are working out of 1944, early to late.  Please do not submit liveries that are from a time period that we cannot represent in DCS with our maps and planeset, otherwise they cannot be historically used.

3) CORRECT CONTEXT

We only have Normandy/England to fly over.  Not the east front or Mediterranean.  Mosquitos were not used in an extensive capacity in the Pacific.  Sorry Aussies, but we don't have that map.  We cannot use liveries from fronts other than the ETO west front, because we do not have those fronts.

4) SQUADRONS AND GROUPS, NOT SPECIFIC PILOTS

Liveries based off of specific individuals in the past do not help DCS.  There were not 50 Mosquitos all with the same nose art and 'John Doe' written on the side ever in history.  Keep liveries to squadrons at the most specific, not pilots.

5) HISTORIC

They had to exist in history.  We do not need another Japanese what-if paint scheme, we cannot use those in DCS.

I disagree. I love seeing what people come up with for these things! Let the creative juices flow! 

[Night Owl]

Is this competition limited to photoshop users?

[static_actual]

10 hours ago, Night Owl said:

Is the competition restricted to photoshop users, did I understand this correctly?

 

2 hours ago, Night Owl said:

Is this competition limited to photoshop users?

No. They're just including instructions on how to correctly use a specific format that makes liveries look better at a distance for Photoshop users; you can create the exact same thing using GIMP, paint.net, and probably many other photo editing softwares with the right plugins.

[Blackbird12]

While I agree with Zach I think some "not-historic" or "not normandy friendly" skins are welcome but the problem is due to the fact that the competition allows only 10 winners which means that the numbers of "official" skins will probably never exceed 15, quite a low number, even more if there are different nation skins

[II.JG1_Vonrd]

On 2/24/2023 at 10:47 AM, static_actual said:

I'm aware the WWII German aircraft have censored swastikas to comply with German law; does this also apply to kill markings on allied aircraft? Took a quick look through the mustang liveries and pretty much all of them have the iron cross if they have kill markings, so I figured I'd ask.

I haven't seen an answer to this. The skin that I'm contemplating does have swastikas as kill markings. I'm not going to make any effort though if they are disallowed and don't want to bastardize what was actually applied. I do understand the restrictions due to several countries laws. I just want clarification.

I'm also a bit concerned about Bort numbers and would prefer to make a skin true to the aircraft's particular ID numbers. So, is a one-off skin less likely to be selected?

Edited February 25, 2023 by II.JG1_Vonrd

[static_actual]

51 minutes ago, II.JG1_Vonrd said:

I'm also a bit concerned about Bort numbers and would prefer to make a skin true to the aircraft's particular ID numbers. So, is a one-off skin less likely to be selected?

 

I wouldn’t know, but it’s possible to do a pack with specific and generic skins. I’m planning on doing a generic 605 Sqn, as well as NS838 (Wag’s War Wagon) and HJ808, for example (assuming kill markings are allowed).

[OLD CROW]

RCAF 418 SQN. RAF ADGB (Air Defense of Great Britain), Holmsey South, Hampshire, early- mid 1944

Mosquito early FB VI Series I A/C, TH_U Tail No.HJ719 "Moonbeam McSwine" flown by Ace F/L James F "Lou" Luma (USAAF) and navigator F/O Colin Finlayson (RCAF)

Upper side painted in RAF standard grey-green late war camo and lower side in black specially for night operations

 

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3329275/ 418 SQN THU "Moonbeam McSwine"

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3329276/ 418 SQN generic night ops skin with bort numbers

Edited March 22, 2023 by OLD CROW

[-_Cuervo_-]

This is my Mosquito for the competition, I still need to work some details (screws!!), and then upload it to the user files.

RAF 45 Squadron based at Joari - India  null

Dynamic numbers, pre-set with the reference aircraft number in the arguments

Custom Fuel tanks, Prop Blades...

Taking into account that they have the same paint base, I will add two variants, from Squadron 45 (1945), an early one with white and blue roundels (they were painted like this to avoid confusion with the Japanese ones), a late one where the white was replaced by a light blue color, another variant is from Squadron 105 (1942) that has the roundel with yellow outline and fuselage serial numbers in red.

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3329439/

 

 

 

 

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Edited March 1, 2023 by -_Cuervo_-
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[Night Owl]

vor 4 Stunden schrieb static_actual:

No. They're just including instructions on how to correctly use a specific format that makes liveries look better at a distance for Photoshop users; you can create the exact same thing using GIMP, paint.net, and probably many other photo editing softwares with the right plugins.

Thank you very much yes I use GIMP for my liveries, but I was just unsure because of the spevific mention of photoshopnin the instructions.

[static_actual]

5 minutes ago, Night Owl said:

Thank you very much yes I use GIMP for my liveries, but I was just unsure because of the spevific mention of photoshopnin the instructions.

I mean, even if it WAS required, they have no real way of knowing what software you used.

[James Bigglesworth]

My entry is also a WIP, so will upload the files soon. DK296, the only mossie sent to the USSR. Delivered on 19th April 1944. DK296 was actually a MKIV, but we only have access to the MKVI, so it will have to do.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3319689/

[MarbleFalcon]

This is my entry for the competition (subject to change)
TurAF 1st Air Regiment Gaziemir AB Trainer-Torpedo Bomber Wing
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3329261/

[Reflected]

Is more than one entry per person allowed?

[OLD CROW]

18 minutes ago, Reflected said:

Is more than one entry per person allowed?

In last Anton was 

[Bozon]

We got to have one all-black paint scheme. Nothing says “mobster” better than an all black ride with guns sticking out the front.

[CROC]

A small participation with livery on No. 333 (Norwegian) Squadron RAF.

I took over the "RAF 1944" livery on which I added the markings of No 333.

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/fr/files/3329270/

[Viper ZA]

So far me the first Israel skins is the coolest.

[gzj3401]

 

PLAAF Mosquito (digitalcombatsimulator.com)

Something a little different.
I made that a couple days ago, It is based on an PRC Mossie that was used in the Foundation Parade

Thank you, you made it! You are a hero. Few people know that Mosquito once served in the People's Liberation Army.

I also wish someone could make a Chinese Nationalist Air Force livery because both of them are very special in history.

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[II.JG1_Vonrd]

8 hours ago, Reflected said:

Is more than one entry per person allowed?

Another good question...

[Reflected]

Mosquito FB.VI Generic skin with full invasion stripes and variable bort numbers. You can edit the letters in the mission editor or the rearming window. Custom roughmets, accurate colors and markings. This should be useful on the Normandy map.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3329266/

 

 

Mosquito FB.VI 487 Sqn RNZAF flown by Group Captain Percy Charles Picard EG-F, who was killed in action near Amiens during Operation Jericho, when a FW-190 hit his aircraft and the tail section broke off. Custom roughmets, accurate colors and markings.

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3329265/

 

 

Edited February 27, 2023 by Reflected

[Reflected]

De Havilland Mosquito FB.VI Night Fighter of 418 Sqn RCAF, TH-U named "Moonbeam McSwine"

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3329264/