Roman Schilhart

Dear fellow Britmodellers, this is my 1/72 Kora (Ex-Eduard) Fw-190 G8. Czech company Kora has released several re-boxings of the 1/72 Eduard Fw-190 with additional etched and resin parts. I built from this boxing: What you get inside this box is not really a F8, but the Eduard A8 sprues with additional resin bombs, photo-etch parts and several colorful marking options. For a change, I decided to model the G8 "Jabo Rei" (long range) variant with ETC503 racks and fluted exhausts. For conversion, I used white metal parts from this old Hasegawa boxing 52075 (AP 175). The metal parts only need to be slightly adjusted to fit. The model was painted with Mr.Hobby acrylics (RLM74/75/76), the markings were cobbled together from my decal bank. The G8 had the nose guns deleted, so I left these off. I replaced the wing guns with metal parts from Master. For the DF loop, I used photo etch strip, bent to shape over a cocktail stick. The Morane antenna is a photo-etch leftover from my spares box. Thank you for your interest!

Dear fellow Britmodellers, this is my 1/72 Dragon SdKfz 251D with Wurfrahmen 40 for 32cm Napalm rockets. Photos by Wolfgang Rabel The Dragon SdKfz 251 kit is exquisitely detailled and includes photo-etch parts for the rocket racks. Assembly of the externally mounted racks was fiddly, to say the least, and I managed to break some of the struts during construction, as they are very fragile. The model was built straight from the box and was painted with Mr.Hobby acrylics. Thanks for your interest!

Dear fellow Britmodellers, here's my 1/72 Dragon Sherman V in markings of 5th Guards Armoured Brigade, 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards, in 1944. Photos by Wolfgang Rabel. I added OKB Grigorov T-62 tracks to replace Dragon's rubber bands and Eureka metal towing cable. The figure is from White Stork Miniatures, stowage (presumably) from Milicast, decals and antenna socket from Dan Taylor Modelworks. The model was painted with Mr.Hobby acrylics (H304), weathering with artist oils and pastel chalks. Thank you for your interest in this topic. Best greetings from Austria!

Great paint, weathering and chipping. Figures look good too!

Nice and clean build, great presentation with the original photograph.

IBG's Fw-190 is a tricky build and over-engineered in some places. I wish there would be plastic alternatives to the etched parts in the wheel bay. Your result looks very good!

One of the most exotic markings I've ever seen on a Spitfire model! An original Mk.XIV is on display at the National Aviation Museum of the Royal Thai Air Force, close to Dom Mueang Airport in Bangkok.

Looks like it comes straight out a steam-punk movie! Very nice work.

What a colorful Hunter, brought to life by your impeccable paint job.

This is a potential winner for your next model show. Top job, Sir.

What a mean-looking aircraft! Great choice of markings, superb paint job. Like it very much!

Dear fellow Britmodellers, this is my 1/72 BR-2 152mm Soviet Artillery Gun from ukrainian manufacturer ACE. Photos by Wolfgang Rabel. The kit contains both plastic and etched parts providing a high level of detail straight from the box. I found it very difficult to assemble because of poor instructions and lack of reference material. It took me over a year to complete, which is way above my usual work time, and was about to end up in the trash bin several times. Given the rather high price tag I forced myself to finish this kit. Thanks for your interest. The matching tow tractor will follow!

Pretty unusual scheme for a F-16, most I've seen come in shades of grey. This is a nice change to the usual routine, especially because the top colors continue on the underside. Well done Mike! Best greetings, Roman

What an interesting subject, great conversion from the original kit, and unique choice of markings! I have only one objection: the area around Thakhek is completely flat, so the palm-lined hills on the first three pictures are a little bit out of place!

Great work, thorough reasearch on the paint scheme!