Roman Schilhart

You never fail to impress, Libor! What an outstanding collection. Best greetings, Roman

A very nice collection, the recce Bf-109 being my favorite. Good to see your mojo has been restored!

Impressive model, I'm sure you put a lot of work in to bring it to this standard.

Oh, this is exquisite! Fabulous work in small scale, especially the interior detail, and great paint job as well.

Thank you for your interest Martin. A few "Doras" with larger Ta-152 tails were built in 1945 by the Mimetall factory at Erfurt (MME) in the 50xxxx serial range. Otherwise they were identical to standard Fw 190D-9’s. Some sources suggest that the larger Ta-152 tail was intended to become the standard fitting for all future Fw 190 production. However the war ended before this modification became widespread, and only a few examples seem to have been completed (I have photographic evidence of two machines only).

Astonishing work, what a beautiful model you made. Looking forward to see more of them in 2019!

Three quality builds to be proud of! The British Phantom is very impressive.

One of the most eclectic collections seen on these pages. For example, I didn't even know a 72 scale kit of the C-57 exists...! All your builds are all nice & clean. Jerzy, if I may add some 'constructive critizism', your models would benefit from a more careful paint job - some of those color demarcations look a bit rough, in my opinion. Having said that, it's a pleasure to look at your collected works from 2018, and I learn about aircraft I have never seen (or heard of) before! Sincerely, with best greetings from Old Vienna, Roman

Thank you for feedback! Indeed, my RAF Mitchell II appears in the January 2019 edition of Scale Aviation Modeller International:

Dear fellow Britmodellers, here's what I completed this year, all 72 scale, all photographed by Wolfgang Rabel. AZ Model Mustang III Revell Avro Lancaster B.III UM M7 Priest (British Army) Fujimi Opel Ambulance Academy Hawker Tempest AZ Model (ex Heller) Potez 540 Transport Kora (Eduard sprues) Fw-190 F9 RS Models F5A Lightning Tamiya P-51D Mustang Dragon Churchill IV AVRE Airfix Mitchell II Tamiya Ilyushin Il-2M AZ Model Bf-109 G6 (ANR) Eduard Spitfire IXe (French Air Force) AZ Model Bf-109 K4 Zvezda Yakolev Yak-3 Sword Fiat G.55 Revell SdKfz 7/1 Italeri Macchi 205 Fine Molds Me-410 (commissioned build) Hasegawa Fw-190D w/Ta-152 tail Thank you very much for your interest!

Dear fellow Britmodellers, my last finished build in 2018 is the 1/72 Hasegawa Fw-190D with the larger Ta-152 tail. The replacement tail is a resin item from Airwaves (SC72-117). Metal gun barrels from Master. Decals come from Eagle Cals (EC#58), representing a machine of III./JG 2, in 1945. Photo etch parts from Eduard. All photographs by Wolfgang Rabel. The model was painted with Gunze/Mr.Hobby acrylics. Thank you very much for your interest, best greetings from Vienna!

Superb! I can't decide which one I like best ... the Bf-110 and the Shackleton are amazing!

A good year for Mitchell's and Spitfire's … ! An absolutely amazing collection of wonderful model kits. Keep up the good work in 2019, Tony. Greetings from Vienna! Roman

Stunning double! Nice detail work on the flaps. Best greetings, Roman

Servas Werner, some very nice models finished this year! The Su-9 is a really ugly aircraft, but you did a great job on the metal surfaces. I also like the Spanish starfighter. Best greetings from Vienna! Roman