Roman Schilhart

Building a MACH 2 kit is for those who have a glutton for punishment. Congratulations that you succeeded, a very respectable result indeed!

Quite a beefy lookin' aircraft. Well done, in unusual colors and markings. You're on your way to a representative collection of MIGs!

You're in a class of your own. Really.

Excellent trio, Patrick!

Thank you Zoran, "Flak Bait" is another very attractive scheme - I did it a couple of years ago:

Nice work, great weathering!

Thanks for your feedback, gentlemen! I was trying to replicate the well-worn appearance of "Big Hairy Bird", as seen on this original wartime photograph: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/media/media-457850jpg The panel line shading (using Mr.Hobby H95 Smoke Grey) did not come out as expected on the metallic finish. In the end I added too much Black H12, which looks overdone, to my disappointment. Lesson learned for the next build!

Very well done!

Thank you, I built from this kit:

Dear fellow Britmodellers, this is my 1/72 UM M32B1 TRV with resin tracks from OKB Grigorov, figure from Milicast, and towing cables from Eureka. Photos by Wolfgang Rabel. The M32B1 recovery vehicle is based on the rounded cast steel M4A1 Sherman body, with a hexagonal fixed turret. UM's offering is the only injection-molded kit of this interesting vehicle. In the box there's all basic contents, but for details like the towing cables, shackles and the rods on the A-frame you have to go the extra mile. I added a small chain at the rear. The model was painted with Mr.Hobby acrylics. # Thanks for your interest! Best greetings from Austria, Roman

Dear fellow Britmodellers, here's my 1/72 Hasegawa B-26B Marauder "Big Hairy Bird" of 599th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group. Photographs by Wolfgang Rabel. I added CMK landing gear doors, Quickboost gun packs, True Details wheels and Scale Aircraft Conversions metal landing gear. The colorful nose art is provided as a large-scale decal, but I opted to paint the yellow area. The eyes, mouth, nose and horns were cut from the decal sheet and applied seperately. I also painted the yellow stripe on the fin. The markings are a mix of kit's own and Airfix (A04015A), which are better printed. I used Tamiya, Mr.Hobby and Alclad lacquers for the surface colors. Thank you for your interest! Roman

A pretty cool double!

Excellent Veltro!

Nice representation of the Swedish Lightning! In my opinion, the weathering looks just right. Pity about the lack of underwing stores.

Now that's an eclectic choice of subjects. The Airfix figurines bring back childhood memories!

Excellent quality throughout, and some very interesting choice of subjects - I especially like the French/Indochina sub-theme. Among the very best on this forum.

"Tumpi Bumpi" was featured in Phoenix Aviation Modelling, September 2022:

Your build looks perfect, something that is difficult to achieve from Kora kits (according to own experience). Photography is also very good and brings out minute detail. Much respect!

I consider myself one of them. I much appreciate constructive feedback as it helps to avoid repeating mistakes and, in many years, I have only received helpful critical comments. Compared to german-speaking forums (which I also visit) the quality of communication on Britmodeller is clearly superior.

Dear fellow Britmodellers, here's my 2022 production line, all in 1/72 scale. Finished model photographs by Wolfgang Rabel. This was a year of many changes. I quit my job, inherited a house, and moved from the city to the countryside. Once primarily an aircraft builder, my output of small-scale AFVs has been increasing, and they are making up almost half of my total builds now! I hope you like my selection, and thanks for your interest in my works. JANUARY 1/72 Italeri IS-2, with CMK figures, Blackdog stowage, OKB Grigorov tracks and Colibri decals. 1/72 Kovozávody Prostějov Ilyushin Il-2M, with Quickboost gun barrels. 1/72 Heller Sherman M4A2 built as a British Mk.III, with figure, brushguards and antenna socket from Dan Taylor Modelworks. The antenna is a piece of stretched black sprue, the towing cable is from Eureka, and stowage is from Milicast. Markings represent a mid-production vehicle of the Junior Regiment of C-Squadron, 27th Armoured Brigade, in France, 1944. 1/72 UM SU-85M with resin tracks from OKB Grigorov, CMK resin fuel tanks and Dragon spiderwheels. 1/72 Tamiya Fw-190D with photo-etch from ResIm and markings from Eagle Cals, representing an aircraft of JG301. FEBRUARY 1/72 Dragon Panzer IV Ausf.J "Final Production", built from the box. 1/72 IBG Fw-190D, straight from the box, in markings of JG2. MARCH 1/72 Arma Hobby P-51B out of the box. APRIL 1/72 Zvezda Sherman M4A2, with stowage from Sandsmodels and BlackDog, steel towing cable from Karaya, photo-etch brushguards from Dan Taylor Modelworks and antenna from stretched sprue. 1/72 Airfix DH Mosquito B.XVI straight from the box, with slightly silvering decals. 1/72 IBG Ford Maultier with Modelltrans resin tracks. A bit out of my usual interest and scale, this is the 1/87 (HO) Trident Steyr 4K 4FA, as used by the Austrian Army. A commissoned build. MAY 1/72 Airfix P-51D Mustang, converted to Mk.IV using Freightdog conversion and markings from Xtradecal, representing an aircraft of 19. Squadron in Peterhead, 1945. 1/72 Revell Heinkel He-177 A-5, markings from Eagle Strike. 1/72 Stransky Kits Bücker Bü-181 "Panzerbücker" 1/72 Academy Ford GPA with Blackdog stowage. 1/72 Tamiya Bf-109 G6 in colorful Romanian markings, decals from "Romanian Roundels Over Czechoslovakia" (DK72088). "Tumpi-Bumpi Flostomok" was the mount of Lt. Baciu from Grupul 1 Vanatorare, in May 1945. JUNE 1/72 Dragon Heinkel He-219 A2 with photo-etch from Eduard, resin wheels from True Details and decals from AIMS, representing an aircraft of NJG3. The mottle scheme was free-handed, using my trusted Harder & Steenbeck airbrush with 0,15mm nozzle. 1/72 Kovozávody Prostějov Spitfire Mk.XI in colors of the USAAF. JULY 1/72 Airfix Hawker Tempest, straight from the box. AUGUST 1/72 Dragon SdKfz 165 Hummel, from the box. 1/72 IBG Cromwell IV with resin tracks and wheels from Tank Models, etched antenna socket from Dan Taylor Modelworks and stowage from Modelltrans. Markings represent a vehicle of the British 6th Airborne Armoured Regiment, 6th Airborne Division, operating in Normandy in summer 1944. SEPTEMBER 1/72 Hasegawa SdKfz 251, converted to a battlefield ambulance by covering the (poorly detailled) interior with Sandsmodels tarpaulin and adding Aleran Miniatures red-cross decals. 1/72 Hasegawa SdKfz 234/3, built from the box. 1/72 Finemolds Bf-109K4 with etched parts (armored headrest, seatbelts, antennas) from a Brengun set and a pitot tube from Master, markings from the box. OCTOBER Another 1/72 IBG Fw-190D, this is the "Over Czech Lands" boxing, representing an aircraft of the 211 XXX Werknummer range, identified by the late three-piece gun cowl with small round bulges in the lower rear position. Decals from Eagle Cals (#108) 1/72 Academy Dodge WC54 Ambulance with stretchers from Milicast. The red-cross decals were sprayed using a paper template. 1/72 UM SU-76M Soviet assault gun with metal barrel from RB Productions. 1/72 Zvezda Yak-9D with decals from Printscale. NOVEMBER 1/72 Dragon Sherman M4A3 with sandbag armor from Blackdog and figure from Milicast. 1/72 Dragon Sherman M4A4 dressed as "Philippsbourg" from the Free French Army 1945. I added OKB Grigorov resin tracks, Eureka towing cable, Milicast figure and stowage and Peddinghaus decals. The antenna is from stretched black sprue. 1/72 Arma Hobby Yak-1B, built from the "Expert Set" box. DECEMBER 1/72 Valom C-46D Commando in markings of "Operation Varsity", March 1945. I wish you a great holiday season and a lucky new year. Greetings from Austria, Roman

May I ask what kit (or conversion set) this is?

This is an amazing collection.

Most excellent ANR Bf-109! Great choice of markings.

Beautiful model!

That's looking very dark and menacing ... The chipping on the wings may be overdone but achieves a great effect!