1/72 Hasegawa Heinkel He-111 H-16 "KG 53"

[Roman Schilhart]

Dear fellow Britmodellers,

here's my 1/72 Hasegawa He-111 H-16 in colors of 4./KG 53, flown by Staffelkapitän Oblt. Dietrich Kornblum.

This particular aircraft participated in the "Poltawa Raid", an attack on the USAF airfield in the Ukraine, which was used for shuttle missions.

I built the kit from the box, adding seatbelts from tape and resin wheels from True Details.

Painted with Gunze/Mr.Color acrylics, weathered with artist oils.

All photographs by Wolfgang Rabel.

 

 

I would like to express my thanks to the following Britmodellers:

@Sky Keg who organized the out-of-production kit; @G.R.Morrison and @Han Solo for their help in research; and @JWM for color profiles and decals for squadron letters. Without you, this build would not have happened!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for your interest.

Best greetings from Vienna!

Roman

 

[Duncan B]

Very nicely done Roman

 

Duncan B

[AdrianMF]

Immaculate finish. Very nice. Is the Hasegawa plastic still available in the Revell boxing?

 

Regards,

Adrian

[Roman Schilhart]

5 minutes ago, AdrianMF said:

Immaculate finish. Very nice. Is the Hasegawa plastic still available in the Revell boxing?

 

Regards,

Adrian

Yes, but only the H-6 variant has been re-boxed by Revell.

[Seamus]

Another beauty Roman, always enjoy seeing your work 👏

[pizzapaolo]

What a paint job! Looks amazing!

[RidgeRunner]

Thats a beauty, Roman!

 

Martin

 

 

[Greg Law]

Well done camo. That wouldn't have been easy to do. Was it freehand or masked?

[Roman Schilhart]

3 minutes ago, Greg Law said:

Well done camo. That wouldn't have been easy to do. Was it freehand or masked?

Thank you for feedback!

The camo pattern was masked with Uhu-Tac (aka Blu-Tac) sausages.

 

[JWM]

Very nice result! I like especially the detailing, like for example on small windows around ventral gunner gondola - that is very nice  indeed.

Cheers

J-W

 

[kiseca]

That looks lovely. Great paintjob too. I never knew the 111 had an offset nose until now!

[tomthounaojam]

It is a belter. Lovely!!!! 

[tonyot]

Very nice Roman and you`ve chosen a superb scheme too!

Cheers

           Tony

[IanC]

Excellent. We don't see many late-war Heinkels. A very nice build indeed.

[theskits62]

Thats a beauty, well done

[72modeler]

Please tell me you didn't airbrush those light patches freehand! (And, if you didn't how the heck did you mask them?) That is the most beautifully done He-111 build I have seen in a long time, and the scheme you chose is very unusual and attractive! Well done!

Mike

[Pier Grizi]

Wow, very neat build and painting!

[Greg Law]

6 hours ago, Roman Schilhart said:

Thank you for feedback!

The camo pattern was masked with Uhu-Tac (aka Blu-Tac) sausages.

 

Of cause it was. I don’t know why I didn't think of that. It made an excellent effect. I might do a 1/48 version of it in the future. Your models very inspiring. 

[woody37]

That's stunning, lovely paintwork and a great scheme too

[gazza l]

Lovely work, very nice camo pattern... something a bit different.

 

gazza l

[PlaStix]

Another absolutely superb 1/72nd masterpiece. Always a pleasure to see your builds Roman.

I hope you are keeping well.

Kind regards,

Stix

[Han Solo]

Roman, it's fantastic 

[Gary Brantley]

Incredible Roman!  Masterful work from an expert!  I loved looking at this beauty.  🍻

[Sky Keg]

You continue to turn out beautiful and inspirational works of art for us to enjoy Roman.  This He-111 is one of my favorites that you have shared with us.  I, like many others here, marvel at your attention to detail and exceptional skill level.  Let`s not forget to compliment Wolfgang for the equally flawless pictures.  

 

A standing ovation is in order!!!!! 

Mike

[jarkmodels]

Beautiful work Roman. Excellent job with the paint and camo! 👏