Red Bat(plane)...1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 10, Kombrig Valery Chkalov, Soviet Airforce
5/2024
So, here´s my dad´s finished third and last I-16, for now.
Ark Models kit mostly oob. The kit is modular for different versions. For the Type 10 you have to sand off the cockpit door and an access panel on the right side.
The kit comes with cut out yourself vinyl masks. Would have preferred pre-cut kabuchi ones, but in the end the vinyl masks turned out ok.
Used 0,4mm plastic rods for the landing gear retraction cables. Painted with Mr Paint White Aluminium and AK RC Signal Red.
Build thread here
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235135082-red-batplane148-polikarpov-i-16-type-10-kombrig-valery-chkalov-soviet-airforce/
Valery Pavlovich Chkalov was born in 1904 in Russia. In 1924 he joined a fighter unit and in 1935 he became the leader of the stunt/display team of the Airforce. He was also a test pilot and was awarded the title Hero of the Sovietunion in 1936. He participated in several long distance flights, among them a 63 hrs non stop flight from Moscow to the US pacific coast via the North Pole. He died on Dec. 15th 1938 in an landing accident with the Polikarpov I-180 prototype.
Fantastic result, Reinhard!
Simply Wow! You got a great result out of a little kit. Congratulations!
That’s beautiful, Reinhard. Now I think I know what I’m going to do with that old Hobbycraft Type 10 sitting in the stash. Thanks for sharing this.
Very beautifully built model aircraft .
Wow - that is quite the scheme, and another lovely Rata! Excellent!
Greg: They're "Ratas" if they're being flown by the Spanish Fascists. They're "Moscas" (flies) flown by everyone else. 🙂
Absolutely wonderful, Reinhard @grimreaper
The chosen scheme is awesome, for sure an eye catcher.
Beautiful little I-16. Such a small plane, it's hard to get a sense of scale until you see it with another plane, of have been next to a real one. I can't wait to see the next build. 👍
Well, he is beautiful. Very interesting coloring.
That's a great looking I-16 dressed up in it's airshow colors. Well done!