Polikarpov I-16 fighter
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Here is my first contribution to this great new (to me!) site.
It is Eduard's 1/48 scale Polikarpov I-16, Type 10. I used decals from a long OOP Superscale sheet for the code letters/numbers and the 'Betty Boop' on the tail. All other [...]
My new job in the style of Egg-Plane.
Happy viewing.
Regards, Vlad.
Hello everybody!
This is the model I won on November random award, The I-16 type 24.
It is really a nice kit to build, went on without filling and sanding. Maybe, the most tricky stage was the undercarriage with all of those covers.
As [...]
And another I-16, only now. - Air Force Republican Spain. On this machine flew a wonderful pilot Sergei Gritsevets. He fought in the skies of Spain and Mongolia, and was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. More details can be [...]
Hello everyone! Yet another donkey- this time ski option. Aftermaket already standard on this model - CMK resin, etched forehead cowl of Gonza, canopy Squadron.
Painted acrylic Gunze, lacquer Microscale, white paint - Tamiya enamel. [...]
My newest model. He graduated a couple of hours ago.
It is Polikarpov I-16, it belonged unknown Squadron of Spaine Air Forces, San-Bone airbase, Morocco, 1939.
After the Civil War all I-16s aircrafts, which earlier belonged to the Spanish [...]
This was one of the toughest builds ive had in a long time Nothing I did went right from paint issues to glue problems I almost gave up and sent it across the room but I held in there and got ur done. For such a tiny model HUGE pain the [...]
But freshly baked model, fresh from the oven :). Model I-16 in view of the company Eduard is probably not needed, all it knows. I added a some cabin equipment and replaced the vacuum canopy. Forehead etched hood, from the little-known [...]