The Polikarpov Database at iModeler

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Red Bat(plane)...1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 10, Kombrig Valery Chkalov, Soviet Airforce

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 [...]

Sino-Japanese War...1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 10, Chinese Nationalist Airforce

The second of three I-16 my dad finished since the new year started. Eduard kit, decals are a mix of Begemot and Blue Rider, painted with AK RC AII Green and Blue. Used 0,4mm plastic rods for the landing gear retraction cables. Build [...]

Donkeys, Rats and Flies, oh my! 1/48 Polikarpov I-16

The Polikarpov I-16 is considered by many to be the first truly modern fighter - a low wing monoplane with an enclosed cockpit and retractable landing gear. Early models saw combat in the Spanish Civil War, where they were referred to as [...]

Polikarpov Po-2, ICM, Hungary, 1957-1959

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a short series of aviation history magazines were published in Hungary. The authors made an excellent summary of the Po-2 and its history in Hungarian use. Most of these biplanes were used either by the [...]

Polikarpov I-16 Barbarossa 1941

ICM kit,very nice to build,loved it!Thanks for visiting!

OtVinta! 1/48 Polikarpov I-1 ( the first Soviet serial fighter)

Hello! After a short break), I want to present you the first model of my own design, the first Soviet fighter Polikarpov I-1. The model is produced under the Ot Vinta brand (the closest English analogue is Bring It), the material is resin. [...]

Review: Excited about these exhausts

The postman has been kind enough to leave a small box on my doorstep! I have been waiting for some time for these to become available, and the other day I got a mail that they had arrived in my kit-pushers store. I immediately phoned a [...]

Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 (Hasegawa 1/72)

First post and first attempt at paint-chipping effect.

Rest Models 1/48 Polikarpov I-5

A nice resin kit no longer in production but worth picking up if you run across it. From March 2005: Following the success of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, and the consolidation of power in the Soviet Union in the early 1920s, the [...]

Eduard 1/48 Polikarpov I-16 type 17

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. [...]