JackG Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Just finished this one for the Great Patriot War GB, and build thread can be found here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235002587-polikarpov-i-5/ This ICM 1/72 kit was built straight from the box, but did add a Quickboost control stick (from the I-153 set), along with brass rods for some details, and some light bombs cobbled from another kit. This early 1930's fighter was pressed back into service to replace losses suffered during the opening stages of Operation Barbarossa. While factories geared up to produce modern equipment, the I-5 would be employed mainly in the ground strike role. regards, Jack 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Great! - this is the only one painting scheme I know for I-5 from war time. I am gonna follow you one day with exactly the same machine... Cheers Jerzy-Wojtek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 She's a little beauty Jack, nice work Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Brilliant job on this little Polikarpov! Like J-W, I intend on doing this particular machine, or one very similar to it, one day (I have the kit). Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Lovely job. I really like the first picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 (edited) Have a weak Spot for this little plane - like it. Cheers, Michael Edited July 3, 2016 by WildeSau75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal JMW Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 hello excellent work !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeradej Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Perfect level of dirt, grime and fading overall. Excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Superb job Jack,especially the rigging! I,m on with this kit for the Patriotic war GB and know how small it is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
occa Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Perfect level of dirt, grime and fading overall. Excellent! +1, and the details just look right too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Very tidy, love the paintwork! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 (edited) Hello Jerzy, Stew, Jason, Alpha Delta 210, Michael, JMW, Teeradej, stevej60, occa, and MikeR. Thanks kindly for all your comments, much appreciated. There really doesn't seem to be much of anything out there concerning the scheme(s) used on the I-5 during wartime. There is this set of profile artwork, ... and is interesting to compare the bottom one with ICM's scheme. It appears to have both a larger fuselage star and number 6, while the red atop the rudder is absent. I did come across this photo, captioned as "... pilots of the 11th Air Assault Regiment of the Black Sea Fleet on the airfield Baidary frontline near Sevastopol discussing sortie at gunship I-5 bis. Winter 1941 - 1942." It does look to possibly have a darker (black?) cowl ring? I also tried doing a general aircraft search on the 11th Air Assault Regiment for some possible marking ideas, but came up empty. regards, Jack Edited July 3, 2016 by JackG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Jack, by long, and sometimes bitter experience, I can tell you that profiles of GPW aircraft are to be taken with a grain of salt. It's always best to work from photographs, which unfortunately for the I-5, seem to be lacking for the GPW. In this case I would tend to believe ICM, as they evidently did their homework with this little kit. Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 A brilliant model! Top photos too! Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Jack - thanks for I-5 profile and photo. There is another WWII machine on profile indeed - from school and from1939, so time of war with Poland and Finland, not exactly "Great and Patriotic.... I found photo of machine from ICM box, I hope the link is working: http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,269787001,var,SovietRussian-Biplane-Fighter-Aircraft-POLIKARPOV-I-5-the-30ies-PLANE,language,E.html So there is some different then camo colour on top of fin there Cheers Jerzy-Wojtek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 (edited) Andy, thanks very much fort that. Jason, thank you - and I forgot to mention, even in my build, that I followed your suggestion of applying flat black to the upper half of the prop blades in the rear. Can just make this out on the last photo of my build. Jerzy, no problem but I think the colour artwork is from the same book you had linked. Thanks for posting this, I never noticed the additional link to photos, but it definitely appears to be the source of ICM's inspiration. Here too there seems to be some possible discussion for a darker cowl ring. regards, Jack Edited July 3, 2016 by JackG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 , nice rigging also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Really nice work on that, great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 Thank you Courageous and Russ. regards, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Stunning job on a pretty little plane Jack. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 A terrific rendering of this somewhat neglected aircraft. Great weathering on the fabric. It has a certain resemblance to the Gladiator from some angles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share Posted July 6, 2016 Thank you Steve and Meatbox8. Yes, some similarities to the Gladiator, but likely attributed to the era these machines appeared in. Don't think the I-5 had any influence over the Gloster design. They did share Bristol engines, but of different types. regards, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Thank you Steve and Meatbox8. Yes, some similarities to the Gladiator, but likely attributed to the era these machines appeared in. Don't think the I-5 had any influence over the Gloster design. They did share Bristol engines, but of different types. regards, Jack Yes, I agree. Totally coincidental likeness. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 On 7/3/2016 at 5:20 PM, Learstang said: Jack, by long, and sometimes bitter experience, I can tell you that profiles of GPW aircraft are to be taken with a grain of salt. It's always best to work from photographs, which unfortunately for the I-5, seem to be lacking for the GPW. In this case I would tend to believe ICM, as they evidently did their homework with this little kit. Regards, Jason Jason & Jack I have bumped on interesting set of WWII time photos of I-5: http://massimotessitori.altervista.org/sovietwarplanes/board/index.php?topic=2305.0 There are some with a complex scheme! Besided in set of 464 photos of Soviet machines there are some more (Nos 171, 383 for instance) I am doing now I-5 as well Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Moore Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Excellent work. Realistic as it gets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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