Polikarpov I-153, Republic of China Air Force, circa 1940

[russ c]

Howdy Everyone, 

Took some pic`s of the latest addition to my Republic of China WWII collection so thought you wouldn`t mind if I bothered you with a few

My attempt at ICM`s 1/48 I-153 `Guomindang AF Fighter` boxing

Built straight from the box contents....

With only some engine wiring, seatbelts and rigging added.

Drilled out the gun barrels and exhausts too

Decals are the kits and went on with no trouble, just a very hot water compress on the rudder stripes to fold them round the edge

Great little kit, hope you enjoy the pic`s

Thanks for looking

Cheers Russ 

 

[Gary Brantley]

That is such nice work Russ!   Great job on that! 

[JWM]

Very nice Chaika! 

Regards

J-W

 

[Toryu]

Looks great Russ. I'm planning to build the Curtiss Hawk III - some time... (in the stash already). Which green did you use?

[28ZComeback]

Beautiful Biplane!! I have same kit with $100 worth of aftermarket. Still sitting on the shelf. But your effort is proof positive that I don't need no stinkin resin.  Again a show stopper!! 

[Wulfman]

Polished Polikarpov, lovely build and finish !

 

Wulfman

Edited November 16, 2021 by Wulfman

[Epeeman]

Lovely work on your I-153, Rus.

 

Regards

 

Dave

[ForestFan]

Very nicely done 👍

[russ c]

2 hours ago, Toryu said:

Looks great Russ. I'm planning to build the Curtiss Hawk III - some time... (in the stash already). Which green did you use?

Thanks, it`s Humbrol 86, Look forward to seeing the Curtiss.

Cheers Russ

[Dunny]

Lovely finish and an unusual scheme Russ - great work!

 

Cheers,

 

Roger

[Pete in a shed]

Very nice Russ, good to see one in Chinese Nat colours. I assume the big grill usually seen in front of the engine wasnt needed in China as it was'nt so cold? What did you use for rigging? I'm about to make a foray into the world of biblanes so need all the info I can get about how to rig.

Pete

[Zigomar]

Top notch Russ, as usual!

[fox1_BE]

Another excellent job, Russ 👍 Congrats on this beauty!

[Allan31]

I'm thinking "nah, he means 1/32 scale..." Beautiful job. Just the right amount of subtle weathering.

[russ c]

2 hours ago, Pete in a shed said:

Very nice Russ, good to see one in Chinese Nat colours. I assume the big grill usually seen in front of the engine wasnt needed in China as it was'nt so cold? What did you use for rigging? I'm about to make a foray into the world of biblanes so need all the info I can get about how to rig.

Pete

Thanks Pete, I used wire out of bag ties on this one. I pre drilled holes and dimples before assembling and cut the wires slightly longer. Then fed the wire into the holes with blob of superglue gel.

Normally I use nylon thread for rigging and colour it in with black marker, I`ve also used thin elastic, stretched sprue and thin copper wire. Always experimenting ( trying to find the easiest way, not found it yet though 😬 ) with different methods.

Cheers Russ

[Bertie McBoatface]

I like that one very much. The weathering adds a lot of extra character to the already pugnacious appearance of the aircraft. It looks like it would fight dirty!

[Xantippos]

Very realistic, wonderful photography. I specially like the worn out colour of the blue roundels.