Veron Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) This ICM’s I-16 kit is one of the most popular among modellers. I decided that I should also have a model of this famous fighter. I did it for several years with long breaks and distractions for other projects, so it's hard to remember all the features. The idea was to imitate shabby winter camouflage. The plane of Lieutenant Gudyakov with the number "34" was taken as the basis. However, in the photo of the prototype, rockets under the wing are clearly visible, which is not done on my model, and the abrasions are much larger. The assembly did not go well. There were the following improvements - windows in the niches of the landing gear and in the fuselage above the instrument panel (which is not visible at all), the Venturi tube, seat belts, landing gear cables, airspeed tube from injection needles. Enjoy. Edited May 15, 2022 by Veron 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Beautiful Polikarpov I-16! Saluti Giampiero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 What a good looking model. It repays all of your work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 That's a really nice I-16, love the finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom3r Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Nice little i-16. How were the decals? I am bit hesitant to build mine since decals that came with it are more pink than red. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veron Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Doom3r said: Nice little i-16. How were the decals? I am bit hesitant to build mine since decals that came with it are more pink than red. Thanks. The decals were terrible. It's better to use others. "34" are taken from 'Begemot' decals. Edited May 16, 2022 by Veron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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