Polikarpov I-16 Type 5, Winter War, February 1940...1/72nd scale...Clear Prop Models...

[John Masters]

I haven't built an I-16 in. along time.  Let's see how this one unfolds...

 

 

The profile...

 

 

And a small bag with two sprue, decals, et al...

 

 

I'll get into it after I clear the bench a bit.

 

--John

 

 

[81-er]

I've not built a Clear Prop kit before, so I'll be following with interest

 

James

[John Masters]

17 hours ago, 81-er said:

've not built a Clear Prop kit before, so I'll be following with interest

Neither have I.  I think I will try to find an online review...

 

Here's the sprue.  It's got a lot of teeny pieces.  And it's a small aircraft, so...the whole thing is teeny!

 

 

Nice looking mouldings, though.  Excellent surface detail.

[John Masters]

I found a review.  They like it...

 

https://www.internetmodeler.com/scalemodels/flaviation/Clear-Prop-1-72-I-16-Type-5-1938-1941.php

 

 

[John Masters]

In I go...little teeny parts.  B6 is a good example.  I skipped it.  In regards to fit and detail, Clear Prop has over-Eduarded themselves.  Definitely do not giant any area where the two pieces come together.  The slightest fraction of a millimetre will prevent a clean seam.

 

 

 

 

This clear part will be painted but I masked over the little windows first.

 

 

 

The plastic is a medium grey so it isn't really necessary to paint the interior.  I did anyway, after I had put it all together.  I also skipped the decal on the IP before glueing it into one half of the fuselage.  Btw...I put the two halves together to make sure it was in the correct position.  Same with the backrest of the seat.

 

 

This is next.  

 

 

--John

 

 

[John Masters]

Great little kit.  The fit is superb.  

 

 

 

As the review stated, after all the interior bits are together, the kit comes together rather quickly.

 

--John

[John Masters]

Ok.  This is coming together very quickly.  The fit in some areas is so tight the I wasn't able to get the cowing perfectly.  .7mm off.  So a bit of filler was needed.  Nice kit, all the same.  I recommend it.

 

 

 

The exhausts are tiny and I have decided to add them near the end of the build, after painting.  Nevertheless I gave them a bit of Burnt Iron...

 

 

--John

 

 

 

[81-er]

Wow, that is SMALL! Nice work so far with it, John

 

James

[John Masters]

On 11/11/2024 at 3:33 PM, 81-er said:

Wow, that is SMALL! Nice work so far with it, John

 

Thanks James.  

 

I began the landing gear assembly.  I will have the wait to finish it after I have attached it to the aircraft.  

 

 

The wheels are masked and painted Tire Black.

 

 

And the windscreen is on so I gave it some primer.

 

 

--John

[John Masters]

Some masking for the white stripes...

 

 

Looking nice.

 

 

 

Some fine masking for the steel cowling ring...

 

 

And masked that too...

 

 

And then the A II Green...

 

 

I'll try to get the aluminium underside and blue bits done this evening.  I'm off-island until Thursday from tomorrow, so...

 

--John

[Milan Mynar]

Nice progress building.

[Franz75]

It's a lovely build. 

[John Masters]

3 hours ago, Milan Mynar said:

Nice progress building.

 

3 hours ago, Franz75 said:

It's a lovely build. 

Thank you both.  I hope to finish it by the end of next weekend.  I am away from the bench from tomorrow for a few days.

[81-er]

The paint's looking good, John

 

James

[LorenSharp]

Beautiful job so far John.

[John Masters]

On 11/18/2024 at 1:10 PM, 81-er said:

The paint's looking good, John

 

 

On 11/18/2024 at 7:53 PM, LorenSharp said:

Beautiful job so far John.

Thank you both.  When I get home on Thursday I'll being the final round of paint, a few small bits to add and wrap up.

[John Masters]

Happy to be home with no plans to go anywhere until after the new year...

 

So back to the Polikarpov!  Blue paint time.

 

 

The equivalents...

 

 

And the results...

 

 

--John

[John Masters]

...and the aluminium underside...

 

 

--John

[Geo1966]

A nice little aircraft of which you are making a great job of.

 

George

[LorenSharp]

Great paint work John.

[John Masters]

7 hours ago, Geo1966 said:

A nice little aircraft of which you are making a great job of.

 

Thank you George.

 

1 hour ago, LorenSharp said:

Great paint work John.

Thanks Loren.

[Franz75]

Hi, excellent work.

Regarding the blue paint, for me, it would be Vallejo. AMT 7 as light blue.

[John Masters]

On 11/24/2024 at 7:30 PM, Franz75 said:

Regarding the blue paint, for me, it would be Vallejo. AMT 7 as light blue.

Yes...they gave a few options.

 

The undercarriage is on!  This was a satisfyingly fiddly bit of building.

 

 

Guns, Venturi, scope, and exhausts...all on...

 

 

 

Could it be that I am ready for decals?

 

--John

 

 

[81-er]

That u/c definitely looks fiddly, but the build is looking great

 

James

[John Masters]

On 11/26/2024 at 6:24 PM, 81-er said:

That u/c definitely looks fiddly, but the build is looking great

 

Thank you James.  And now it is time for the decals.  Not so many...

 

 

They went right on!

 

 

And the prop...oops!  I forgot the cockpit door!  I'll get right on that now...🙄

 

 

I'll let that dry overnight and give it some varnish tomorrow to protect the finish.  Then the photos, the gallery, etc...

 

--John