SteveK Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Hello again, Just finished this little Russian fighter the I-16, also called the "Donkey" as well as the "Rata or Rat" The plane as well as the kit were pretty simple. I did detail a couple things, panels lines in the cowling, rivets on the wings and horizontal stabs as well as adding tape seat belts. Had to modify the side gear covers to fit correctly into the main covers. And the cables for the manual retractable gear! This has to be the smallest aircraft in my limited collection so far. The wing span is almost half of the Val I just completed. My understanding is in the 30's it held it's own until it faced the A6M2 Zero. Thanks for Looking SteveK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mquan Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Looks like either 48th or 32nd scale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHortman Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Nice work - thanks for sharing! (I've also got one of these in the "projects started but not yet finshed" pile.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregWise Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 very nice details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Lovely build and a very eye-catching scheme! How did you do the silver stripe around the cowl? Thanks! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Lovely build and a very eye-catching scheme! How did you do the silver stripe around the cowl? Thanks! GIL Was very easy to mask and paint before the cowling was installed...........the instructions wanted you to attempt putting a decal around the cowling, dua! SteveK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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