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Academy's Polikarpov I-16


SteveK

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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.

 

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Thanks for Looking

 

SteveK

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Nice work - thanks for sharing!

(I've also got one of these in the "projects started but not yet finshed" pile.)

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Lovely build and a very eye-catching scheme! How did you do the silver stripe around the cowl? Thanks!

 

GIL :smiley16:

 

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

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