Academy 1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 24

[Ron Pearcy]

Quick build to pass a couple of wet days here in lunatic land.(Uk)
Easy build but a lovely little kit. Extremely sparse cockpit but no point in embellishing it because nothing can be seen through the opening.
I suppose you could cut the door to be open but I was sceptical about my abilities. Tricky undercarriage but looks good with patience.
Love these little Soviet planes and must try more.

 

[fubar57]

Very nice Ron

 

[Airframes]

Nice one Ron.

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice clean build.

 

[Wurger]

I agree. She looks very nice although the grey colour on tops looks quite strange.

 

[hal bregg]

Some says: the first fighter monoplane with retractable undercarriage.
Must be a decoration of model shelf, congrats!

 

[Wurger]

.... with retractable undercarriage.

You have to add - manually

 

[Ron Pearcy]

Thanks fellas. I'm not sure if the colour is influenced by the light in the photography but it's the colour in the call out in the instructions.

 

[Wurger]

I see. Of course, there is nothing wrong with that , I would say. Just IMHO she should be of the green colour than the grey..

 

[Ron Pearcy]

I must admit it does look grey in the pictures. Cheers mate.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work!