tigerdriver
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Username: tigerdriver
First name: Dave
Category: Beginner
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Academy 1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 10
Polikarpov I-16 Type 10 as flown by the Spanish Republicans
I doubt these plucky little planes need much introduction here . They acquitted themselves surprisingly well against the early marques of 109 it confronted but was soon outclassed as its opponents evolved both their equipment and tactics .
I will be doing an OOB using the ( amazingly simple ) Academy 1/48 kit. The plane in question is a type 10 flow by the Fuerza Aereas Republicans in 1938
This scheme is a straightforward green over blue with some surprisingly jaunty ID marks added
The kit has only a couple of dozen bits if you ignore the spares provided for later enclosed cockpit or ski equipped versions, so maybe even I wont be able to mess up lol. Interior detail is minimal but the view is even smaller so I wont worry too much there . I may try and add the lines for the fabled manual wind up undercarriage though.
Main personal objective is to make a tidy craft and practice some painting with my newly acquired airbrush and compressor
Thanks for reading, and apologies in advance for the crimes against modelling to follow
First name: Dave
Category: Beginner
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Academy 1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 10
Polikarpov I-16 Type 10 as flown by the Spanish Republicans
I doubt these plucky little planes need much introduction here . They acquitted themselves surprisingly well against the early marques of 109 it confronted but was soon outclassed as its opponents evolved both their equipment and tactics .
I will be doing an OOB using the ( amazingly simple ) Academy 1/48 kit. The plane in question is a type 10 flow by the Fuerza Aereas Republicans in 1938
This scheme is a straightforward green over blue with some surprisingly jaunty ID marks added
The kit has only a couple of dozen bits if you ignore the spares provided for later enclosed cockpit or ski equipped versions, so maybe even I wont be able to mess up lol. Interior detail is minimal but the view is even smaller so I wont worry too much there . I may try and add the lines for the fabled manual wind up undercarriage though.
Main personal objective is to make a tidy craft and practice some painting with my newly acquired airbrush and compressor
Thanks for reading, and apologies in advance for the crimes against modelling to follow
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