**** DONE: GB-48 1/48 I-16 Type 5 - Military A/C before 1939 (incl Spanish Civil War)

[le_steph40]

Username: Le_steph40
First name: Steph
Category: advanced
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Ark Models => the kit
Model Type: Polikarpov I-16 type 5 (modified from a Type 10)
Aftermarket Add-ons: A Resin cockpit, Gonza instrument panel, Gonza engine cooler, Squadron canopy, RB Model M2 Browning MG and the main Ricardo Rodriguez Ramos resin transkit to build an I-16 Type 5. Begemot 48-021 or Bestfong 48018b decals



The transkit made by Mr Rodriguez Ramos is for an Eduard kit, I hope don't have too much problems adapting it

 

[Wurger]

 

[le_steph40]

The subject will be I-16 Type 5 flown by Lt Liu Chi-Sheng between February and May 1938

 

[Crimea_River]

Very cool Steph.

 

[fubar57]

Looking forward to seeing an ICM kit put together

 

[le_steph40]

Looking forward to seeing an ICM kit put together

If I'm not mistaken, I don't think the Ark Model kit is the same as ICM.
I think I read that the Ark Model is their own kit

 

[fubar57]

True you are, box art is similar to ICM. Never seen an Ark kit go together either

 

[rochie]

Great subject

 

[Wayne Little]

Looking forward to it Steph.

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,

Started !


Some technical and historical explanations:
This I-16 Type 5 was apparently manufactured after Spring 1937 and probably delivered to China from October 1937. So, the wings were reinforced but keeping the sliding canopy of the first type 5 models.
For this build, there are several add-ons that will not be used: principaly early wings from R. Rodriguez Ramos resin transkit. I'll use the wings of the Ark Model kit (reinforced ones) with the Type 5 resin ailerons...

 

[Wurger]

 

[SaparotRob]

The amount of detail you guys put in is incredible. I have a Hasegawa 1/72 B-229 that I "started" years ago. The Finnish one. I was going to paint it some kind of blue and slap some U.S. stars on it. Wasn't even going to finagle a gun sight for it. I'm so embarrassed.

 

[Wayne Little]

Cool...

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,

The amount of detail you guys put in is incredible. I have a Hasegawa 1/72 B-239 that I "started" years ago. The Finnish one. I was going to paint it some kind of blue and slap some U.S. stars on it. Wasn't even going to finagle a gun sight for it. I'm so embarrassed.

I don't think to use all the add-ons; some are necessary because there is nothing in the kit as the cockpit details for instance. Others add-ons are to build I-16 Type 5 version.
Don't be embarrassed, everyone build as he wants. For your B-239, the Väisälä THM40 gunsight is a copy of the German Revi 3c or 3d sight... Simply to build (in1/48 scale)
Revi gunsight

The main thing is to be happy or proud with his work

 

[Crimea_River]

Good start Steph.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[rochie]

Surgery has started !

 

[T Bolt]

Nice start Steph

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,

Work on the wings...
The things to do

Done

 

[Crimea_River]

Holy crap man. Lots of cosmetic work there.