GB-43 1/32 Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 - Aces' Aircraft of All Eras

[N4521U]

Now I got to find a Sam Pekinpaw movie!!!!!

 

[Wayne Little]

Good progress mate.

 

[Lucky13]

A bit of test fitting going on....

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far Jan!

 

[Airframes]

Looking good old chap.

 

[Lucky13]

I do not like how ICM did the exhaust system....
Tried to drill them out, gave up after a few as they started cracking a wee bit....
Going by the instructons, it doesn't look right and some didn't match what was shown!

To be continued, after a rather large....cuppa!

Hmmm....yes!

 

[Wurger]

looking good though.

 

[Wurger]

Jan if you want to make the exhaust pipes opened without drilling just paint the flat endings black. Or just apply black dots to imitate the holes.

 

[Lucky13]

Some more test fitting....

 

[N4521U]

Great progress,
irritating at times, but it's looking nice.

 

[Wurger]

 

[A4K]

Nice work Jan!
Planning on doing ICM's 1:72 kit myself, with aftermarket decals (kit items are incorrect apparently)

 

[Crimea_River]

My experience with CM kits is that the plastic seems quite soft. Not sure if that's the case on your Rata but I do like what you've churned out so far.

 

[Lucky13]

It's yellow, good enough for me!

 

[nsmekanik]

Looks good from here, I ususally just spin a #11 blade in the exhaust to open them up, got to be careful though so as not to break off the tip, they don't need to be deep to look ok to me.

 

[Wayne Little]

good work Jan.

 

[Lucky13]

I wish people stopped drinking....blasted Edinburgh Festival!
Looking at how to masking them there wee thingmajigs on the panel.....

 

[Lucky13]

Cheers lads!

 

[fubar57]

Moving right along Jan