Polikarpov I-16 Academy 1:48

SVEN_SS · Sep 25, 2012

i'm a begginer so i would like to make it simple. i haved in my mind to transform this type 10 in a type 29 captured by the romanians in 1941, but i will not do it now...maybe sometime in the future

Wurger · Sep 25, 2012

Looking forward to the build. Good Luck.... :thumbright:

meatloaf109 · Sep 25, 2012

Welcome to the forum,
I built that one, good beginners kit! Have at it, and don't be afraid to ask questions, we love to help!

SVEN_SS · Sep 26, 2012

i find the external colours,( i use humbrol enamel -paintbrush-) FS34102 e Light Blue FS 35550....so humbrol enamel 117 US Light green and 65 aircraft blue
i don't know what to use for the cockpit, seat, panel...any idea=? ty

Wurger · Sep 26, 2012

For I-16 planes made before the war ... A-14 Stalnol (steel, in fact dark grey) - FS (2)6187, during the period of 1940-41 many I-16s had cockpits painted with AII Gałuboj (light blue) colour - FS (1,2 or 3 depending on when the dope was applied , the older the more matt) 5466. Many cockpits were painted with primers only - Wood Aerolak FS (2)6320 - 6176. Metal parts - primer ALG-5 FS (3)4670. The indicator panel - black.

If you want to make the l-16 Type 29 - AII Gałuboj or Wood Aerolak. If the type 10 - A-14 Stalnol for main parts in the cockpit

Please check the link with a few pictures for the I-16 type 24 model build.

Modelarstwo z pasj

or here for another build...

Modelarstwo z pasj

SVEN_SS · Sep 26, 2012

Wurger said:
For I-16 planes made before the war ... A-14 Stalnol (steel, in fact dark grey) - FS (2)6187, during the period of 1940-41 many I-16s had cockpits painted with AII Gałuboj (light blue) colour - FS (1,2 or 3 depending on when the dope was applied , the older the more matt) 5466. Many cockpits were painted with primers only - Wood Aerolak FS (2)6320 - 6176. Metal parts - primer ALG-5 FS (3)4670. The indicator panel - black.

If you want to make the l-16 Type 29 - AII Gałuboj or Wood Aerolak. If the type 10 - A-14 Stalnol for main parts in the cockpit

Please check the link with a few pictures for the I-16 type 24 model build.

Modelarstwo z pasj

or here for another build...

Modelarstwo z pasj

ty m8

Wurger · Sep 26, 2012

You'r welcome.

Lucky13 · Sep 29, 2012

Looking forward to this one....and welcome to the club mate!

SVEN_SS · Sep 29, 2012

i looked over the cockpit parts......4 (four) pieces...i have to build something on my own....no decals for the instrument panel

Wurger · Sep 29, 2012

How are you going to make the instrument panel?

SVEN_SS · Sep 29, 2012

Wurger said:
How are you going to make the instrument panel?

paintbrush...

Wurger · Sep 29, 2012

I see.

Wurger · Sep 29, 2012

Here you are two pics that show my ways of making these cockpit panels..The two first ways I use for small models. In the second pic you can see an effect of the third way I use for bigger models..The difference is that for the panel I used a kind of a mask made of a piece of black plastic thin sheet obtained from a 3.5" MF 2HD diskette.It was used instead of the painting black showed for the second way. All indicators were printed on a clear foil as a negative and glued to a white background made of a piece of a phone card.