Eduard 1/48 I-16 Type 24 build

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Jumping on the Christmas buddy build with Eduards offering; I-16 Type 24.

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

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Weekend edition, with one marking option, low part count - so should be a quick build

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First up, put the fuse halves together and drilled two holes for the instrument panel 'lighting'. The kit only had them lightly scribed. Cockpit parts also glued together and tested fitted.

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Few small pieces to glue on the side walls that will be hardly visible

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

Fuse together and wings on. The wing root fit was very good, no filler required. The lower fuse, trailing edge join was where some filler was needed.

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

So far the kit fit has been great

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Excellent to have you on the build looking forward to the results

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More progress made ready for primer. The seam ontop of the cowl is a very good fit, I just had to add some putty to fix my 'flattening' of the seam when I was cleaning it up. Only gap where the fit wasn't as nice was the lower fuse trailing edge.

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

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Primer on

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

[NorthernModeller]

Looking lovely so far mate hopefully you get it done in time, I have no doubt

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Thanks Ivan! I'll definitely have it completed

Only part in the kit that didn't fit was the undercarriage torque links. Even fully extended they were still short. Had to knock a pair off some spare u/c legs I had lying around

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

Doors on, primed and painted with RLM65 light blue (Gunze aqueous H67)
I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

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Paint on. Gunze Aqueous H303 green ontop and H67 light blue for the bottom.

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

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Starting to near the end now. Did some detail painting and added some wear and tear.

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

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Burning the midnight oil tonight! Decals done, waiting for them to dry before chipping

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

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Decals roughed up and some fuselage wear added

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr

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Stains

I-16 Build by Braden C, on Flickr