Eduard 1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 24

[MakingModelsAgain]

A little Russian Pitbull of a plane with undercarriage designed by the Marque de Sade. Built OOb except for scratch-built seat harness and hatch. I also replaced the wing gun barrels with aluminium tubing and drilled out the exhaust stubs. I did try vacforming the canopy, but the pieces I made were too thin and flimsy. The IM canopy is only attached with Klear, so if I can perfect the vaforming process, I may yet replace it.

[pedrofernandes]

Great "rata" you have there!!!

Great Work !!!

[Lee]

Excellent work on the rata Gary. That green is very difficult to get right, but you nailed it mate

[DC87]

Wowser that is incredible - I see what you mean about the undercarriage

The weathering on the underside is stunning. 5 out of 5 thumbs

[RobertA]

For Stalin! Death to Fascists!

Looks great, as only to be expected from a master craftsman such as yourself!! Quite fancy building this kit at some point but with other decals, as the 1/48 scale Polikarpov I did years ago have exactly the same markings..

[benc123]

That is fantastic Gary! Truly outstanding! If I may ask, how did you make the grass field? It is one of the best I have seen, the worn areas in particular are sublime.

[Radzy]

Gary, it turned out great... Little Poli rata
Green colour looks so impressively natural and well accentuated weathering makes it a real masterpiece!

Cheers,
Radek

[HWGuderian23]

Excellent work ! Looks amazing.

[Norman]

Berry noice

Berry berry noice Gary

[UKscalemodeller]

I love Ishaks.

Excellent work as ever.

[Nige201980]

Great work again Gary love it.

[ludicrusmaximus]

Great "rata" you have there!!!

The rat was what the nationalists called this plane in the Spanish Civil War wasnt it? Thats an excellent little build Gary . What do the decals say? Death to fascism, labour reserves for the front? Or For Stalin? lol

EDIT: heck, I didn't even notice your base from looking at the plane. That is suberb. One of the best builds I've seen

[wally]

Nice diorama with I-16. I like the paintwork on the aircraft itself and the grass on the field.
Very nice and clean work.