Dukie99 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Hi there, Just finished my ICM Polikarpov I-16. Built OOB except for the wheels and gunsight from Northern Star. Sutton Harness from Radu. Painted with Akan paint. Great fitting kit, decals are nice and thin, very nice engine (of which you see next to nothing). Tail and elevators remain fully movable. A nice relaxing build. I hope you like it. Cheers, David Hubert Boillot, RBrown, Bruce_Crosby and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Very nice, David! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel460 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Excellent build! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Nicely done David. I agree with you on the Northstar replacements. I'm 75 percent thought with mine but the wheels and gun site are most welcomed replacements by Northstar. Well done Rata. I love it. Fun kit. I caution everyone on the exhaust placement. . The intructions are rather weak in exact placement in this area. Troy. D Bellis and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade rowlands Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Very nice. Picked one of these up last week at Telford and hand the Northstar stuff on my to get list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 hi I like this little bird , you did a very nice job , I like !!!!!!!!!!! Sorry , but if I had only one thing to say , ....... you should " improve" the exhaust pipes , they look too thick Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Very nice rendition of this little bird. And to complement Alain's comment without going overboard on the AMS syndrome, maybe add a piece of Easyline from the center of the hubs to the hole in the center of the wheel bay ? Hubert KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Very nice build! Regards - dutik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 One of the ugliest birds ever, and it's hard to believe they could bring down Messerschmidts and F-Ws. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Guys, Thank you for the kind words. I had fun building this one. I agree with Bill that it is pretty ugly but I love to have it sitting now with my (slowly) growing collection of WW2 aircrafts for the reason that it is so different. As Alain mentioned the pipes are on the thick side. It is because they were now hollow in the first place and what you see is my ham-fisted effort at making them hollow. Soft plastic combined with below average skills and not enough patience will get you there... This is one area where resin pipes would be a nice AM item to have. I like the suggestion of Hubert on the E-Z line. I will try to implement it when I will have recovered from the mental trauma of rigging the WnW Ninak I recently completed (yes I succumbed to the Sirens of New Zealand, I am an equal opportunity stash builder...) Cheers, David Daniel460 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bil Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Must be an "in the eye of the beholder" kind of thing, because these stubby fuselage Russian fighters (i-16, i-153, and i-15) are among my favorites, I love the 1930's style design, it was called the Golden Age of Aviation after all. Beautiful model David! The i-16 is on my list of aircraft to build in the future. Bil KiwiZac and Bill Cross 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Looks terrific, I was extremely impressed with the kit, hope to build one next year. Troy Molitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Looks great. It's nice to see some different WW2 planes coming onto the market. One I may well buy soon. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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