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my last built , enjoy :

While I was in Melbourne last month, I bought myself this for my birthday. This is the shortest time a kit has languished in my stash in about 20 years!! Having seen others build this, and never having built an ICM kit before, I decided to have a crack and hopefully finish before the deadline for this group build. So a few days after I got home, I placed an order with Hannants for some etch parts to liven it up, and they finally arrived today. The virus is slowing everything down, including the post, it seems. A few days after finishing my P-39, I started work to get a head start before my Eduard etch arrived. I started on the engine and tail, and also glued in all the bulkheads. Here's those bulkheads being glued to the left side, with the right side temporarily held in place for alignment purposes. If memory serves, most of the I-16's presented here so far have been later types, such as the Type 24 and Type 28. This is a Type 17, which started in production in 1939 and has a few obvious differences with the later types. The lower wing surfaces have no hard points for bombs or rockets, as the next picture shows. The wing I'm building is the one at top. Another difference is the right side of the fuselage. Type 17's have no door in the rear fuselage and also no "door" in the cockpit on the this side. Unfortunately, the right side fuselage I'm using is a little twisted, so that will present some issues when I come to glue the two halves together. But that's for another day. At the moment, the paint is presently drying on the insides, but I don't yet have a picture of that. More soon. Cheers, Michael

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