Polikarpov I-16 type 24

[mgbooyv8]

Hi Guys,

 

Here is my Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 I build for our IPMS-NL magazine "Modelbouw in Plastic" (MIP).

It features in the first issue of 2020.

I choose to model "white 13" which has a nice two-tone  camouflage of green AMT-4 and black AMT-6.

The underside is light blue AMT-7.

For the first time I used MRP lacquer paints and indeed, they are a joy to use, provided you use their own primer.

 

As is well known by now, the ICM kit is very nice  and will give a great result out of the box.

However, I decided to dress it up a little bit.

 

Aftermarked goodies used:

Eduard "Zoom" set 33184

Eduard seat belts 33185

North Star Models PAK-1 gunsight set NS 32015

Aerocraft models brass landing gear

Brengun resin RS82 rockets with launching rails, BRL32022

 

And some scratch enhancements in the cocpit.

 

Here are the pictures:

 

 

 

 

Some views of the interior in progress:

Scratch additions, including continuation of the fuselage under the floor by pieces of card and strip:

The instrument panel is build-up from several Eduard etched parts.

 

Here it is all painted.

The wires represent the undercarriage retraction cables, they were painted after the fuselage was closed

 

The Eduard seat belts were not great.

I had to lengthen the waist straps with masking tape to make them work and look like the drawing in the instructions.

In the picture, the lengtening pieces are not yet painted and connected.

The seat back was removed and later added after painting to ease masking.

 

If you add rockets under the wing, you have to add a representation of metal plates on the under surface.

Without them the linen wing cover would be set to fire during lanch of the rockets.

I used thin plasticard for this:

 

Here is the engine.

I added an air scoop above the carburettor and an oil cooler below.

I decided not to add any ignition and control cables.

The model is still glossy.

 

Next post will feature the Rata on a ground plate...

 

Cheers,

 

Peter

[mgbooyv8]

And here is the I-16 on a ground plate:

 

 

 

 

The model won a silver medal in the contest of last year's Euro Scale Modelling.

 

I hope you like it.

 

Cheers,

 

Peter

[Uncarina]

Beautiful work Peter! Oddly enough I don’t see many builds of this kit, but you’ve captured it’s chunky yet purposeful lines very well.

 

Cheers,  Tom

[LSP_Kevin]

Lovely build, Peter! May I publish it on the website?

 

Kev

[mgbooyv8]

Thanks guys!

Hi Kev,  of course you can publish it on the website, thanks.

 

Cheers,

 

Peter

 

[CZPetrP]

Nice Rata

[dennismcc]

That looks really good, I built the SH kit years ago and was not happy with the result so may get one of these kits and try again.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[ringleheim]

Beautiful Rata!  

 

 

[Miloslav1956]

[LSP_Kevin]

On 3/2/2020 at 6:30 PM, mgbooyv8 said:

Hi Kev,  of course you can publish it on the website, thanks.

 

Thanks, Peter! Here it is:

 

https://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/article.php?aid=3418

 

Kev

[Greif8]

Very nice build, congratulations on your silver medal.

[Gazzas]

Nice job!

[mgbooyv8]

Thanks guys! :)

Kev, the article looks great, thanks!

 

Cheers,

 

Peter