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ICM I-153 "Chaika" Early Conversion 1:32


shadowmare

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Hi,

i started new ICM kit of this lovely biplane. I decided to convert it to early version - with other type of spinner similar to I-16. My choice of painting is red 29:

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but I can't find any photo of it : / Maybe you can help me? If i won't find it, alternative scheme is this one, with existing photographs:

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Engine is not a good side of kit, it looks like scaled 1:72 element, but it won't be visible much under engine cover. Wheel bays are unfortunately empty, maybe i scratch something there. Despite these disadvantages, kit is coming together very nicely and fast. ICM did great job! 

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It looks like the detail is nice, that's for sure.

 

I guess this means my Silver Wings kit is now pretty much passe.

But hey, I paid the money so I'm building it.

 

:)

 

SW kit is better in therms of details - better cockpit, wheel bays, engine, inlets closing plate and other things. But SW is discontinuing further production of this kit. I don't like to work with resin so i bought this one. It has a significantly lower price too.

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Cockpit is finished, I added wires and seatbelts. 

 

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Engine is done too.I replaced kit exhaust with my own made from soldering wire - it is a good material for this kind of work, flexible (but not too much) and easy to drill.

 

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I made few tweaks to engine cover:

 

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Unfortunately after looking long time for photo of red 29 i found that high possibility that this is fictional scheme. So i ordered masks for red 8 with green lines.

 

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