This is the plastic model of the Polikarpov I-16. Eduard’s Profipack includes photo-etched parts and canopy masking sheets.
This kit is different in the color of the wings and the fuselage. It might be diverted parts of the version change or something.
This is the attached photo-etched parts. It is a painted cockpit panel and seat belt. I am thankful for this, but if I get used to this, I will lose my energy to do it myself.
I slightly changed my mood and painted the tip of the lever red.
(20-July-2018)
It is quite amazing as the belt of the rudder pedal is reproduced.
Appearance improved as I attached the seat belt.
Although it shone a bit, the reproduction of the meter is precise. It is much easier and better than painting with a brush because it draws fine white memory.
I painted the engine cleanly and its surroundings. However, the effect of the painting does not appear clearly, because it is hidden behind the cowl and cannot be seen well.
(22-July-2018)
Since it is a small fuselage, the assembly will proceed smoothly after the cockpit is completed.
Umm, I have made a lot of gaps and steps. It is hard to make it a little… I will try to fix it as much as possible.
I fixed the gap and mold with a heat pen, file, and design knife. I tried to re-mold by cutting and pasting the small photo-etched parts on the upper surface where the mold had disappeared. I reproduced them too much. It is not good to be too conspicuous. Because the surface of the fuselage should be smooth, it is different from AFV.
I opened the nozzle of the machine gun on the wings. I replaced the Pitot tube with a brass pipe.
(25-July-2018)
The landing gears of the Polikarpov I-16 are assembled in this photo and are bonded to the fuselage later. Airbrush with the lower surface color, so I did not need to paint the tires yet…
I masked the engine and cockpit.
Painting in progress. The engine cowl part is to paint the thin band line of silver, so masking is necessary again.
I used Mr. Color, C320 Dark Green, as the primary paint. I blew a gradation a bit.
(27-July-2018)
It is the world’s first single-leaf withdrawal landing gear fighter. Designed in the summer of 1932, the first flight was in December 1933. Since the body is made of wood and the main wings and tail wings are fabric covering, it is probably the structure of a biplane generation. In Spain’s civil war, Nomonhan Incident, etc., the I-16 overwhelmed the biplane of other countries and showed excellent performance as a monoplane. Maximum speed 455 km/h.
Production was about 9000 aircraft, and it was operated in Finland and Spain besides the Soviet Air Force.
Many types of I-16 are released from Eduard because it’s a popular item in the plastic model market. I remember I made a 1/72 scale kit of Hasegawa 20 years ago. Because the wings are not so big for the short and dumpy fuselage, when I first saw it, I thought that this really would fly.
As only the color number of Mr. Color and the Creos aqueous hobby color was indicated, I used the approximate colors of Vallejo by visual inspection for a small area of brush painting. Or you can mix colors on the palette and adjust it. The interior of the fuselage does not have to be so nervous. The color designation of Creos is a standard in this manual. I wonder if Mr. Color is used a lot abroad.
I think it is a good kit that reproduces the texture of the actual airplane surface well.
I adhered to the canopy from the inside with a pouring adhesive because I feared the adhesive would attack the paint film. The edge became slightly whitened when peeling the masking tape on the lower side of the inside. Should I have painted after attaching the canopy? It is a disappointing part, anyway. I painted smoked thinly on edge and made whitening less noticeable.
The aim of the cockpit front is reproduced with the photo-etched part and the impression of a precise kit.
The Marking is the Generalmajor Ivan A. Lakeev, Hero of the Soviet Union, 1941.
The Eduard instruction comments, “This aircraft was based with 46th IAP at Vasilkov airfield. Note that this was a VIP aircraft, carefully maintained, clean, polished, and in perfect condition. It will be a disappointment to heavy weathering lovers, so be careful with pre-shading and other weathering tricks.”
This airplane was using a wire lead-in line to store the landing gear. Although it is not in part, adding work with thin threads is good.
Polikarpov I-16 has various paint patterns, so I want to try again. It is a plain painting; I changed the expression slightly with the gradation on both the upper and lower sides. When I finished pasting the decal, it got a cool look with a little accent. Eduard I-16 Type 17 is still in my hand…
(29-July-2018)
