I-16 Progress

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June 10, 2019
All the interior and the small parts have been painted. Lets go on to the assembly.
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June 10, 2019
The two fuselage halves does not fit together so I had to make a brace in between them to keep the round shape, and to make it fit the wing part.
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June 10, 2019
Even after the brace, I had to add alot of clamps to keep the shape while the glue is setting. You can hardly see the plane 😉.
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June 14, 2019
Alot of sanding going on 😉
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June 14, 2019
I had to use alot of super glue to bridge the gap and make the transition smooth between the fuselage and the wing part as it did not fit at all.
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June 14, 2019
Pre-shading finished!
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June 14, 2019
I did the pre-shading on a black base this time.
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June 14, 2019
Basic camoflage is finished!
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I really like this paint scheme! 🙂
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After a layer of gloss, it's time for decals.
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Not alot of decals for this paint option.
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June 14, 2019
Everything is finished and waiting for the first weathering stage with oil washes.
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June 15, 2019
It is finished!
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The decals were a little thick, so you can see the edge of them. In hindsight, I should have sanded them down a bit.
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Engine ventilation closed.
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And open.
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June 15, 2019
I drilled out the center of the propeller hub and the wing mounted guns. I thought the recess, with matt black paint would be enough for the fuselage mounted guns, but unfortunately, it wasn't.
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June 15, 2019
Themounting of the propeller in the kit wasn't good enough, too much gap, so it is tilting a bit to the side. I tried to fix it, but didn't succeed, unfortunately..
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I also drilled out the exhaust pipes.
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The wheel retracting wires were made by a bit of thin plastic rod painted in steel color.

Comments

1 10 June 2019, 16:13

Björn Svedberg
I've started the build of the little I-16 fighter. This is not the best of kits and it has a bunch of fit problems, but I hope the end result will be a nice little plane.

10 June 2019, 16:17

Daniel Klink
Björn is on my watch list again 👍 Following!

10 June 2019, 16:25

Artem Burkin
I have the same one in my stash & will get some 'fun' in future) Good luck with building, follow to the happy end)

10 June 2019, 18:33

Björn Svedberg
You are very welcome mates! 🙂
Another update, I have done all of the assembly and all the basic painting and decals, so next stage is weathering.

14 June 2019, 14:52

Björn Svedberg
Thanks James! 🙂
The little bird is finished. Although the build took alot longer than I had anticipated, due to fit issues, I really like the end result. The Polikarpov I-16 is a really cool plane.

15 June 2019, 13:50

Artem Burkin
Pretty good warbird

16 June 2019, 04:19