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Paul Tomczak
Paul Tomczak
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Hobby Craft I-16 Type 18

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27 June 2016, 01:59
Ulf Petersen
Great work, Paul!👍
Nice and balanced finish.
27 June 2016, 05:28
Stefan Schacht
very nice 👍
27 June 2016, 10:00
Bart Goesaert
nice one...
27 June 2016, 10:31
Paul Tomczak
Thanks! I have picked up a few awards on this build in some local contests.
27 June 2016, 14:55
Christian Bruer
Wow that sharp relief to the colours you use looks really nice. Really an excatcher 👍
27 June 2016, 16:22
Jens
very convincing 👍 👍 👍
27 June 2016, 17:01

Album info

The Polikarpov I-16 was the world's first operational low-wing cantilever monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear. The I-16 was introduced in the mid-1930s and formed the backbone of the Soviet Air Force at the beginning of World War II. Later variants were often used in the ground attack role as they were outclassed by German fighters.

This was a decent kit from Hobby Craft which required some scratch building in the cockpit which was quite bare. I added some side controls, a gun sight and a head rest. I also added gun barrels to the fuselage guns and the wheel retraction wires in the gear bay. I built my kit as a generic fighter-bomber with a faded winter camouflage. At this time the planes would have seen a lot of wear and tear so I did some heavy weathering as well.

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1:48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 18 (Hobbycraft HC1577)

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