Voir er Savoir PLUS - Polikarpov I-16

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February 10, 2020
I love the look of this box, that's why I bought it.
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February 10, 2020
As a snap together kit, there's really not all that much to worry about.
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February 10, 2020
And that's it... 5-6 pieces and we're done... or are we?
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February 10, 2020
To stick a small DC motor in there, some modifications are required to the propellor...
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February 10, 2020
As well as drilling out the interior. A snug fit, is good as long as it fits!
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February 10, 2020
All wired up and glued in place.
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February 10, 2020
Hmmm... the drilling seems to have pushed the left side of the fuselage out of alignment a bit. It's already glued, so we're going to have to work with a bit of filler and sanding. Pulling it apart would likely destroy this tiny little model.
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February 11, 2020
Love that Soviet blue!
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February 13, 2020
Disaster... one of the wires broke and, as expected I wasn’t able to open it up again without destroying the motor...
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February 14, 2020
Ok... round two... fight!
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February 14, 2020
The nice thing about making a mistake is that the second attempt is usually better than the first.
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February 15, 2020
A couple of coats of paint go on quickly in 1/144 scale.
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February 17, 2020
Decals on... now... to paint the cockpit and we're all done!
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Comments

2 10 February 2020, 23:19

Greg Baker
Watching paint dry always makes me hands itchy, and this little Zvezda snap kit was handy. I had to do some careful drill work to get the DC motor to fit, but it's in there. Snug, but it fits. Unfortunately the drilling pushed the left side of the fuselage slightly out of alignment before the glue dried. It's so small, and I damaged the structural integrity by drilling a (relatively) massive hole down the middle, so I think trying to take it apart and fix it will cause havoc. So we're going to have to work with a bit of putty and sanding I think.

10 February 2020, 23:30

Spanjaard
i am really interesting on this one 🙂

10 February 2020, 23:44

Alex K
... oops... I see... the Voir et Savoir collection has suddenly been "expanded"...

10 February 2020, 23:53

Greg Baker
Well... why limit yourself to only 60 planes?😉

10 February 2020, 23:57

Greg Baker
Disaster Strikes! I somehow managed to break one of the wires, and the kit didn't survive the surgery. I've been here before. If at first you don't succeed...

13 February 2020, 01:25

Erik De Smet
Murphy follows this build ?

13 February 2020, 06:53

Greg Baker
I think just me, generally. Don't worry though... I've got another kit and we're back in action!

13 February 2020, 07:29

Greg Baker
A few lessons learned and hopefully a better result because of it. I knew exactly what to do, and what NOT to do... and we're almost caught back up to where we were before.

14 February 2020, 00:22

Spanjaard
looking good

14 February 2020, 00:45

Greg Baker
I'm much happier with this kit as a do-over.

15 February 2020, 16:54

Greg Baker
No, I haven't forgotten to paint the pilot.I'm just saving him for last for some reason...

17 February 2020, 15:38

gorby
Wow! I can't believe you've fitted a motor into something that I can barely see.
It's small in 1/48 but 1/144!!!!!!!

17 February 2020, 16:42

Greg Baker
Heh. It did take me two cracks at it though. I really like these planes. I keep eying the Academy 1/48 boxing, so I'm glad I found one in a size that'll fit on my shelf.

18 February 2020, 01:07

bat-213
great job

19 February 2020, 00:25

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The Voir er Savoir series may only include 60 planes, but why limit yourself?

Voir et Savoir Plus - Polikarpov I-16

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