Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 (WIP)

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February 17, 2018
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February 17, 2018
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February 17, 2018
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February 17, 2018
Some added detail with lead wire
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February 17, 2018
Interiors varnished with Tamiya X-22
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February 17, 2018
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February 19, 2018
After a wash and matt varnish, I cut the floor sides, to be more accurate and then closed the halves
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February 19, 2018
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February 19, 2018
Difficult fit is the wings
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February 20, 2018
Some difficult joins at wing roots; I put a small sprue piece inside to open the cowl a little to improve the fit, I'll remove it after glue dries
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February 25, 2018
Some putty and AK primer
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February 27, 2018
Pre-shading
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February 27, 2018
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March 11, 2018
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March 11, 2018
The parts around the oleo have a strange position, but reference photos do show them very wide open
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March 11, 2018
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March 16, 2018
Installed a black palsticard wall through the middle of the engine, so that light does not pass from one side to the other, through the exhausts openings
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March 23, 2018
Varnished with X-22 and ready for decals
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March 23, 2018
First decals - very good fit
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March 25, 2018
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March 25, 2018
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April 16, 2018
Wash with Panel Line Wash A.MIG-1608
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June 26, 2018
Painting bits and pieces
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June 28, 2018
Wash with Panel Line Wash A.MIG-1610
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July 4, 2018
First oils applied on top
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July 4, 2018
First oils applied on the bottom
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July 6, 2018
Glued the "thing"...
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July 14, 2018
A correction was needed to hide the central join, is was becoming visible
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July 14, 2018
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July 22, 2018
Some chipping on the propeler
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July 22, 2018
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July 22, 2018
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July 22, 2018
Propeler, canopy and door assembled
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July 22, 2018
Glueing the wheels
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July 22, 2018
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September 1, 2018
Preparing the base
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September 1, 2018
Painting the base with the first colours
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September 2, 2018
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September 4, 2018
Glueing the covers of the landing gear - difficult task, to say the least
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September 4, 2018
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September 4, 2018
Test fit in the base
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September 7, 2018
Test fit of a few additional elements
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September 7, 2018
Finished
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September 8, 2018

Comments

17 February 2018, 18:45

Soeren R.
Count me in😉

20 February 2018, 06:54

Guy Rump
Looking good 🙂

20 February 2018, 08:36

Ricardo Reis
👍

20 February 2018, 10:02

David Thor
Taking a seat!

27 February 2018, 06:57

Ricardo Reis
Kit is really nice. Could probably have a better fuselage and wings fit, but no big deal - really fast build, that I'm doing while waiting for the paints of the F/A-18 and Mig-21 builds to dry! 🙂

27 February 2018, 09:34

Dan Cook
I have had the same issue with getting the wings to fit. I had to use some sprue in the cockpit area to spread the nose to fit the wings. I have boxed it up at the moment and I am going to come back to it. Frustrated me so lost my mojo a bit on it.

16 March 2018, 10:00

Ricardo Reis
Yes, the macro fit is a bit messy, but I think it is not as bad as it seems. Furthermore, the join lines are aligned with natural panel lines, so you can get away with a lot of messy repairs. Because of this, I used more Plastic Perfect Putty than I usually do, because it is quite easy to apply and clean with water, without much worried about sanding afterwards! 🙂

16 March 2018, 14:56