Polikarpov I-16 type 24 work in progress pics

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Here are work in progress pics of my latest build.

It is the ICM 1/72 Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 Fighter.

The kit is really nice I am using PE from both the ACE and ExtraTech kits, plus added a couple of scratchbuild goodies as well. I made the leather bumper out of sheet styrene and the guns and pitot tubes are made from hypo needles.
(I have a friend who’s fiancee is a vet and gets me the needles [:)] yes before they are used. [:p] )

Added in the light holes for the cockpit, and the retracting cable for the landing gear. I also hollowed out the exhaust tubes hard to see in the pics, hope to have better ones taken when it is done.

Should have it finished some time next week I hope, barring any life shaking events. [:D]










Again thanks for looking [:)]

Cheers
Thom

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wow, looks good, but its such a tiny little thing, I’d be afraid of setting something on it. What scale is that??

jim

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Jim,

Thanks [:)]

It is 1/72nd scale.

Cheers
Thom

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Looks like you wont the battle of the gap… great finish

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Looking real good so far. Keep us posted.

Regards, Rick

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Looks like you´ve got something good coming there. What did you use for machine guns, I have troubble finding machine guns in 1/72; the smallest tubing is usually to big.
Again, great work and thanks for sharing.

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Nice “mosca”! Sorry for the spelling-I believe it’s Russian for “fly” (the bug).

Dan

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Mukha, I think.

Great looking plane. When the heck are we going to get a Spanish Civil War GB?

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Looking great, I have it in 1/48th and its small there. Next pictures take it next to some coins so we can really appreciate the size and your details.

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Great work (terrific eyesight) as usual Thom, thanks! [:)]

Take care,
Frank

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what a neat little plane!

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I really like this plane, and ithis is a really good job… mmm… The Polikarpov I-16 is also known as “Rata” (or “Rat”) by the República Española… or “Mosca” (“Fly”)

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Nice work on the little thingie. Small is good.

Darwin, O.F. [alien]

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Looking great… I always thought these looked like they’d be really fun to fly.

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Thanks again everyone for the comments [:)]

Gilmund the machine guns were made from 25 gauge hypo-needles (OD. .020 / ID .010). Might want to look at a company called Small Parts, Inc
Here is the link to the page http://www.smallparts.com/products/descriptions/ne_stainless%20steel.cfm

Thanks Frank but you have to be kidding on the eyesight. [(-D]
I’m either looking over my glasses to focus better or using the opti-visior. Just had a long discussion with my eye doctor a few weeks back about bi-focals. I’m not ready for those yet . [(-D]

Cheers
Thom

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Great looking Rata!