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1/72 Polikarpov I-16
BradCancian
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Queensland, Australia
Joined: August 30, 2006
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Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - 02:56 PM UTC
Hi all – this is my latest, the small 1/72 Hasegawa Polikarpov I-16, built straight out of the box without any modifications. The kit is painted up to represent a machine from the Spanish Republican forces, “Alas Rojos” Esquadrille, c1938.

I tracked my build time on this one - I spent just on 12 hours overall for this build – around 4.5 hours for construction, and 7.5 hours in painting. Paint was done with Gunze acrylics and oils for weathering. There were no issues whatsoever with the build itself.











Overall a great little kit, ideally suited to a reasonably quick and easy build.

Comments / Criticisms welcomed!

Cheers
gaborka
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Borsod-Abauj-Zemblen, Hungary
Joined: October 09, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - 03:19 PM UTC
very elegant, thank you for sharing
Antilles
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Joined: March 22, 2015
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Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - 06:18 PM UTC
Congratulations,

this is a very well done kit in a real short time. Color and weathering look spot on! The I-16 looks some kind familiar to the GeeBee, doesn´t it?

Oliver
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