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Polikarpov I-16 type 29 - Eduard 1/48th scale

Yes!!! Another one .... ::) ::)

This time a Eduard Profipack edition...


The Photo etched parts are so huge that i had to work with tweezers!! hihihi!!


The panel...


The Cockpit :


Painting and weathering the interior...




Since i already build one... this is coming along smoother...





Lets go for the paint job...





The gloss varnish and decals...


After the gloss varnish dried i decided to uses promodellers rust wash....

what a stupid idea... this plane was made of alluminium ... so i had to take the rust of... well sometimes you go foward ... others backwords... at least i learned that next time have to read more about what im building .... its really important!!!

Took the rust off...




The finish line is in sight...





So... it is done...






i dindnt assemble all the landing gear to get the feeling of worn plane (and this time i read some stuff to see if it was true... and it is ;) )

So... hope you all enjoy!!!
 
Thank you all for all your kind comments.... I'm really happy that you enjoy this builds!!!

They are light years away from the works that can be seen in this forum .. but I try my best :D
 
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