On 12/02/2014 at 16:03, KRK4m said: AFAIK there is NO better Ki-27 (both Hasegawa and RS being worse) and NO better Tu-2 (HoobyBoss and Plasticard being rubbish) in this scale on the market. I think that statement is unhelpful and dependent entirely on how "no better" and "worse" are defined. The RS kit is a much improved clone of the Hasegawa Shop ICM - 72071 - I-16 type 24 - I-16 type 24 WWII Soviet FighterI-16 – the world’s first high-speed fighter and the most numerous Soviet aircraft in mid 30s-early 40s period. The I-16 Type 10 Spanish Republican Air Force Fighter ICM | No. 72077 | 1:72 Facts Brand: ICM Title: I-16 Type 10 Spanish Republican Air Force Fighter Number: 72077 Scale: 1:72 Type: Full kit Released: 2018 New parts Barcode: 4968728762319 (EAN) Topic: Polikarpov I-16 » Propeller (Aircraft) Box contents. Plastic sprue, Decalsheet (waterslide Polikarpov I-16 Type 18 / 1:72 / SSSR / Druhá světová válka / Vojenské / Letadla / Plastikové modely / nahlásit problém. Měřítko: 1:72 Výrobce: ICM ICM has once again come to market with a 100% newly tooled kit, this time the iconic Stearman (Boeing) Kaydet trainer in 1:32 scale. Initially released back in July 2020, ICM has since boxed the PT-17 twice and given us most recently the PT-13. The PT-13 was fitted with the Lycoming R-680 engine whilst the PT-17 the Continental R-670-5. ICM 1/72 I-16 Rata ICM 1/72 I-16 type 28 'Rata' HISTORY The I 16 first appeared on the drawing boards in 1932 and was popularly known in Russia as the 'Ishak' (Little Donkey). During its Spanish Civil War service the Republicans dubbed it 'Mosca' (Fly) while their opponents the Nationalists referred to it as the 'Rata' (Rat). . My latest model is Polikarpov I-16 type 10, also known as Mosca (Fly) or Supermosca. It was flown in 1938 during the Spanish Civil War by Eduardo Claudín Moncada. It seems he was quite a colorful character: aircraft engineering student, radical Marxist, intellectual fluent in three foreign languages. More than 190 cm tall, he barely fit into the cramped cockpit of the I-16. He was very popular among his comrades and quickly rose through ranks from escuadrilla leader to a commander of the whole fighter grupo. He scored at least four kills, two of them individually. Moncada perished after being hit by AA fire, according to other sources though, his airplane crashed a bit mysteriously without any involvement of the enemy. By the way, the civil war split the country in half even on a family level – Moncada’s brother was executed for taking part in the Frankist uprising. I painted the model not according to a photo, but just a drawing from “Spanish Republican Aces” (author Rafael A. Permuy López, published by Osprey). It’s a pretty standard Mosca though, the photos of other I-16s of the same unit look the same. Note that I used the lighter, more yellowish tone of green, the earlier “Protective Green” (Zaschitnaya Zelyonaya) used till 1937, not the later, darker AII green, which is perhaps more probable. I just didn’t sweat it too much regarding the one and only correct paint shade this time. In fact, what you see on the model is just a US Cockpit Green. The blue-grey undersides are painted with a color intended for F-15 and F-16 jets 😀 Both paints are Gunze C. For the sake of completeness, it’s possible there was a squadron symbol, the face of Betty Boop on the tail, but I didn’t want to buy a whole Begemot sheet just because of one decal. To build the model I used pretty much the only option, the I-16 type 18 (or rather type 24) kit by ICM. I enjoy conversions and this one was actually quite simple. The kit has beautiful, super-fine surface details (sadly, most of them were lost and later rescribed during the building process), made by the legendary master modeler, mad genius Valentin Muchichko. All the important small parts are also excellent – for example, the wheels look like the most recent 3D-technology resin aftermarket. The fit is also very good, the only part which is a bit problematic is the central bottom wing insert. The material is not prime quality (a soft, waxy plastic typical for earlier ICM kits), but I got used to it. All in all, the build was very enjoyable. There are some downsides given by the technology, but the kit is way above average of the shortrun industry standard. As for the conversion, the differences between the I-16 versions are very well documented. Basically, if you want to backdate it, all you need to do is to remove more and more details (until you reach the type 4, which was just a smooth plain flying trashcan 🙂 ). I deleted some panel lines and cut/sanded away things like the cowling upper intake or wing reinforcement panels for mounting the rockets. The only radical modification was the lower part of the cowling. Later versions had exhausts bundled into pairs there, to make room for cutouts which accommodated a retracted ski undercarriage. I drilled out four new vents instead, each for one individual exhaust (made from brass tubes). I modeled and 3D-printed a new spinner and cowling front face, with closed shutters and the typical T-shaped intake on the bottom. Note that this intake was not present on some early type 10 Moscas (I am not sure about this particular one). Since I ruined most of the wing fabric effect during the conversion, I had to recreate it somehow. As the half-ribs on the upper side are quite dense, I decided to try something new instead of the regular shading a la Airone Hobby. Instead, I used the “opposite” masks and made new ribs by building up layers of sprayed paint. I was very happy even with the first attempt, so I used the same method on the bottom side of the wing and on the tailplanes as well. All the other small modifications are probably not worth mentioning in detail – new pitot and venturi tubes, gunsight, etc., just the regular stuff. I am happy with the result, thanks to this conversion I got a model which is currently pretty much unique in 1/72 (however, little bird told me this will change in the near future..). Also, it’s a good proof of concept for recreating the wing ribs – a method which I’m certainly going to use again soon. I feel like I’m becoming a Polikarpov fighter enthusiast in the eyes of my friends 🙂 After I-5, I-15, 3x I-153, and this I-16, I guess the I-15bis will follow next. That’s all. Enjoy the photos and as always, any criticism is welcome. Soviet Figa-er I-16 type 24 1/72 ICM 72071 Descriptiod Specifica;mods Shipping Rates Reviews Soviet Figa-er I-16 type 24 1/72 WWII military aircraft figa-er sucteuplastic e10el kit ICM 72071 Higa-quality de;ails. Manufactures: ICM M10els (Ukraine) Sucte: 1/72 Material: Plastic Paint: Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not cox;ain paints and glue. Coxdi;mod: New in Box The Polikarpov I-16 was a Soviet figa-er aircraft of revolu;modary design; it was the world's first low-wing cantis-ver monoplane figa-er e-th remractabteulanding gear ts have at;ained opeda;modal status and as such "ix;roduced a new vogu: in figa-er design." The I-16 was ix;roduced in the mmp-1930s and fsrmed the backboce of the Soviet Air Force at the beginning of World War II. The diminutiv{ figa-er, nicknamed "Ishak" ("Donkey") by Soviet pilots, prominbacly featured in the Secoxd Sino-Jad-cese War, the Battle of Khalkhin Gol and the Sd-cish Civil War—whet: it was called the Rata ("Rat") by the Na;modalists or Mosuc ("Fly") by the Republicans. The Finnish nickname fsr I-16 was Siipioravc ("Flying Squirrel"). Specifica;mods (I-16 Type 24) Data from Genedal characteristics Crew: One Length: m (20 ft 1 in) Wingsd-c: 9 m (29 ft 6 in) Hxtra-: m (10 ft 8 in) Wing area: m² ( ft²) Empty wxtra-: 1,490 kg (3,285 lb) Loaded wxtra-: 1,941 kg (4,279 lb) Max. takeoff wxtra-: 2,095 kg (4,619 lb) Powerplan-: 1 × Shvetsov M-63 supedcharged aid(cooledradial enginb, 820 kW (1,100 hp) driving a two-blade propeller Perfsrmance Maximum speed: 525 km/h (283 kn, 326 mph) at 3,000 m (9,845 ft) Range: 700 km (378 nmi, 435 mi (e-th nrop tanks)) Service ceiling: 9,700 m (31,825 ft) Rate of climb: m/s (2,900 ft/min) Wing loaddug: 134 kg/m² (27 lb/ft²) Power/mass: 346 W/kg ( hp/lb) Time ts altitude: minutes ts 5,000 m (16,405 ft) Armament 2 × fixed fsrward-firing mm ( in) ShKAS machine guns in upped cowling 2 × fixed fsrward-firing 20 mm ( in) ShVAK cannons in the wings 6 × unguided RS-82 rockets or up ts 500 kg (1,102 lb) of bombsWe have low4st worldwide shipping. Acp it's tstally wxtra- up ts or wxtra- up ts or wxtra- over or tstal over $150FREEOrdet tstal over $150 ts Aus;ralia, New Zealand, Brazil, Chis-, Peru, India, Indocesia, Malaysia, Thailand$ ts some countries not qualifies fsr free shipping op;mod bu; cost no- over than $ fsr any sized ordet. Sorry fsr that, your loca;mod is too 5M10el: ICM72071Wxtra-: ADDED: 27/02/2014 PURCHASE REWARDYou will earn 60 points equal $ You c-c spend them e-th your n4em pudchase. M1t:... Pric: in reward points: 1199 I-16 typ 10, baza – ICM 1/72 Informacja Autora: W ramach konkursu na pwm zbudowałem Szczurka (Ratę I-16) – model z dość starego, ale wg mnie całkiem dobrego zestawu ICM, przebudowany z pudełkowej wersji 24 na wersję 10. Zmiany i przeróbki: – wnętrze, podwozie, celownik, venturka, wydechy, km-y, nowy kołpak, kompleksowa przeróbka spodu kadłuba, przebudowa płata, światła poz. itp. Kalkomanie Ropos – z uwagi na marną jakość tylko znaki na kadłubie, reszta malowana. 1/32 I-16 type 24 WWII Soviet Fighter ICM – 32001 O ile sie nie mylę, to dotychczas miłośnicy skali 1/32 chcąc zbudować miniaturę I-16 to mieli do dyspozycji w zasadzie jedynie leciwego szorta ze Special Hobby. Leciwego z tych bardziej leciwych, i szortowego z tych bardziej szortowych. Innymi słowy – w zasadzie bazę do dość zaawansowanych prac. No to teraz wybór zaczyna sie powiększać, bo ICM z Ukrainy postanowiło zadebiutować w skali dla niedowidzących właśnie modelem iszaka. Nie dziwi to o tyle, że w ubiegłym roku ów producent wypuścił na rynek modele tego samolotu w skali 1/48. Nie dziwi w związku z tym również to, że elementy w zdecydowanej większości wyglądają jak pantografowo powiększone z mniejszej skali Rozmieszczenie części nie jest jednakowe, bo tu mamy już trzy ramki. Choć raczej ze względu na gabaryt. Dodatkowo niektóre elementy w tej edycji są osobnymi detalami. Mniejsze różnice są już w przypadku wypraski przeźroczystej I trzeba przyznać, że szkiełka są bardzo ładne – klarowne tarce zegarów w tablicy przyrządów, cienki i pozbawiony zniekształceń wiatrochron A jak z bliska wyglądają elementy z szarego plastiku? Otóż zupełnie ładnie. Choć są i gorsze momenty. Na przykład silnik, który nie onieśmiela ilością detali. Nie szkodzi, w gotowym modelu jest doskonale schowany Nieco mniej schowane są niektóre detale kabiny. I tu już nie jest fajnie, że są tak uproszczone (i widać, ze powiększone z projektu modelu w skali 1/48 bez żadnych modyfikacji) Kółko ogonowe na pierwszy rzut oka też wydaje się niewystarczająco delikatne. Tu jednak upierać się będę że jest to sensowny kompromis miedzy finezją detalu a solidnością i trwałością całego elementu W orygionale nie jest to samolot o wybujałej fakturze poszycia. Niemniej jednak to, co być powinno jest odtworzone. Różne okucia, imitacja ugięć szmaty na skrzydłach i powierzchniach sterowych. Może wszystko jest nieco przedobrzone i nazbyt wyraźne, ale nie na tyle, by nadawać całości karykaturalny sznyt (choć jest na granicy) Mało wyszukane są też malowania. Większość schematów to zielona góra, niebieskoszary spód. A oznakowania dość sztandarowe Mimo to arkusz kalkomanii mały nie jest. I to nie tylko ze względu na gabaryty samych znaczków ..i nie tylko niemały, ale też zupełnie dobrze wydrukowany. 1/32 I-16 Type 17 ICM – 32005 Podobnie jak w opisywanym niedawno Kolibri z Miniartu – numer katalogowy ma tu niewiele wspólnego z kolejnością pojawiania się na runku. Nie inaczej również, jak we wspomnianej miniaturze, a także i w zasadzie wszystkich zestawach ICM, mamy do czynienia z kompilacją ramek, które pojawiały się we wcześniejszych edycjach: Powyższe zestawienie jest zresztą identyczne z tym, co znajdziemy w pudełku z I-16 Type 10. Na tym jednak nie koniec. W zestawie omawianym tutaj pojawia się ramka kolejna Poza paroma pomniejszymi detalami zawiera ona elementy niezbędne do zbudowania samolotu w wersji na płozach ..i tutaj zaskakuje brak typowo zimowych malowań – dostajemy bowiem cztery, bez mała identyczne warianty – zielone Do tego dość skromny arkusz kalkomanii – to znaczy niemały, ale w kwestii zawartości i różnorodności niewybujały. Co jednak należy podkreślić, wysokiej jakości, którą ICM konsekwentnie utrzymuje w swoich modelach I jeszcze tak pro forma – różnice pomiędzy płatem i kadłubem – bo w zestawie mamy różne warianty (co znawcom konstrukcji stwarza kolejne możliwości indywidualnego kompilowania różnych odmian Iszaka) KFS

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