1/48 Hobbycraft Polikarpov I-16 Type 10

Gallery Article by Juan Carlos Gómez Y Sarzotti on May 19 2020

 

      

Here it is my Hobbycraft Polikarpov I-16 Type 10 in 1/48 scale. The kit is very simple, a real fast build. Almost no putty was needed on this one, and the fit was excellent. I used acrylic paint by a now defunct brand, Sicko, which were made locally here in Argentina. The exhaust stains were painted using very low pressure, around 12 psi.

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I decided to use the kit decals, the Popeye and the code letters and numbers. This was an old boxing, not a "black one", and to my surprise, the decals went on perfectly. The red stripes were all painted.  All in all, the kit was a very fun build, and I enjoyed it a lot.

Enjoy the photos.

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Photos and text © by Juan Carlos Gómez Y Sarzotti