Description

One of the first serial monoplane fighter aircraft with retractable landing gear was the I-16, developed by the N.N. Polikarpov Design Bureau. Its maiden flight was December 30, 1934. The Type 24 modification featured an M-63 engine and reinforced landing gear. That type was produced in 1939 and 1940. In the summer of 1941 I-16 fighters were the basis of Soviet Fighter Aviation along with the I-153. They were used in combat until mid-1943.

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Product Details:

Scale: 1/48
Skill Level: 3
Length: 5.1”
Wingspan: 7.4”
Parts: 90
- Painting and assembly required
- 3 sprues
- Molded in grey
- One decal sheet
- Detailed cockpit and undercarriage
- One-piece wingspan
- Clear parts
- Two-piece fuselage
- Illustrated instructions and paint guides
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Paint Guide:

A. I-16 Type 24, 13^th Squadron of the Baltic Fleet Aviation, summer 1940
Flat Black
Flat Light Blue
Dark Green
Light Grey
Steel
Gunmetal
Clear Red
Clear Green
Aluminum
Gunship Grey

B. I-16 Type 24, 67^th Fighter Regiment, South Front, summer 1941
Flat Black
Flat Light Blue
Dark Green
Light Grey
Steel
Gunmetal
Clear Red
Clear Green
Aluminum
Gunship Grey

C. I-16 Type 24, 72^nd Mixed Regiment of the Northern Fleet Aviation, summer 1941
Flat Black
Flat Light Blue
Dark Green
Light Grey
Steel
Gunmetal
Clear Red
Clear Green
Aluminum
Gunship Grey

D. I-16 Type 24, 4^th Guard Fighter Regiment of the Baltic Fleet Aviation, winter-spring 1942
Flat Black
Flat Light Blue
Light Grey
Steel
Gunmetal
Clear Red
Clear Green
Aluminum
Gunship Grey
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