The Polikarpov I-16 was a Soviet fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world's first low-wing cantilever monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear to attain operational status and as such "introduced a new vogue in fighter design." The I-16 was introduced in the mid-1930s and formed the backbone of the Soviet Air Force at the beginning of World War II. The diminutive fighter, nicknamed "Ishak" or "Ishachok" ("Donkey" or "Burro") by Soviet pilots, figured prominently in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Battle of Khalkhin Gol and the Spanish Civil War – where it was called the Rata ("Rat") by the Nationalists or Mosca ("Fly") by the Republicans.
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Well sorry for my absence guys, as some of you may know I've had this little dude semi-finished since September, however a lack of motivation and inspiration almost made me dismantle it after I changed the wing design. However I couldn't let myself do it, so I decided to finish it this weekend after getting back. As usual I didn't have enough dark green pieces to give it that 1930s color so I decided to go with an all LBG design to make it uniform until I make a Bricklink order.
Overall I'm really happy with this one, first 1:45 scale I-16 I've seen so I'm glad I was able to capture its shape as well as I think I did.
Feedback and Comments are as always appreciated.
God Bless
(Those who helped with it are tagged)
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