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| #12 Aircraft in Foreign Service Discuss **** DONE: 1/48 Polikarpov I-16 - Captured / Aircraft in Foreign Service GB in the Group Builds forums; Username: Vic Balshaw
First name: Vic
Category: Judge – Non competing
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Eduard – Polikarpov I-16 Type 29
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**** DONE: 1/48 Polikarpov I-16 - Captured / Aircraft in Foreign Service GB
Username: Vic Balshaw
First name: Vic
Category: Judge – Non competing
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Eduard – Polikarpov I-16 Type 29
Model Type: Rumanian Air Force, 1941
Extras: Truly OOB, honest..........well maybe an addition replacement exhaust manifolds and it does have a lot of etched detail in the kit!!!!
This is my only entry into GB 12 and unfortunately apart from the information given in the instructions, I've been unable to find any other details.
When I saw Karl (rochie) playing with one of these a couple of builds ago, I just had to do one myself. This is an early I-16 type 29 with a bottom side single oil cooler air intake and was captured by advancing Rumanian forces in Moldavia in the summer of 1941. 19th Observation Escadrille operated the aircraft in the observation training role for IAR-29 crews. Later in 1941, about August-September it was used for trial flights with the IAR-80 fighter.
It is not certain if the aircraft wears the original VVS colours of dark green-light blue, or if it was over painted. It is however believed that Rumanian national markings were applied along with the Eastern Front identification marks of fuselage band, wing tip and in yellow.
Needless to say, if anybody has additional information on this machine and it's colouring, please by all means, just holler.
Last edited by Wurger; 12-03-2011 at 05:28 PM.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.
Lest We Forget
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nice one Vic, be careful when building the undercart it is very fiddly and you need 4 hands !!!!
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.
"Winston Churchill"
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Nice Vic! It's going to be an unusually colorful I-16
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Good choice Vic. Looks like there's going to be some interesting stuff in this GB.
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Siggy Master
The next very nice choice Vic. Looking forward to the build. 
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That is gonna be so cool.
You wanna put it in MY cabinet when you finish!!????????
*didn't know if you've seen this one.
http://www.ww2incolor.com/Romanian+F...rpov+I-16.html
Last edited by N4521U; 11-10-2011 at 05:37 AM.
Reason: *
Planes are so simple....... damned helicopter builds!
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Siggy Master
A nice pic and info there Bill. THX for posting. 
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Nice choice Vic, think i have a pic of this one will check it out....
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Thanks guys.
Big thanks also Bill, was wondering what the open side door looked like on the inside as I've had thoughts of chopping this bit out of the fuselage to help display some of the inner detail better.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.
Lest We Forget
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Originally Posted by
muggs 
Hope these will help ! Last stills are from a very rare color movie in which the very same a/c appears.
Brilliant stuff my friend, will help greatly. Many thanks to you.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.
Lest We Forget
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Well those pics cover the few I have....well done muggs.
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I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.
"Winston Churchill"
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Nice stuff here. 
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