ICM72072 - ICM - 1/72 I-16 type 18 WWII Soviet Fighter WWHP112922

ICM72072 - ICM - 1/72 I-16 type 18 WWII Soviet Fighter  WWHP112922

Preowned, Resealed, Mint inside, Box worn

Nikolai Polikarpov's I-16 was the world's first cantilever monoplane fighter with retractable undercarriage to enter squadron service, a stubby barrel of an aircraft that was genuinely revolutionary in 1933 and still the Soviet Union's most numerous fighter when Germany invaded. The type 18 introduced the more powerful M-62 engine and entered service in summer 1939, seeing action against the Japanese at Khalkhin Gol and then through the Winter War against Finland. Types 18, 24 and 28 bore the brunt of the desperate air fighting in the opening months of the war in the east.

Box contents

• 1/72 scale injection moulded plastic kit, around 47 parts on grey and clear sprues
• Finished length 85mm, wingspan 125mm
• Clear parts for the canopy
• Detailed cockpit and M-62 engine with cowling
• Waterslide decals for two aircraft: 13 OAE, VVS Baltic Fleet, 1940, and Red 9 at Khalkhin Gol, 1939
• Illustrated instructions with painting guide in English and Russian, cement and paint not included