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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: No.1 on May 31, 2017, 03:49:17 PM

Title: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on May 31, 2017, 03:49:17 PM

This wait so much... lets start with basic view of content

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on May 31, 2017, 10:33:55 PM

I've wondered about this kit, and it looks really good from here!!

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 01, 2017, 12:52:12 PM

It is good, simple, detailed and precise. I did cockpit in really short time. When it get dry, will add some details. Interior is clear grey, as used in cockpit of pre war produced airplanes. Sample I do is from first production batch, used in Khalkin Gol mission

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: modellius on June 01, 2017, 10:08:47 PM

Good start !

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 02, 2017, 05:26:15 AM

Thanks :)) and here it is last night what was done. Interesting it have some kind of plate on starboard side, I did not see it on any photo I have so I remove it.

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 02, 2017, 05:55:55 PM

Small filler work

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 03, 2017, 10:22:16 AM

Progress is fast here. I have feel holes where will be placed struts with Mascol, as well due to specific camouflage it need to be painted before final assembly. Also during the Battles of Khalkhin Gol, I-153 used missiles under wing so I put racks. I am wonder how to hot gases blast influenced on fabric cover?

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 04, 2017, 09:10:45 AM

Some parts can be painted, some will be done later

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on June 04, 2017, 02:38:47 PM

Excellent progress here, mate! And the Khalkhin Gol war period is so interesting to me that you are doing a perfect subject!!! (I will soon have one of these since you are building this one--I REALLY must have one in my collection...)

I did some small research on the Soviet use of rockets with the fabric skin and found no real mention of problems, nor did I find that they used metal plates to protect the fabric or anything. I reckon that the dope and final paint coats were enough to protect the fabric and the airflow did the rest. I'm sure some info exists on this, somewhere.

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 04, 2017, 04:17:58 PM

I also read some combat articles and there was real fight, some guess that Soviet victory there, do make primary point to stop Japanese advance which greatly influenced WW2. And on my side, last details and soon will be painted.

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: draken35 on June 04, 2017, 05:16:27 PM

Excellent!!!

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 04, 2017, 09:05:59 PM

Silver is painted. I-153 have two options of painting, one is when fabric was silver and rest was grey and other is all grey (as I read, rare pattern).

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: draken35 on June 05, 2017, 11:41:38 AM

:-ok

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 05, 2017, 01:52:46 PM

Gray is painted

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 05, 2017, 02:20:44 PM

Removed mask

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: modellius on June 05, 2017, 03:54:04 PM

Excellent progress, like it a lot !

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: draken35 on June 05, 2017, 06:57:45 PM

Unusual but nice!

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on June 05, 2017, 08:23:52 PM

This is looking great!

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 06, 2017, 02:52:11 PM

Thanks friends :)) Decals is on as well brown spots... which is worst paint job I ever did (must correct is later....

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 06, 2017, 06:46:06 PM

Green sprayed and I recover from previous problems

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on June 06, 2017, 08:08:32 PM

Great recovery on those squiggles!

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 06, 2017, 08:12:36 PM

Thanks :))

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 07, 2017, 12:32:43 PM

Kit goes into final fitting...

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on June 07, 2017, 02:50:44 PM

Really excellent!

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 07, 2017, 05:43:07 PM

Completed :))

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: Second Air Force on June 07, 2017, 10:10:25 PM

Excellent!

Might I say, I am going to get one of these and probably will exactly replicate the one you've built--I simply love that scheme!!!!

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 08, 2017, 06:00:23 AM

 :)) :)) :))

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: draken35 on June 15, 2017, 02:55:01 PM

Extra! :-ok

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: modellius on June 16, 2017, 07:39:18 PM

Superb mate, superb !

Title: Re: I-153 ICM 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 20, 2017, 01:22:06 PM

Thanks :))