ACADEMY 12314 1/48 Polikarpov I-16 Type 24

Model Kit

The Soviet Polikarpov I-16 was a unique Soviet fighter available in huge numbers at the beginning of WWII, supplying valuable service until 1943 when more modern types replaced it. While revolutionary when introduced in the 1930s, it just couldn’t keep up with the more powerful and aerodynamically refined aircraft of the 1940s. This special edition boxing of the I-16, Type 24, contains five sprues with over 50 plastic parts and markings for four fighter versions.

FEATURES:

• Plastic and transparent parts to assemble Polikarpov I-16 Type 24
  • Five sprues with more than 50 parts
• Arsenal of Air-Air Weapons, including machine guns and rockets
• Cartographic decals
• Finishing decals for four fighters:
  • I-16 Type 24, Lt. I.K. Bratushka, 286th IAP, Leningrad Front, Soviet Union, July 1942
  • I-16 Type 24, flown by Capt. G. Tsokolajew, 4th GIAP, Black Sea Fleet, Soviet Union, April 1942
  • I-16 Type 24, flown by Lt. Krichevskiy, 254th IAP, Budogoshch, Leningrad Front, Soviet Union, 1942
  • I-16 Type 24, 69th IAP, Odessa, Soviet Union, summer 1941
• Landing gear
• Instrumental panel
• Engraved panel lines