Hi, everybody! This is my first
article for ARC, I am 19 years old. This is an Alanger model, entirely painted
by hand.
The model, which I made 2 years ago, was easy to build, despite needing
some filling and panel line scribing. There was also a wheel bay problem which I
was unable to fix, as you can see on the pictures. (I wish I had better
pictures, but I sold this model for almost $100!) The photo quality
unfortunately masks some of the detail work. I'm getting better at taking
pictures, so the next submission should be better.
About the construction: I needed to do some scratch building in the cockpit and
build a new molded canopy, as the one from the kit was too thick.
Click on
images below to see larger images
I hand painted the entire
plane with brushes and aircraft color paints. No airbrushing! (I now have
a great airbrush, thanks to the sale of this model and one other, a
Polikarpov I-16.) The decals are from the box, but I hand painted the
shading, weathering and paint chipping effects. I stole some of my
mother's makeup - and her brow brush (don't tell her) to create the
exhaust burns. The result is quite effective, I think. Try it yourself!
For the mud stains on the landing gear, I used the Tamiya weathering
stick and an old brush. I then added the last details: the rear view
mirror, the antenna wire, and the 75mm cannon in the nose.
Hope you enjoy it. I'll be sending
pix of the Polikarpov I-16 soon.
Greetings from Paris, FRANCE
Theodore Fonbonne
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