1/72 ICM Polikarpov I-5

by Gonzalo Polanco Arana

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The Polikarpov I-5 was the first biplane of the I-15 saga (I-5, I-15, I-152 and I-153), this plane made his maiden flight on 1 July 1930, the model represent the third prototype, and this plane was the personal aircraft of Moscow District Air Defense Chief I.U. Pavlov

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The ICM model is a real challenge, but is the only I-5 injected model in 1/72 scale.  The parts are hard to cut from the sprue and easy to break, but work carefully and the parts will separate completely.  You'll also need to clean some parts of excess plastic.  The detail is great, but when the fuselage is closed up, you can’t see the interior, I made the wire struts with plastic wire.

I painted my model Humbrol 11 Silver overall.  To paint the rudder, undercarriage and the interplane n-struts, I painted these in white and then in Model Master insignia Red FS31136 to make the red bright.

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The model is out of the box and I use the kit decals, these are thin and easy to break, but when you use Gunze’s Mr. Mark softer....the decals conform to all the model details.

Gonzalo

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Photos and text © by Gonzalo Polanco