Polikarpov i-16 typ 5 conversion in 1/144 -zvezda kit

[Mini Me]

Amazing Tony, you must have eyes like a hawk! :thumb2: Rick H.

[Tim Marlow]

That’s a pretty little bird you’ve built Tony.

[Steven000]

Looks great Tony! Well done so far :thumb2:
Steven

[Neil Merryweather]

Lovely job Tony

[yak face]

Flat coat on and ive fitted the crash moulded canopy . I had to first drill a hole in the centre of this - not easy when the canopy is only 2mm x3 mm! Anyways i managed it , this will have the tubular gunsight fitted ( the thing that looks like a didgeridoo stuck through the windscreen in pics ) . The gunsight stayed in place while the canopy slid forwards over it .The gunsight has been made from a tiny piece of fibre optic strand and a bit of 5 amp fuse wire for the support . Ive now got to freehand paint the canopy frames , :anguished: , deep breath !

[yak face]

Finished now , thanks for watching , completed thread going up combined with the finnish one . Cheers tony