Encore Polikarpov I-15

[PatW]

Just landed on the doormat:

 

[PatW]

Started build today,

 

[PatW]

Wings and canopy fitted today, plus as ski's are in the kit I shall fit them! Latest photo shows updated build, no it hasn't crashed!

 

[PatW]

Here we are all done! I don't know if they used ski's but I put them on anyway as they were in the kit!

 

[BarleyBop]

Nice, skis are an interesting variant!
Squat little craft isn't it?!

 

[PatW]

Yes nice and short and manoevrable I guess! The ski's were on the sprue so why not use them!

 

[Holz44]

They DID use skis! Love that you went that route. Great build!

 

[PatW]

Thanks Holz44. Someone on another forum has sent me a photo of one with ski's, good job I fitted them!

 

[Tommergun]

Anything on skis or floats is automatically cool. Nice job on the build.

 

[Edbert]

Yes nice and short and manoevrable I guess!

EXTREMELY! The problem in the early war was the speed, could not compete with 109s in that department, so being able to turn 360 degrees in half the radius of a 109 was of little help in the long run. Think of a Zero versus a Corsair.

Squat little craft isn't it?!

I think it looks even squattier (?) with the monoplane (I-16) version.

 

[PatW]

Cheers guys! Edbert, I've built that version as well!

 

[Littlemarten]

I've built that version as well!

I have three in my stash, one Soviet, and two Nationalist Chinese.

 

[PatW]

I say that's greedy! But when are you going to build one?

 

[Littlemarten]

I say that's greedy! But when are you going to build one?

As I've said elsewhere, my building speed makes a glacier look fast, so who knows?

 

[PatW]

Nuff said!