Heller Polikarpov I-153

[PatW]

Just bought through ebay UK, already started, old but no dates anywhere

Started today, Interior, wings, undercarriage, engine, prop and exhaust.

 

[urumomo]

Looks like 1975 ,
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/heller-099-polikarpov-i-153--143919

 

[PatW]

Yes that's it!

 

[Jakko]

If that's the actual front of the box you have, you could maybe discover when those stores mentioned on the price stickers went out of business and put an upper date on it too

 

[PatW]

This is the image of my model box art. The first one was a web image.

 

[Jakko]

No helpful clues in the price stickers, then

 

[PatW]

No as I said that first image was a web picture. No price stickers. I've looked at the box and instructions but no dates on either.

 

[PatW]

Painted, wait to dry and attach decals! Just the prop and front to finish.

As it's an kit I have sprayed the decal sheet with a coat of gloss clear.

 

[PatW]

Some decals on, although the box art shows white numbers only red ones on the decal sheet, so had to repaint rear tail half in light grey.

 

[PatW]

Finished today based on an artist impression.

Although white numbers were shown on the box art, only red ones were on the decal sheet.

 

[BarleyBop]

Finished today

Nice!
Quite the hefty looking little plane...
How are you going to display it?
Cheers

 

[PatW]

I have an IKEA cabinet in the cabin where I build my kits, so onto a glass shelf in there.