1/32 I-153 "Chaika", WWII Soviet Fighter
ICM 1/32 I-153 “Chaika” is a plastic kit of the Soviet Polikarpov biplane fighter. Its 176 parts capture the characteristic gull shape of the upper wing. Paints and glues required for assembly are not included.
The I-153 “Chaika” (Gull) was the final development of the N. N. Polikarpov design bureau’s biplane fighters. Compared with its predecessors it had a gull-shaped upper wing, retractable undercarriage and heavier armament of four ShKAS machine guns. Production aircraft were powered by the M-62 radial engine, late series by the more powerful M-63.
It first flew in August 1938, and 3,437 were built between 1939 and 1941. In the summer of 1941 the I-153, together with the I-16, formed the backbone of the Soviet fighter force, and it remained in combat until mid-1943.
The ICM kit in 1/32 scale has 176 parts; the model is 195 mm long with a 312 mm wingspan. The large scale does justice to the struts, engine cowling and cockpit, and the model sits well alongside the same maker’s I-16 in a collection of early-war Soviet fighters. Paints and glues required for assembly are not included.
Nationality: USSR. Period: Second World War.
| Category: | Resin Aircraft |
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| Weight: | 0.455 kg |
| EAN: | 4823044404995 |
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