This little diorama was inspired by a documental photo of I-16s on duty. It was taken on February, 1942. This is “Red 21” of 4-th Guard Fighter Regiment (4 ГвИАП) of Baltic Fleet flown by Gennady Tsokolaev.
This Regiment fought in the sky of Baltic Sea and City of Leningrad. During the war Gennady Tsokolaev shouted down 26 enemy planes, most of them he scored flown I-16. He took part in sinking of 10 ships and attacks on nearly 100 ground targets. In July 1942 he received Gold Star of the Hero of Soviet Union.
The model was build from ICM kit. This is definitely the best I-16 kit in 1/72 nowadays. It is far better and accurate then, for example, Hasegawa. This kit has only very minor flaws in shape of wing, which can be easily corrected. It fits well without putty. Detailing is accurate and delicate.
Tsokolaev’s “Red 21” had unusual chassis, so I had to made it from scratch. Also, little round windows were made in cockpit, and launchers for RS-82 rockets were made under the wing.
The model was painted with Humbrol enamels.
The stand was made from plastic and acrylic putty for wood.
Figurines were self-sculptured.
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