ICM ICM48098

Italian and Russian WWII Fighters part 2. Fiat G.50 enclosed AND standard (designed to be used with Hasegawa and Sector kits) Fiat G.55 (designed to be used with Classic Airframe kits) IAR IAR-80 LTD Lavochkin LaGG-3 series 1-35 and series 66 LTD Lavochkin La-5/La-7 (designed to be used with Hobbycraft kits) Polikarpov I-16 type 5/6 and type 10 'Super Mosca' and standard (designed to be used with Hobbycraft kits) Yakovlev Yak-1 and Yakovlev Yak-1B (designed to be used with Accurate Miniatures and Italeri kits) Yak-7/7V early type and Yak-7/7V late type (designed to be used with ICM kits) Yak-9 ICM Clear-Vax set 37: World War II Fighters, part 2 (1/48 scale) 1. Fiat G.50 enclosed canopy. Suggested kit: Secter/Hasegawa Fiat G.50. In order to fit the Clear-Vax canopy, cut away the rear of kit part A7 at the line marked X on the drawing. Suggested references: Ali d'Italia No.6; Profile 188; Modelaid 17. 2. Fiat G.50 standard canopy. Suggested kit: Secter/Hasegawa Fiat G.50. The Clear-Vax canopy directly replaces the kit item. 3. Fiat G.55. Suggested kit: Classic Airframes Fiat G.55. The Clear-Vax canopy directly replaces the kit item. Suggested references: Ali d'Italia No.10; Profile 188; Replic No.90. 4. IAR 80. Suggested kit: LTD IAR 80. The Clear-Vax canopy is designed for display in the open position and directly replaces the kit item. Suggested references: Scale Aviation Modeller International April 1996; Squadron/Signal Special No.6080 'Rumanian Airforce in WWII'. 5. Lavochkin LaGG-3 (Series 1 to 35). Suggested kit: LTD LaGG-3. The Clear-Vax main canopy section directly replaces the kit item. Before fitting the rear windows, cut the shaded area (marked X on the drawing) away from the kit fuselage. As the LTD kit is of the Series 66 model there are numerous changes needed to convert to the earlier types. Check your references carefully. Suggested reference: LaGG Fighters In Action No.163 (Squadron/Signal). 6. Lavochkin LaGG-3 (Series 66). Suggested kit: LTD LaGG-3. Fitting of this canopy is as above. 7. Lavochkin La-5/7. Suggested kit: Hobbycraft La-5/7. This is not the world's most accurate kit. The wing is suitable for the La-7 only. The Clear-Vax canopy directly replaces the kit item and is separated into sections for display in the open position. Suggested references: La-5/7 Fighters In Action No.169 (Squadron/Signal). 8. Polikarpov I-16 Type 5. Suggested kit: Hobbycraft I-16 Type 5/6. The Clear-Vax canopy directly replaces the kit item. The dotted line marked X on the drawing shows the kit outline. This area should be built up using plastic card. Canopy guide rails (as marked Y) should be added using thin plastic card. Fill in the entry door on the right fuselage side - this was not present on Type 5 aircraft. Using the drawing as a guide, build a new gunsight from plastic rod and thin wire. Other changes to the kit include reshaping the exhaust cutouts, plus adding two more in the lower cowl, and deleting the wing flaps while lengthening the ailerons. Check your references carefully. Suggested references: Polikarpov Fighters In Action part 2 No.162 (Squadron/Signal); Red Stars in the Sky part 1; Scale Aviation Modeller International April 1997; Scale Models August 1979 [very good plans I-16 Type 18 & 24]. 9. Polikarpov I-16 Type 10 "Super Mosca". Suggested kit: Hobbycraft I-16 Type 10. This canopy represents the Spanish type fitted to Spanish-built Type 10s. Referring to the drawing, note that the fuselage spine needs to be raised (the dotted line shows the kit outline). Delete the entry door on the right fuselage side. 10. Polikarpov I-16 standard type. Suggested kits: all Hobbycraft I-16s. The Clear-Vax canopy directly replaces the kit item. 11. Yakovlev Yak-1. Suggested kit: Accurate Miniatures Yak-1. The Clear-Vax canopy directly replaces the kit item and is intended for display in the open position. Suggested references: Yak Fighters In Action No.78 (Squadron/Signal); Scale Aviation Modeller International February 1999. 12. Yakovlev Yak-1B. Suggested kit: Accurate Miniatures Yak-1B. The Clear-Vax canopies are separated for display in the open position and directly replace the kit items. Note that the windscreen has been altered in shape for better accuracy, as has the lower framing on the fixed rear piece. 13. Yakovlev Yak-7/7V early type. Suggested kit: ICM Yak-7 or 7V. The rear of the front sliding section is designed to overlap the fixed centre section. 14. Yakovlev Yak-7/7V late type. Suggested kit: ICM Yak-7 or 7V. In order to fit the front section carefully remove the shaded area from the kit fuselage. 15. Yakovlev Yak-9. Suggested kit: ICM Yak-9 series. The Clear-Vax canopy directly replaces the kit item and is intended for display in the open position. In order to fit the windscreen, carefully trim the kit fuselage in the area marked X on the drawing.

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Polikarpov I-16 (outside, inside) (designed to be used with ICM kits)

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Polikarpov I-16 type 5 3D-Printed & coloured Interior on decal paper (for conversion from all I-16 type 10 kits) (designed to be used with Eduard and Hobbycraft kits)

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Polikarpov I-16 Rata (windshield, 2pcs) (designed to be used with Eduard and ICM kits)

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Polikarpov I-16 Early (designed to be used with Eduard and ICM kits)

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Chinese Air Force 1937-45 Polikarpov I-16 (3), Tupolev SB-2 and Lockheed F-5E Lightning. Now with full colour instruction sheets.

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Polikarpov I-16 over China (designed to be used with Eduard kits)

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Polikarpov I-16 - Finnish captured on I-16

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Polikarpov I-16 - Spain Nationalist captured aircraft

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Polikarpov I-16. Los moscas atacan! 1. I-16 type 5. 4th A.Sq. Pilots Morales and Sarausa flew the plane. 1938. Coloring - standard. Engine jacket of the plane - black. On wings from above and from below - red strips. 2. I-16 type 5. Coloring standard. Engine jacket of the machine-black. On wings-red strips. I-16 type 10. Coloring standard. Spinner of propeller - silvery. Consoles of wings - red. 3. I-16 type 10 of 26-th group 1944-45. Coloring of the plane - completely green. Spinner of the propeller -red. Identification marks from above and from below of wings. 4. I-16 type 5. The pilot - American volunteer Franc Tincker. Summer 1937. Coloring of the plane standard. Consoles of wings - red. 5. I-16 type 10. 5th A.Sq. 1938. Coloring of the plane standard. Engine jacket - black. 6. I-16 type 5, was delivered to repair shops 1936 (?) Onboard inscription - "Do not touch". Coloring of the plane standard. Engine jacket - black. 7. An I-16 type 5 of group I. Eremenko. May-Junne 1937. Before rearmament to I-15 the pilots of this group covered Kartakhena. Coloring - standard. On wings -red strips. 8. I-16, after war it got in hands of Frankoists and was includes into air group 1W. Airfield in Quatro - Vientos in 1939. A background of the plane sand-earthen, FS 30118. Stains on all background - brown earthen and green. A bottom of the plane light-blue, FS 35352. 9. I-16, got after war in hands of Frankoust, they used if for demonstration flights. Coloring of plane: background white, bottom planes -yellow. 10. I-16 type 5. The pilot - Iwan Buryak. Personally shot down 1 Bf-109, pair - 3 planes, and four -1. In Spain was at war from 20.06.1937. Coloring of plane - standard. Engine Jacket - black. Consoles of wings red. 11. I-16 type 5. V.Bocharov. On 13.11.1936 was shot down in air I fight. Made the forced landing on enemy territory brutally tortured to death in captivity. A Hero of Soviet Union (posthumous). Coloring of the plane standard. Engine jacket - black. Consoles of wings red. 12. I-16 type 5 commanders of 1-st squadron "Moskas", Lt. Sergey Tarhov. November 1936. Coloring of plane - standard. Consoles of wings - red. I-16 type 6 "Moscas", flown by Sergey Kuznetzov. Was restored by Germans and sent to Germany. Coloring of plane standard. On wings - red strips.

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