1/32 ICM I-153 (winter version), WWII Soviet Fighter

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1/32 ICM I-153 (winter version), WWII Soviet Fighter

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SKU:
ICM32011
UPC:
4823044405008

Description

      The last and most perfect in N. N. Polikarpov design bureau series biplane fighters family was the I-153. It had gull-shaped upper wing, retractable chassis and more powerful armament with four ShKAS machine guns. Serial planes had M-62 radial engines, late series – more powerful M-63.

      The maiden flight was in August 1938. All in all in 1939-1941 it were made 3437 planes. In summer 1941 I-153 “Chaika” (the “Gull”) was the basis of the Soviet Fighter Aviation with I-16 fighters. I-153 were used in combat until mid 1943. Some of them were used on winter ski chassis.

 

Kit Features:

  • SCALE  :  1:32
  • TIME PERIOD  :  WW2
  • MARKINGS  :  I-153, Red Army Force, 1940.  I-153, Red Army Force, March 1940.  I-153, Finnish AF, 1940.  I-153, Finnish AF, 1942.
  • MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH)  :  195 x 312 mm
  • BOX SIZE  :  410 x 260 x 55 mm
  • NUMBER OF DETAILS  :  184