The last and most perfect of the N.N. Polikarpov Design Bureau family of biplane fighters was the I-153. It featured a gull-shaped upper wing, a retractable chassis and four ShKAS machine guns. Serial production planes had M-62 radial engines and the late series had the more powerful M-63. Its maiden flight was in August 1938. In total 3437 were produced between 1939 and 1941. In the summer of 1941 the I-153 Chaika (gull) was the basis of the Soviet Fighter Aviation along with I-16 fighters. I-153s were used in combat until mid-1943.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/48
Skill Level: 3
Length: 5.2”
Wingspan: 8.2”
Parts: 100
- Painting and assembly required
- 5 sprues
- Molded in grey
- One decal sheet
- Detailed cockpit and undercarriage
- One-piece wingspans
- External loads
- Clear parts
- Two-piece fuselage
- Illustrated instructions and paint guides
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Paint Guide:
A. I-153, 70th IAP (Fighter Regiment), Khalhin-Gol, August 1939
Flat Black
Field Green
Flat Light Blue
Aluminum
Light Ghost Grey
Steel
Gunmetal
Gunship Grey
B. I-153, 15th IAP (Fighter Regiment), Lithuania, June 1941
Flat Black
Flat Light Blue
Aluminum
Light Ghost Grey
Steel
Gunmetal
Insignia Red
Gunship Grey
C. I-153, 72nd SAP (Mixed Regiment) of Nord Fleet Air Force, Vaenga, 1941
Flat Black
Field Green
Flat Light Blue
Aluminum
Light Ghost Grey
Steel
Gunmetal
Flat White
Gunship Grey
D. I-153, flown by Captain K.V. Soloviyev, 71st IAP (Fighter Regiment) of Baltic Fleet Air Force, Lavansaari, summer 1942
Flat Black
Field Green
Flat Light Blue
Aluminum
Light Ghost Grey
Steel
Gunmetal
Gunship Grey
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