Hi John,
if I remember well how the wing is divided from the fuselage in ICM kit, to extend the aileron inwards they should made not only the mould of a new wing, but of a new fuselge too. I fear that the dream will remain... a dream.
Hi Massimo! Yes, you are certainly right, but don't forget - ICM was the company that completely remade their 1/72 I-15bis kit (I don't know why - the old one, which was then reissued by Encore, was not a bad kit), so remastering the I-16 might not be impossible to expect!
By the way, apart for the Il-2 in 1/32 of Trumpeter, does anyone know if new kits of ww2 soviet planes were announced at the Nurberg fair?
Massimo
I haven't seen any news of anything that interests me in 1/72 scale (Trumpeter Beriev Be-6, maybe), but Amodel and ICM, who are the most dependable sources for VVS aircraft kits, were not represented there if I remember correctly, so maybe there is hope for some surprises!
John