Hi everybody
The second batch of I-16 delivered to Spain in the spring of 1937 was the subject of many accidents by wings rupture . They were reinforced on the following planes.
Another improvement, the replacement of 750x100 wheels by 750x150.
Externally the rest is identical to the previous Type-5
It is this version of Type-5 that was sent to China from September 1937 as part of the Sino-Soviet Pact signed to help China in its fight against Japan.
The first planes were piloted by Soviet volunteers but, as in Spain, the local pilots learned to fly the I-16 and it is the plane of one of the Chinese aces that I chose to represent, the P 2105 of Liu Che-Sheng of the 21st squadron (chungtui) of the 4th group (tatui) seen in Hankou in March 1938 as indicated by the profile .
And here are the original photos.
I used this box that contains the appropriate decals
I do not detail too much the building which is "From the box" and simpler than the previous Type 4 and 5 previously presented
1-the propeller A defect of the kit Amodel not reported previously is the propeller. The shape is generally correct, but the diameter is too large.
Here are the 2 types of propeller that equipped the I-16 according to the engine, Vish 6 for the different versions of the M25 and AV1 for the M62 and M63.
I compare the models provided in the kits by the manufacturers
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Here is the rectified Amodel propeller:
2- Front cover plate .
I made a mold of the frontplate presented in the Type-5 initial version, and that's the resin cast of a cowling corrected with the shutters half closed.
3-The landing gear 
The wheels The crude Amodel wheels are replaced by those of a Hasegawa kit that I will not built
Wheel wells They are improved as previously described
4-Exhaust. You can see on the previous picture the lower tubes bored with a no. 11 blade
For the upper tubes, this time I tested the use of hypodermic needle to figure the double tubing of exhaust port No. 1.
5-canopy The rails of the canopy must be added, and the dashboard lighting holes drilled
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Here it is before painting.
The caopy is vocuformed, using the very nice canopy of the TsKB kit to prepare a master.. The frame is adhesive aluminum cut with the Silhouette plotter
Regards
Bernard
