ICM 1/48 Scale I-153, WWII Soviet Biplane Fighter (Winter Version) - WWII Soviet Aircraft Model Building Kit # 48096

ICM 1/48 Scale I-153, WWII Soviet Biplane Fighter (Winter Version) - WWII Soviet Aircraft Model Building Kit # 48096 At ICM, Quality is the first priority! International recognition can only be achieved through adhering to the highest production standards and applying these to all the phases of model production, from molds to marketing. About the Model Kit Manufacturer: ICM Models (Ukraine) Scale: 1/48 Material: Plastic Paint: Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue. Condition: New in Box 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, some of them on a winter ski chassis. This ICM figure models set requires paint and glue to complete. This is just one of many great kits from the ICM plastic models range!