1/72 Polikarpov I-154 Finnish Air Force

Description

This is an injection-plastic aircraft model kit.

The Polikarpov aircraft design bureau developed the Soviet I-153 (“Chaika” = “seagull” in Russian) in 1938 after being requested to build a biplane fighter with performance surpassing that of the earlier I-15. The Chaika featured retractable main landing gear, a more powerful engine than the I-15’s, and a gullwing upper main wing layout developed as a pilot field-of-vision improvement.

The Chaika saw combat during the Battle of Khalkin Gol in the summer of 1939, the “Winter War” with Finland, and the early part of the Soviet participation in World War Two. Final production numbers of the type were in excess of 3,000 aircraft.

Builds two aircraft. Contains parts molded in grey plastic and includes decals. Completed models measure 86mm long with 139mm wingspans.