1:32 Polikarpov I-16 Type 10

Polikarpov I-16 Type 10 masking set 1:32 from Eduard

A set of precisely cut masking templates from Japanese kabuki tape by the Czech manufacturer Eduard, made for a kit of the Soviet Polikarpov I-16 Type 10 fighter in the large 1:32 scale. This is not a model of an aircraft — it is an add-on that will give sharp and clean paint boundaries without slow hand cutting. Check compatibility with your own kit beforehand.

The real subject

The Polikarpov I-16 was a Soviet fighter and a pioneer in its day — a monoplane with retractable landing gear in the era of biplanes. The Type 10 version from the end of the 1930s carried four machine guns and a radial engine in a characteristically blunt nose. The machine fought in Spain, in China, at Khalkhin Gol and in the first years of the Great Patriotic War. The pilot sat in an open cockpit behind nothing but a windscreen, so masking the clear parts here is quick — all the more work the set saves on the other intricate areas of the model.

Use

• Transfer the masks with tweezers onto a clean, degreased surface.
• Press the edges down so that the paint does not creep underneath, and spray in thin coats.
• Lift the masks shortly after the paint has dried, pulling at an acute angle.
• After removal the kabuki tape leaves no adhesive residue.

Who the set is for

For builders of the I-16 Type 10 in 1:32 scale who want clean color transitions without cutting templates by hand. In a large scale every inaccuracy shows, so pre-cut masks will be appreciated by beginner and experienced modeler alike.

This is a masking add-on to a kit; the model of the aircraft itself is not included in the package.