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Saturday, May 09, 2015 - 10:41 PM UTC
Limited edition from Hasegawa Models:-
Designed by the Soviet Union in the lead up to WWII, the Polikarpov I-153 was one of the world's last successful biplane fighters. They combined the tremendous maneuverability of all biplanes with high speeds and four machine guns. Thousands were produced and ten made their way into Finnish hands where they were used against their creators. Finnish Air Force pilots flying their Soviet-built I-153s claimed numerous Soviet aircraft during WWII.
Limited edition kit combo features two sets of Finnish Airforce decals.

Decal Options:
Finnish A.F. 3./LeLv 6 Captain Per-Erik Ahonius Code: IT-16 July 1942
Finnish A.F. 3./LeLv 6 Pilot officer Olavi Puro Code: IT-18 October 1942

Stock Number: HSGS2144
Mfg. Number: 02144
76 pieces
Courtesy Hasegawa Models web site.

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Comments

Who's molds were these originally? I don't recall Hasegawa ever releasing an I-153...
MAY 16, 2015 - 02:37 AM
Hobby Link Japan says Reboxed version of the SMER (previously Heller) kit of the tiny little I-153 fighter imported by Hasegawa into Japan for the domestic market. Kit is dated, and all panel detail is raised, but the decals are brand-new printings by Cartograf. A skilled modeler can turn it into something nice. That was for a different boxing, but I expect that the plastic will be the same in this one. I've not heard of Hasegawa reboxing ICM kits.
MAY 16, 2015 - 02:48 AM
Thanks for the info!
MAY 17, 2015 - 09:06 AM
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