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HobbyCraft/Academy I-53
What would Santa (or Saint Nicholas in this case) fly in the late 1930s? The Polikarpov I-53 would make a truly useful and very Russian contribution to his fleet of aircraft.
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Equipped with skis, it could get in and out of some remote areas in the cold of winter quite handily.
Kit used is the
HobbyCraft/Academy I-16, in 1/48 scale. Decals are from my inkjet printer.