What would Santa fly in the 1930's

Gallery Article by Alvis 3.1 on Dec 25 2016

  Christmas Day 

 

      

1/48 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.

Merry Christmas to all, Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings!

Alvis 3.1

Photos and text © by Alvis 3.1