"The Rata Pack" Topic
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| Anton Ryzbak | 06 Sep 2021 6:09 a.m. PST |
I decided that building models one at a time was unproductive so I started my own production line. link |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 06 Sep 2021 6:10 a.m. PST |
Love that plane…  |
| Anton Ryzbak | 06 Sep 2021 6:14 a.m. PST |
The Revell kit is a breeze, the much newer one from IMC was a bit of a nightmare |
| Chimpy | 06 Sep 2021 12:20 p.m. PST |
The I16 is just so cute in a Rocketeer kind of way. I've got a couple in 1/100th. |
| Anton Ryzbak | 06 Sep 2021 5:32 p.m. PST |
The classic question of "how small of an airplane can we attach to this giant engine?" I am tracking down models of the experimental versions the I-17, I-180 and I-185 |
| SHaT1984 | 08 Sep 2021 1:31 p.m. PST |
Rata is a [protected native] tree; otherwise I have no idea what the 'subject' is supposed to convey…
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| Anton Ryzbak | 08 Sep 2021 4:15 p.m. PST |
Back in the 50's "The Rat Pack" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Pack was a group of "cool" musicians and entertainers that would hang out at Humphrey Bogart's house. Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr and Joey Bishop; They defined cool before it became a "thing" to be copied. The Polikarpov I-16 was nicknamed the "Rata" during the Spanish Civil War. I think that the I-16 is a particularly cool airplane and looking at the four of them together a thought crossed my ancient mind "What a pack of Ratas". For somebody in their seventh decade the connection made sense; sorry if I caused any confusion. |
| Anton Ryzbak | 10 Sep 2021 10:21 a.m. PST |
I got them all finished, now I have to work my way backward through the "I" series of fighters. I have an I-153, I-152, I-3 and I'm looking for an I-5 |
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