Brand new 1/72 scale diecast model of Polikarpov I-16 Plane (USSR 1933) die cast model by birds of WWII. Brand new box. Detailed exterior. True-to-scale detail. Officially licensed product. Comes with display stand. This model does not have any openings. Manufacturer's original unopened packaging. Made of diecast metal with some plastic parts. Dimensions approximately Length- 3.75, Wingspan- 4.75 inches. The Polikarpov I-16 was a Soviet aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world's first low-wing cantilever monoplane with retractable landing gear to have attained operational status and as such "introduced a new vogue in design." The I-16 was introduced in the mid-1930s and formed the backbone of the Soviet Air Force at the beginning of World II. The diminutive , nicknamed "Ishak", "Ishachok" ("Donkey", "Burro") by Soviet pilots, prominently featured in the Second Sino-Japanese , the Battle of Khalkhin Gol and the Spanish Civil.