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Curtiss CW-22B

March 3, 2024 · in Aviation · · 15 · 357

Here's my CW-22B from in 1:48. It was a fairly easy build, it just needed a little thinning of the cockpit tub at the rear for a good fit. I used a section of an old bomb to make a spacer between the engine and firewall, as I didn't care for the engine mount provided with the kit. It can't be seen anyway, and the engine was much easier to deal with. I added Eduard belts, wired the engine, added brake lines, and painted with my mix of Tamiya colors to match a picture I found of CF-465 and CF-466 in formation. Another one of Dora Wings better offerings.

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15 responses

  1. Love it. Haven’t seen many builds of this aircraft

  2. Nice work, Chas. I enjoyed that one too.

  3. Excellent result on a really great modeling subject, Chas!
    Well done!

  4. Beautiful result on this not so often seen subject, Chas @chasbunch
    Love to see it in Dutch markings.

  5. Your work is excellent Chas. I like the backgrounds you use for your photography.

  6. That looks really good, Chas.

  7. Nice build, Chas.

  8. Now that's an unusual bird! Nicely done - looks great.

  9. Neat and clean with an excellent paint job, Chas. Thanks for the tip about the engine spacer/mount. Congratulations on completing suchan outstanding build!

  10. Great job Chas. It turned out awesome. I really like those lesser known Curtiss aircraft. It's cool someone is producing kits of stuff like this.

  11. Well done Chas, of a Curtiss A/C that never quite made the A Team.

  12. I have the CW-21 from DW which I will build someday. Nice work on this CW-22

  13. Nice to see this beautiful rendition of a "combat trainer" from Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger (KNIL).
    Nice pictures too, with that background added.

  14. Love it; now even more keen for mine.

  15. Beautiful work, a very rarely seen model.

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