Prussian Blue Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 This should be a great kit! These will be available in UK model shops very soon via the UK distributor Abion Alloys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) New boxing in progress - ref. DW48046 - Curtiss-Wright CW-21B Interceptor Source: https://www.facebook.com/dorawingsofficial/posts/pfbid0265wkqeTdmhiFSiEu867hJkkoShJbS33DfMoZ7ftbcW7pU1fsCrGKL8UyC3ZyLgbBl Box art & decals V.P. Edited June 26, 2022 by Homebee 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjohns5 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Has there been any info about when the general release of the CW-21B might happen? I know things have been a bit hectic for the Dora Wings folks lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 I have now completed both of these kits. Here are my thoughts/suggestions. The engine mounts are very fiddly. If I had this to do again, I would just leave them off. You can't see them unless you shine a light up under the cowling anyway. I suggest that, if you decide to build them, then glue the engine to the inside of the cowling and let the mount float behind the engine. Gluing the engine to the mount threw off alignment for me. The fit for the fuselage halves is good, and the wing to fuselage fit is perfect. For me though, the canopy fit was poor. I built the CW-21B pre-release, and the canopy masks didn't fit at all. The masks for the CW-21 demonstrator were just fine though. That is weird because the canopies are identical. My guess is that they caught this problem after the pre-release and fixed it on the CW-21 demonstrator kit, which likely means that they will have the correct canopy masks in the official release version of the CW-21B. There are numerous errors in the instructions, so be sure you study them carefully before assembly. Also, the instructions are vague about a number of alignment issues. I got the main gear strut angles wrong on the CW-21 demonstrator, but I didn't figure this out until after I put the gear doors on and realized I must have it wrong. I am just not very familiar with this aircraft. As usual with Dora Wings kits, the decals are excellent. If interested, more info and photos on my blog here: https://howmanyinstruments.wordpress.com/my-builds/. Cheers! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmaas Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Thanks for that summary. I've fiddled with the CW-21 but things got in the way. I was/am concerned about the amount of dihedral - the wings looks a little flat to me. How was yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Yes, both seem to have dihedral set a bit too flat to my eye, but again, I'm certainly no expert on these aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldAnderson Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Nice box art! Looking forward to this kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 Soon - ref. DW48046 - Curtiss-Wright CW-21B Interceptor Source: https://www.facebook.com/dorawingsofficial/photos/pcb.3377357199161500/3377356619161558 V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) Released - ref. DW48046 - Curtiss-Wright CW-21B Interceptor Sources: https://dorawings.com/models/curtiss-wright-cw-21b-interceptor-new https://www.facebook.com/dorawingsofficial/posts/pfbid0aMg7LrjHfEcDso9RgkD2NRAh9CF6xES879Utq5gLjvpKkdB6oZvQXH78RBc55XHil https://ua-hobby.com/products/1-48-curtiss-wright-cw-21b-interceptor-dora-wings-dw48046 V.P. Edited January 19, 2023 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Happy Happy Days! Just got mine on order from Dora. They are giving 10% of all sale prices to support Ukranian Children effected by the war. I'd usually wait for Hannants or my local shop Antics to get these in but that feels like a good cause to me. Roll on the release of the P-66 Vultee Vanguard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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