The last biplane fighter used by the US Army. Colorful, streamlined and the least amount of parasitic drag found on any pre-World War II biplane. I need to refine some shapes, add a few more details and then spend some serious time with GIMP to get the markings right. Volumetric clouds make it feel like you’re flying right there (hopefully).
A tip of the leather flight helmet to Witold Jaworski for the awesome pilot figure!
Nice, I’ve always loved that plane, Can’t wait to see the details.
I just have looked at photos of this plane in “Curtiss Fighter Aircraft - A Photographic History 1917-1948” (F.H. Dean and D. Hagedorn), pages 101-103.
It seems that the overall proportions are OK. As you said, now this model requires materials, textures, and some detailing.
Could you show this model in the front view? I am not sure if the wings were a little bit thinner, especially the lower ones (I think that I can compare your model with the photo from page 102 from Dean’s book)
What kind of plans (blueprints) do you use?
I have been using Squadron/Signal Publications #128 Curtiss Army Hawks in action. They provide blueprints in there, and I have used drawings from plastic scale models, including Classic AirFrames 1/48th scale. I will work on a render of the front view. Thanks for your comments.
Well, I hope that the publisher (Schiffer Military History Book) will forgive me pasting here these two photos from the “Curtiss Fighter Aircraft” book:
