Sometime in the fall of 2019, I saw that Eastern Express would be producing a 1/144 scale Airbus A220 kit. The A220 was the rebranded Bombardier C-Series, “sold“ to Airbus in a desperate build to beat the American tariffs and stay in business. As a Canadian designed and manufactured plane, I had to have it. With birthday money in hand, an order for a princely sum was placed. Five weeks later, the kit arrived from Russia, complete with an interesting assortment of postage stamps.
This was my first Eastern Express Kit. I couldn’t find any reviews of the A220, but reviews of their other kites were generally good. i eagerly opened the box to find finely moulded parts, with fine engraved lines, crisp details, and little flash. The decals, for Air Canada’s new black and white scheme, looked well printed. The box went to the top of the pile.
A rainy Sunday, with the Buffalo drying, seemed like a good time to start. The plane would clearly be a tail sitter. I decided to add the kit cockpit , even though I was planning to use the windshield, as it would be some weight. The cockpit would have looked good with some paint.
Next up were the engines. There was a lot of painting here, so the pieces were painted on the spruce before being joined. I thought I had a picture but can‘t find it. Too late now as the engine pieces are all built up! Picture of the engines and fuselage assembly will be in the next post.
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