Sopwith Pup, Eduard 1:48

[Bughunter]

My lately finished model is one of the first Eduard kits in 1/48: the Sopwith Pup
May be someone now the kit, plastic short run but great PE. I added a Small Stuff rotary (which is able to rotate here), a Vickers from a PE set of Parts, the new Eduard steel seat belts and decals provided by Pheon. I replaced some parts by brass ones and created many wooden parts like airscrew, struts, gear, cockpit cover ...
The paints re Gunze, Alclads and oils.

Cheers,
Frank

















You can see trough the Vickers:










Please note the open tail with wooden/brass skid assembly:




View from below:




The back side of the rotary:

[Bughunter]

And a second pot with some details ...

wooden cockpit cover:


Control soldered from brass tubes:


Airscrew with engine:


Soldered Vickers:


Wooden/brass grear with half axles


Opened windows in wing:


The cooling opening:




A terminal for the RAF wires (I use this flat EZ-line for this), raw ...


... and in use:

[GAJouette]

  Frank,
Another Outstanding project my friend. Well Done again!
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Borsos]

You don't stop to impress us. Very nice Pup, you made a real gem out of that old kit.
Borsos

[Bughunter]

Thanks!

You don't stop to impress us.

This will stop for sure, because my stash is much bigger compared to finished models

Frank

[Des]

Amazing detail in 1:48 scale, your soldering skills are excellent, this is a superb looking model, well done Frank.

Des.

[Juan]

Beautiful job, love what you have done with her.

[GrahamB]

Great work and detailing.
GrahamB

[lone modeller]

That is jaw dropping. The amount of detail and the finish are just amazing.

Stephen.

[Bughunter]

You made my day - thank you!

At the end I used only 6 plastic parts of the kit But with the PE and all added details I really love the outcome. And as far as I know there is still no modern kit of a Pup in 1/48.
May be I should mention, that the stitching on fuselage and cockpit leather are Eduard PE for 1/72. Looks better compared to the 1/48 ones.

Cheers,
Frank

[dr 1 ace]

Another great model, quite a collection you are showing us .

Ed

[Manni]

Wow, you are an other master modeler. Outstanding!
Manni

[coyotemagic]

Truly brilliant Pup, Frank!  You are a master modeler and magician with a soldering iron.
Cheers,
Bud

[Bughunter]

Thank you all!
Bud, in usage of a iron I was drilled during apprenticeship training as telecommunication technician Later I studied electronics.
Cheers,
Frank

[RAGIII]

Truly brilliant Pup, Frank!  You are a master modeler and magician with a soldering iron.
Cheers,
Bud

Yep! What my Amigo Bud said and then some!
RAGIII