!/32 WnW Sopwith Pup, "Betty".

[Ernie]

Dave, Bud, Rick, Patrick, Bob, Des, Steve, Mark and Nigel, thank you so
much for your kind support.  I apologise for the delay in updating, so I
imagine it's about time I let everyone in on more progress in the build. 
Not terribly exciting, but here goes.
I figured the wood coloured top deck was too light, so I stripped it and repainted
it a little darker which is an improvement in my estimation.



Onward and upward.  Leaping ahead, I have got the fuselage together and painted, attached
the lower wing and added the nose side panels, along with the re-done top deck...







I set in the vertical stabilizer and horizontal tail unglued to see if it looks like an aeroplane.





That's it for now guys.  More to come without such a long wait next time!

Cheers,
Ernie

[Andi Little]

This is really starting to "get there" now Ernie, it's coming together quite nicely and all that hard ground-work is beginning to pay off.

Well done bloke - I'll be keeping a weather eye on this one - not that I wasn't already.

[IFF1418]

Hello dear Ernie,

What a great progress! The repaint of the top deck is certainly a great improvement. It looks magnificent now.  The wing and tale are ttop, shading is extremely wzll done. Keep on the great work my friend you are doing great. Looking forward for the next wonderful update!

Kind regards
Patrick

[RAGIII]

Outstanding update Ernie! The repaint of the wood is Awesome!! Looking the business now,
RAGIII

[lcarroll]

Ernie,
   Spectacular improvement in the wood grain top decking. You've got a real beauty in the making here, and She's very close to being done now.
   Looking forward to seeing the final results!
Cheers,
Lance

[Ernie]

Andi, Patrick, Rick and Lance,  thank you so much for your kind comments,
The Pup is coming along in fits and starts, but slowly taking shape.

Cheers,
Ernie

[KONG]

I like it Ernie
What a beauty it's going to be, awesome. You are making an excellent job Ernie.
Keep it up 

All th ebest

Dave

[Ernie]

Thanks a lot, Dave.  Coming from you, that is very encouraging.

Cheers,
Ernie

[TomR1981]

The wood looks very nice, just the right shade I think.

Tom

[radio]

Your wood and leather painting is exellent Ernie.
Martin

[Ernie]

Thank you Tom and Martin. I appreciate your kind support.

Cheers,
Ernie

[Ernie]

Hi guys.  Here's a bit of an update...
I didn't want the elevator to be too white, so I "dirtied" it up a bit with
some Tamiya weathering powder.





Now time to add a little colour to the Pup.
The kit decals are very easy to work with and a nice change from all that
PC10.





I have to admit I am not all that happy with the underside paint, but after
re-doing it a couple of times and fearing putting too much paint on, I decided
to go with the "close-enough" option.



The tail is just dry fitted for now...I wanted to see it look more like an aeroplane.





That's it for now, guys.  Going much slower than I thought, but plodding along.
Thanks for looking.  Tips and advice gratefully received!

Cheers,
Ernie

[radio]

Ernie it gets better and better. A wounderful build.
Martin

[IFF1418]

Hello dear Ernie,

Wonderful progress again, very nice painting and weathering. The decals look marvellous. It's already a beautiful mono-plane. Can't wait to see it turn on to a bi-plane. Very well done my friend!

Kind regards
Patrick

[Nigel Jackson]

Oh Ernie, I'm very jealous! This is a lovely piece of work and shaping up very nicely.

Best wishes
Nigel