Building the Skytrex Sopwith Pup.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

SOPWITH PUP.

This is an easy one for a beginner to have a go at.

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Clean up the castings.
Glue the four outer wing struts to the lower wing. Use the upper wing as a template to align them.
When dry assemble the cabine struts in the same manner.

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Once these are dry, place the top wing on and glue.

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If you wish drill and pin prop in place. Do not add glue yet.

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Remove prop, turn plane over and assemble undercart.

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Check alignment and glue.
Prime plane and prop with white primer.

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Paint plane and allow to dry fully.

Glue prop in place.
Gloss varnish.
Brush micro set onto parts where decals will be placed.
Put on decals and allow to dry.

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Brush over with Micro Sol to set in decals, and allow to dry over night.
Varnish to taste.


My thanks to Gunners for supplying the Pup decals.

[Blackronin]

Dear Rob:

You are single handed the person who will make me someday buy a Skytrex or Reviresco plane.
In your hands they become beautiful.

Congrats on another excellent How to.

[Haystack]

Beautiful. I am learning more from every post. Thanks :thumbsup:

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Glad to be of service chaps.
Rob.

[Linz]

Another great build Rob
Notice you have been AWOL for the last few days hope all is well.
Glad to have you back.
Linz

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Another great build Rob
Notice you have been AWOL for the last few days hope all is well.
Glad to have you back.
Linz

Yes fine Linz thanks.
Was on official leave, down in Brighton area for a Bank Holiday re-enactment.
Rob.

[Linz]

I guess that's almost permitable. Will still have to dock your wages. Can't have the chaps swanning of here there and everywhere. There is a war on you know. Well hope you gave those dastardly Hunnish Roundheads a good thrashing.
Nowt like some cold steel and blackpowder to liven up the blood.
Linz

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Well hope you gave those dastardly Hunnish Roundheads a good thrashing.
Nowt like some cold steel and blackpowder to liven up the blood.
Linz
Hardly do that Linz old chap. I am an Officer in one of those dastardly Hunnish Roundhead Regiments.:lol:
Rob.

[Linz]

Oops my bad
I was am and always will be a Royalist at heart.
Being related to Charles Stuart through his Great Grandad James the 5th (wrong side of the blanket of course) helps.
Still if I do get back to Blighty and there's a battle on I might just join up with you if SWMBO allows it.
Linz

[Linz]

Oops my bad
I was am and always will be a Royalist at heart.
Being related to Charles Stuart through his Great Grandad James the 5th (wrong side of the blanket of course) helps.
Still if I do get back to Blighty and there's a battle on I might just join up with you if SWMBO allows it.
Linz

[Linz]

Oops my bad
I was am and always will be a Royalist at heart.
Being related to Charles Stuart through his Great Grandad James the 5th (wrong side of the blanket of course) helps.
Still if I do get back to Blighty and there's a battle on I might just join up with you if SWMBO allows it.
Linz

Sorry for three posts was not showing up.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

That is very interesting Linz. I am Scots on my Great grandmother's side who was a Stuart. We always had a joke in the family that I would be Pretender if only 2074 people died.

The funny thing is, that with my two main enactment periods being the Civil War and Jacobite. I spend half my year trying to remove a Stuart King and the other half trying to reinstate one.
Rob.

[Linz]

My Grandmother was a Leask of the Ilk. Directly decended from the clan Chief who was decended from James 5th on his maternal side. Very distant but 500 years is along time ago.
2074 probably start with the ones that are least conspicuous then as you get better at it more on to the bigger targets.
You might want to get started fairly soon at 1 per week it will only take just under 40 years :)
Happy to help
Linz