Airfix Sopwith Pup
Kommentare
43 22 June 2015, 23:50
Cristian BordinaThere are no more adjectives to use for your models😉😉😉 Great job WizardMike !!!
23 June 2015, 06:37
Hanno KleineckeSo pretty ! You never cease to stun us with these amazing builds of yours ! Outstanding !
23 June 2015, 07:11
Vegard ØksenholtAnoter eyecandy from you, Mike 👍 You post finished models quite often, makes me wonder, do you build this fast? Or is it pictures of older builds you've done? 🙂
23 June 2015, 13:11
Mike Grant AutorThanks so much guys! 👍
@Vegard I build painfully slowly😉 Most of the Airfix builds I've posted lately were from a series I did in SAMI magazine a few years ago, in which I built one a month for two years. Almost burnt me out completely. Under 'normal' circumstances I usually average 7/8 completions a year.
24 June 2015, 12:56
Vegard Øksenholt@Mike Thanks for the reply. Me and my gf was super curious about how the h*ck you were able to produce so many good-looking airplanes at that pace 😄 Anyways, thanks for sharing your work, it's very inspiring to us.
24 June 2015, 14:15
Łukasz GlińskiUnbelievable, how much can be squeezed out from such an old and basic set of sprues... 🙂
25 June 2015, 07:14
Predrag IvanovicBeautiful build! Not a single detail that said this is not 1/48 or even 1/32. Amazing.
14 September 2020, 11:46
Daniel MysakFantastic job, hard to believe this is 1/72 scale when looking on the riggings.
14 September 2020, 11:52
Chris DerksenI built this kit a number of years ago in the exact same config and livery but it came out nowhere close to this one. Outstanding result!
23 November 2022, 21:26
Lochsa RiverThank you, Mike....did you have a larger decal that you scanned and reduced the size? In other words, what was your source for the stitching graphics?
...you've left us all agog and asking questions about your great build...
24 November 2022, 05:28
Mike Grant AutorThanks for your comments, guys. @Lochsa, I drew the stitching in Adobe illustrator and printed it out on an ALPS printer (which I no longer have, unfortunately). However it could probably be printed on a black and white laser. If you want a PDF of the file, PM me your e-mail address.
24 November 2022, 13:41
Album info
Probably Airfix's best 1/72 biplane kit, tiny like the real thing but pretty accurate in outline. It was converted to a Naval version by cutting the opening in the upper wing and mounting the Lewis gun forward of the cockpit. Fuselage was re-skinned with .005" styrene sheet, and the overscale ribs/fabric texture was sanded down and new rib tapes added.
