ccoyle Posted November 30, 2023 Share #1 Posted November 30, 2023 Welcome to another non-ship build log! I actually have a large-ish wooden ship build near the front of my building queue, but after much deliberation, during which I changed my mind about what to build next at least a half-dozen times, I opted to squeeze in one more small project before beginning the larger project -- sort of a 'new year, new commitment' plan. The small project I finally settled on is one that has been on my radar for quite some time -- the 1/33 scale Sopwith Pup published by Kartonowa Kolekcja. I find the Pup to be a handsome aircraft -- a well-balanced design that is very easy on the eye, unlike some WW1 aircraft that might best be charitably described as 'homely'. The Pup is also historically significant, not least because it was the first Sopwith aircraft to bear an animal name, albeit an unofficial one (its official name was the Sopwith Scout). Anyhoo, if this kit looks familiar, that's because Edward Kenway beat me to the punch by building an example of it just last year, so you can get a sense of how this model will go together by viewing his log here. This will be the sixth kit I have attempted by designer Pawel Mistewicz -- IMO his kits are among the best in the business. You can see four of my previous KK builds here, here, here, and here. The artwork on this kit is very good, as you can see by the engine grime and wing ribbing, for example. The kit includes options for two liveries. The plane on the cover, which I will be building, is the mount of Cpt. Edwin Dunning, the first man to land an aircraft on a moving ship. The other option is a plane from the Walmer Defence Flight, one of the various units established in England for the purpose of aerial home defense; these units typically flew aircraft that were being rotated away from front line service to secondary theaters and flown by pilots who, having survived the carnage over France and Belgium, were deemed in need of some slightly less-stressful flying duties. KK kits include extensive diagrams, which is important since the instructions are in Polish. Also included is a very nice three-view . . . . . . and a lovely set of color photographs of the prototype model. As per usual, I have the laser-cut frames set. My last KK effort took about one month to complete. We'll see if this one goes together as well as I expect it will. Onward! Ryland Craze, AJohnson, Rik Thistle and 20 others 23 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share #2 Posted November 30, 2023 Ah, what the heck -- I decided that since I provided links to all my other KK builds, I might as well dig up some shots of the only one not hosted here at MSW, just in case anyone wondered about it. So here's a couple of looks at Pawel's Polikarpov Po-2 design. This one used alternative winter camo provided by a member at a different forum. Enjoy! James G, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 19 others 16 6 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share #3 Posted December 1, 2023 This was all I had time for today. Canute, mtaylor, Keith Black and 16 others 18 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted December 1, 2023 Share #4 Posted December 1, 2023 I’m in! 🍿🥤 thibaultron, ccoyle, AJohnson and 5 others 8 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted December 1, 2023 Share #5 Posted December 1, 2023 Sign me up, Chris. Keith Black, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 6 others 9 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted December 2, 2023 Share #6 Posted December 2, 2023 I'm here too Chris. OC. Dave_E, Egilman, AJohnson and 6 others 9 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted December 2, 2023 Share #7 Posted December 2, 2023 Looking forward to this build, Chris! Dave_E, Jack12477, thibaultron and 6 others 9 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted December 2, 2023 Share #8 Posted December 2, 2023 I'm up for this Chriss, just no aerobatics ok? {chuckle} Jack12477, thibaultron, Old Collingwood and 6 others 7 2 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share #9 Posted December 2, 2023 Once again, a Mistewicz design just falls together sweetly without any hitches so far. Here's the fuselage structural pieces ready to be glued up (I found out later that three pieces were missing from this group shot, but they're on the model -- which is what counts). And bit by bit it gets put together. Skinning starts next! mtaylor, James G, Haliburton and 20 others 23 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share #10 Posted December 3, 2023 A note on some of the interior printing that is visible but will obviously not be seen once the fuselage is closed up: Believe it or not, there are some insane modelers out there (Poles, usually -- duh) who will open up parts of their build and scratch-build interior components such as stringers, bracing, and control cables, thus necessitating some printed interior details. I am not one of those modelers, so don't ask. AJohnson, Old Collingwood, Dave_E and 4 others 7 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share #11 Posted December 3, 2023 External skins prepped . . . . . . and added. Those 'wrinkles' you can see on the left side near the cockpit are actually printed on the part. Still have detail parts to add. Canute, realworkingsailor, Keith Black and 12 others 12 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted December 3, 2023 Share #12 Posted December 3, 2023 It's been awhile since I followed along with one of your builds, Chris. Looking forward to the journey. Jack12477, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 6 others 9 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share #13 Posted December 4, 2023 Not too much extra to see in this photo -- some doubled details (to add depth) and the skinned tail skid. I did something similar to this photo for my Nieuport 11 build just to show the incredible increase in size between a WW1 combatant and one from WW2. Pretty remarkable, I think. king derelict, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 14 others 17 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share #14 Posted December 4, 2023 Interesting discussion with a younger coworker who saw a picture of my Pup fuselage. Coworker: "What is it?" Me: "A Sopwith Pup. You know the Pup?" Coworker: "No." Me: "Well, do you know the Sopwith Camel? The Pup was the Camel before there were Camels." Coworker: "No." Me: (slightly incredulous) "Really? Well, how about Snoopy? Do you remember that Snoopy was always pretending to be a World War 1 flying ace?" Coworker: "Yeah." Me: "Snoopy flew a Sopwith Camel." Coworker: (realization dawns) "Oooh." I live to enlighten my coworkers. 😅 MAGIC's Craig, Old Collingwood, king derelict and 15 others 2 16 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted December 4, 2023 Share #15 Posted December 4, 2023 So I guess the Pup was the doghouse before it grew into the kennel (camel) right? {chuckle} (no wonder the Baron kept shooting him down) Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Jack12477 and 6 others 3 6 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted December 4, 2023 Share #16 Posted December 4, 2023 I love the romance of biplanes, for myself, monoplanes has never had the same fascination and allure. 'Kite' was an apt description for those early aircraft. Ryland Craze, mtaylor, Jack12477 and 5 others 8 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted December 5, 2023 Share #17 Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, Keith Black said: 'Kite' was an apt description for those early aircraft. That is exactly what the Wright Flyer was, for all intents and purposes, an upscaled Wright 1899 kite with an engine.... (the 1899 was the kite they tested the wing warping mechanism on and realized they had it, they knew how to control an aircraft in roll) They still had a lot to figure out, but they knew how to get three axis control, it was only a matter of time after that... In fact they called their machine a kite before it flew, it was after the first flights they started calling it the "Flyer" A form of the control system they invented is still used today for the "flyable kites" you see them doing aerobatic stunts with at kite flying meets... Edited December 5, 2023 by Egilman Ryland Craze, Keith Black, AJohnson and 7 others 10 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share #18 Posted December 7, 2023 Engine completed. madtatt, Canute, Jack12477 and 13 others 16 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share #19 Posted December 9, 2023 The engine and cowl are now mated to the fuselage. I had a couple of minor problems with this portion of the build, neither of which was due to any inherent shortcomings of the kit. First, I did not recognize until after I had finished the cowl that its three ventral openings are not centered on the aircraft's midline. This led to me improperly positioning the second of the three rings that make up the cowl. Second, I dropped the forward-most ring while I was gluing it together, and my dog got hold of it, leading to a few tense moments between master and dog, with the final result being that the ring was every so slightly, er . . . munched. I fixed it as best I could, and, happily, I don't think that either of the two errors just described will be highly noticeable on the finished model. Ryland Craze, SmashedGlass, hof00 and 24 others 18 7 2 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realworkingsailor Posted December 9, 2023 Share #20 Posted December 9, 2023 No doubt the parts in question on the prototype received their fair share of dings and dents from pebbles tossed up by the propeller, a heavy handed mechanic, or a glancing blow from an incoming bullet. Can’t really see anything in the way of doggy damage in your photo, looks pretty good! Andy thibaultron, Nirvana, mtaylor and 8 others 11 Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted December 9, 2023 Share #21 Posted December 9, 2023 That ain’t right a Pup eating a Pup. From the picture all seems well. Looks great to me. 👏 gsdpic, Egilman, thibaultron and 7 others 4 6 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share #22 Posted December 16, 2023 I'm working on the lower wing -- nothing exciting enough to warrant a picture -- but I thought I'd share a funny story about one of the agonies of being a card modeler. This year, just as I have done many times for past Christmases and birthdays, I put some card models on my wish list. And today, nine days before Christmas, my wife informed me that the family is "having some trouble" ordering stuff on my wish list -- I knew instantly what kind of "trouble" they were having, and this even after I spelled out in painful detail exactly which sites to visit and how to make purchases at them. To no avail -- it looks as if this year I will once again be ordering my own Christmas presents and receiving them well after Christmas. The family simply cannot get past the Great Wall of Polish eCommerce. Oh, well! Good thing I am used to this by now. 😅 realworkingsailor, Dave_E, amateur and 15 others 9 9 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted December 16, 2023 Share #23 Posted December 16, 2023 17 hours ago, ccoyle said: I'm working on the lower wing -- nothing exciting enough to warrant a picture -- but I thought I'd share a funny story about one of the agonies of being a card modeler. This year, just as I have done many times for past Christmases and birthdays, I put some card models on my wish list. And today, nine days before Christmas, my wife informed me that the family is "having some trouble" ordering stuff on my wish list -- I knew instantly what kind of "trouble" they were having, and this even after I spelled out in painful detail exactly which sites to visit and how to make purchases at them. To no avail -- it looks as if this year I will once again be ordering my own Christmas presents and receiving them well after Christmas. The family simply cannot get past the Great Wall of Polish eCommerce. Oh, well! Good thing I am used to this by now. 😅 We are not doing Christmas this year so guess it takes this problem out of the equation. OC. mtaylor, Dave_E, Keith Black and 6 others 2 7 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share #24 Posted December 16, 2023 Here's my low-tech dihedral jig. Did you know that our software's spell checker doesn't like the word 'dihedral'? Egilman, thibaultron, Keith Black and 14 others 15 2 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted December 17, 2023 Share #25 Posted December 17, 2023 8 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: We are not doing Christmas this year so guess it takes this problem out of the equation. Merry Christmas Brother! Give or give not unto Man what is Man's, but the birth of God's Son saves us all my friend... It can't be taken out of the equation.... God loves you, so do we.... Keith Black, Canute, GrandpaPhil and 5 others 7 1 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted December 17, 2023 Share #26 Posted December 17, 2023 7 hours ago, ccoyle said: Did you know that our software's spell checker doesn't like the word 'dihedral'? Until you educated it.... {chuckle} Canute, mtaylor, Mark P and 6 others 4 5 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share #27 Posted December 19, 2023 Working on the upper wing. Center section is done, outer frames have been added, and skins are prepped and ready. hof00, Jack12477, James G and 13 others 16 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfhealey Posted December 19, 2023 Share #28 Posted December 19, 2023 Chris - I shall follow this with interest. My grandfather flew a Sopwith Pup in the first war. His role was to act as a spotter to guide in artillery fire more accurately. German aircraft, I guess, fufilled the same role in reverse so both sides soldiers in the trenches hated the sight of an aeroplane. Pop's war came to an end when he was shot down by British anti-aircraft fire. Not so freindly friendly fire. I made a Wingnut Wings model of the Pup a few years ago but the standard to which some modellers were building Wingnut Wings models so far exceeded anything I could hope to do that I gave up - there are one or two (three come readily to mind) whose wooden ships on this site evoke the same feeling but I shall soldier on! Good luck with the build. it looks fantastic. All the best Fred ccoyle, Keith Black, mtaylor and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share #29 Posted December 20, 2023 Upper wing is now completed. I plan to build all of the major sub-assemblies -- wing, empennage, landing gear -- off the model and then add them later. Next up is the empennage. Parts have been cut out -- still need a little prep work. Richard44, thibaultron, mtaylor and 15 others 18 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard44 Posted December 20, 2023 Share #30 Posted December 20, 2023 Chris, As usual, I'm thoroughly enjoying your superb build. However, the lower wing seems to have a small amount of sweepback. Is this intentional? Cheers Canute, AJohnson, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Richard Next build: Completed builds: AL's Endeavour, Corel's Bellona, Amati's Xebec, Billing's Roar Ege, Panart's Armed Launch Ships' Boats - Vanguard 1:64 and Master Korabel 1:72 Alexander Arbuthnot, Christiaan Brunings, Pevensey all by World of Paperships, card HMS Pegasus by Victory Captain John Smith's Shallop by Pavel Nitikin Rumpler "Taube" 1911 by HMV, card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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