6 SOPWITH PUP
The late David Boddington’s 1/5th scale, 63.5”
(1613mm) wingspan true-scale rib-for-rib
replica for .60-.80 size engines
14 SOPWITH PUP TYPE HISTORY
Often described as ‘the perfect flying
machine’, the Sopwith Scout (to give it the
official name) gave Germany’s aviators a hard
time during the mid-years of WW1
20 PUP SCALE DRAWING
1:40 fine-line detail three views
22 SOPWITH PUP
FLYING COLOURS
Warpaint worn by the Royal Flying Corps and
Royal Naval Air Service
24 THE PUP IN DETAIL
Close-up photo collection for the ‘live wires’
and rivet counters (of which there were none
of the latter on the Pup
30 THE BIG STITCH-UP
One of the axioms of achieving scale realism
is to follow the full size structure as closely as
possible. Here are some investigations of full
size wing fabric stitching
34 SUBJECTS FOR SCALE
ART CHESTER AND HIS ‘JEEP’
In U.S.A., during the 1920s and 1930s, SPEED
was king and vast crowds flocked to view the
racing aircraft in action. This was one of them
40 CHESTER JEEP SCALE
DRAWING
Detailed three views in 1:30 scale
42 SCALE SOARING
Chris Williams ‘in lift’
46 WHAT GOES UP …
When Kurt Tank designed the Focke Wulf
Fw190 it was full of innovation for a fi ghter
of its era. One particular sub assembly was
particularly so, the tailwheel that retracted
vertically into the fin assembly. Jim Wilkinson
shows how he replicated this feature
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