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Mike Grant (Migrant)
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Airfix Sopwith Pup

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41 22 June 2015, 23:50
Ben STONE
Looks great Mike, nice and clean build
23 June 2015, 00:14
Pierre-Christian Baudru
Great model, I love it ! cheers
23 June 2015, 05:18
Ulf Petersen
Just brilliant, Mike!👍
Your models are pure eye-candy.
23 June 2015, 05:45
Martien Lourens
Another outstanding piece of work
23 June 2015, 06:31
Cristian Bordina
There are no more adjectives to use for your models😉😉😉 Great job WizardMike !!!
23 June 2015, 06:37
Hanno Kleinecke
So pretty ! You never cease to stun us with these amazing builds of yours ! Outstanding !
23 June 2015, 07:11
Jens
WOW 👍 Great model 👍 👍 👍
23 June 2015, 07:15
Vegard Øksenholt
Anoter 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
Francisco Colaço
Very nice Pup.👍
23 June 2015, 13:15
Jeffrey Riedesel
Nice!
23 June 2015, 14:56
Mike Grant
Thanks 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 Gliński
Unbelievable, how much can be squeezed out from such an old and basic set of sprues... 🙂
25 June 2015, 07:14
Glauco Antunes
Wow!!!! <3
14 September 2020, 09:32
Jiri Vybihal
very nice
14 September 2020, 10:26
Dave Flitton
Brilliant!!
14 September 2020, 11:15
Predrag Ivanovic
Beautiful build! Not a single detail that said this is not 1/48 or even 1/32. Amazing.
14 September 2020, 11:46
Daniel Mysak
Fantastic job, hard to believe this is 1/72 scale when looking on the riggings.
14 September 2020, 11:52
Neuling
I agree with Daniel!
14 September 2020, 15:36
David Taylor
not really 1/72 is it,really.
14 September 2020, 18:21
Lochsa River
Fantastic result....where did you get the stitching decals?
23 November 2022, 14:01
Mike Grant
@Lochsa. Thanks! I printed the stitching decals myself.
23 November 2022, 18:52
Bas Tonn
I'll take my hat off for you Sir
23 November 2022, 19:32
Chris Derksen
I 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
Guy Rump
Superb build. 👍
23 November 2022, 22:54
Lochsa River
Thank 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
Gary Kitchen
Exquisite
24 November 2022, 07:58
Mike Grant
Thanks 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
Ricardo Reis
Looks very nice, Mike, congrats!
24 November 2022, 13:42

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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.

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1:72 Sopwith Pup 1917 (Airfix 01082)

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