Sopwith pup N6452

[Graff]

Hi all, I have some small problems with my Sopwith pup documentation.

I competed with my quarter scale Pup N5182 in F4H RC scale, but it wasn't quite up to snuff...

I am currently building a new quarter scale Pup, and I would like to build a Beardmore built FAA pup.

The best example I've seen (besides the shuttle worth pup) is the replica at the FAA museum in Yeovilton.

It has flown, it is weathered, it looks good and there's a lot of good photos of it.

There's this huge problem though.... The paint and markings.

What colours are they? As it seems to not be the standard RAF colours.

The PC10 seems a bit too green, the roundels on the body are darker than the wing roundels.

I tried to get the museum to verify the paint chips I have of the PC10 and the marking colours, but they couldn't help me.

The paint chips I have is from the Camel at Hendon, and those are considered to be a good representation of the correct RAF colours.

Does anyone know how to proceed?

I could use a colour photo as documentation, but it's not ideal in any way. The FAI judges can be a bit picky with the non verified colour....

Living in Sweden has its drawbacks as I can't just pop over to the museum.

[Planebuilder62]

PC10 is one of those colours that came in many shades, there are some topic’s here on this forum. Take a look at the Shuttleworth Pup, that will be different colurs for sure.

[Graff]

Yes, I know it's different colours on various individuals.

I was really wondering what green the Yeovilton pup really has.

I've been in contact with Skysport engineering who built the pup, and they remember that it was some pigment issues back in 1984 when it was built.

 

[wmcgill]

Beware that the Shuttleworth Pup is not a Pup at all. It's converted from a post war two-seat Dove.  Almost nothing is exactly correct for an actual Pup. 

[Graff]

On 08/09/2024 at 10:14, wmcgill said:

Beware that the Shuttleworth Pup is not a Pup at all. It's converted from a post war two-seat Dove.  Almost nothing is exactly correct for an actual Pup. 

That does not matter at all to me, as long as my model matches the aircraft individual I use as the prototype for my model.

Replica, rebuilt or whatever. Everything works as long as it has flown in full size.