Hi all. I am working on my first WW1 kit the 1/4 BUSA SOPWITH PUP and I have a couple questions about the top wing senter section.

1-- The top of the front end of the two W4 ribs are lower than the wrest of the ribs at the front of the center section and there is an airfoil shape to the bottom of the W4 rib when the rest of the ribs are flat . I can see no reason for this in the instructions and the W4 ribs fit well otherwise so is this just a kit flaw or am I missing somthing -( highly possible ).

2-- There is no mention at all about mounting the clear window into the top center section. Does anyone have a good picture of this section , in the bones if possible.

If anyone would like to comment about other things to look for with this build I would appreciate it.

Thanks P.J

Here's a Pup built by Howard Henderson showing his solution. I searched under "Sopwith Pup" and found a site by a fellow named "Martin" that has walk-around photos of a real Pup but they're well protected. There is one close up of a clear inspection port that shows the details of the panel screws and plastic overlap.

http://www.ivyandmartin.demon.co.uk/.../pup_n6181.htm

Thanks for the input Charlie. I am suprised there is not more info on this kit.

I agree. I'm working on a Phaeton 90 at the minute because I didn't think I was up to the Pup (I like to scoot out and fly after work and a bipe with wires would use up my daylight). It's on the menu, though. I need a WWI bipe, as does everyone.

I even have a Pup story. Back around 1980/81 my wife and I went to Rheinbeck Aerodrome. It poured. Rain, rain, rain. The hangers were open so we wandered around and ended up at their Pup. I was admiring it and a fellow in bib overalls walked in and started talking to us. Turned out to be his airplane (I think his name was Dave?). He hoisted my wife into the cockpit (she was and still is a looker, but then I have love goggles and she still looks 25 to me). Anyway, I was using a borrowed lens on my Nikon and took a bunch of photos. Thanked the man profusely.

When I got home I found I had aparantly not dropped the aperature pin into the little Nikon "horns" that were functional on the old series lens I had borrowed even though my newer Nikon was "Auto Indexing". AAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH! A roll of underexposed darkness.

Still, it was a great day. Takled with Cole Palen. Helped him roll an Albatros to make more room in one hanger.

Grandpa was a coppersmith at Morse Chain Works in Ithaca, NY and worked on the Thomas-Morse Scout. I have a watch fob he made of a 2" model (with spinning prop). I also have his tool box with a US rondel on the lid. If BUSA kits a quarter scale T-M Scout I'm on it like ugly on a gorilla.

Here is a pic of my Balsa USA 1/3 scale Sopwith Pup. [img]

Here's another

And yet a third.