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Nickh · 27 June 2009, 08:01 AM

Glen,

As far as I can tell, the undersides of RFC/RAF Pups were clear doped, although there were some "non-standard" paint schemes applied to various Pups ranging from longitudinal black and white stripes, chequer boards and even some with stars and a moon painted over the standard kakhi.

The Sopwith Company logo appears to have only been applied to clear doped fins or the sides of the clear doped fuselage just forward of the horizontal tail empennage.

Also there were three different types of decals applied to the outsides of the interplane struts. Dependant on the manufacturer they were either Sopwith, Standard Motor Company or Whitehead. I'm not sure about the Beardmore SB 3 (folding wings Pup).

You might have a look for the Air Britain "The Sopwith Pup" ISBN 0 85130 310 2. This is a wonderful resource for photographs of the type . . you'll even find ours in there (page 150 & 272).

I'm involved with the rebuilding of an original 1917 Pup (B1807/G-EAVX) to flying condition here in the U.K..

If you want to pm me I'd be more than happy to share my research with you.

Best of luck with the build,

27 June 2009, 08:01 AM	#15 (permalink)
Nickh Observer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South of Bristol U.K. Posts: 42	Sopwith Pup Glen, As far as I can tell, the undersides of RFC/RAF Pups were clear doped, although there were some "non-standard" paint schemes applied to various Pups ranging from longitudinal black and white stripes, chequer boards and even some with stars and a moon painted over the standard kakhi. The Sopwith Company logo appears to have only been applied to clear doped fins or the sides of the clear doped fuselage just forward of the horizontal tail empennage. Also there were three different types of decals applied to the outsides of the interplane struts. Dependant on the manufacturer they were either Sopwith, Standard Motor Company or Whitehead. I'm not sure about the Beardmore SB 3 (folding wings Pup). You might have a look for the Air Britain "The Sopwith Pup" ISBN 0 85130 310 2. This is a wonderful resource for photographs of the type . . you'll even find ours in there (page 150 & 272). I'm involved with the rebuilding of an original 1917 Pup (B1807/G-EAVX) to flying condition here in the U.K.. If you want to pm me I'd be more than happy to share my research with you. Best of luck with the build, __________________ Nickh Last edited by Nickh; 27 June 2009 at 08:25 AM.