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Milan Tesař
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Sopwith Pup, Eduard 1:48, flown Arnold Jacques Chadwick, 5 Sqn. RNAS, 11 victories

November 29, 2023 · in Aviation · · 23 · 303

A few years ago I got two wrecks from a friend which his son hastily put together, a and a Sopwith Triplane from old . Due to the lack of these kits on the market and also because I was sorry to throw them away, I tried to reconstruct them. After disassembly and cleaning, I started building. It was like solving a Rubik's cube. I replaced the crushed rear fuselage and rudder with plastic plates and replaced the rest of the stuff (struts and details) with beaten up copper wire and modified spare parts from my stash. I rejoined and sanded the broken wings. A lot of putty had to be used. Unfortunately, the decals of the serial number did not adhere well to the surface. I think the end result is not that bad and he might like it.

Flight Commander Arnold Jacques Chadwick DSC (23 August 1893 – 28 July 1917) was a Canadian World War I flying ace who claimed 11 aerial victories. He became ace twice; once flying Sopwith Pups and again flying Sopwith Camels.
July 28, 1917, alone attacked a formation of nine German planes. When he lost the battle, he was forced to abandon the plane in the English Channel near the coastal town of De Panne. His drowned corpse was washed ashore near Dunkirk on 17 August 1917

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23 responses

  1. Another winner, Milan. The Pup is such a pleasing design, I’m surprised Eduard hasn't retooled it.

  2. Nice work repairing the wrecked aircraft!
    It looks very nice.

    Sad ending for the pilot, Flight Commander Chadwick.

  3. Fantastic save, Milan!
    Congratulations!

  4. Great repairs! Looks good.

  5. Amazing work - you did it so well that to look at the photos, one would never think anything bad had happened to the model. Superb result, Milan.

  6. An excellent save, Milan @milantesar
    Hard to believe this was a wrecked kit, looks like you did build it from a fresh kit.

  7. 🙂 ... Greetings ... 🙂 :
    Beautiful save Milan, it would have been a hard thought to see this model wrecked and gone.
    Very nice modeling.

  8. Great rescue, Milan.

  9. A very nice restoration, Milan. @milantesar

  10. Great save, you cannot tell that it was a wreck, a credit to you.

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