Airfix A01062V Sopwith Pup

This Vintage Classics Sopwith Pup kit is perfect for beginner modellers, with 26 pieces to put together and a single scheme making for a simple build. If you are returning to modelling and remember this iconic 1:72 scale kit from your childhood, clear a space on your workbench now, because the Pup will bring you a few hours of kit-building joy.

History

One of the classic British fighting aeroplanes of the Great War, the Pup was originally called the Sopwith Scout. However, as it was significantly smaller than its predecessor, the Sopwith 1½ Strutter, pilots almost immediately referred to it as the ‘Pup’.

Entering combat service towards the end of 1916, the Pup was an excellent dogfighter, possessing incredible manoeuvrability and allowing the Allies to wrestle a period of hard-fought supremacy over the Luftstreitkräfte.

Despite the single Vickers .303in machine gun being too light for modern aerial combat, almost 1800 of these diminutive fighters were built.