schemes representing some
variations of the standard
PC10 colour scheme of British
First World War aircraft.
The first scheme, option A is for
Sopwith built Dolphin C3785, RNAS
Dover early 1918. This particular
aircraft features boars head nose art.
Option B: Sopwith built Dolphin
C3803 ‘Red Star 6’ SARD March 1918.
This particular aircraft has the toned
down markings of a night fighter
and carries holt flare brackets on
the underside of the lower wing.
Option C: Sopwith built Dolphin
C3824, C flight 23 Squadron RAF
May-July 1918. This aircraft
features the standard PC10
over clear doped linen with
battleship grey metal panels.
Option D: Sopwith built Dolphin
C3879 C flight 79 Squadron
RAF, August-November 1918.
This Dolphin is broadly in the
standard scheme but featuresa replacement port upper wing
panel in a different shade of PC10.
Lastly Option E: Darraq
Motor Engineering Company Ltd
built Dolphin. The battleship
grey panels of this aircraft have
been overpainted in PC10.
Of these schemes, I am not
sure yet which I shall choose as
they all have aspects to them I
rather like! Perhaps an excuse
to buy a couple more...CONCLUSION
My sincere thanks to Wingnut
Wings for producing this kit and
to my wallet for this sample (I
couldn’t wait!). It only remains for
me to say, please Sir Peter and Co
could we have a Sopwith Baby?
That would complete the main
Sopwith line up and make this
modeller even happier! Wingnut
Wings have said they will announce a
new kit at the Nuremberg Toy Fair, the
editor and myself will be there to getall the news, will it be a Sopwith Baby
or the editors guess of a new Fokker
type? We shall see, but whatever it
is I am sure that it will be fantastic!
The new Sopwith Dolphin can
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manufacturer’s website at http://www.
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