Grumman S-2E Tracker
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October 25, 20202
October 25, 20203
October 25, 20204
October 25, 2020Starting with inner parts of the wings and engines5
October 25, 2020Well.. plastic card is needed to fill the huuuge gaps...6
October 25, 2020Plastic card again. Upper exhausts drilled.7
October 27, 2020On the port engine: scoop nerfs to be replaced, from starboard to port side.8
October 25, 2020Seams...9
October 27, 2020Scratched exhausts in place.10
October 27, 2020Dry fitting: not so bad. Wings may be installed after paintjob.11
November 4, 2020Scratching the missing light on the port wing...12
November 4, 2020Scratching the missing light on the port wing...13
November 4, 2020Scratching the missing light on the port wing...14
November 4, 2020Scratching the missing light on the port wing... Done !15
November 5, 2020Wings almost finished, with the resin pylons in place (QB). Need to scratch the search light...16
November 5, 2020Quickboost scoops installed.17
November 8, 2020Scratching the search light...18
November 8, 202019
November 8, 2020Search light completed20
November 11, 202021
November 19, 202022
November 19, 202023
November 19, 202024
November 19, 2020Cockpit ready for paint !25
November 23, 2020Cockpit’s PE... in progress !26
November 29, 2020Cockpit’s parts are painted in FS36170 (mix of Tamiya), and details are made with painted decal stripes.27
November 29, 2020Cockpit in progress...28
December 1, 202029
December 1, 202030
December 5, 202031
December 5, 2020Micro Kristal Klear32
December 8, 2020Checking the fitting of the clear parts. Need to sand a little bit, and to modify the rear lower angle.33
December 8, 2020Dry fitting... much better ! 😉34
December 12, 2020Installing the cickpit in the left half fuselage, fittings are quite touchy !35
December 12, 202036
December 15, 2020Lead ballast: 50 grams!37
December 23, 202038
December 12, 202039
December 23, 202040
December 23, 202041
December 23, 202042
December 23, 202043
December 23, 202044
December 30, 2020Reducing the length of the engines bases45
December 30, 2020Detailing job completed46
December 30, 2020Detailed engine... dry fitting : check !47
January 5, 2021Black Surfacer 1500...48
January 2, 2021Homemade tail antennas (VOR)... tiny bits of plastic card and micro tubes..49
January 5, 2021Alclad Dark Aluminium on the cylinders...50
January 8, 2021Engines painted and weathered.51
January 8, 202152
January 12, 2021Adding the bays, where the struts supporting the wings will be located53
January 14, 2021I was not happy with my first attempt to reproduce the VOR antennas... so, new try with a different method (on the left side).54
January 16, 202155
January 12, 2021Adding the antennas: ILS (chin) and VHF (below)...
The exhaust of the heating system has been erased and replaced.56
January 23, 2021Help needed: looking for a better view of this part... (edit: found !) and BTW, what is it made for ? 😉57
January 25, 202158
January 25, 202159
June 6, 2021Back on the workbench after nearly 4 month... what the hell is the next phase ?!! 🙂
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