Grumman S-2E Tracker

Starting with inner parts of the wings and engines 

Well.. plastic card is needed to fill the huuuge gaps... 

Plastic card again. Upper exhausts drilled.  

On the port engine: scoop nerfs to be replaced, from starboard to port side.  

Seams... 

Scratched exhausts in place.  

Dry fitting: not so bad. Wings may be installed after paintjob.  

Scratching the missing light on the port wing... 

Scratching the missing light on the port wing... 

Scratching the missing light on the port wing... 

Scratching the missing light on the port wing... Done ! 

Wings almost finished, with the resin pylons in place (QB). Need to scratch the search light... 

Quickboost scoops installed.  

Scratching the search light... 

Search light completed  

Cockpit ready for paint ! 

Cockpit’s PE... in progress ! 

Cockpit’s parts are painted in FS36170 (mix of Tamiya), and details are made with painted decal stripes. 

Cockpit in progress... 

Micro Kristal Klear 

Checking the fitting of the clear parts. Need to sand a little bit, and to modify the rear lower angle.  

Dry fitting... much better ! 😉 

Installing the cickpit in the left half fuselage, fittings are quite touchy ! 

Lead ballast: 50 grams! 

Reducing the length of the engines bases 

Detailing job completed 

Detailed engine... dry fitting : check ! 

Black Surfacer 1500... 

Homemade tail antennas (VOR)... tiny bits of plastic card and micro tubes.. 

Alclad Dark Aluminium on the cylinders... 

Engines painted and weathered.  

Adding the bays, where the struts supporting the wings will be located  

I was not happy with my first attempt to reproduce the VOR antennas... so, new try with a different method (on the left side).  

Adding the antennas: ILS (chin) and VHF (below)...
The exhaust of the heating system has been erased and replaced.  

Help needed: looking for a better view of this part... (edit: found !) and BTW, what is it made for ? 😉 

Back on the workbench after nearly 4 month... what the hell is the next phase ?!! 🙂