Grumman S-2E Tracker
1October 25, 2020
2October 25, 2020
3October 25, 2020
4October 25, 2020Starting with inner parts of the wings and engines
5October 25, 2020Well.. plastic card is needed to fill the huuuge gaps...
6October 25, 2020Plastic card again. Upper exhausts drilled.
7October 27, 2020On the port engine: scoop nerfs to be replaced, from starboard to port side.
8October 25, 2020Seams...
9October 27, 2020Scratched exhausts in place.
10October 27, 2020Dry fitting: not so bad. Wings may be installed after paintjob.
11November 4, 2020Scratching the missing light on the port wing...
12November 4, 2020Scratching the missing light on the port wing...
13November 4, 2020Scratching the missing light on the port wing...
14November 4, 2020Scratching the missing light on the port wing... Done !
15November 5, 2020Wings almost finished, with the resin pylons in place (QB). Need to scratch the search light...
16November 5, 2020Quickboost scoops installed.
17November 8, 2020Scratching the search light...
18November 8, 2020
19November 8, 2020Search light completed
20November 11, 2020
21November 19, 2020
22November 19, 2020
23November 19, 2020
24November 19, 2020Cockpit ready for paint !
25November 23, 2020Cockpit’s PE... in progress !
26November 29, 2020Cockpit’s parts are painted in FS36170 (mix of Tamiya), and details are made with painted decal stripes.
27November 29, 2020Cockpit in progress...
28December 1, 2020
29December 1, 2020
30December 5, 2020
31December 5, 2020Micro Kristal Klear
32December 8, 2020Checking the fitting of the clear parts. Need to sand a little bit, and to modify the rear lower angle.
33December 8, 2020Dry fitting... much better ! 😉
34December 12, 2020Installing the cickpit in the left half fuselage, fittings are quite touchy !
35December 12, 2020
36December 15, 2020Lead ballast: 50 grams!
37December 23, 2020
38December 12, 2020
39December 23, 2020
40December 23, 2020
41December 23, 2020
42December 23, 2020
43December 23, 2020
44December 30, 2020Reducing the length of the engines bases
45December 30, 2020Detailing job completed
46December 30, 2020Detailed engine... dry fitting : check !
47January 5, 2021Black Surfacer 1500...
48January 2, 2021Homemade tail antennas (VOR)... tiny bits of plastic card and micro tubes..
49January 5, 2021Alclad Dark Aluminium on the cylinders...
50January 8, 2021Engines painted and weathered.
51January 8, 2021
52January 12, 2021Adding the bays, where the struts supporting the wings will be located
53January 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).
54January 16, 2021
55January 12, 2021Adding the antennas: ILS (chin) and VHF (below)...
The exhaust of the heating system has been erased and replaced.
56January 23, 2021Help needed: looking for a better view of this part... (edit: found !) and BTW, what is it made for ? 😉
57January 25, 2021
58January 25, 2021
59June 6, 2021Back on the workbench after nearly 4 month... what the hell is the next phase ?!! 🙂
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