rickshaw Posted November 21, 2017 Posted November 21, 2017 S-2GT Turbo-Tracker in RAN Service In 1967, the Royal Australian Navy received the first of its 18 S-2E Tracker ASW aircraft. In 1976, 13 of these aircraft were written off or damaged in a deliberately lit fire in their hangar at the Nowra Naval Air Base in Australia in an act of sabotage. Those 13 aircraft were replaced with S-2G tracker aircraft purchased from the USN stocks in the United States. In 1980, the decision was taken to replace HMAS Melbourne with a new, larger carrier. In 1983, the decision was taken to update the S-2G to turbine engines, Pratt and Whitney PT-6 engines being chosen, to give the RAN an all turbine fleet, removing the necessity to carry two types of fuel onboard the carrier. This is the kit I'm starting with: This is the S-2G conversion kit, from Uncle Les over at Beyond the Sprues forum: This is the Turbo Firetracker conversion kit to bring it up to a Turbo Tracker: http://imageshack.com/a/img908/3672/rRRdA9.jpg[/img] The build is finished: http://imageshack.com/a/img923/4916/1sRc1F.jpg[/img] The Model As you can see, this was a Hobbycraft S-2 Tracker kit, married to an Uncle Les S-2G conversion kit, plus two new Turboprop engines from Lone Wulf models. The decals came from a set I purchased off of Ebay. Painted with a hairy stick, using Tamiya and Vallejo Acrylic paints. 5
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 21, 2017 Posted November 21, 2017 That looks really good in Aussie colors. Great looking model 👍
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted November 21, 2017 Posted November 21, 2017 That would have been something to see in real life. Saw the RAN trackers in my youth at a couple of Nowra airshows. The Tracker looks great with turbo props! You've done a great job the R
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