Popular Post lewis25049 Posted September 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2021 Fresh off the bench is the Italeri 1/48 Grumman S-2G Tracker. This is built as a Royal Australian Navy aircraft, using the decals supplied with the kit. I also added Eduard's interior and exterior PE sets. This is a kit which nearly defeated me multiple times throughout the build. There was a litany of issues, both with the kit itself and self-induced. They really sapped my motivation, but I'm glad I managed to power through. The Eduard interior detail set really spruced up the cabin - but my clear parts all fogged up on the inside! I'm not sure what happened there (I always use white glue for clear parts etc). My first foray into 1/48 aircraft, and I found it quite time-consuming, and very bulky and unwieldy to handle and paint. I'm now all the more impressed with what the larger scale modelers achieve, but I think I'll stick to 1/72 for a while! Enjoy the pictures, and any critique/advice is always welcome. 78 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 That surely looks mighty nice to me! Is the Italeri kit a rebox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Beautiful work. Great details, weathering......very realistic Regards Djordje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Very neat and convincing Tracker, weathered just enough to bring life to the model without being overdone. Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 That looks like a mighty fine Tracker to me! Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 That’s turned out very well. The antenna/aerial wire look quite challenging! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Lovely work! 16 hours ago, SAT69 said: Is the Italeri kit a rebox? Yes, Kinetic rebox. Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Awesome Tracker! Very inspiring! 👍👍 I have an old Hasegawa kit in my stash and hope to do a RAN conversion someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvanP Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Very nice model. Looks great! Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 That's an outstanding job! And for finishing that particular Kinetic kit, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Very nicely done. A great finish on the Tracker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepureness Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Looks good, but have you left the masking on the windows behind the cock pit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Excellent scale model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Very nice paint job giving a very realistic finish. Well done. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Great perseverance on completing a difficult model to build, that’s a marvellous build and finish, good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus389 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Not only it looks interesting with folded wings, you have more space left in your display area for your other models. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 ",Beutifull " well done 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Excellent Tracker there, really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Mighty classy! Great RooTracker 🦘 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Great looking Tracker. Must have been fiddley work getting the wingfold parts in place without damaging the aerials. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondrome Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Great job! And those folded wings are always a winner choice when you start running out of space in the house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roof Rat Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Congratulations that's a great job you've done there, I know it's not glamorous but the Tracker is one of my all-time favourites. RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Crikey- she's a beaut! What the others have said, plus: How in the world did you get those huge folded wing sections to stay put? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinpin Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Great result, well worth the effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Super S-2! Brings back fond memories of seeing the RAN historic flight’s Tracker flying in the Bicentennial airshow at Richmond in 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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