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10-09-2009, 06:37 PM
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| 1/72 Scale S2G Tracker 816 squadron I enjoyed my first build so much I decided to launch into my second. In this build I wanted to 1) learn how to use the air brush 2) undertake modifications to the standard kit The kit is Hasegawa 1/72 S2F-1 is US livery, dating back to 1970. The kit is okay, but is not perfect for the purposes I want to achieve. As an F-1 it has slightly different dimensions to the E/G models used by the RAN. The cockpit interior is poor,, in that it does not fit well, and is completely lacking in any details at all of the aft crew spaces. The F-1 has some kind of array over the cockpit, which is just not there in RAN aircraft. The MAD probe is not shown. After some thought I decided to give it a go and undertake some modification to the kit to more accurately reflect the aircraft in RAN service. Wildcat very kindly directed me to a an aftermarket decals kit and paint scheme that I have ordered and should arrive this week some time. The mods I am going to attempt include cutting the passageway leading from the cockpit to the crew area. I will install decking and some basic depiction of this interior. They will be fairly rudimentary because you wont see much of them, and I am going to have enough trouble doing this without over-complication the interior detailing. I am going to plate over and putty the hole for the forward array that I have not seen in photos of the RAN aircraft. I am going to install a better depiction of the MAD probe, that wil be retractable. The underside surface radome will also be retractable. After some serious scratching around the internet, I finally found some interior shots of the bird So here goes. First a series of shots showing some of the photographic records that I have found...
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10-09-2009, 06:40 PM
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| Some further photographic images
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10-09-2009, 06:44 PM
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| I was get a little sad when I see aircraft that I have been around reduced to wrecks in a boneyard. Anyway some further research shots
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10-09-2009, 06:46 PM
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| Final research shots
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10-09-2009, 06:50 PM
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| Progress so far
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10-09-2009, 08:28 PM
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  | Nice choice! Did you scratch build the rear "boom"?
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10-09-2009, 08:50 PM
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| Yeah, I did. its 2.6mm solid styrene housed inside a 4mm tube stryene. This allows the boom to be extended or retracted. That was okay, but now I have lost the boom heads, which I cut off the model...aaargh. I also had to use a round needle file to increase the size of the boom housing on the fuselage itself. The decking and seats and console aft of the cockpit firewall are also scratch built. The bigest problem with this kit incidentally is that the cockpit array and the wheel bays dont fit together very well.
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10-09-2009, 09:10 PM
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10-09-2009, 09:21 PM
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| Here's some pics that I used from my build...
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10-09-2009, 09:38 PM
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| Great info Matt ------------------------ Nicely done on the boom .
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10-09-2009, 10:07 PM
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| Yes, nice stuff Matt! |
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10-09-2009, 10:58 PM
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| Thanks Matt I knew that you had done a Stoof quite recently,and was going to PM you for information....you beat me to it. The photographic information will be very useful, thoough I notice differences already with the Aussie layouts. I am still considering whether to try to put in control columns to the front cockpit area. What is the general consensus guys???
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10-10-2009, 07:42 AM
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| Will be good practice...go for it! good start so far too! 
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10-10-2009, 12:04 PM
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| Looking good mate and great pics!
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10-10-2009, 01:41 PM
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| Nice work so far, and yes, put the columns in. I agree with you about seeing the aircraft in the 'boneyard' like that. Always seems a darn shame to see something just rotting away, especially if you've worked with the type. It's like watching an old friend withering away.
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