SOH Team Project - Grumman Tracker, Trader, Tracer
- Thread starter Milton Shupe
- Start date
Looking. . .GREAT! (I was going to say "good" but that would be a understatement)
I can't get over how fast you work Milton.Can I buy you a drink?
LOL Yup! I'll have a Frappaccino.
LOL Yup! I'll have a Frappaccino.
i think that even GREAT is an understatement
Frappacinos on my tab by the bucketful!! :salute:
I will also echo this. Whatever I can do to help in this department, will be my pleasure and honour to do so. :salute:
I will be happy to paint JMSDF variants, or anything else that is desired!
I know that will please a lot of people. Thanks!
Been working the last several hours on wing/nacelle interfaces and cutting in the exhaust ports.
tankerguy72
SOH-CM-2023
Your doing great work Milton! Not sure if you have added this yet but dont forget the bubble on the rear of the inner main gear doors. My guess is its for the pointy part of the main struts/ hinge area.
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I have a lot of adds to do yet; just getting started there. Will focus on the wing folds next.
nigel richards
Charter Member
:salute: Big 'T' I don't know how to express my gratitude for the enormous input you've already contributed to this project!
If I understand correctly, you have LIVE access to these incredible machines; lucky man!
Dare I ask about the possibilities of 'aquiring' authentic recordings for flap and retracs???
tankerguy72
SOH-CM-2023
Thanks Nigel! Yeah I live by the Air Attack Base in Hemet where they use the Grumman S-2F3AT (S-2T) Turbo Trackers for Initial attack fire bombing missions. I grew up with them using the S-2As (which sounds wayyyyyy bettter). Those two are what got me addicted to photographing airtankers.
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As for the flap sounds.. Im not too sure i can get those but, I will give it a shot for you. :salute:
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As for the flap sounds.. Im not too sure i can get those but, I will give it a shot for you. :salute:
nigel richards
Charter Member
S-2As sounding wayyyyyy better;? YYYYYep!!!! I love those radials.
Re: flap sounds; I'm now your best fan.
My sincere thanks Big 'T'. :salute:
Wing fold progress after many hours of "engineering". LOL
Still much to do to finish this up.
Still much to do to finish this up.
A few more shots of the wing folds process ...
Keep in mind that I haven't seen an actual wing folding in action but this is what the wing pivot angles give me.
Keep in mind that I haven't seen an actual wing folding in action but this is what the wing pivot angles give me.
tankerguy72
SOH-CM-2023
Great Job Milton!
I'm always checking this thread
ready to test fly it
I'm always checking this thread ready to test fly it
Wing_Z
Charter Member 2011
...catching up here: a splendid oleo, I do love a well-finished bit of gear!
Great Job Milton!
Not much to test fly right now; just a blank exterior model.
I do have a base coat of paint on her so Tom can get started on the flight model. Once we have something to fly, I'll get copies out to the team contributors. No mapping yet for textures, no VC, no panel.
Me too, within reason.
tankerguy72
SOH-CM-2023
I talked with a pilot of the Cal Fire S-2Ts and he said the flaps are pretty much silent.
Heres another video with great sound http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dlK81JSL0f4
Cant wait love the detail!
Can someone with knowledge of these launch hookups tell me if there is any movement in this hook, or if they simply latch on and launch from it.
This under-belly hookup is forward about at the prop line.
Thanks
This under-belly hookup is forward about at the prop line.
Thanks
