Radders Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Are you going to use engines from a B-17 for your engines? Quite possibily yeah, not looked that far into the build if i'm honest.. Regarding the build, it's in full swing. I've been all over the place with building recently, becoming a dad in Sept, health issues and other stuff all got in the way but i've been keeping my feet in with it. Brought the Tracker into work today and despite being busy, I've managed to get all the surfaces straight and sanded down finally! I will get some photos up later on or over the weekend. johncrow and airscale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Nice choice as the tracker should look great in 32 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 I'm well and truly getting into this....some photos so far. Still needs some more sanding around the tail area (still too thick!), but I think I'm going to cut it off and redo it as one then re-attach it to the fuselage. It's going to be fun attaching the engine nacelles to the wings.... guess that's the fun part of vacforms! TorbenD, Iain, LSP_Kevin and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 Little update - I've drawn around the Kinetic kit's internals and some other parts and enlarged on a photocopier to 150%. The bulkhead does need a bit more sanding as I cut them a bit larger so I could sand them to a better shape. But a test fit is good.... LSP_Kevin, Alain Gadbois, sandokan and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Radders Looking mighty good and great to see your on-going progress Keep ‘em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Good to see some progress. Using the Kinetic kit is a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Decided to get this back out... stuck in the house as i've had to furlough myself. Been stuck in now for 3 weeks and done some jobs around the house (not as many as the Mrs would like though...) and now time for some modelling, was toying with getting the 1/24th Buccaneer out, but i'm so much fonder of the Tracker and fire bombers... Will get some updates up later on today, as progress has been made already today! Lothar, scvrobeson, Kagemusha and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 Few photos, chaps. Been a long time waiting... My logic in cutting the front end off is to now build the cockpit from scratch and undercarriage bay, then slot that all in once i'm happy. I've cut away more than I need to so once it's all blended in with the clear parts to it, I'll minimise the chances of any dust going in on the main clear parts etc As I'm building a fire bomber, I've taken out anything I need to and clad it from the inside ready for milliput to flush it off.. any cuts have had superglue on the inside too to make it easier to fill from the exterior also... floor and main bulkhead is cut, so a bit of fettling to get it to fit then i'll work on the undercarriage bay walls... more photos soon. Hope you like! Lothar, Starfighter, Alain Gadbois and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 YES, Radders! Very pleased to see this one back on the bench. A very good solution for making the interior, too. It’ll certainly make fabricating the bulkheads and floors a lot easier. Are you going to be really adventurous and to a Turbo Tracker or sticking with the radials? Tom Radders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Cheers, Tom Would absolutely love to do a turbo one, but sticking to a radial machine for easiness.. will get some Eduard B-17 engines on order and use them. One of these two are my final options, not sure which but as they both have different tanks I need to decide.... swaying more to CF-OPZ. Starfighter and Landrotten Highlander 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Few more of this scheme, operated by OMNR - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Alain Gadbois, scvrobeson, Starfighter and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 That’ll be a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stusbke Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Personally the last photo's where the coolest I really like the big number on the tails..FWIW looking forward to next update what a cool project this is Cheers Frederick Jacobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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