SOH Team Project - Grumman Tracker, Trader, Tracer

**Milton Shupe** · August 6th, 2011, 08:31

Originally Posted by AndyG43

Feeling quite useless. I shall just stand on the sideline and wave a flag occasionally.

Andy, if there is a way you would like to participate, please make it known. I apologize that I am unfamiliar with everyones interest and skills. Thanks

Originally Posted by JDTinballs

If there is anything I can do just yell.

Jamie

Jamie, I always can count on you to jump in with help. Feel free to contribute anyway you wish.

Thanks

Originally Posted by stansdds

This would certainly be an interesting addition to the FS fleet of aircraft. I remember seeing these in USN service back in the 70's and 80's. Now the remaining ones are in fire fighting service and some are on the warbird circuit.

Hopefully, we can have an example available for the fire fighting interests.

Thanks for the interest.

Meanwhile, I am still pushing verticies around shaping the fuselage ... tedious but rewarding work.Attachment 45296

**BillgjCook** · August 6th, 2011, 09:50

I do have some interior shots of a exCDF aircraft if that would help anyone.

**Milton Shupe** · August 6th, 2011, 15:04

Originally Posted by BillgjCook

I do have some interior shots of a exCDF aircraft if that would help anyone.

Thank you Bill. Any additional reference material would be helpful. Can you upload them somewhere and shoot me a link?

Thanks

**BillgjCook** · August 6th, 2011, 15:51

Hope this link works. https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx...886AC0C08!1249

***Lazerbeak*** · August 6th, 2011, 16:07

This is an exciting project! I'm always happy to see Milton's works.

JMSDF had used S-2 Tracker in the 1980s, and so this will become a welcome member of my sim, and I become very excited to think about painting many, many JMSDF liveries for this future masterpiece!

***euroastar350*** · August 7th, 2011, 00:14

Good start Uncle Milton. Can't wait to turn this one into native FSX for ya

***stansdds*** · August 7th, 2011, 03:25

Originally Posted by BillgjCook

Hope this link works. https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=b2fc4f1886ac0c08&page=play&resid=B2 FC4F1886AC0C08!1249

Nice link!

**BillgjCook** · August 7th, 2011, 10:58

Originally Posted by stansdds

Nice link!

Thank You, I took a trip to Columbia Airport California for there little airshow.

**Milton Shupe** · August 7th, 2011, 16:50

Originally Posted by euroastar350

Good start Uncle Milton. Can't wait to turn this one into native FSX for ya

Me either

Well, the embryo is taking shape but the fuselage shaping Attachment 45416has a long way to go yet.

***N2056*** · August 7th, 2011, 17:54

Geez! The shading looks great!

**gaucho_59** · August 7th, 2011, 18:37

Originally Posted by Milton Shupe

Me either

Well, the embryo is taking shape but the fuselage shaping Attachment 45416has a long way to go yet.

A very welcome addition... hope to see it soon...
If you can use my services in texturing... let me know...
I think you are familiar with the kind of work I do...
if not... visit: http://westwood.fortunecity.com/chanel/132/index.html

**Cag40Navy** · August 7th, 2011, 19:04

This is looking very good Milton! Awesome job.

***mvg3d*** · August 8th, 2011, 01:15

WOWWWOOOOWWWWWOOOOOWWWWW!!!!!!!

Attachment 45426

**gaucho_59** · August 8th, 2011, 11:40

Originally Posted by gaucho_59

A very welcome addition... hope to see it soon...
If you can use my services in texturing... let me know...
I think you are familiar with the kind of work I do...
if not... visit: http://westwood.fortunecity.com/chanel/132/index.html

Here is a copy of an old S2 texture I was updating as I read your news... as you can see... my remake of the fuselage does shape nicely... [the original texture was flat colors... very amenable to repainting but unfortunately the tail assembly has some built in shadings that make it look awfully "bulky" and impossible to correct by repainting...]

Attachment 45439

**gaucho_59** · August 8th, 2011, 11:50

Originally Posted by gaucho_59

Here is a copy of an old S2 texture I was updating as I read your news... as you can see... my remake of the fuselage does shape nicely... [the original texture was flat colors... very amenable to repainting but unfortunately the tail assembly has some built in shadings that make it look awfully "bulky" and impossible to correct by repainting...]

Attachment 45439

I noticed that in your initial postings your "embrionic" model has some built in shadings on the fuselage...
Now... My question (which I somehow muffed not including it in my posting above) is:
in many models the flying surfaces (especially Ito's) fins, empennages, etc. appear too bulky and out of context with perspective... but being "built in" they cannot be changed... CAN THE SHADINGS IN THE MODEL BE RENDERED SO VERY LIGHTLY AS TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO "ACCURIZE" THEM IN THE PAINTING AND/OR REPAINTING OF THE ACTUAL TEXTURES?