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Coming to FSX S-2A Tracker

Exterior textures pretty much wrapped up. Taking off on a road trip today to get inside the real aircraft and get some interior shots so I can start on the VC.

 
Great stuff Tankerguy. The Tracker was a big part of the CDF facilities at KRDD (Redding, CA). Definitely will add this beauty to the Redding landscape.
 
tankerguy72 said:
Here you go gray eagle. Scroll down the page a bit

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=37&sort=d&page=2&pp=20
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Are you referring me to this one that states:

Grumman S2Turbo Military Version for FSX (FS9 Portover) (S2T-MIL)

This is NOT NATIVE FSX <<<<< This is their comment.

by Milton Shupe, Scott Thomas, Tom Fliger, Nigel Richards, Rachel Whiteford, Dave Stewart and Jan Visser with help from SOH members.

This Grumman Tracker S2T(urbo), Marsh Conversion for Military use, setup as an FSX Portover.


So, I am still looking for a native Tracker I guess........(not a portover)

It looks like you are making a Native FSX Fire Fighter S2F.

Thanks anyway.


Thanks anyway.
 
stovall said:
Great stuff Tankerguy. The Tracker was a big part of the CDF facilities at KRDD (Redding, CA). Definitely will add this beauty to the Redding landscape.
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Thanks! I'll be doing up different numbers afterwards. Can't remember the Redding tracker numbers off hand. I think in the 90s? 76 was from Columbia then moved down to Hemet.
 
tankerguy72 said:
No above that one a couple spots is the FSX S2F-1
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Thanks, I found that one and installed it and ya know what, That's an S2 Tracker -ASW) a stoof with a little roof as I called em back in my old Navy Days.
This is a great addon and glad to add it to my inventory. The VS designations denoted Anti-Sub squadron.

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On the other hand, what I was looking for in native FSX was this C1 Trader (no little radar on the roof)
And your fire bird looks like a formerly C1 Trader.

Your link also shows a S2 Turbo and is a FSX portover. I'm interested in a FSX Native C1 if one is out there somewhere.

This one would fly pax on off carriers and bring us our mail - before cell phones.

S2_F.jpg
 
Nice glad you found it. I believe someone is doing a conversion for the C-1.

The tankers CDF used were S2F-1s, TS-2As, or US-2A or B. 76 was a TS-2A
 
I actually have the C1A Trader in FSX already, native and all with specs and bump maps. I haven't done much work on it recently trying to get the Bell 222 at least finished, plus I picked up the Nemeth S76, KA26 and MI2 for FSX conversion recently and I am working once again with Milviz with a nice surprise :jump: I will see what's left to do on C1 and do a beta session with Uncle Milton.
 
euroastar350 said:
I actually have the C1A Trader in FSX already, native and all with specs and bump maps. I haven't done much work on it recently trying to get the Bell 222 at least finished, plus I picked up the Nemeth S76, KA26 and MI2 for FSX conversion recently and I am working once again with Milviz with a nice surprise :jump: I will see what's left to do on C1 and do a beta session with Uncle Milton.
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Thank you; will be happy to beta the C1A with you. :wavey:
 
Back from vacation and back to the grind. Starting on interior textures here is a preview of the retardant control panel

 
Plugging away on the VC, but took a little time out add some history to the sim. Created my first scenery object which is the main hangar at Hemet Ryan. Was the home of Hemet Valley Flying Service from the 60's to late 90's and they operated and maintained many S-2s from this hangar. Here are a few shots of it.





 
Oh boy, this looks gorgeous! I don't regret buying FireFighterX with this Tracker and the TigerCat tanker on approach!

Just one Tracker newbie question : which Tracker model are you working on? Is this the S2AL or S2F? Just to know if the Sécurité Civile F-ZBAU livery will fit (little, tiny French bias :) )
 
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