This is my second Kinetic 1/48 scale
Tracker. This time I used the S-2A version which allows one to build a Canadian CP-121 Tracker out of the box. You CAN make a Canadian Tracker from the first release, the S-2F kit but it involves a great amount of cutting plastic and gnashing of teeth. Luckily Belcher bits gives the conversion parts if you can find it. I used their set on my last Tracker in RCN markings.
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The only
thing I used not from the kit are the decals. The kit decals are just not right
for the Canadian build. Flag is wrong, the font of the Canadian lettering is
wrong and also too large. There are several better options. Belcher Bits and
Caracal make very usable decals in the scheme I chose, but in the end I used
Canmilair for this build.
The version I chose
is the one I remember seeing flying around in the early 80s. This scheme stuck
around till the late 80s, when the airframe went cam'd gray. I have yet to
decide if a third gray Tracker is in the future. Perhaps I will if I can get the
kit for a low enough price.
Shawn
"phantom" Weiler
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