Caracal Models

1/48 S-2 Trackers Around the World decal sheet

Product # CD48005 for $15.99 

Product Article by Steve Bamford on July 22 2011

 

This new decal sheet from Caracal Models includes 10 different marking options for the 1/48 Kinetic/Italeri S-2 Tracker kits.  This sheet includes markings for both the short fuselage (S-2A, S2F-1, CS-2F) and long-fuselage (S-2E) variants from 7 different nations.

The countries include the following:

  • Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine) S-2N
  • Canadian Armed Forces CS-2F
  • Japanese Marine Self Defense Force S2F-1
  • Japanese Marine Self Defense Force S2F-U
  • Japanese Marine Self Defense Force S2F-C
  • South Korean Navy S-2E
  • Taiwanese Navy S-2E
  • Thai Navy S-2A
  • Turkish Navy S-2A
  • Turkish Navy S-2E

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The 10 aircraft include the following: 

  • CS2F-1 Tracker "12189"Canadina Air Forces Command in 1983 wearing overall grey.

  • S-2N Tracker "168" Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy) in 1972 wearing overall grey with blue on top.

  • S2F-1 Tracker "4144", BuNo 136743 Japanese Marine Self Defense Force in 1972 wearing overall grey with white control surfaces.

  • S2F-U Tracker "9153" BuNo 136743 Japanese Marine Self Defense Force in 1973 wearing overall blue fuselage, red tail and yellow wings.

  • S2F-C Tracker "9061", BuNo 136603 Japanese Marine Self Defense Force in 1975 wearing overall grey with white paint job.

  • S-2E Tracker "2073", BuNo 152373 Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy in 1984 wearing overall grey with white undersides and white control surfaces.

  • S2F-1 Tracker "2150" Taiwanese Navy in 1989 wearing blue and green camo with white undersides.

  • S2F-1 Tracker (S-2A) "1107", BuNo 136688 Royal Thai Navy in 2000 wearing overall grey with white undersides and white control surfaces.

  • S-2A Tracker "146" TurkDeniz Kuvvetleri (Turkish Navy) in 1985 wearing overall grey with white undersides and white control surfaces.

  • S-2E Tracker "679", BuNo 151679 TurkDeniz Kuvvetleri (Turkish Navy) in 1992 wearing overall grey with white undersides and white control surfaces.

The 15 pages of instructions are clear and include colour multiply views of each aircraft.  The decals are beautifully printed Cartograf in Italy on 2 decal sheets.

I quite enjoyed seeing the wide selection of decals in this decal sheet.....not only the many different countries that are represented on this decal sheet but also all the different paint schemes.......including the very colourful Japanese Tracker.  Caracal Models is to be commended for including so many different aircraft on this decal sheet and I look forward to seeing more of their products in the future.

I would like to thank Caracal Models for providing me with this review sample.

You can buy this decal sheet direct from the Caracal Models website.

Steve Bamford

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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford