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While I was waiting on the final bits for the Jet Provost packages, I made a head start on the E-2 Hawkeye models. This is what I'm planning to do if my research is correct (Gmax screen shots):

E-2D standard configuration:



The radome is animated at 6 RPM and rotation is triggered at 400ft.

Alternative E-2D (and E-2C) with animated wing fold:



Belly mounted Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) platform on the D model only:



E-2C standard configuration (USN, Japan and France):



E-2D with inflight refuelling probe and top fuselage blister:



I'll also make an E-2C with 4 bladed props and hopefully we can also produce a "wet" FDE for static carrier operation. I haven't thought much yet about paints, but that's likely to be the US Navy squadrons plus France and Japan.

I think the Greyhound should be pretty straight forward, but I won't be doing that until the E-2's are done.

My new Windows 10 PC arrives tomorrow, so I'll take a few days to get that up and running and I'll then move on to designing the texture sheet and mapping the surfaces of the E-2's.

Please post if there's something else needed E-2-wise, apart from what I've outlined. Better to know that before the mapping.

John

Wow !!! Great job. It's a promising model.



I've a little suggestion. For the wet model, is it possible to add chains for the parked aircraft ? for the aircraft on the deck of carrier (SBAI made this detail for his Su-33 naval).


(I hope my English is good enough to explain the chains )

How beautiful already, John!!

Wow!

Fantastic, John! For several years, your work is "flyable aircraft" level!

Could you do an early model with four bladed props for us retro lovers?

Do you ever sleep / eat / go to the ... ?

Amazing work.

Gavin

Great...! ^ ^b

The runaway train. The race continues.

Thank you very much.

VulcanDriver wrote: ↑06 Feb 2020, 23:01 Could you do an early model with four bladed props for us retro lovers?

John write this in the first post of this topic...

John Young wrote: ↑06 Feb 2020, 16:29 I'll also make an E-2C with 4 bladed props

John

This is awesome! Really looking forward to this!

You know I don't think I ever saw a photo of a Hawkeye with a refueling probe before. I honestly did not know a Hawkeye can do inflight refueling.

Would it be possible to repaint the 8 Egyptian and 4 Taiwanese aircraft still on active service please?

Regards Paul Day.

Joseph29 wrote: ↑07 Feb 2020, 10:47 This is awesome! Really looking forward to this!

You know I don't think I ever saw a photo of a Hawkeye with a refueling probe before. I honestly did not know a Hawkeye can do inflight refueling.

Found this one

Not many pics about with the probe on.

Jim

Check out this article on the refueling probe.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/2 ... capability

Very nice job.

I'll add the 8 Egyptian and 4 Taiwanese aircraft to the list.

The refuelling probe reference material was indeed very sparse, particularly the right hand side where it angles down. A top view would also have been useful.

My thanks to Darren for alerting me to a glaring error. I've put 6-bladed props on the models. They should be 8-bladed and I'll change those of course.

John

What a pleasant surprise to see this bird finally properly done. When I see John producing models like crazy I feel bad that I have no time to dedicate to FS this days.

Looking good John, thanks for your time and effort.

Love it! Been wanting someone, anyone, to do this model forever!

Looks great John!

Will definitely get good use of the 4-bladed C model(s). You mentioned the E-2C, would you consider a 4-bladed C-2A? That would be a great companion.

In any event - thanks in advance for these (and for the released Provosts too - can't wait to start playing with those!).

dl

Yep, I can make a 4-bladed C-2A.

John