1/72 Academy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat

July 23, 2024 · in Aviation · · 6 · 129

In this article I'll show a Grumman -3 Hellcat in scale from that I finished by september, 2023. It represents the fighter flown by Lt. Richard Stambook within the VF-17 sqn. on board at the WWII USS Princeton aircraft carrier. I also have in my collection an old but good Airfix F6F-5 Hellcat that was built with british WWII far-east markings, so I purchased the Academy kit just because I like very much the decorations of the VF-17 squadron's Hellcats.

The decals that represent the mouth gave me a bit of trouble, so I had to make some touch ups with paint. Apart from this, I'm very satisfied with the resulting model.

Greetings from Caracas, Venezuela

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6 responses

  1. Nice addition to your collection. Well done, Orlando.

  2. Excellent Hellcat, Orlando!

  3. Great Hellcat, Orlando @osucre
    The corrections on those troublesome mouth decals are nicely done.

  4. Thanks for your positive comments to all of you

  5. Beautiful job. The cats mouth Hellcats have always been a favorite of mine. Outstanding.

  6. Excellent build! Love the cat-mouthed Hellcat also - I have one in my stash - just need to get to it...

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