The F6F Channel at iModeler (99 articles)

The F6F Channel at iModeler

Grumman F6F Hellcat

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Family, Friends, Food, Florida and Flying but not necessarily in that order…..

by Louis Gardner on December 6, 2018
in News — 33 Comments

Today I had the pleasure of meeting with Jaime Carreon and Joe Caputo (fellow Imodelers) for the very first time in person. The misses and I headed to New Smyrna today with Jaime and Joe............ The first stop was a great visit at American[...]

On This Day…November 29th.

by david leigh-smith on November 29, 2018
in News — 7 Comments

F6F Hellcat of VF-1 lands at Tarawa Atoll (Betio) on November 29, 1943. 18 year old Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya is led to her death on November 29, 1941 for her crimes as a Russian partisan. She was tortured before her hanging and her body left f[...]

On This Day…November 21st.

by david leigh-smith on November 21, 2018
in News — 7 Comments

Three Avro 504's in Belfort, France, preparing before a raid on the Zeppelin sheds at Friedrichshaven, South Germany. This was the first strategic air raid in history. The three pilots took off carrying four 20lb bombs each, none of them having[...]

On This Day…November 18th.

by david leigh-smith on November 18, 2018
in News — 4 Comments

Recovery of a crashed aircraft in Billington, Huron County, Ontario on 18th November 1943. There are few details of this event, my own thoughts are it’s the remains of an early Siskin of the Royal Canadian Air Force; be very pleased to hear any[...]

Airfix 1/24 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat – Visual review

by Editor on November 10, 2018
in Reviews — 13 Comments

So here is a detailed pictorial review of what Airfix is bringing us with their brand-new 1/24 scale Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat kit. The phographs contained herein have been taken at the 2018 Scale Modelworld and show a full set of 9 greay plastic s[...]

Telford kit news: Airfix announces a 1/24 scale Grumman F6F Hellcat

by Editor on November 10, 2018
in News — 6 Comments

Reporting live from IPMS Scale Modelworld in Telford, here is the newest announcement from Airfix, fresh from the show floor. We have been expecting something big and impressive, and the choice of 1/24 scale does not disappoint :) Having said[...]

On This Day…November 6th.

by david leigh-smith on November 6, 2018
in News — 20 Comments

A stunning Department of Navy photo showing an aerial view of the USS Oaklahoma after being refloated at Pearl Harbour. Taken 6th November, 1943. Been a lot of posts about Glenn Miller on iModeler recently here and today is the anniversary [...]

F6F Hellcat – 1:32 Hasegawa

by Matt Minnichsoffer on October 27, 2018
in Aviation — 17 Comments

First, let me say this—I originally wanted to title this post, “To Hell with this F6!” But, thought our web site benefactors wouldn’t appreciate it. However, my fellow builders, this kit was anything but fun. Maybe its because I’ve been dist[...]

1/32 Trumpeter F6F-5 Hellcat “Fleet Air Arm 1944-45”

by paul teixeira on October 20, 2018
in Aviation — 14 Comments

Project Complete: 1/32 Trumpeter Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat "Fleet Air Arm 1944-45" Markings: Fleet Air Arm Squadron assigned to the HMS Indomitable from 1944-45, Pacific Theater. Kit: 1/32 Trumpeter 1/32 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat Build Duration: Apx[...]

WIP: 3rd Update “1/32 Trumpeter F6F-5 Hellcat in Royal Navy Markings”

by paul teixeira on October 18, 2018
in Aviation — 12 Comments

Well, this project is still on-going. It's one of those projects were you feel like you are almost done but then you realize you are still so far off. Trying to get everything correct, and taking care of those little details can take so much l[...]