Grumman F6F Hellcat
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1/48 Eduard Hellcat II
This is the recent Eduard Weekend Edition Hellcat II. I finished it with Humbrol enamels and kit decals. I also added True Details wheels, Eduard seat belts, and scratchbuilt the drop tank retention straps from scrap brass. This kit is [...]
Hasagawa F6F-3 Flown by Alexander Vraciu
When I was aboard Bon Homme Richard, Alexander Vraciu was the Commander of VF-51 flying FJ-2 Fury's. Years later I had the occasion to meet him again and have lunch with him. I gave him this model which he said he appreciated very much. He [...]
Some other Eduard Hellcats
All OOB:
The F6F-3 is from the first Profipack release, in the markings of Lt. Jim Shirley of VF-27, the "Hell Cats" and the most successful CVL VF squadron of the war, with 200 victories between the Marianas Turkey Shoot and the [...]
F6F Hellcat
148th scale Honbyboss f6f hellcat scratch built engine bay and fuel tank resin wing fold kit with pe seat harnesses. Very nice kit. Sorry the second picture is out of focus I will retake photo and add later.
1/48 Hasegawa F6F-3 Hellcat
I decided to pull the venerable Hasegawa kit out of the pile and slap it together. I started about 10 days ago, and had it built in about 4 days. The rest of the time was spent painting and weathering.
As ususal, it's built OOB.
Tamiya [...]
Arii 1/48 F6F-3 Hellcat, converted to a -5.
I converted the venerable Arii/Otaki F6F-3 to a -5 by filling in the rear quarter windows, sanding off the exhaust fairings, and added sheet plastic to depict metal plates fixed to the underside of the flaps (which protected the [...]
It's another 1:48 scale Otaki F6F-3, "Hellcat"
Hey folks,
This is one of my very early efforts at building a model seriously.
Otaki does make a really nice Hellcat, even for it's age. With all the posts of some of these older models, it kind of makes me want to do a little [...]
Another Otaki/Arii F6F-3 Hellcat in 1/48 The secret is out!
Built a few years ago, this was my second model after a decade long break in modeling.
Started with the best of intentions to be a straight forward OOB build, the urge to add a few extra details began as I realized how well the rather [...]
A very well-kept secret – the Otaki 1/48 Hellcat
This is the Otaki Hellcat, now a good 37-38 years old. It was one of the first kits with engraved detail, and if you are careful with the attachment of the wings (which will need a bit of putty) and get hold of a True Details resin [...]
Hasegawa 1/48 F6F-5 “Minsi III”
This is the Hasegawa 1/48 F5F-5 with the Cutting Edge cowling, True Details canopy, and Aerostar Decals to do "Minsi III," flown by CDR Dave McCampbell, the Navy Ace of Aces and the #3 American Ace of the war. His record of 34 [...]
