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Grumman F6F Hellcat

Hellcat mk ii Eduard 1/48

Colours: Gunze Varnish: Winsor Beatiful kit with.The only extra is seatbelts from eduard because it is the weekend edition.No fit problems. I also put 0.3 wire in the engine. Perfect fit with minimum putty and with very nice detail.

Eduard’s 1/48 Hellcat Mk.II

Hi everybody, first post here with Eduard’s hellcat in 1/48. Improvements were made to the rear landing leg, the machine gun barrels (hypodermic needle), the rocket cables and the exhaust. I also widened the wheels with plastic sheet as [...]

Eduard 1/48 F6F-5 Hellcat

An excellent model for construction, a rare Eduard model that you can say "shake and bake". I even built 1/72 Eduard Hellcat, and in this scale is also a great plastic.

Grumman Hellcat F6F-5N, Hasegawa 1/48

Classic model from Hasegawa. Have tried to use an old resin kit for the cockpit but it was a terrific fail 😛 I finally used the original part from the kit. I used for the first time paint from MIG Ammo. I had some issue with the Navy [...]

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

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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

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 🙂 [...]

F6F Hellcat – 1:32 Hasegawa

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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

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 [...]