Airfix A19004 Grumman F6-F5 Hellcat

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We then go on to look at the design of the wing and whilst the first skeleton image still includes quite a lot of detail, it is still more about the accurate placement of components than the level of detail itself.

It all goes together very well, a little too well at times as some of the tolerances are very tight.He has finished the model in one of the scheme options included with this impressive kit, a VF-27 ‘Ace Maker’ …. The surface texture is quite rough so a good sanding with Tamiya sanding sponges (or similar) will go a long way - I did not quite sand enough . As soon as the Grumman Hellcat arrived in the Pacific Theatre, US Navy pilots knew that they had a fighter which could take on and beat the Mitsubishi Zero, which until that point, had reigned supreme. Paramjit’s first Hellcat build was intended to show many of the design features incorporated in the new model, including much of the internal detail which is available for display by the modeller, should this be required. Then this morning I found a video on Youtube of the restoration of an f/6/f-3 /BuNo 25910 and blessed be here were stills of the whole firewall assembly!

All the 'bits'n'bobs' got added, flaps, undercarriage, ordinance, antennas and pitot (have lean't that they get added very last thing else I always end up snapping them off no matter how careful I try to be!With one wing folded back in its carrier stowage position, many of the panels around the engine have been removed to allow all this detail to be shown and the gun access panels opened to reveal gun and ammunition detail.