F6F Hellcat

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F6F Hellcat

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Description

The Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat as a plastic kit in 1:72. Bulky fuselage, angular wings, 142 mm long with a 181 mm wingspan: the carrier fighter stands out in any display cabinet. Decals for three different navies are included.

What's included

• 1 injection-moulded polystyrene kit (fuselage, wings, tail unit)
• 1 decal sheet with markings for the US Navy, Fleet Air Arm and French Navy
• 1 set of illustrated assembly instructions

Material: Plastic

SKU: 80272

Barcode: 3279510802726

Product details

Background & context

Grumman drew the lesson from its experience with the Wildcat and built the Hellcat around a 2,000 hp twin-row radial engine: heavily armoured, wide-tracked and designed for the rough life on board ship. From summer 1943 the F6F-5 was the most-built version, and besides its fixed guns it could also carry bombs and rockets. That turned the pure fighter into a multi-role aircraft that was still in service years after the war. The French Aéronavale flew its Hellcats right into the Indochina War.

On the tabletop

The F6F-5 Hellcat kit builds into a 1:72 model 142 mm long. Four markings are provided: two aircraft of a US Navy squadron aboard USS Randolph in 1945, a Fleet Air Arm Hellcat from HMS Emperor off Ceylon, and one of the French Aéronavale in the Indochina War. As a display model it shows carrier fighters in the Pacific, in the Indian Ocean or in the Far East after the war. In a diorama it sits on a flight deck.

Manufacturer & safety

Safety information

Not a toy.
Not suitable for children under 14 years.
Contains small parts and sharp components.
Supplied unassembled and unpainted.
Assembly required.
Glue and paints not included.

Manufacturer

Heller Hobby GmbH
Erlenbacher Str. 3
42477 Radevormwald
Deutschland