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re: Vader’s Model Desk: Grumman F6F Hellcat
Posted on 12/27/25 at 8:24 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 12/27/25 at 8:24 pm to Darth_Vader
Love the color scheme the Navy came up with.
Credit to the US military for learning from the weaknesses of the Wildcat when they designed the Hellcat.
Credit to the US military for learning from the weaknesses of the Wildcat when they designed the Hellcat.
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Posted on 12/27/25 at 8:36 pm to Darth_Vader
That’s a nice build brother I got one hanging in my train room. I prefer 1/32 but if I can find a good 1/48 I’ll dig in just finishes f4 phantom in1/32 big decals that completely fell apart when applying to embarrassed to post pics. Nice work agai
Posted on 12/27/25 at 8:40 pm to ole man
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That’s a nice build brother I got one hanging in my train room. I prefer 1/32 but if I can find a good 1/48 I’ll dig in just finishes f4 phantom in1/32 big decals that completely fell apart when applying to embarrassed to post pics. Nice work agai
I hate when decals do that. Was it an old kit or something? As for the Hellcat, if you want to build one in 1:48 scale, I highly recommend this one from Hobby Boss. The fit was really good, details were good, and the instructions easy to follow.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 8:43 pm to cypresstiger
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Love the color scheme the Navy came up with. Credit to the US military for learning from the weaknesses of the Wildcat when they designed the Hellcat.
Thanks. I believe thy only used this three tone paint scheme for approximately a year in the middle of the war before going to the all dark blue scheme like the F4U Corsair I posted on day one.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 8:45 pm to Darth_Vader
As much as I love the Corsair, the Hellcat was the workhorse for the carriers in the Pacific. They didn't necessarily have the most graceful lines ,but the did a number on the Zeros. And as usual, great job Vader. 
Posted on 12/27/25 at 8:48 pm to Darth_Vader
No. The decals were huge I had to cut and improvise looks like shite it was the wtd61 German phantom edition
Posted on 12/27/25 at 9:16 pm to Darth_Vader
Pretty crazy to think we were flying wildcats during midway and deliver the blows we did.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:02 pm to Chrome
As much as I love the Corsair, the Hellcat was the workhorse for the carriers in the Pacific.
—Like the P47 vs the P51. Mustang gets the love but the Thunderbolt was a beast.
—Like the P47 vs the P51. Mustang gets the love but the Thunderbolt was a beast.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:15 pm to cypresstiger
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—Like the P47 vs the P51. Mustang gets the love but the Thunderbolt was a beast.
Th P-47 was a freaking behemoth of an airplane. Use the ground crews to get an idea of how big it was compared to its contemporaries…
P-47
P-51
Spitfire
BF-109
Posted on 12/28/25 at 1:28 am to SoFla Tideroller
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Butch O'Hare got an airport named after him for his exploits in the Hellcat.
Actually, O’Hare was an F4F pilot
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:54 am to Darth_Vader
Great job!!!!! I have Eduard’s 1/48 kit I’ll be doing at Vraciu’s bird. Looks great man!!!
Posted on 12/28/25 at 8:23 am to Spaceman Spiff
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Great job!!!!! I have Eduard’s 1/48 kit I’ll be doing at Vraciu’s bird. Looks great man!!!
Do you have much experience with Eduard’s kits?
Posted on 12/28/25 at 8:59 am to geauxtigers87
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was contemplating a reread of the black sheep by gamble this week, might have to just do it
One of my fave show as a kid was Baa Baa Black Sheep with Robert Conrad playing Pappy Boyington.
The skits with Conrad and the ace Japanese pilot were pretty cool. Conrad referred to the Jap pilot as 'Rice ball'.
In the show Conrad is receiving the Navy Cross, Pappy Boyington made a cameo appearance awarding Conrad the Navy Cross and Pappy gives a sheepish grin to the cameras.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:15 am to Darth_Vader
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Do you have much experience with Eduard’s kits?
Their newer kits are legit. Like Tamiya quality good.
Current project: Accurate Miniatures 1/48 TBF Avenger. Note the forward cockpit is a bronze green rather than the normal zinc chromate. P-47s uses that color, too.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:18 am to duckblind56
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Side note. I wish the keyboard warrior arsehats that always DV your OP and then any reply you post would have the courage to post why they
Was going to post the same thing
Rival MC prob
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:22 am to Spaceman Spiff
Current project: Accurate Miniatures 1/48 TBF Avenger.
—GHW Bush’s plane
—GHW Bush’s plane
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:33 am to cypresstiger
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Current project: Accurate Miniatures 1/48 TBF Avenger. —GHW Bush’s plane
It is, but I’m not doing that bird. I’m using Kitsmask masking set to do a bird from the Truk Lagoon Raid
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:42 am to Junky
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crazy to think we were flying wildcats during midway and deliver the blows we did.
The F4F Wildcats didn't attack the Japanese carriers, rather they flew escort for the torpedo planes. The Wildcats suffered significant losses in the battle, although they did down a few of the Zeros that engaged them.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:46 am to blueridgeTiger
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The F4F Wildcats didn't attack the Japanese carriers, rather they flew escort for the torpedo planes. The Wildcats suffered significant losses in the battle, although they did down a few of the Zeros that engaged them.
listen to this guy, he was a crew chief on the F4F on the Hornet
just messin' with you, baw
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:59 am to 777Tiger
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