Grumman F6F Hellcat

This is my 1/6 scale model of the Grumman Hellcat. Maiden flight was Monday July 30, 2007. Built from a Byron Originals kit. Painted with exterior latex house paint from Dunn Edwards.

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[shoopdj]

Thanks for not flying it.

[cfvettes]

You're Welcome

[sloball33]

Looks pretty sweet to me...regardless of the scale. Very impressive Chally. When can we see it fly?

Little Tit

[cfvettes]

Monday! See you at the field?

[SmiertSpionem]

Nice model! Are those wings a bit bigger than on the real thing (especially the tail plane)?

[cfvettes]

Im not sure just how accurate the scale outline is. Would be interesting to know though.

[3ISAMAGICNUMBR]

Why are there 12 dislikes? Just cause the losers didn't get to see you fly it? Well if they want to see it fly they should get off their asses and build their own.

[iamthelegoking]

pretty awsome!

[m3cyclone]

Like the nose art although the pictures that I have of my uncle in his F6F on board the Randolph didn't have any girls painted on the nose. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the artwork, I'm just not sure that "flew" in the Navy as much as it did in the Air Corp in WW2. Beautiful plane, just like the original was. Too bad you don't see more of them at airshows like the P-51s.

[phoenixshade3]

We are BOTH right actually... I said wingspan; you said length. But in any case, my point is that this model does indeed appear to be at the specified scale.

As for Wikipedia, if you know how to click on the "history" tab, you can pretty much avoid the worst of its errors. Furthermore, for articles as heavily referenced as the Hellcat article (one of the most famous planes of WWII), errors/vandalism are usually very quickly corrected.

[frankydman]

Actually, the Brits had some Hellcats as well in Europe. A few saw action there, and were credited with at least 52 kills on that front

[frankydman]

Hey, MY source said 33 ft.

Also, you used wikipedia, and I hear stories that 5 year olds sometimes edit wikipedia.

Then again, there is a possibility we could both be wrong.

[phoenixshade3]

"OK, lets do some math."

Yes, let's.

F6F Hellcat Wingspan, per wikipedia: 42' 10".

Times 1/6: 85.7"

Model wingspan: 88.5"

Close enough that I'd call it 1:6... actually slightly larger.

[frankydman]

Ok, lets do some math:

The real Hellcats were about 33 feet long

So if this is a 1/6 scale model

It should be...about 5 1/2 feet long

[1HELLCAT]

The Brits nailed a few Messerschmitts if I recall correctly. The Hellcat is a fine plane indeed, and a real monster up close. A little sluggish for Europe, but I wouldn't want to see it pouncing on me if I were in the Luftwaffe

[BVargas78]

I wonder how it would of performed against the german planes had it been deployed in europe. Probably very well, the Hellcat is a real powerhouse of a fighter plane.