Col. Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) Anyone fancy joining me for this one? Got a few Hellcats in the stash and thought a dedicated STGB might be fun. Anything in the F6F lineup from prototype to museum piece and all points in between gives us a good variety of colours and subjects. As a bonus any Hellcats depicted in film or comic books can be included along with any proposed but unbuilt types. Names 1, @Col. 2, @Erwin 3, @Wez 4, @helios16v 5, @TEMPESTMK5 6, @BlueNosers352nd 7, @Corsairfoxfouruncle 8, @trickyrich 9, @modelling minion 10, @dnl42 11, @Grey Beema 12, @almac 13, @rob85 14, @Angus Tura 15, @gary from darwin 16, @nimrod54 17, @Cookenbacher 18, @stevehnz 19, @Beazer 20, @Steve 1602 21, @Tim R-T-C 22, @rafalbert 23, @theplasticsurgeon 24, @Arniec 25, @JOCKNEY 26, @Alan P 27, @zegeye 28, @Thom216 29, @shortCummins 30, @djktrumpet 31, @Longbow 32, @DaveJL 33, @Pierpaolo 34, @Dandie Dinmont 35, @Foxbat 36, @81-er 37, Edited June 25, 2021 by Col. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 I was going to do the 1/32 nd Trumpeter Hellcat in the GB "In the Navy". Can build another one and use the Trump kit for the STGB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 14 minutes ago, Erwin said: I was going to do the 1/32 nd Trumpeter Hellcat in the GB "In the Navy". Can build another one and use the Trump kit for the STGB. Excellent! Any reason to add another kit to the stash is always a good one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) Go on then, I'm fond of a Hellcat. Edited December 4, 2019 by Wez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 I've got a couple in the stash...including a Hasegawa kit w/ decals from VF-16 (USS Lexington) & VF-9 (USS Essex)+ some resin extras. Kit was a model show pick up, price was too good to say no too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Good evening Col Please count me in , I have an Eduard Hellcat kit in my stash .. Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueNosers352nd Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Would you all stop these GBs? I'll see how a couple other GBs go, but I might be in. Have one in the stash. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Wez said: Go on then, I'm fond of a Hellcat. Sure I'm not the only one who's delighted to know you're able to get back on the GB scene soon Wez 1 hour ago, helios16v said: I've got a couple in the stash...including a Hasegawa kit w/ decals from VF-16 (USS Lexington) & VF-9 (USS Essex)+ some resin extras. Kit was a model show pick up, price was too good to say no too. Quite right too 32 minutes ago, TEMPESTMK5 said: Good evening Col Please count me in , I have an Eduard Hellcat kit in my stash .. Patrice Good evening Patrice, with pleasure, have you a particular pilot in mind for this one? 7 minutes ago, BlueNosers352nd said: Would you all stop these GBs? I'll see how a couple other GBs go, but I might be in. Have one in the stash. I've added you to the list but no pressure to commit as we all know only too well how life can intervene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 🙋🏻♂️ Ok Col. i guess i should build one of Eduards fine kits at least once. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 18 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: 🙋🏻♂️ Ok Col. i guess i should build one of Eduards fine kits at least once. I think you should yes At the moment my personal front-runner is this one... https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Hellcat/RN/pages/Grumman-Hellcat-MkII-RN-FAA-KE209-Lossiemouth-Station-Flight-Commanding-Officer-John-Caspar-01.html ...but need to do some research on the nose art colours and details. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 I think i will also do an RN Cat as I've always built USN hellcats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: I think i will also do an RN Cat as I've always built USN hellcats. You going with the 72nd or 48th scale Dennis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 You had best add my name to the list Col. Should have plenty of time to get a kit and decals, probably Uruguayan or French, but then there are those nice colourful USN post war ones used for testing, oh dear here we go! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Please add me as I will always join any Grumman-focused GB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, Col. said: You going with the 72nd or 48th scale Dennis? Most likely 72nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 15 minutes ago, modelling minion said: You had best add my name to the list Col. Should have plenty of time to get a kit and decals, probably Uruguayan or French, but then there are those nice colourful USN post war ones used for testing, oh dear here we go! There really is no shortage of interesting and colourfull schemes for this machine 12 minutes ago, dnl42 said: Please add me as I will always join any Grumman-focused GB. Gladly sir 9 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Most likely 72nd. Got spare decals for an RN machine but in 48th scale unfortunatelly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 23 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Most likely 72nd. Three tone.... EDSG/DSG/Sky..... You should go 1/48 though, it really is a great model... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 20 minutes ago, Grey Beema said: Three tone.... EDSG/DSG/Sky..... You should go 1/48 though, it really is a great model... Well if you insist ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Grey Beema said: Three tone.... EDSG/DSG/Sky..... You should go 1/48 though, it really is a great model... You in for this one yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 8 minutes ago, Col. said: You in for this one yourself? TBH I'm tempted but I'm a bit over subscribed for GBs this year however I could potentially swap out my Corsair STGB for a Hellcat STGB and I do have a Hellcat in the stash and I don't have a Corsair in the stash. I would need to get input from @iang or @Lee Howard to help me identify a specific Hellcat II;- On 12.04.45 SLt Bill Atkinson of 1844 NAS (possibly a distant cousin) was flying Hellcat JW779 when he destroyed a Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” and probably destroyed a Kawasaki Ki61 “Tony” off the east coast of Formosa. Grumman Hellcat II JW779 was a 1839 NAS aircraft what I want to know is its side number (W1??) ? If I find the number - I'm in... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iang Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 I don't know that one. According to my notes, the Combat Report only identifies the aircraft by its serial number. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 minute ago, iang said: I don't know that one. According to my notes, the Combat Report only identifies the aircraft by its serial number. Thanks Ian, that really is a shame. I might try the Naval Museum in Canada where I think the have Bill's log book.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 41 minutes ago, Grey Beema said: TBH I'm tempted but I'm a bit over subscribed for GBs this year however I could potentially swap out my Corsair STGB for a Hellcat STGB and I do have a Hellcat in the stash and I don't have a Corsair in the stash. @Enzo Matrix can confirm this, but the first available dates will be in 2021. Almost a year later than the corsair build. Plenty of time to do both and get whatever you will need sorted out. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Cool, I'm in then.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 As Dennis says... 7 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: @Enzo Matrix can confirm this, but the first available dates will be in 2021. Almost a year later than the corsair build. Plenty of time to do both and get whatever you will need sorted out. ...it'll be mid-2021 before we can get a slot... 16 minutes ago, Grey Beema said: Cool, I'm in then.... ...so I've added your name to our list Hopefully you find the code for JW779 in the meantime as I'd love to see that as your subject Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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