Grumman Hellcat F6F-3 "without uniform" ; Eduard ; 1/72

[Konrad]

About the aircraft:
What is there to write: Hellcat - the successor of the Wildcat and the slayer of Zeros over the Pacific 🙂

 

About the copy:
In 1955, George Kreitzberg purchased the aircraft and converted it first to an agro plane (field sprayer) and then to a firefighting plane.
Each tank contained more than 1,100 liters of fire extinguishing agent so all in all it wasn't bad!
Unfortunately, the planes (because there were two such Hellcats) did not make a dizzying career. Something was wrong with the positioning of the tanks and accurate targeting. Well - such is the role of pioneers

About the model:
The base was Eduard's kit "Hellcat F6F-3" in 1/72 scale. Underwing tanks are selfmade. Own decals, Bilmodel paints. Livery based on photos from Warbirds International.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hellcat with a younger brother Wildcat (sprayer).

 

 

My collection of Grumman's Navy planes: Wildcat (sprayer), Hellcat (sprayer / fire bomber) & Avenger (fire bomber)

 

 

 

[Ventsislav Gramatski]

An excellent model and truly an interesting mini-collection! I've always found yellow airplanes fascinating, especially firefighting ones, and this is amongst the best I've seen. Looks bigger than 1/72!

 

Great work on the thin black line and the split between the lower black and the yellow upper surfaces.

 

Oh, and thanks for sharing the story!

[Flamingo]

Beautiful models and great photography. Always like aircraft "without uniform"!

 

Now I am going to visit some of your other threads.

 

Greetings Joachim

 

 

[georgeusa]

Very different looking Hellcats in civilian garb.  They look great.  The concept of using them as fire bombers was a long shot, but worth the effort.  Thanks for sharing your unusual trio.

[loloskymaster]

Very well done firefighter Hellcat ! 

Thank you for rhe story that I did not know, it is very interesting. I love common military planes with civils or diferent schemes.

Bravo!

Lolo 

[kapam]

Fabulous work!

I think the key to bright schemes like this is the application of washes and general toning to suit the scale - which you have accomplished in excellent fashion.

👏👏👏👏

[petetasker]

Lovely work. Nice to see something different and very well done.

[invidia]

Very different and a very nice looking model 

[Armorrich]

Outstanding build. Nice to see some aircraft in post war use. The colors are really eye catching. Nice collection. 

[rob Lyttle]

This looks great...... THESE look great!!

I'm just completing an F4U-4 refurbishment as a Reno type Racer. It's been on the to-do shelf for years in yellow primer with broken and missing bits. And I'm loving the process.🤩

So your schemes have opened up a whole new area of possible paint jobs.

You've got great colours and very tidy work 👍

[François Escudé]

so great !! and cats are not always blue !! thanks for sharing !

[F-32]

That's very cool, and a great collection