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New 1/48 Hellcat from Hobby BossPosted: Friday, May 08, 2009 - 06:58 PM UTC
Hobby Boss have published CAD images of their forthcoming 1/48 scale Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat.
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If you have comments or questions please post them here.
Thanks!
TuomasH
Turku ja Pori, Finland
Joined: September 10, 2008
KitMaker: 470 posts
AeroScale: 279 posts
Joined: September 10, 2008
KitMaker: 470 posts
AeroScale: 279 posts
Posted: Friday, May 08, 2009 - 08:38 PM UTC
Looking forward for Hellcat Mk. I packaging.
LSOCV171945
California, United States
Joined: January 16, 2007
KitMaker: 39 posts
AeroScale: 25 posts
Joined: January 16, 2007
KitMaker: 39 posts
AeroScale: 25 posts
Posted: Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 02:24 PM UTC
Thank you for posting the images. The third image shows some detail in the wingfold root (inside the inner wing), which is a welcome feature that unfortunately the TBF-1C and the TBM-3 kits from HobbyBoss do not have. Nevertheless, HobbyBoss is to be commended for manufacturing kits of these subjects (TBF1C/TBM and now the F6F) with the ability to fold the wings realistically - and having not to rely on resin conversons that are either OOP (Cutting Edge) and can be somewhat dicey in detail and difficult to cleanup and use. I am certainly looking forward to buildng this kit - with the wings folded, of course.
PanzerMike
Hamilton, New Zealand
Joined: May 09, 2007
KitMaker: 298 posts
AeroScale: 120 posts
Joined: May 09, 2007
KitMaker: 298 posts
AeroScale: 120 posts
Posted: Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 11:12 PM UTC
Cool folding wings and all! I have about 6 Hasegawa cats to get though first lol.I have a few of the Aeromaster Royal Navy markings in the stash for one of these
Posted: Monday, May 11, 2009 - 01:13 AM UTC
Well, it is truly golden days for modellers. Another Hellcat - this time with folding wings. They really want to fight Eduard, but the only thing this kit adds is the folding wings in my opinion. The details might not be as good as the Edyard kit, but that is difficult to judge from the pictures.
Anyway, more choices for the modeller is only a good thing
Anyway, more choices for the modeller is only a good thing