Trumpeter 1/32 Scale F6F-3N Hellcat Night Fighter Model Kit

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Trumpeter 1/32 Scale F6F-3N Hellcat Night Fighter Model Kit (TM02258)
£53.99 £40.99

Trumpeter 1/32 F6F-3N Hellcat Night Fighter Plastic Model Kit

The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a fighter aircraft descended from the earlier F4F Wildcat, but was a completely new design sharing only a familial resemblance to the Wildcat. Some tagged it as "Wildcat's big brother". The Hellcat and the Chance-Vought F4U Corsair were the primary United States Navy carrier fighters in the second half of World War II.

The Hellcat proved to be the most successful aircraft in naval history, destroying 5,171 aircraft while in service with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps (5,163 in the Pacific and eight more during the invasion of Southern France), plus 52 with the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm during World War II. Post war, the Hellcat aircraft was rapidly phased out of front line service, finally retiring in 1954 as a night-fighter in composite squadrons.

 

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Parts: 400
  • Sprues: 9 sprues of grey styrene and 1 clear sprue

 

Markings are provided for two aircraft:

  • F6F-3, CAG CVG-15 USS Essex, 'Minsi', Oct 1944, as flown by Cdr, David McCampbell
  • F6F-3, 19, VF-6, USS Intrepid, Feb 1944, as flown by Lt.Cdr. Alex Vraciu

 

Please note: paints and glue are required to complete this model. Available separately.


Deluxe Materials Plastic Magic Cement 40ml (AD83)

Plastic Magic Cement is a thin, liquid plastic cement with a 10-15 sec adjustment time & non-clog action. It is non-toxic, non-flammable, has minimal odour and almost zero emissions when compared to competitors.


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