F6F-3 Hellcat - VF-9 USS Essex

Modeling Subjects Aircraft
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Built using the Hasegawa Kit # 09134

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Very nice! Funny how I changed my avatar to felix just minutes before you posted this… Getting in the spirit for the Grumman cats build coming soon.

Excellent Hellcat!!

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Nice build!

I’ve got the same kit for my birthday from a girlfriend and build it about a year and a half ago.
Really loved that kit!

Isn’t that the tail of the B-24 ‘the dragon and its tail’ on the side of your pictures?

Regards Ninetalis.

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Very nice indeed! [B] That is a VERY shiny table top, makes for an interesting photo back drop.

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Nice job. What is the backdrop?

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Thank you Ninetails - and yup[:)], it is the tail of the B-24 “The Dragon”.

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Thanks - I’m planning to join that contest. [:)]

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Thanks - the Backdrop is a picture of a museum that is in the plans to be built. I printed it on Card Stock paper and used my dinning room table as the floor.

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I dunno if it’s an illusion caused by the tabletop or not, but it looks like the main gear are out of alignment…

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Can we see some pictures of that dragon?
Really love that plane, want to make one of those in 1/48 some day
Toogether with a leo B-24 (that’s a green-gray sheme one with a lion and a female on it)

Regards Ninetalis.