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Last few years the name of Grumman Hellcat is mostly associated with the Eduard from the Czecs Republic, who bring the best products related to this famous US warplane. July 2010 release from Eduard’s F6F-5 interior S.A. 1/48 PE set in ZOOM edition for the Hobby Boss kit. This set is in the standard top [...]

About the Eduard Grumman Hellcat kit in 1/48 I can’t say anything other but this is one of the best model they have released last time. Its major feature is the simplicity of build and in other hand it is also very detailed and can be made into the top winning model. Since first kit [...]

When I first read the title of this new book I though to myself: This might be one of many publications about this aircraft that appeared since 1979. But that would soon turn out to be a big misinterpretation. This new publication out of Zenith Press’ „At war series“ and authored by Cory Graff, Aviaton [...]

After early US Navy experience in the Pacific in the early months of WWII, and after consultation with Allied air forces in the European theater, Grumman began to develop a successor to their Wildcat fighter, to be called the Hellcat. Major design changes from the Wildcat included a low-mounted wing, wider landing gear which retracted [...]

The Flying Legends Air Show is held every year at the famous World War II airfield of Duxford. You can expect to see a variety of vintage warbirds performing air displays. Duxford is also the home of The Fighter Collection as well as the Imperial War Museum collection. Hawk 75 in French WW2 camouflage and [...]

The first time you see new Eduard’s F6F-3 Hellcat kit in 1/48 scale all you can say is Wow, excellent kit that Eduard provided with everything it needs. But Eduard went one step further and released the new 49411 self adhesive set. Set contains two photo etched fret with total of 122 parts and a [...]

Eduard’s F6F-3 kit is great and fully detailed but Eduard just made it even better… New set 48588 contains parts to show the mighty Hellcat’s gun bay. Inside small recognizable Eduard’s small plastic bag is packed three pages instruction and one Photo Etched fret containing 50 numbered parts. Fully detailed gun bay’s with ammo boxes [...]

Eduard’s F6F-3 kit released previously this year is absolute hit kit on the market, for a long period of time modeler just could not find good Hellcat kit in 1/48 scale on the market. But, as Eduard always strive towards perfection they released aftermarket detail sets for this kit. Newest addition to their detail sets [...]

No need to tell anything special about the famous US fighter plane Grumman Hellcat. Introducing of this aircraft into the units in Pacific resulted in moving advantage in the air combat on the US side. Fast, maneuverable, good armed and strong construction Hellcat gives important influence into the final victory in the WW2. Grumman Hellcat [...]