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Title: 1/32 Grumman Hellcat "Kitty"
Post by: wacek85 on August 16, 2023, 08:42:56 AM

In 1946, an American offer was received for the supply of aircraft for the Polish naval aviation. It included F6F Hellcat fighters and torpedo bombers TBM-3 Avenger bombers and torpedoes. At the same time, the first demonstration aircraft arrived at the former German airport in Dziwnów - two F6F-5 fighter Hellcats and one F6F-5P reconnaissance aircraft.
The Polish side ultimately did not accept the offer, which was determined by the unit price (Barracudas, although inferior in performance to the Avengers, were almost two times cheaper), and in the case of fighters also lower performance than the Mustangs just received from the USA. Also it was considered that for one planned fighter squadron ( 5th "Privateer" Squadron) there was no reason to put new type of fighter into service.
However, the Hellcats remained in Poland and served in 2nd Women Squadron.

Depicted Hellcat, named "Kiciuś" ("Kitty" in english) was used mainly for combat training and CAP over Baltic Sea.

Model is a old kit from Hasegawa with AM gun barrels, exhausts from brass tubes and seatbelts made of aluminium foil. Pilot is from ICM US WASP set.

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Title: Re: 1/32 Grumman Hellcat "Kitty"
Post by: Vulcan7 on August 16, 2023, 08:52:54 AM

Wow top quality build :mellow: :mellow: :mellow: :tornado: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: 1/32 Grumman Hellcat "Kitty"
Post by: TomZ on August 16, 2023, 10:10:04 AM

Beautiful!

TomZ

Title: Re: 1/32 Grumman Hellcat "Kitty"
Post by: PR19_Kit on August 16, 2023, 10:19:48 AM

VERY classy! We don't get too many 1/32 aircraft builds on here, so that makes a nice change. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: 1/32 Grumman Hellcat "Kitty"
Post by: SPINNERS on August 16, 2023, 12:32:51 PM

Awesome weathering! Nice one!

Title: Re: 1/32 Grumman Hellcat "Kitty"
Post by: Wardukw on August 16, 2023, 01:35:55 PM

Outstanding..absolutely outstanding build 👏 👌 🙌

Title: Re: 1/32 Grumman Hellcat "Kitty"
Post by: kerick on August 16, 2023, 01:54:22 PM

What all those guys said! Couldn't agree more.
This makes me think of the 1/32nd Corsair I have in the stash.

Title: Re: 1/32 Grumman Hellcat "Kitty"
Post by: NARSES2 on August 17, 2023, 06:05:05 AM

That's come out really well :bow: :bow:

Title: Re: 1/32 Grumman Hellcat "Kitty"
Post by: su27rules on August 17, 2023, 06:37:11 AM

:thumbsup: :mellow: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :mellow: :mellow: :wub:

Title: Re: 1/32 Grumman Hellcat "Kitty"
Post by: Dizzyfugu on August 17, 2023, 06:43:50 AM

Nice, and pretty, too. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: 1/32 Grumman Hellcat "Kitty"
Post by: bearmatt on August 17, 2023, 02:52:08 PM

Fantastic paint job! :wub:

Title: Re: 1/32 Grumman Hellcat "Kitty"
Post by: uncletain on August 17, 2023, 03:56:47 PM

Amazing paint work

Love it :thumbsup:

Title: Re: 1/32 Grumman Hellcat "Kitty"
Post by: comrade harps on August 17, 2023, 10:08:19 PM

Lovely weathering

Title: Re: 1/32 Grumman Hellcat "Kitty"
Post by: Old Wombat on August 18, 2023, 05:44:15 AM

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: 1/32 Grumman Hellcat "Kitty"
Post by: Hotte on September 03, 2023, 05:29:11 AM

Fantastic cat :thumbsup:

Hotte

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