1:72 Grumman F8F-1B ‘Bearcat’; Aviación Naval Uruguaya (ANU), 1962

[zenrat]

LOVE a Bearcat, RW or Whiffed! 

If ever an aeroplane had TOO much engine............  ...

Pish and tush Kit. There is no such thing.

[perttime]

LOVE a Bearcat, RW or Whiffed! 

If ever an aeroplane had TOO much engine............  ...

Pish and tush Kit. There is no such thing.

There actually might be such a thing as "too much engine", In Real World. 

But a stock Bearcat isn't it. People who have flown it report that it is quite nice to fly. Just fast and climbs well. A pilot report mentioned that it cruises faster than a P-51. When traveling with P-51s, a Bearcat pilot might have to keep the cruising speed down a bit - or the Mustang guys would have to request: "Gimme a couple of inches" (of manifold pressure).

Put an even bigger engine in the Bearcat, shorten the wings a bit, and install a lower canopy, and the beast might become a Beast.

[PR19_Kit]

IIRC there were some photo-recce Hellcats in the region that carried a lighter, blue-grey livery. Maybe...?

I believe so, but Chris (Narses2) probably will for sure, the BPF is his 'specialist subject'. 

[Dizzyfugu]

I came across such a Hellcat only as a profile - I assume that it's painted FS 35164 (USN Intermediate Blue) overall, and it had minimal markings, with very small roundels, too. Looks pretty attractive!

[Dizzyfugu]

Ah, found an illustration of one:

[DogfighterZen]

Sweet build as always, Dizzy!   

[NARSES2]

IIRC there were some photo-recce Hellcats in the region that carried a lighter, blue-grey livery. Maybe...?

I believe so, but Chris (Narses2) probably will for sure, the BPF is his 'specialist subject'. 

Dizzy's research beat me to it