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This.....my friend is the Revell kit. You do not want to go there...
--> **** DONE: 1/48 F6F-5K HELLCAT DRONE - Post-War Warbirds
As mentioned in the article, I have the Eduard kit and the Eduard Weekend kit and they look fantastic. The Weekend part means you only get one decal option and no P.E.. I've also done the Hasegawa kit and it was a slam together
Right now on ebay for about 50$CAN....
Eduard 1/48 EDK8434 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat Weekend Edition | eBay
Eduard Zoom FE454 1/48 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat Eduard Weekend Edition | eBay
That's the one with all the extras. The Weekender is the basic. Also look for something called Eduard overtrees on the Eduard site. This just contains the plastic sprues, not even sure if they are in a box. Kinda hit and miss with these though. Just type in "eduard overtrees" into the search engine of your choice
When I want to check out how a kit sizes up, these are my 3 go-to sites. There are others I use but these supply me with the quickest info
MODELING MADNESS: The Finest Review Site on the Web
HobbyBoss 1/48 F6F-3 Hellcat, by Tom Cleaver
HyperScale - An Online Magazine for Aircraft and Armour Modellers
No HobbyBoss builds
ARC Air - An Online Magazine Devoted to Scale Aircraft Modelling
1/48 Hobby Boss F6F-3 Hellcat by Aaron
1/48 Hobby Boss Hellcat F6F 5 by Amin Ghazzaoui
Agree with Wayne. I built two and they went together beautifully. The only criticism is that they wheels are a bit narrow but it's an easy fix.
Watch for overtrees as they may not include decals either.
Here are my two builds:
**** DONE : 1/48 Hellcat Mk I JV-131 No 800 Squadron HMS Emperor
**** DONE: 1/48 Hellcat Mk. II - Aircraft in Foreign Service WWII
Eduard Hellcat without a doubt.....save your pennies and go for it....