Dziekuje my friend, for the info and the thread fix!
Stupid me went and looked for pics on the net, and the framework is twice as thick as it should be (damn!). Not going to change it now though, not worth it in light of the inaccuracies of the exteriors, especially in the case of the Novo/ Frog moulds.
If I ever do a 'correct' Hellcat, I'll grab an Eduard or Italeri kit (latter now reboxed as Tamiya and Revell).