Model Airplane International – September 2019

4 MODEL AIRPLANE INTERNATIONAL - September 2019

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Welcome to the September issue of your

favourite aircraft modelling magazine!

Written by

Spencer Pollard

T

his month we deal with one of

the most anticipated aircraft

kits of recent times: the Airfix

1:24 F6F-5 Hellcat. There

cannot be too many aircraft

kits that have not only been released

amidst a fanfare normally associated

with a movie release, but also been part

of a rather wonderful TV programme,

so being able to see a sample arrive

and then be able to begin work on it is

something of a treat.

The Airfi x Hellcat is a very important

release for this famous company because

it further announces their return to the

forefront of the industry. Though we had

a tantalising glimpse of their future plans

and ability to translate those plans into

miniature with their much-vaunted 1:

Typhoon, it is with the release of the Hellcat

that we can see just how far they have

come. Though it would be rather forward

of me to draw a conclusion before I’ve

completed the model, so far the feeling is

that this new release is not only Airfi x’s best

yet, it is up there with the best available

elsewhere as well. It’s awfully complex

of course, with a huge number of parts

to assemble, pointing to a project that is

unashamedly aimed at the more expert

amongst you, but even so, the resulting

build is certainly something to behold.

So far we’ve dealt with all of the internal

sub-assemblies and the engine (all of