Eduard’s 49411 F6F-3 Hellcat self adhesive set
The first time you see new Eduard’s F6F-3 Hellcat kit in 1/48 scale all you can say is Wow, excellent kit that Eduard provided with everything it needs. But Eduard went one step further and released the new 49411 self adhesive set. Set contains two photo etched fret with total of 122 parts and a small clear foil with three parts on it and a small 6 pages instruction sheet packed inside Eduard’s plastic bag.
The first fret is self adhesive with pre-painted parts mostly for the cabin interior. Second fret contains parts to upgrade tail wheel which looks excellent and realistic with only three additional PE part added. Parts included in this fret are the details of side control panels as well as some gauges, switches and throttle control and some side wall panels with different switches off course all of these parts are pre-painted and highly detailed. Seat and wall behind the pilot received some more details and once this set is properly installed look really outstanding.
Engine cowling, external tank as well as some wing and fuselage details are also provided.
Parts on clear foil are to be used to upgrade the gun sight and windshield on canopy. New Eduard set 49411 provides a great opportunity for every modeler to make an outstanding and highly detailed Hellcat kit made by Eduard. F6F-3 upgraded with this set looks much better and more realistic.
This set is highly recommended.
Darko Mladenovic
Images- Darko Mladenovic and Eduard Public Release
Sample detail set is provided by Jana Sulcova from Eduard
I am building my Hellcat right now and as I’ve seen the review and the kit I was really impressed but then I did not know that an additional update will be release.
I have a question in building the Hellcat, do I have to fill and sand the joint line along the fuselage or do I have leave it on some areas as it represent the planes panel lines. I’m doing the VF 27 version, I need to know up to where should I paint the color red on the cowl for the shark mouth.
Hope to hear from you soon, thank you very much.
P.S I just bought Eduards FW 190, Bf 110
Hi,
Hellcat is very nice model to built and as you note some attention have to be made on panels. It is depend of your persoanl aproach- I have complete cemented this halfs and then engraved this panel lines. Otherwise you can pour just a small quantity of glue and get panel line without scribing on it.
You have to search for some images of preserved airplanes awhere is excellent presented shark mouth. I know that it is painted deep inside the cowling.
Congratulation for the new kits in your collection 🙂
Srecko