Hellcat Mk I - NICE ! ! !

"Ray O'Hara" wrote in message
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excellent



Thanks Ray
--
Andrew

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.)

Andrew B wrote:
wrote in message
ng.com...
Maybe it's "OK" as a Franklin Mint diecast, but it doesn't hold a
candle to
a properly built plastic kit.

Brian


Would this be anywhere near qualifying as what you mean Brian?
I've been waiting for an excuse to post the pic for a while now, it
was taken while the model was suspended in front of a white-ish wall
having given the prop a quick spin. I'm just a little disappointed by
the under wing light/reflection. A standard plastic kit completed by
my brother.

My first reaction was "He's cheating! That's not a model - that's real!"
:-)

However, when you look closely - and it has to be really closely - you can
just about tell it's a model. Excellent work!

--
Enzo

I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.

"Enzo Matrix" wrote in message
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My first reaction was "He's cheating! That's not a model - that's real!"
:-)

However, when you look closely - and it has to be really closely - you can
just about tell it's a model. Excellent work!

--
Enzo

I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.


Thanks Enzo, I'll make sure my brother gets to see your remarks and everyone
else's when he next visits.
--
Andrew

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible."
(Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.)

"Marta" wrote in news:errrto$s3s$1
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http://www.onmarkint.com/manuf/frank...opfighters.php


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A Hellcat with DDay invasion stripes? What
Hellcats were flying in the ETO?

Wasn't the Hellcat known as the Martlet or some such when used by the poms?
I think the FAA (Fleet Air Arm of the RN) called them that. Dunno if the
RAF operated them.

As this pic is of a model in British markings, should we not refer to it as
a Martlett then?

"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
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"Marta" wrote in news:errrto$s3s$1
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http://www.onmarkint.com/manuf/frank...opfighters.php


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A Hellcat with DDay invasion stripes? What
Hellcats were flying in the ETO?

"Graham" wrote in
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Wasn't the Hellcat known as the Martlet or some such when used by the
poms?


That was the F4F. Our Wildcat, their Martlet.

Graham wrote:
Wasn't the Hellcat known as the Martlet or some such when used by the
poms? I think the FAA (Fleet Air Arm of the RN) called them that.

It was originally intended to be called the "Gannet", but reverted to the
name Hellcat before the first ones were delivered.

"Martlet" was the name given to earlier versions of the Wildcat, although
the FM-2 was known as the "Wildcat VI" in FAA service.

As for FAA Hellcats in the ETO, those markings are accurate. They depict an
aircraft from 800 NAS, flying from HMS Emperor (ex-USS Pybus CVE-34).
Emperor operated Hellcats as fighter cover during Operation TUNGSTEN, an
attack on the German battleship /Tirpitz/ on 2 April 1944. One Hellcat was
severely damaged and ditched. Emperor provided aircraft for the
anti-submarine screen during the D-Day landings, again with Hellcats as
fighter cover.

--
Enzo

I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.

It is a legit and fascinating scheme. I actually have a decal sheet of it,
making this part of my long term "build list."

Brian

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:11:59 +0000, Enzo Matrix wrote
(in message ):

As for FAA Hellcats in the ETO, those markings are accurate. They depict an

Here are some striped Martlets/Wildcats but I have no further
information about the picture.

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"Enzo Matrix" wrote in message
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Emperor provided aircraft for the anti-submarine screen during the D-Day
landings, again with Hellcats as fighter cover.


Are you sure about that?