Hellcat FR II - a reconnaissance conversion set from AML in 1:48 scale makes it possible to build the photo-reconnaissance version of the Hellcat of the British Fleet Air Arm. Target kit: Eduard.
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This AML set opens up a rarely seen form of the Hellcat: the photo-reconnaissance machines of the British Fleet Air Arm. The conversion adds the features of the reconnaissance fit to an ordinary Hellcat model in 1:48 scale, so the kit of the aircraft has to be bought separately. The set is meant for the Eduard kit.
The Royal Navy took the Hellcats over under Allied aid and used them from the decks of its own carriers in the Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. The designation FR II was carried by machines equivalent to the American F6F-5 which were given photographic equipment for tactical reconnaissance but kept their full fighter armament. They could therefore first take pictures of a target and defend themselves on their own if it came to a fight - a combination that carrier aviation used intensively in the closing stages of the war during strikes on Japanese positions.
Measure out and cut the openings for the photographic equipment before the fuselage is assembled, while access is easiest. Mask the clear parts and glue them with a cement that leaves no fogging. On British machines, pay attention to the correct national insignia for the operational period concerned. Smooth the transition from the conversion into the skin again after filling and scribe the missing panel lines back into it. The Hellcat stands on a wide landing gear that retracts into the wing, so the angle of the gear legs matters more than it seems.
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