Building the 1/24 Scale Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat from Airfix! Part 1 - The Cockpit - Build & Review

Designed to replace the earlier Wildcat design, the Grumman F6F Hellcat was a single-seat carrier fighter aircraft that would see service with a variety of Allied nations during the Second World War.

Known as the Hellcat Mk.II in Fleet Air Arm service, the Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat would be used by the Royal Navy in many different theatres that would require the use of carrier aircraft.

Join me on the workbench in this first episode of this 6 part series where I construct the cockpit and internal areas of the fuselage of the supersize Airfix (A19004) 2019 tooling 1/24 scale plastic model kit of the Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat.

For a more in-depth look at the contents of the box, the sprues, decals and instructions, my standalone unboxing video is a good place to start:
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