Grumman
F6F Hellcat
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A
few weeks later. The 150 gallon fuel tank and its mount were
modified a bit, a plastic rod was added on the vertical seam as most
F6F tanks had either a
vertical
or horizontal seam such as this. The tank strap moldings seemed
very clunky, so I filled and sanded the areas of the tank where they
fit and
made new straps out of stryene sheet and rod. The forward centering struts were also replaced with plastic rod.
The
inner wheels were also modified, adding a plastic disk painted steel
here to replicate the brake disc. Hasegawa made the wheel
basically like the
spoked outer half.