1/48 Eduard 8224 F6F-5 Late ProfipackGrumman WWII era carrier-capable fighter, definitive production '-5' variant. Kit features excellent engraved panel lines, well appointed cockpit, detailed wheel wells and landing gear, full twin-row radial engine, separately molded control surfaces and flaps, optional position arresting hook, 2-piece canopy and external stores (6 each HVAR and RP-3 underwing rockets, centerline drop tank and 2 each 500 and 1000 lb bombs). Also includes resin main wheels, die-cut masks (canopy and wheels) plus ample photo-etch parts (ignition harness, bomb fins, fine interior and exterior fittings, color instrument panel and seatbelts). Decals and color painting guide for 4 US Navy aircraft: 'White 99' of VF-19, pilot LCDR Winters, USS Lexington, late October 1944; 'White 14' of VF-29, USS Cabot, January-March1945; 'White 115 / Death and Destruction' of VF-83, USS Essex, May 1945 and 'White 32' of VF-12 or VBF-12, USS Randolph, May 1945 - includes stencil data.
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