Grumman Hellcat F6F-3 (oz262)

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Grumman Hellcat F6F-3 (F6G-3). Scale rubber powered model of the American WWII carrier fighter.

Update 04/12/13: Replaced this plan with a clearer version which also includes full templates, thanks to ErikJohnson who says quote:

"Greetings! In your endless quest to civilize the heathen colonials and restless citizens of the dominion, I offer a nice clean version of the Hellcat by Comet models. There are some rather crappy scans of it out on the web, so this one should make life easier for all. I remain in the service of the Queen,"

Update 24/12/2023: Replaced this plan (again) with a clearer copy, now scanned at 600 dpi, also added decals, printwood and templates, thanks to RogerB.

Quote: "Steve/Mary, I was pursuing through the Outerzone web site for potential plans that I would like to build in the future and came across the Comet Grumman Hellcat F6F-3 (oz262) plan set. As I was looking at it I notice there was some discussion on the plan title. It looks like the plan set you have posted has the Grumman Hellcat with the incorrect aircraft coding of F6G-3 (BTW they have the correct F6F-3 listed in the 3-view, go figure).

I have this plan set from the Kit #3503, Outerzone plan set is from the Kit #P4, but they look like the same plan. My plan (Kit #3503) has the correct nomenclature for the F6F-3 Hellcat in the title and it appears to be cleaner (600 dpi, yes my PDF is a larger file than the current plan).

I am attaching the plan set, printed wood, paper cut outs, and decals if you would like to replace the existing plan you have with mine. I am also attaching the 'How to Cover Your Model' and 'How to Fly Your Model' that they included in just about every Comet kit if you would want to add to the list of file downloads. Thanks, Roger"

Direct submission to Outerzone.

Supplementary file notes

Decals.
How to Cover Your Model.
How to Fly Your Model.
Previous scan version.
Printwood.
Templates.

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User comments

Hi, Steve. There is an error in the name of this plan--but it isn't one committed by you. Comet mislabeled this plan: the manufacturer's code assigned to Grumman by the US Navy was "F" rather than the logical-sounding "G," which was already assigned to Great Lakes. So the plan should have been titled F6F-3. Don't quite know what you should do--on the one hand, the aircraft being reproduced in model form is an F6F, but anyone looking for the Comet plan specifically may know it under its title, F6G. Your call, I guess! Thanks for all the great plans and all the hard work. Your site is a true gem!
markm - 06/12/2013
Thanks mark, have now added 'F6F' into the description text, so it will at least show up in searches, even if it's not in the title. Yes, I think I'm inclined to stick with whatever title it has become known by.
SteveWMD - 06/12/2013
A caution on this one. In starting the build, I noticed that the parts sheet is a slightly different than the plan sheet. You can work this out by measuring a rib, for example, on the parts sheet and the plan sheet and doing a ratio when printing out one to match the other. My pdf reader/printer allows a pergentage zoom setting so the one can essentially change the scale of the drawing.
MrT - 14/01/2020
Here’s the F4F Wildcat's big brother, the Grumman F6F Hellcat (oz262) from Comet Models [main pic, 003-006]. The Hellcat proved to be a real game-changer during World War Two. Used by the United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, it was credited with destroying a total of 5,223 enemy aircraft from 1943 to war’s end in 1945. Many a Zero pilot made the fatal mistake of believing he was engaging a Wildcat when it proved to be a different “cat” altogether. The Hellcat was a genuine air superiority fighter aircraft.
This model was constructed using the old Comet plan supplied from Outerzone as a guide and of course, was modified here and there (but not much) to speed the process along. Naturally wire was used to strengthen the landing gear. A "pulled" celluloid canopy and molded plastic propeller were also utilized. Otherwise, the inspiration is entirely Comet. Thank you, Steve, Mary and Outerzone!
Neal Green - 13/03/2021
Just a quick note for anyone reading the comments above, re curious naming of Hellcat as F3G ... that was on the supplement 'previous' scan version. Now we've replaced this plan with the clearer Comet kit 3503. See update text for more info.
SteveWMD - 24/12/2023
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  • Grumman Hellcat F6F-3 (oz262)
  • Plan File Filesize: 1504KB Filename: Grumman_Hellcat_24in_Comet_oz262_.pdf
  • Supplement Filesize: 259KB Filename: Grumman_Hellcat_24in_Comet_oz262_decals.pdf
  • Supplement Filesize: 1066KB Filename: Grumman_Hellcat_24in_Comet_oz262_how_to_cover.pdf
  • Supplement Filesize: 394KB Filename: Grumman_Hellcat_24in_Comet_oz262_how_to_fly.pdf
  • Supplement Filesize: 533KB Filename: Grumman_Hellcat_24in_Comet_oz262_previous.pdf
  • Supplement Filesize: 1134KB Filename: Grumman_Hellcat_24in_Comet_oz262_printwood.pdf
  • Supplement Filesize: 29KB Filename: Grumman_Hellcat_24in_Comet_oz262_templates.pdf
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