Catmouth Hellcat review

Fitzystigertank · Post by **Fitzystigertank** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:46 pm

I was wondering for those that are going to be receiving this airplane if we could get a good review of this plane. photos would also be great too.
I know this plane ships on the 27th. This plane is on my wish list. just not to sure if it's worth having 2 Hellcats.

vmf214 · Post by **vmf214** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:18 am

I'd go ahead and get it if I were you, if nothing else than an investment. With limited production on this one it'll likely finance more items down the road should you decide to part with it.

MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:00 am

* Agreed ! ... This one and the New "Ltd. Edition" camo'd Zero , "Solomon Islands" version , will be worth getting. =

* I have both on pre-order , in which I should receive this new Hellcat , within the next couple a weeks. *

Mitch v MG :p51:

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:07 am

They are in at Military Toys. I should have 2 of them on the way !

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:11 am

This is a must have if you are a WW2 airplane fan. I really like this scheme, and it makes one cool looking Hellcat.

Fitzystigertank · Post by **Fitzystigertank** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:10 pm

so without any delay i orded the 21st 262 and the cat mouth hellcat. they should be sent out on the 27th. i'll have to wait till next week to receive them. it sure will be a nice new years gift.

Rogue · Post by **Rogue** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:13 am

I just got my shipping conf. Soon Hellkitty!

I gave my uncle a F6F for Xmas and He was obviosly moved by the model.
You would have thought he was 16, he sat and stared at it for the rest of the evening.
He told me "It brought back a flood of memories"

Such a long wait for the F6F, but worth every minute.

vmf214 · Post by **vmf214** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:20 am

Rogue wrote:I just got my shipping conf. Soon Hellkitty!

I gave my uncle a F6F for Xmas and He was obviosly moved by the model.
You would have thought he was 16, he sat and stared at it for the rest of the evening.
He told me "It brought back a flood of memories"

Such a long wait for the F6F, but worth every minute.

That's cool!

MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:32 pm

* I just got my conf., on the "Hellkitty" , it'll be here on the 3rd. * ... Yee Haw ! *

Mitch v MG :p51:

Fitzystigertank · Post by **Fitzystigertank** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:02 pm

my hellkitty and yellow 7 is coming on fri the 4th.

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:01 pm

I'm holding off on buying the Catmouth F6F because I'm concerned about the Catmouth's possible folding wing/landing gear and broken antenna problems that were mentioned with its predecessor, the Vraciu Hellcat.
I assume the Catmouth is just a repaint of the Vraciu F6F.

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:07 am

Just got my BBI catmouth Hellcat in the mail today. Wow, this plane looks awesome. I have it sitting right next to my other Hellcat, and they look great together. Mine has no flaws, and the catmouth paintscheme is really well done. Nice job BBI.

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:42 pm

SABREFAN:

Is the only difference between the Cat Mouth and Vraciu Hellcats is the paint scheme?

Also, I hope you post a detailed review and photos of your Cat Mouth soon.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:20 pm

Sabrefan wrote:Just got my BBI catmouth Hellcat in the mail today. Wow, this plane looks awesome. I have it sitting right next to my other Hellcat, and they look great together. Mine has no flaws, and the catmouth paintscheme is really well done. Nice job BBI.

Did you get yours from Badcat or Military Toys?

Aviatornut.com · Post by **Aviatornut.com** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:51 pm

pickelhaube wrote:
Sabrefan wrote:Just got my BBI catmouth Hellcat in the mail today. Wow, this plane looks awesome. I have it sitting right next to my other Hellcat, and they look great together. Mine has no flaws, and the catmouth paintscheme is really well done. Nice job BBI.
Did you get yours from Badcat or Military Toys?

OR AVIATORNUT?
LOL

toyktdlgh · Post by **toyktdlgh** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:50 pm

I just got mine today and its perfect in all respects. Military Toys is always a pleasure to deal with. They called me 2 days ago to fix an error with my order and now its here. I must say it went together better than my first Hellcat did and it’s not missing the tail gear this time. The graphic on the nose is perfect with no smears or lines. Cockpit detail is the same as the earlier one…very nicely done!

Fitzystigertank · Post by **Fitzystigertank** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:28 pm

WE WANT PICS, WE WANT PICS!!!!!

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:34 pm

Actually the catmouth Hellcat was a Christmas gift to me from my brother. He got it on ebay, and had it shipped to me. This plane looks so awesome from the front.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:42 pm

Aviatornut.com wrote:
pickelhaube wrote: Did you get yours from Badcat or Military Toys?
OR AVIATORNUT?
LOL

YIKES !!!!!

Sorry about that Old Boy

Or Aviator Nut ?

Sabrefan · Post by **Sabrefan** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:52 pm

Aviatornut is a great place to get models. That is where I got my first Hellcat.

toyktdlgh · Post by **toyktdlgh** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 6:59 pm

Fitzystigertank wrote:WE WANT PICS, WE WANT PICS!!!!!

Just some quick shots for you.

-K

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Fitzystigertank · Post by **Fitzystigertank** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:02 pm

so one question. did you have any probs putting it together? Hows the prop. is it still loose like vracius hellcat? just a quick review would be sweet.

Panther F · Post by **Panther F** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:33 pm

I do want this Hellcat.

Thanks for the closeup pics!

toyktdlgh · Post by **toyktdlgh** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:45 pm

Fitzystigertank wrote:so one question. did you have any probs putting it together? Hows the prop. is it still loose like vracius hellcat? just a quick review would be sweet.

You still need to be careful when assembling it but it went together better than my first one. Maybe I just knew what not to do but it seemed to fit better as well. The prop on my first one was sloppy. This one is tight but wont spin freely if you give it a whirl. I imagine over time it will loosen up a bit. I prefer tight to sloppy loose. The paint is perfect with no major blemishes that I could see. The landing gear was a bit difficult to get into the locked position but if you’re real careful it will pop in and lock; you just have to go easy with it. I did notice that my first one had some big time slop in the wings and it looked as if it wanted to fall apart. This one is much tighter. I have not tried the folding yet but it looks like a fairly simple design and should work well. I give this plane a 4.5 out of 5 since there is always room for improvement. Over all it’s a great bird and I recommend it. I really love the detail in the undercarriage and the patina on the wheels. bbi always makes a good bird.

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:02 pm

Great Pics. Thanks!

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