...after a trip to Bovington, feeling motivated so cracking on with getting the Hellcat finished, along with a couple of Shermans Ive got on the bench....

Ok where did you get the small hatch A1 hull?

I've modified a Mato cast hull into a small hatched one...

Wow, i would love to see pictures of how you do that. Though those mato a1s are nearly impossible to find now.
ive been hoping nick would make an a1 small hatch for a while now but he is busy right now.

Frank, have you considered a Hellcat production run? You could probably get solid pre-orders for at least 25 units. I'd be interested in at least one.

...done...