Construction process for tires

Packard Twelve (Model 1936) with Soviet Leaders

Cockpit detail

1/48 Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 "Barbarossa" Limited Edition

Sprue parts scale comparison

Railway Semaphore

left side

Sd. Kfz.7 8 Ton Type HL m11 1943 Production Half Track

Underside of aircraft

Mig 21MF Overtrees

Close up

Lockheed F-94B Starfire

Color Profile

British Army Husky TSV

Cockpit

Tornado IDS 60th Anniversary 311 GV RSV Special Colors

Bomb Fins

UN Navy Aero 12C Cart

Starboard Approaching

Battlestar Galactica (35th Anniversary Edition)

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AH-64 Apache Wipers
Review Author
Scott Hollingshead
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$9.00

Fresh from the Review Corps gathering at the 2025 IPMS-USA Nationals comes this 1/72 scale wiper blade set for the AH-64 Apache from the folks at Quickboost. The wipers are intended for use with the Academy kit and will replace parts A6 and B51. For this review, I used my Hasegawa kit (product E6, AH-64 Apache Longbow) to show that they can also be used to upgrade a kit without wipers included. These parts are highly recommended for improving the detail on your 1/72 scale AH-64 Apache.

Quickboost has been around for several years producing detail parts and replacement parts for various models. While researching the set for this review, it appeared that at the time of my writing, this set was yet to be released. The price provided is my best guess based on similar products from the company, but this may vary slightly when released.

Packaging

Dornier Do-335 Wheel Bay Plugs
Review Author
Scott Hollingshead
Published on
Company
Eduard
Scale
1/48
MSRP
$3.96

Fresh from the Review Corps gathering at the 2025 IPMS-USA Nationals comes this wheel bay plug set from O-Mask for the Tamiya 1/48 scale Dornier Do-335. I have been using foam earplugs trimmed to size as needed for several years when masking openings during painting, but these precision-cut plugs can simply be used with no additional work required. I highly recommend this set of plugs to any modeler that airbrushes or sprays their models and is building a Do-335.

According to information provided by O-Mask, these laser-cut foam plugs are designed to cover wheel wells, air brake bays, intakes, exhausts, cowlings, or other areas of your model. Made of soft, colored foam, these plugs are relatively chemical-resistant and therefore, reusable.