Rear suspension

53 Foot Smooth Side Trailer with Reefer

Bomb bay

Ki-21-Ib "Sally" Japanese Heavy Bomber

Launcher Detail 1

M752 Tactical Ballistic Missile Launcher

First, second, third stage engines

Saturn V Apollo 11

JASDF decals

T-33A Shooting Star and Cockpit Detail Set

Side view

TF-104 Starfighter

Completed with driver

World of Tanks Cromwell

Finished

"Quietly came, quietly went…" - Special Operations Forces of Ukraine

finished - Left Rear

Tiger I Ausf. H2 7.5cm Kwk 42

Mold Marks

Redstone Launcher

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F4F-4 Wildcat Exhaust
Review Author
Phil Peterson
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$5.50

Another quick upgrade for the Airfix Wildcat are these two exhausts. They are direct replacements for the kit parts and have very thin walls. While you can paint the insides black I think for the best effect you would still want to drill out the exhaust hole from the engine. Just be careful on how you hold them, the resin is that thin.

No instructions are provided as they are a direct replacement for the kit part.

Thanks to Aires and IPMS/USA for the review kit.

Package

F4F-4 Wildcat Engine
Review Author
Phil Peterson
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$9.00

The engine on the Airfix 72nd Wildcat is very detailed with push rods and wiring visible on the front. Quickboost offers a replacement engine which does give better details on the front cover but you will have to add the push rods and wiring if you want to go that direction. One thing I noticed is the cylinders have a bit of resin connecting them to the rear. While these are not visible through the closed cowling they would be if you want to display an engine change or just have the cowling removed. They look a little awkward to remove but anyone with experience working with resin replacement parts should have no trouble. One nice addition is the rear of the engine is included with this set. That will add additional detail when looking in the landing gear well area.

I did a quick check and the engine fits inside the cowling with no modifications needed. >

Simple instructions are provided to help position the parts.

Package

F4F-4 Wildcat Undercarriage Covers
Review Author
Phil Peterson
Published on
Company
Quickboost
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$5.50

The new Airfix Wildcat kits look great right out of the box. But can we make them better. Well there is always some aftermarket. This set from Quickboost is a direct replacement for the landing gear doors. They may also be usable on other 72nd scale kits. The parts are finely molded and very thin, but the best advantage I can see is not having to fill the ejector pin marks on the inside of each kit door.

No instructions are provided as they are a direct replacement for the kit part.

Thanks to Aires and IPMS/USA for the review kit.

Package

F4F-4 Wildcat Control Surfaces
Review Author
Phil Peterson
Published on
Company
Aires Hobby Models
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$7.50

This set from Aires replaces the stabilizers on the new Airfix kit. The control surfaces are separate so you can easily model them deflected up or down. A quick check of pictures of the real plane shows them slightly deflected down, occasionally deflected up and just as often with no deflection at all so it is up to you. The detail on the parts is slightly higher than the Airfix parts but if you are planning to model your kit with them not deflected I would probably stay with the kit parts. I did a quick check and the engine fits inside the cowling with no modifications needed.

No instructions are provided as they directly replace the kit parts.

Thanks to Aires and IPMS/USA for the review kit.