Exhaust manifolds on small-scale aircraft rarely look very realistic. The moldings are representative of the exhaust, but are usually finished with solid ends where they should be tubular, like the ones on the full size aircraft. While some styles can be drilled out, the process is time-consuming and tedious to perform. If the exhaust is anything other than round, this process does not work, especially if the exhaust opening is a flattened oval shape or square shape. The Airfix Bf-109E has the latter style, a square shaped exhaust opening for each of the 12 engine cylinders. Quickboost has been well known for some time for producing high quality molded resin replacement parts for models, solving many of the issues with inaccurate or limited details. The kit exhausts are molded separately, which makes painting easier, but they are also solid with no openings. The Quickboost Bf-109E exhausts are an easy replacement, and are molded in scale thickness with the proper open ends. Once removed from the pour stubs and painted, they are simply attached to the proper points on each side of the engine cowling. Beginners and experienced modelers would be able to accomplish this with little to no extra effort, and the results will increase both appearance and accuracy. Highly recommended!

Thank you to Aires and Quickboost for supplying this review sample, and IPMS for allowing me to review them.