F6F-3/5 Hellcat Exhausts

Published on
December 19, 2011
Review Author(s)
Scale
1/72
MSRP
$4.95
Product / Stock #
QB 72-337
Base Kit
Academy 1/72 Hellcat F6F-3/5
Company: Quickboost - Website: Visit Site
Provided by: Quickboost - Website: Visit Site
Detail Packaging

Quickboost has added exhausts for the Academy Hellcat F6F-3/5 to its like of detail sets. They are molded in grayish resin, smooth, seamless and bubble-free.

The exhausts that come in the Eduard kit are okay but just lack the level of detail that the Quickboost parts have. The Quickboost parts are really superior. The biggest plus is that the ends are hollowed out, while the Eduard exhausts are not. This can really save you a lot of time if you were going to hollow out the kit parts, not to mention how great they will look on the finished model. The Quickboost parts for the Eduard Hellcat aren’t just drop-in parts like a lot of other Quickboost parts. The exhausts on the Eduard kit are molded onto the fuselage and will need to be cut and sanded off. Once this bit of surgery is out of the way, you will be very happy with the resulting improvement.

I highly recommend this product if you want a really superior-looking model. I wouldn’t recommend this set for the beginner because of the cutting that needs to be done, but more for the modeler who has some experience working with resin improvements. Thanks to Quickboost and IPMS USA for the chance to do this review.

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