Military Aircraft Models

The Ongoing Construction of a 1/48th Scale Airforce

Below you will find a list by type of all the 1/48th scale model aircraft I have built over the years, with links to the separate aircraft weblog pages. Individual Weblogs feature my brief inspiration and review of the model kit.

Hopefully you will find the content informative, inspiring & entertaining. Let me know if you have any questions or comments here or through one of my social media connections.

Yoshida's Shoki: 1/48th Otaki Ki-44

For its time, this 1/48th Otaki Ki-44 was quite a decent, although very basic, kit with recessed panel lines and rivets

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Jan 27, 20242 min read

Beurling's 9: 1/48th ICM Spitfire Mk. IX

The 1/48th ICM Spitfire Mk. IX kits had their day in the spotlight & their critics all along, however they still build into a nice Spitfire

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Nov 25, 20233 min read

Nakajima's 97: 1/48th Nichimo B5N2 Kate

This 1970's era 1/48th Nichimo B5N2 Kate was pretty much the only game in town for this scale until Hasegawa's kit release in 2001

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Nov 18, 20232 min read

Frail Wings of WWI: 1/48th Eduard Hanroit HD.1

This 1/48th scale Eduard Hanroit HD.1 kit was originally released in 1998, although I built the Weekend edition

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Nov 11, 20233 min read

Silver Streak: 1/48th Heller F-84F Thunderstreak

This old seventies era 1/48th Heller F-84F Thunderstreak is a pretty basic kit, lacking details and having raised panel lines.

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Nov 4, 20232 min read

Earning your Stripes: 1/48th Italeri Spitfire Mk. IX

Italeri's 1/48th Spitfire IX kit release in 2006 is actually a re-release of Ocidental Réplicas (1999) Spitfire plastic.

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Oct 28, 20233 min read

Tuck: 1/48th Airfix Hurricane Mk.I (Old Tool Version)

This is the real "Old School" (1979) Airfix version of the Hurricane, so we won't spend a lot of time on this kit discussion as Airfix...

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Oct 21, 20232 min read

Wooden Wonder: 1/48th Monogram Mosquito

This is a real vintage kit of Monogram's, dating back to the mid-60's. My version was released in the 70's however the plastic is the...

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Oct 14, 20232 min read

Super Tweet: 1/48th Monogram A-37B Dragonfly

First released in 1993 this 1/48th Monogram A-37B Dragonfly kit still retains their signature raised surface detail

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Oct 7, 20232 min read

FAC: 1/48th Model USA O-1E (L-19) Bird Dog

Model USA's 1998 kit of the Cessna O-1 (L-19) Bird Dog was the only 1/48 scale kit on the market until quite recently.

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Sep 30, 20233 min read

Hog: 1/48th Monogram UH-1C Huey

The old 1/48th Monogram UH-1C "Hog" is one example of a Huey model that presents its challenges, both in fit and accuracy.

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Sep 23, 20233 min read

SoD SLUF: 1/48th Monogram A-7A Corsair II - D Conversion

Here is an old (1979) 1/48th scale Monogram kit (sort of) that will get you an early A-7A Corsair II budget build

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Sep 16, 20233 min read

Photo Flash: 1/48th Heller RF-84F Thunderflash

This old (1979) 1/48th Heller RF-84F Thunderflash is a pretty basic kit lacking details and having raised panel lines.

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Sep 9, 20232 min read

Taegu Tiger: - 1/48th Tamiya F-84G Thunderjet

Tamiya released this 1/48th scale Republic F-84G Thunderjet kit back in 1998 and it is a gem to build with excellent fit & detail

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Sep 2, 20233 min read

Panzerknacker: 1/48th Revell Hs129-B

The 2003 release of this 1/48th Revell Hs129-B is actually a re-release of Hasegawa's 1999 kit.

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Aug 26, 20232 min read

"Én Bạc": 1/48th Academy MiG-21PF

At the time (1998), this 1/48th scale Academy MiG-21PF release was the best in its class, as the previous Revell and OEZ kits were basic...

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Aug 19, 20233 min read

Sweet Sue: 1/48th ICM Spitfire Mk. IX

Oddly enough, before 2000, it wasn't easy to find a nicely detailed, accurately shaped 1/48th scale Spitfire.

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Aug 12, 20234 min read

Top Gun Trainer: 1/48th Two Bobs T-2C Buckeye

Two Bobs paired up with MPM to produce this USN trainer model kit in 2009, which had previously been ignored by manufactures.

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Aug 5, 20234 min read

Suez Crisis: 1/48th Trumpeter Wyvern S.4

The 1/48th Trumpeter Wyvern is one of the nicest aircraft kits on the market, certainly one of Trumpeters best kits.

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Jul 29, 20234 min read

RCN Warrior: 1/48th Grand Phoenix FireFly Mk.1

Although this 1/48th Grand Phoenix FireFly Mk.1 kit is not an easy build (as it is a multi-media production) it builds up into a great model

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Jul 22, 20232 min read

The Ongoing Construction of a 1/48th Scale Airforce

Yoshida's Shoki: 1/48th Otaki Ki-44

Beurling's 9: 1/48th ICM Spitfire Mk. IX

Nakajima's 97: 1/48th Nichimo B5N2 Kate

Frail Wings of WWI: 1/48th Eduard Hanroit HD.1

Silver Streak: 1/48th Heller F-84F Thunderstreak

Earning your Stripes: 1/48th Italeri Spitfire Mk. IX

Tuck: 1/48th Airfix Hurricane Mk.I (Old Tool Version)

Wooden Wonder: 1/48th Monogram Mosquito

Super Tweet: 1/48th Monogram A-37B Dragonfly

FAC: 1/48th Model USA O-1E (L-19) Bird Dog

Hog: 1/48th Monogram UH-1C Huey

SoD SLUF: 1/48th Monogram A-7A Corsair II - D Conversion

Photo Flash: 1/48th Heller RF-84F Thunderflash

Taegu Tiger: - 1/48th Tamiya F-84G Thunderjet

Panzerknacker: 1/48th Revell Hs129-B

"Én Bạc": 1/48th Academy MiG-21PF

Sweet Sue: 1/48th ICM Spitfire Mk. IX

Top Gun Trainer: 1/48th Two Bobs T-2C Buckeye

Suez Crisis: 1/48th Trumpeter Wyvern S.4

RCN Warrior: 1/48th Grand Phoenix FireFly Mk.1

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