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The Ongoing Construction of a 1/48th Scale Airforce
Below you will find a listing of all the 1/48th scale model aircraft I have built over the years. I am also producing separate Weblogs featuring each individual model kit as well as my brief review of the build highlights and end result. Hopefully you will find the content informative, inspiring & entertaining. Feel free to post a note to me on social media featuring a model aircraft that you are working on or have constructed. There is a great community of model builders there who will support your projects long after your family gets bored of your obsession with aircraft. :) - Cheers
@PlaneThought41
2 days ago6 min read
Gunfighters Ghost: 1/48th Academy F-4C Phantom II
In 2013 Academy delivered the first new-tool 1/48th Academy F-4C Phantom II seen in decades, besting Hasegawa.
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@PlaneThought41
Feb 214 min read
Killer E: 1/48th Monogram F-4E Phantom II
Although this 2004 kit is boxed as a 1/48th Monogram F-4E Phantom II, the plastic mold is actually the 80s Hasegawa F-4E
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@PlaneThought41
Feb 84 min read
RePhinish: 1/48th Monogram F-4C Phantom II
The 1/48th Monogram F-4C Phantom II kits still produce a good model, that looks the part, at a very reasonable cost.
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@PlaneThought41
Sep 21, 20243 min read
Photo Spook: 1/48th Italeri RF-4C Phantom II
Released back in 1980, the 1/48th Italeri RF-4C was a decent representation of this Reconnaissance version of the versatile Phantom II
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@PlaneThought41
Aug 24, 20243 min read
Ghost Riders: 1/48th Monogram F-4J Phantom II
1/48th Monogram F-4J Phantom II kits still produce a good result, that definitely looks the part, at a very reasonable cost.
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@PlaneThought41
Jun 9, 20243 min read
ANG Days: 1/48th Monogram F-4C Phantom II
This 1/48th Monogram F-4C Phantom II kit is typical of Monogram products back in the 70s and 80s, defined by impressive detail for the time
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@PlaneThought41
Jun 8, 20243 min read
Scat XXVII: 1/48th Monogram F-4C Phantom II
This 1/48th Monogram F-4C Phantom II kit is typical of Monogram products back in the 70s and 80s, defined by impressive detail for the time
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@PlaneThought41
May 4, 20244 min read
Chargers Last MiG: 1/48th Academy F-4B Phantom II
In 2012 Academy delivered the first new-tool 1/48th scale Phantom seen in decades, finally besting the Hasegawa as "King"
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@PlaneThought41
Jun 23, 20234 min read
Ferris Splinter: 1/48th Hasegawa F-4S Phantom II
The 1/48th Hasegawa F-4S Phantom II still builds up into a nice model with adequate detail.
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@PlaneThought41
Feb 4, 20234 min read
Phantom Blues: 1/48th Revell (Hasegawa) FGR.2 (F-4M)
This is actually a reboxing of Hasegawa's kit from 1987, and to my knowledge is still the only 1/48 scale version of a British Phantom.
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@PlaneThought41
Apr 22, 20213 min read
Lucky Shamrocks: 1/48th ESCI F-4J Phantom II
This ESCI F-4 kit is hard to recommend due to its deficiencies but you can make a good replica using this base
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@PlaneThought41
Apr 21, 20212 min read
Phabulous Weasel Phantoms: 1/48th Hasegawa F-4G Phantom II
The Hasegawa F-4G is arguably the best offer of this 1/48th model kit at this time. It is nicely detailed and a decent build.
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@PlaneThought41
Apr 20, 20213 min read
Phabulous Red Devil Phantom - 1/48th Monogram F-4J Phantom II
This time around my Monogram Phantom II was constructed in the markings of the USMC VMFA-232 "Red Devils"
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@PlaneThought41
Apr 19, 20212 min read
Phabulous Wrap-Around Phantoms - 1/48th Italeri F-4E Phantom II
I will keep this one also brief as this 1/48th Italeri F-4E/G Phantom II kit is 1981 vintage and not very good at that...
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@PlaneThought41
Apr 18, 20213 min read
Phabulous Warlord Phantoms: 1/48th ESCI F-4J Phantom II
The old ESCI/ERTL Phantoms do have some nice qualities about them, however the cockpit is a comparative disaster
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@PlaneThought41
Apr 17, 20212 min read
Phabulous Lizard Phantoms - 1/48th Italeri F-4G Phantom II
Back in the early 1980's if you wanted to build a 1/48th scale F-4G, this was it. Lucky for you, there are now other much improved options.
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@PlaneThought41
Apr 16, 202115 min read
Phabulous Phantoms - 1/48th Monogram F-4J Phantom II
Here is another Phantom kit of Monogram's produced back in the 80s. Still a respectable kit, despite the raised panel lines.
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@PlaneThought41
Apr 5, 20212 min read
Phabulous Phantoms SitRep - 1/48th Monogram F-4C/D Phantom II
My 1/48th Monogram F-4D Phantom II was constructed in the markings of the USAFs top scoring airframe.
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@PlaneThought41
Apr 3, 20214 min read
Screaming Eagle - 1/48th Hasegawa F-4B Phantom II (Original mold)
The Hasegawa 1/48 F-4 Phantom II series had remained the best F-4 kits for many decades. VF-51 crews downed 4 MiGs during the war.
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