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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.

Tiger Hornet: 1/48th Hasegawa CF-18A Hornet

Hasegawa's 1/48th Hornet was originally released in 1991 with the F-18A version. Their 1/48th CF-188A Hornet followed in 1993

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Jul 8, 20233 min read

Magnificent Fighter: 1/48th Hobbycraft Sea Fury FBII

This Hobbycraft 1/48 Sea Fury FBII was released in 1989 and can be built up quickly for a fun kit or require a bit of work to enhance

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Jul 1, 20233 min read

Cold Lake Rescue: 1/48th Italeri UH-1D (CH-118) Iroquois

First released in 1998, this 1/48th scale model kit of the UH-1D Iroquois, by Italeri, was eagerly awaited by model makers

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Jun 17, 20233 min read

Tiger Meet Missile: 1/48th Hasegawa CF-104 Starfighter

Initially released in 2000, Hasegawa's 1/48th scale F-104G Starfighter delivered a gem of a kit with great features right out of the box....

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May 20, 20232 min read

Century Dark Magic: 1/48th Monogram CF-101B Voodoo

Here is another of Monogram's "Century Series" kits, the F-101B Voodoo. Originally released in 1985, it remained the ONLY Voodoo until 2014

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May 6, 20233 min read

Coastal Command Crusader: 1/48th Tamiya Beaufighter Mk.VI

Tamiya released their 1/48th scale Beaufighter duo starting in 1997 with the Mk.VI and adding the TF.X later. The fit and detail are good...

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Apr 29, 20233 min read

417 in the Desert: 1/48th ICM Spitfire Mk. VIII

Back before 2000, it wasn't easy to find a nicely detailed, accurately shaped 1/48th scale Spitfire. Many attempts, few successes.

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Mar 4, 20234 min read

Navy Griffon : 1/48th Hobbycraft Seafire XV

In the early 90s Hobbycraft released their Seafire Mk. XV. Hobbycraft kits were known to be short on detail but very reasonably priced.

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Feb 11, 20232 min read

Whimpy Alouette: 1/48th Trumpeter Wellington Mk.III

This was a great kit to see released as it had been overlooked for so long in 1/48th A very well detailed model right out of the box.

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Jan 14, 20235 min read

Canadian Snowbird: 1/48th Hobbycraft CT-114 Tutor

This is Hobbycraft's CT-114 Tutor, an aircraft familiar to Canadians. If you have been to an airshow you may have seen this 9-plane team

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Nov 5, 20224 min read

RCNVR Cat: 1/48th Eduard F6F-5 Hellcat

This Eduard F6F Hellcat kit is arguably one of their best offerings, combining relative ease of construction with excellent detail of parts.

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Oct 8, 20223 min read

Davis Wing: 1/48th Monogram B-24J Liberator

This is the original release of Monogram's big 4-engine bomber, the B-24J Liberator. Issued a year after their popular B-17 kit in 1976

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Oct 1, 20224 min read

Before the Fury: 1/48th Eduard Tempest Mk. V

I built my 1/48th scale Eduard Tempest from their early kit release of the aircraft, which was a mixed-media kit

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Jul 30, 20223 min read

Shark-Tooth Tiffy : 1/48th Hasegawa Typhoon Mk.IB

This 1999 release by Hasegawa of the Typhoon IB still holds up very well today. The molds are typical Hasegawa, high-quality, precision fit

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Jul 23, 20223 min read

Highway to Victory: 1/48th Revell PV-1 Ventura

Revell's release of this Lockheed PV-1 Ventura in 2011 was a nice addition of a type not often seen in 1/48th scale before.

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Jul 2, 20223 min read

Victoria Cross Crew: 1/48th Revell PBY-5A Catalina / Canso

This 1/48th Monogram/Revell PBY-5 series kit is considered to be the best of the type in any scale. The level of detail is good & it's big

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Jul 1, 20224 min read

LOH Little Bird: 1/48th ESCI Bell OH-58 Kiowa (CH-136)

My OH-58 kit was based off the original ESCI AB-206 JetRanger kit released in 1980. This release added some of the military hardware

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Jun 4, 20222 min read

Golden Days: 1/48th Monogram F-86 Sabre

The first boxing of the 1/48th Monogram F-86 Sabre kit dates back to 1976. While this kit has been eclipsed by newer and better versions, back in the day it was a nice model to construct.

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May 28, 20223 min read

City of Winnipeg: 1/48th Airfix Spitfire Mk.V (1977 Version)

Note this kit is the original 1977 release by Airfix which has since been completely replaced by their recent (2014) release.

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Feb 19, 20222 min read

Immortal RAF Bomber: 1/48th Tamiya Lancaster BI/BIII

Let me start off by letting you know, this is not your typical Tamiya fit kit, it requires some work. My Lancaster is the 1975 original

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Jan 15, 20224 min read

SAR Special: 1/48th Academy KV-107 Converted to CH-113 Labrador

Academy's CH-46 series was well received by model makers when it was released around 2005. External and internal details are nicely done. My build utilized the 1/48th Academy KV-107 which I converted to a CH-113 Labrador.

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Nov 28, 20214 min read