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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
Mar 14, 20218 min read
The Completed Build List
Below is my list of the 1/48th scale kits that I have built over the past decades. I have been constructing model aircraft since 1978
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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
660
@PlaneThought41
Feb 154 min read
D-Day Mossie: 1/48th Tamiya Mosquito NF Mk. XIII
Tamiya certainly does make some excellently engineered model aircraft, like this 1/48th Tamiya Mosquito NF Mk. XIII kit for example.
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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.
780
@PlaneThought41
Feb 14 min read
Penny for Your Thoughts: 1/48th Monogram F-100D Super Sabre
For several decades this 1/48th Monogram F-100D Super Sabre kit remained the undisputed choice if you wanted a F-100 in this scale
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@PlaneThought41
Jan 253 min read
RCAF Hawk: 1/48th Eduard P-40N Warhawk
This plastic was previously released by Mauve, however the 1/48th Eduard P-40N Warhawk re-release contains additional resin & PE parts
2080
@PlaneThought41
Dec 7, 20243 min read
Transport Command: 1/48th Gallery Models CH-34 Choctaw (CH-126)
The original version of this 1/48th Gallery Models CH-34 Choctaw was released in 2012 with other boxings following and is an excellent model
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Nov 30, 20243 min read
Pengie : 1/48th Monogram P-47D Thunderbolt
Despite the kit's 1973 release date, this old 1/48th Monogram P-47D Thunderbolt kit still has some appealing features.
680
@PlaneThought41
Nov 23, 20243 min read
Mako Shark: 1/48th Academy T-33 Shooting Star
The 1/48th Academy T-33, released in 2000, is merely a re-box of the 1982 Hobbycraft kit.
690
@PlaneThought41
Nov 16, 20242 min read
Hot Flash: 1/48th Monogram F-104G Starfighter
The original release of this 1/48th Monogram F-104G Starfighter dates back to 1978. It is an inexpensive model kit that captures the outline
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@PlaneThought41
Nov 9, 20242 min read
Skeets Ogilvie: 1/48th Revell Spitfire Mk.II
This 1/48th Revell Spitfire Mk.II is an old 1978 vintage kit that is still kicking around despite being surpassed by a number of newer kits
640
@PlaneThought41
Nov 2, 20242 min read
Short-Fuse: 1/48th Monogram P-51B Mustang
If you are looking for a nice budget build 1/48th P-51B Mustang then this Monogram kit still has some merit.
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Oct 26, 20245 min read
Bonnie Stoof: 1/48th Kinetic CS2F (S-2A) Tracker
This 1/48th Kinetic CS2F (S-2A) Tracker has nice surface details and options to get you well on your way to a good looking Stoof build.
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@PlaneThought41
Oct 19, 20242 min read
V-STOL: 1/48th Monogram AV-8A (GR.1) Harrier
This is my 1/48th Monogram AV-8A (GR.1) Harrier kit which was released back in 1981. The kit is typical of Monogram kits around this time
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Oct 12, 20245 min read
Gabby Jug: 1/48th Hasegawa P-47D Thunderbolt
The kit release in 1996 of the 1/48th Hasegawa P-47D Thunderbolt reset the bar for the best Thunderbolt on the market.
870
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Oct 5, 20242 min read
JAWS Hog: 1/48th Revell A-10A Warthog
The 1/48th Revell A-10A Warthog kit was decent enough at the time of its release (second only to Tamiya's A-10A and a fraction of the price)
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@PlaneThought41
Sep 28, 20243 min read
Tiger Spirit: 1/48th Monogram F-5E
The release in 1978 of this 1/48th Monogram F-5E produced the first decent injection mould kit of this nimble fighter.
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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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Sep 14, 20243 min read
NightCAP: 1/48th ERTL/AMT F7F-3N Tigercat
This 1/48th ERTL/AMT F7F-3N Tigercat is the 1997 release of the kit. Following their Tigercat-2 releases
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Sep 7, 20243 min read
Whirlwind: 1/48th Italeri Tornado IDS
This kit is the original 1992 release of the 1/48th Italeri Tornado IDS and although it will build up into a decent replica of a Tornado...
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