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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
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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@PlaneThought41
Aug 31, 20247 min read
Be-Devilers: 1/48th Hasegawa F-14A+ Tomcat
The 1/48th Hasegawa F-14 Tomcats weren't introduced until the late 1980s and were quickly hailed as the best detailed Tomcat kit
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@PlaneThought41
Aug 17, 20242 min read
Delta Force: 1/48th Heller Mirage 2000C
This old 1/48th Heller Mirage 2000C kit, despite its age, is still decently accurate and can be built up into a nice looking display model.
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@PlaneThought41
Jul 27, 20244 min read
4th Gen CF: 1/48th Monogram F-18 Hornet
This kit was actually the original 1/48th Monogram F-18 Hornet molded in white plastic with features to produce the early prototype
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@PlaneThought41
Jul 20, 20243 min read
Test Viper: 1/48th Monogram F-16 Falcon
The 1/48th Monogram F-16 Falcon was released in 1976 while the Falcon was still a pre-production "YF-16" Falcon.
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@PlaneThought41
Mar 23, 20243 min read
Have Blue: 1/48th Monogram F-117A Stealth
Introduced in 1991, just after the Gulf War combat involvement of this secretive jet, the 1/48th Monogram F-117A Stealth was a well timed...
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@PlaneThought41
Feb 3, 20243 min read
Rico's Rig: 1/48th Tamiya F-15A Eagle
The 1/48th scale Tamiya F-15A Eagle was a nice enough kit when it was released in 1978, certainly one of the best F-15A kits available then
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@PlaneThought41
Jul 15, 20233 min read
Cold Lake Cougar: 1/48th Kinetic CF-188A/B (F/A-18A/B) Hornet
The 2016 introduction of the 1/48th Kinetic F/A-18, CF-188A/B (CF-18) took the Hornet to a new level in this scale.
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@PlaneThought41
Jul 8, 20233 min read
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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@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
Jun 10, 20233 min read
Desert Lion: 1/48th Kinetic F-21A / C1 Kfir
In 2013 Kinetic released their C1 / F-21 Kfir kit. There hadn't been a model released of this type in 1/48th scale since the 70's ESCI mold
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@PlaneThought41
Jun 3, 20233 min read
Flanker Cat: 1/48th Academy F-14A Tomcat
The 1989 Academy 1/48th scale F-14 kit was a good option if you were looking to build up a Tomcat (or several) without breaking the bank.
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@PlaneThought41
Apr 8, 20233 min read
NSAWC Viper: 1/48th Hasegawa F16B Plus Falcon
Originally released in 1989, this Hasegawa F-16B Plus was also re-released in 2006. The kit provides all of the parts for a standard Bk 15
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@PlaneThought41
Dec 10, 20223 min read
Beware the Bones: 1/48th Revell F/A-18F Super Hornet
First released in 2006, shortly after their "E" version, Revell's F/A-18F Super Hornet provides a good low-cost model
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@PlaneThought41
Apr 23, 20222 min read
Sundowner: 1/48th Academy F-14A Tomcat
This Academy F-14 kit was an ideal combination if you were looking to build up a collection of Tomcats without breaking the bank
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@PlaneThought41
Nov 21, 20212 min read
Outflanked : 1/48th Academy Su-27B Zhurovlik (Flanker)
The 1993 release of this Flanker got a lot of attention. Modelers were generally happy with the surface detail and shape of the kit, but...
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@PlaneThought41
Nov 20, 20212 min read
Master of the MiGs: 1/48th Academy MiG-29A Fulcrum
The release of this Academy kit held the promise of great improvement over the 1/48th Monogram kit. Although better, the kit falls short
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@PlaneThought41
Nov 11, 20213 min read
Sandstorm PaveHawk: 1/48th Academy MH-60G
There hasn't been a lot of choice when it came to building a 1/48th Blackhawk series helicopter. In the 80s and 90s this was it.
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@PlaneThought41
Oct 11, 20213 min read
Big Mouth Viper: 1/48th Hasegawa F-16C
First to market with a late-model F-16C in any scale was Hasegawa with this 1/48th scale series aircraft.
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@PlaneThought41
Oct 10, 20212 min read
Sharp Nose French Aircraft: 1/48th Revell Rafale B
There are not many kit makers of these French aircraft in 1/48th scale but luckily Revell's kit is decent as well as reasonably priced.
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@PlaneThought41
Oct 9, 20213 min read
The B Side: 1/48th Hasegawa AV-8B Harrier
Depending on who you ask about this 1/48th scale Hasegawa AV-8B Harrier kit, you will hear how great or how horribly unbuildable it was...
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@PlaneThought41
May 29, 20212 min read
Black Knights SAM Killer: 1/48th Monogram F/A-18A
Here is another decades old kit from Monogram. Released back in 1983 this was Monogram's first military production version of the F/A-18
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@PlaneThought41
May 22, 20213 min read
Wolfpack GunSmoke Viper: 1/48th Hasegawa F-16A
Back in 1983 when Hasegawa released this kit F-16A, it was definitely the best 1/48 model of the Fighting Falcon
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@PlaneThought41
May 15, 20213 min read
Lucky Strike: 1/48th Revell F-15E Strike Eagle
This Revell F-15E kit was released in 2000, and it is still one of their best kits. For a time this was THE kit to build for F-15 fans.
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