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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Golden Days: 1/48th Monogram F-86 Sabre
The boxing dates back to 1976 and while this kit has been eclipsed by better versions now, back in the day it was a nice model
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May 28, 20223 min read
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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
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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
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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
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Nato Trainer: 1/48th Airfix CT-155 / Hawk 100
The Airfix release of this BAE Hawk 100 trainer in 2003 brought model makers a relatively low-cost kit of a subject that had been missing
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Nov 27, 20212 min read
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Grace in Grays: 1/48th Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.IX
Hasegawa's release of their Spitfire Mk. IX was highly anticipated in 2001 as the Spitfire community was still looking for the ultimate kit
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Sep 26, 20213 min read
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Canada Day Special: 1/48th Hasegawa CH-124 Sea King (HSS-2B Conversion)
This kit is still the only Sea King available in 1/48 scale. It was released in 1992 however the model is still holding up well.
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Jul 1, 20214 min read
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Biggin Hill, Kent 1942: 1/48th Tamiya Spitfire Mk. Vb
For a kit that is more than a quarter century old, the Tamiya 1/48th scale Spitfire Vb certainly holds up well.
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Apr 15, 20213 min read
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Thunderbird Warhawk - 1/48th ARII P-40E Kittyhawk IA
The ARII/ Otaki P-40 may look alright at first glance, however it has shape issues, some of which are problems that cannot be fixed.
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Apr 14, 20212 min read
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Desert Hurricane: 1/48th Hobbycraft Hurricane IIC
This kit was built from the old Hobbycraft kit and although not the best Hurricane kit, you can certainly produce a decent aircraft from it
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Apr 13, 20213 min read
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Hell Island (Malta) Spitfire: 1/48th Tamiya Spitfire Mk.Vb
The Tamiya 1/48th scale Spitfire parts fit and engineering are still highly competitive although the kit came out over 25 years ago.
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Apr 12, 20213 min read
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303 Polish Sqn. Hurricane: 1/48th Hobbycraft Hurricane IB
Hobbycraft’s 1/48th scale Hurricane kits are older tooling, have a few inaccuracies, however they actually go together pretty well.
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Apr 11, 20213 min read
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BCATP Grad: 1/48th Monogram T-6 Harvard
For a kit first released in the 1970s this Monogram (Revell) T-6 model is holding up well.
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Apr 10, 20213 min read
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The Night's Watch - 1/48th Tamiya Beaufighter Mk.IIF (Conversion)
1/48th Tamiya Beaufighter Mk.IIF flown by Robert Carl "Moose" Fumerton (Pilot) & Pat Bing (Radar Operator) of RCAF 406 Squadron
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Apr 2, 20214 min read
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