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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
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May 13, 20234 min read
Century Deuce: 1/48th Monogram F-102A Dagger
Here is yet another of Monogram's massive "Century Series" kits, the F-102A Dagger. Released in 1990, it remains the only 1/48th Deuce
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Feb 18, 20234 min read
Canberra Critic: 1/48th Airfix B-57B / B-57G / RB-57E
There haven't been many manufacturers take on the Canberra in 1/48th scale to say the least. Airfix's releases from 2008-19 gave us several
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Jan 28, 20233 min read
Fangs of the Cobra: 1/48th Eduard P-39 / P-400 Airacobra
The P-39 releases from Eduard, starting in 2000, brought model makers an updated Airicobra with recessed panel lines and photo-etch details
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Jan 21, 20235 min read
Pushing Forty: 1/48th Mauve P-40N Warhawk
I bought this 1/48th P-40 kit second had at a Hobby Show for next to nothing. It was partially started, without a box or instructions...
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Dec 3, 20222 min read
Fighter Going Nuclear: 1/48th Revell F-89D/J Scorpion
This Revell 1/48th scale kit was released in 1990 however you don't see too many of them built, possibly due to the slightly obscure subject
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Oct 15, 20223 min read
Night Veil: 1/48th Monogram P-61 Black Widow
Here is another Monogram kit that reigned as pretty much the only available P-61 Black Widow kit in its scale for decades.
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Aug 13, 20223 min read
Killer Bee: 1/48th Tamiya P-51B Mustang
Tamiya's 1/48th scale Mustangs are considered to be one of the nicest model aircraft out there to build for any skill level.
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Aug 6, 20223 min read
Waldrop's Thud: 1/48th Monogram F-105D Thunderchief
Monogram released their F-105G Wild Weasel kit in 1982, and for its time, it was impressive. Detailed raised cockpit dials and switches...
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Jun 19, 20222 min read
Texan with Teeth: 1/48th Revell P-51B/C Mustang
The Revell P-51B/C kit isn't on par with the Tamiya kit however it is a nice enough kit to build, available at a reasonable cost.
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Apr 2, 20223 min read
Fork Tail Devil: 1/48th Academy P-38J Lightning
Academy's P-38 Lightning is a reasonable depiction of the type with a few fit and detail issues but nothing you can't handle
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Mar 26, 20222 min read
End of the Prop Wars: 1/48th Fujimi P-51D Mustang
I won't spend a lot of time recollecting the pros & cons of this 1973 P-51D Mustang release by Fujimi, as it is not an available contender
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Feb 27, 20222 min read
NFWS Tiger: 1/48th Monogram F-5F Tiger II
Monogram's philosophy of bringing lots of detail contained in few parts, in their 1/48th scale aircraft, continues with this F-5F.
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Feb 12, 20224 min read
Jackie's Cadillac: 1/48th Tamiya P-51D Mustang
Here is another 1/48th scale "Gem" kit by Tamiya. Not without its faults, but typically a great build at a reasonable price.
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Jan 1, 20223 min read
Twin Big Gun: 1/48th Monogram B-25H Mitchell
Another old kit that still has some merit is this 1977 Monogram release of their B-25H Mitchell. The kit is very typical of what you can...
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Dec 18, 20213 min read
Hammer of Thor: 1/48th Italeri AC-130A Spectre
This 1985 release of Italeri's 1/48th Gunship version of the C-130 was preceded by the cargo version in 1984.
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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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Oct 24, 20213 min read
Miss Fortune: 1/48th Monogram A/B-26C Invader
Monogram released their model kit of the A/B-26C Invader in 1993. The kit featured Monogram's typical raised detail interior and exterior
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Oct 23, 20212 min read
Wreaking Havoc: 1/48th AMT/ERTL A-20G Havoc
In the 90's AMT/ERTL released their Havoc series including the A-20B/C, A-20G, A-20J and P-70 variants. These were all nicely detailed kits
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Oct 17, 20213 min read
Wild Weasel Hun: 1/48th Trumpeter F-100F Super Sabre
Trumpeter did and excellent job capturing the overall dimensions, surface panel lines and rivets as well as most of the details of the F-100
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Oct 16, 20213 min read
The First Dragon: 1/48th Revell AC-47D
Originally released as a standard C-47 (by Monogram) in 1978, the AC-47 version was released in the 80s by Revell (and re-released in 2015).
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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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Aug 8, 20213 min read
Charcoal Lizard Warthog: 1/48th Monogram A-10A
The Monogram kit represents an early (pre-LASTE configuration) A-10 and don't confuse it with the Revell version which is a different kit...
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Aug 7, 20212 min read
Skunkworks Spy: 1/48th Testors U-2
Here is another decades old kit for anyone wanting to build a U-2C in 1/48th scale, this kit was pretty much it... until the recent AFV kit.
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Aug 1, 20212 min read
Midnight Cowboy: 1/48th Monogram A-1H Skyraider
This is Monogram's Spad kit which was first released in 1980 in Vietnam era markings and then again in 1983 in Korean War markings
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