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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
The Original Wild One: 1/48th Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat
The Tamiya F4F kit is reportedly still the (or one of the) best kits of the Wildcat. Low parts count, generally good fit and nice detail...
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Feb 5, 20223 min read
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Torpedo Runner : 1/48th Monogram TBD-1 Devastator
This 1/48th Monogram TBD-1 Devastator is a very old model dating back to 1974. Surprisingly the kit is still decent enough for its age
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Jan 29, 20223 min read
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Colourful Scooter: 1/48th Monogram OA-4M Skyhawk
Considering the inexpensive price that these Skyhawk kits can be found at, this 1/48th Monogram OA-4M Skyhawk still builds up into a respectable model
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Oct 28, 20213 min read
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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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Oct 9, 20213 min read
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Blue Blazers Corsair II: 1/48th Hasegawa A-7E "SLUF"
This 1/48th A-7 is one of Hasegawa’s best for fit, combined with a remarkable level of detail straight out of the box.
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Sep 19, 20213 min read
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Gunfighter Sunset: 1/48th Hasegawa F-8J Crusader
Hasegawa's 1/48th F-8J Crusader is another of their well engineered, finely detailed products that make for a relatively stress-free build
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Sep 18, 20212 min read
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Pacific Pappy Punch: 1/48th Otaki F4U-1A Corsair
This kit dates back to the 1970s and has some good features (especially for its time) unfortunately it also has some lacking areas
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Aug 29, 20213 min read
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The Beast: 1/48th Monogram SB2C Helldiver
This is the old original 1/48th Monogram release of the Helldiver, 1960s vintage (not to be confused with the 1997 Pro Modeller / Revel kit)
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Jun 5, 20213 min read
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Old Cats: 1/48th Monogram F6F-5 Hellcat
This is another 1960s vintage 1/48th Monogram kit. I picked up this one at a newly opened local model shop, way back when.
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May 30, 20212 min read
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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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May 29, 20212 min read
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Ace of Spades Tomcat: 1/48th Monogram F-14A
The Monogram Tomcat has since been bested by other kits, however price considered, it still has a place in the market.
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Apr 30, 20215 min read
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Lucky Shamrocks: 1/48th ESCI F-4J Phantom II
This ESCI F-4 kit is hard to recommend due to its deficiencies but you can make a good replica using this base
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Apr 22, 20213 min read
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Phabulous Red Devil Phantom - 1/48th Monogram F-4J Phantom II
This time around my Monogram Phantom II was constructed in the markings of the USMC VMFA-232 "Red Devils"
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Apr 20, 20213 min read
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Phabulous Warlord Phantoms: 1/48th ESCI F-4J Phantom II
The old ESCI/ERTL Phantoms do have some nice qualities about them, however the cockpit is a comparative disaster
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Apr 18, 20213 min read
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Phabulous Phantoms - 1/48th Monogram F-4J Phantom II
Here is another Phantom kit of Monogram's produced back in the 80s. Still a respectable kit, despite the raised panel lines.
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Apr 16, 202115 min read
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Flight of the Intruder - 1/48th Fujimi A-6A Intruder
This kit was built from the decades old Fujimi kit and it (along with its identical twin - the Testors kit) used to be the only game in town
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Apr 6, 20213 min read
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Screaming Eagle - 1/48th Hasegawa F-4B Phantom II (Original mold)
The Hasegawa 1/48 F-4 Phantom II series had remained the best F-4 kits for many decades. VF-51 crews downed 4 MiGs during the war.
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Apr 3, 20214 min read
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Tomcats Panther - 1/48th Trumpeter F9F-2 Panther
The 2007 co-release of a new tool F9F Panther by Trumpeter and Hobbycraft was a welcome addition to Korean War era aircraft fans.
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Apr 1, 20212 min read
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Guppy Spad - 1/48th ESCI AD-4W Skyraider
This is the original ESCI AD-4W kit released back in 1979. The molds have since been bought and re-released by Italeri in 2016 (#2757).
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Mar 27, 20212 min read
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AWACS USN Style: 1/48th Kinetic E-2C 2000 Hawkeye
Kinetic's release of their 1/48 E-2C Hawkeye kit is still the best Hawkeye model in any scale.
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Dec 31, 20193 min read
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Midnight Sinner: 1/48th Squadron (Czech Model) F3D-2 Skyknight
The Skyknight had a fairly significant career, first as a night-fighter in the Korean War, next as a platform for developing the AIM-7...
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May 13, 20184 min read
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