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1/48th Scale Aircraft model builder with a focus on WWII to (almost) present military aviation.
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You have to give Airfix credit for releasing British aircraft types that we may not otherwise see. The 1/48th Airfix Anson Mk.I, released in 2022, is one such neglected example in this scale, and Airfix did an exemplary job of their model. [...]
This is the original 1/48th ESCI AD-4W Skyraider kit released back in 1979. The molds have since been bought and re-released by Italeri in 2016 (#2757). It is a very basic kit with some errors of its own, however if you wanted to build a [...]
I picked up this 1/48th Academy MH-60G Pavehawk kit at a very reasonable price at my local hobby store figuring I would try it out as a Desert Storm era build. It is a decent model kit that builds up into a nice enough display, for a [...]
Over the years I have learned to steer clear of Italeri's 1/48th aircraft, as typically there are multiple problems with the kits. However, when I came across this Hurricane at a model show and looked inside the box I was pleasantly [...]
The 1998 1/48th Academy F-86F Sabre kit release was a nice add-on to the Sabre offerings of the time. Some nice features (not found in the other kits, like an engine, with a stand, open gun bays and weapons) were included in this Academy [...]
This is the 1/48th Monogram A-1H Skyraider kit which was first released in 1980 in Vietnam era markings and then again in 1983 in Korean War markings. It has been re-released a number of times, as late as 2010. Although the Tamiya kit is [...]
This 1/48th Monogram B-25H Mitchell kit is still a go-to option despite its great age. The shape and overall detail is good you could certainly add scratch build or aftermarket items to bring out the best in this aircraft model. [...]
A-4 Skyhawks were initially utilized as adversary aircraft in latter part of 1968 at VF-126. The United States Navy Fighter Weapons School (also known as Topgun) was then formed to continued this practice months later in March 1969 at [...]
This 1/48th ESCI / ERTL S-3A Viking kit was a gem back when it was originally released in 1980, mainly due to its finely engraved panel lines and general good fit of parts. It remains to this day, the only injection mold production of the [...]
This AH-1F/S Cobra a simple build, perhaps a bit too simple as the engine is only two parts split down the middle which makes clean up a bit challenging. As with the vintage Monogram kits raised panel lines are present and accounted for [...]
