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The double seat Scooters also have a distinct look to them, which is a nice addition to the collection of A-4s.

The Hasegawa A6M2 is originally from 1996 and has been regularly released with various markings over the years.

Released in the early 70s this 1/48th Tamiya A6M2-N Rufe kit was very nice for its time.

This plastic was previously released by Mauve, however the 1/48th Eduard P-40N Warhawk re-release (in the early 2000s) c...

This 1/48th Hasegawa P-47D Thunderbolt kit release in 1996 reset the bar for the best Thunderbolt on the market. Arrivin...

The 1999 release of this 1/48th Hasegawa Typhoon Mk.IB still holds up very well today.

This 1/48th Monogram / Revell PBY-5 series kit is considered to be the best of the type in any scale. The level of detai...

This kit is a re-release of a former Trimaster mold (The molds were acquired and re-released by Dragon and by Hasegawa a...

Kinetic's aircraft models steadily improved since their early releases. This 1/48th scale F-5A Freedom Fighter release i...

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.

Originally designed and released by AM Tech in 2001, these molds were then acquired by Tamiya (from the financially frag...

Issued way back in 1974, this 1/48th Monogram Do 335A-0 Pfeil is pretty basic by today’s standard, however it still can ...

Originally released in 2000 my 1/48th Revell Rafale B version is the 2008 release featuring the 2006 Tiger Meet markings.

Hasegawa's 1/48th Hornet was originally released in 1991 with the F-18A version. It was a welcome addition in 1/48th sca...

To my knowledge this 2022 1/48th Airfix F-86F-40 kit is the first standard Sabre to come out featuring an extendable sla...

While the 1/48th Academy T-33 Shooting Star kit has its shape accuracy issues, it is typically a very inexpensive kit an...

The old (1980) 1/48th ESCI F-4J Phantom II kits do have some nice qualities about them, nicely scribed surface details a...

Kinetic first released their 1/48 E-2C Hawkeye kit in 2009 and I would say it is still the best Hawkeye kit in any scale...

This 1/48th Eduard Bf 108B Taifun kit is a nice straight-forward build that produces a good looking model for your displ...

Released in 2005, this 1/48th Hasegawa C.202 Folgore kit appears to be another fine example of Hasegawa's crisp molding ...

This 1994 1/48th Hasegawa C.205 Veltro kit release is another fine example of their crisp molding with finely scribed de...

The Messerschmitt Me 210 / Me 410 series was overlooked by 1/48th scale model manufacturers until the release of this 1/...

This is the 1999 1/48th Revell Bf 110G-2 model, based on the earlier G-4 kit released in 1994 under the Pro Modeler brand.

This 1/48th Trumpeter F-100F Super Sabre kit was a long overdue modern version of this Century Series aircraft.

This 1985 release of Italeri's 1/48th Gunship version of the C-130 was preceded by the cargo version in 1984. Of course ...

I first came across the Aviaeology "First Kill Hudsons" decals that had a few RCAF examples in it and then set about loo...

Until 2023, this kit was the only Sea King available in 1/48 scale. It was released in 1992, however the model is still ...

Tamiya released their 1/48th scale Beaufighter duo starting in 1997 with the Mk.VI and adding the TF.X later.

You have to give Airfix credit for releasing British aircraft types that we may not otherwise see.

Originally released in 1989, this Hasegawa F-16B Plus was also re-released in 2006. The kit provides all of the parts fo...

This is Hobbycraft's CT-114 (CL-41) Tutor, an aircraft familiar to many Canadians. If you have been to an airshow in Can...

There was a time, and a long time it was, that the 1/48 scale Hasegawa F-4 Phantom model kits reigned supreme.

When the Monogram A-4 was released in 1977 the kit set the bar for A-4 Skyhawks for decades to come.

First released in 2006, shortly after their "E" version, Revell's F/A-18F Super Hornet provides a good low-cost model fo...

Introduced in 1991, just after the Gulf War combat involvement of this secretive jet, the 1/48th Monogram F-117A Stealth...

This 1/48th Italeri SR-71A Blackbird kit was introduced by Italeri back in the early 1980s, and then re-offered by Testo...

Here is yet another 1/48th scale Monogram kit that still has merit today, despite the kit's 1977 release date

First to market with a late-model F-16C in any scale was Hasegawa with this 1/48th scale series aircraft.

The 1/48th Hasegawa F-4G Phantom II was arguably the best offer of this type, for a couple of decades. It is a nicely d...

For its time this 1/48th Otaki Ki-84 Hayate was a decent, if basic, kit with recessed panel lines and lots of rivets... ...

See the build at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/bonnie-stoof-1-48th-kinetic-cs2f-s-2a-tracker

Back in the 90's we got the release of this 1/48th AMT/ERTL A-20G Havoc plus other variants such as the A-20B/C, A-20J a...

For a kit first released in the 1970s, this 1/48th Monogram T-6 model is holding up well. This kit has been in and out ...

Considering its reasonable cost and availability, I would still recommend this Monogram B-25 kit for a good budget build...

The new tool 1/48th Italeri Hurricane Mk.I release in 2011 garnered some attention as the model included detail not foun...

This Gallery Models product is a great kit with petty much everything you need included

Academy's CH-46 series was well received when it was released around 2005. External details are nicely done with finely-...

Although this 2004 kit is boxed as a 1/48th Monogram F-4E Phantom II, the plastic mold is actually the 80s Hasegawa F-4E...

Tamiya certainly does make some excellently engineered model aircraft, like this 1/48th Tamiya Mosquito NF Mk. XIII kit ...

Hasegawa's first release of their N1K2 kit was back in 1980. This raised panel-line version was last released in 1998, h...

As this 1/48th Hobbycraft CF-100 Mk. IV is the only kit out there of this type in 1/48th, if you want one, this is your ...

There haven't been many manufacturers take on the Canberra in 1/48th scale to say the least. Airfix's releases from 2008...

Introduced in 1986 Monogram's Apache represents an early version of this U.S. Army attack helicopter.

After some debate the modelling community split either accepting that the Hasegawa Spitfire IX still looked okay, was ni...

I built this kit after reading up a bit on the French pilots in WWII. Pierre Le Gloan was the fourth highest scoring Fre...

Here is another of Monogram's old kits (originally released in the mid 60's) that are still available under the Revell b...

Back in 1981 when this Monogram kit was released it was the "King of the Cats". The shape looked accurate and it had wor...

Oddly enough, before the change of the century, it wasn't easy to find a nicely detailed, accurately shaped 1/48th scale...

This is the original release of Monogram's big 4-engine bomber, the B-24J. Issued a year after their popular B-17 kit in...

The Accurate Miniatures Mustang series releases starting in 1994 set a high-standard for detail and fit.

When Accurate Miniatures arrived on the modeling scene it definitely set a high-standard, and their Mustang series is a ...

Like any Spitfire kit Italeri's was subject to much scrutiny and the critics had their say on this one (although overall...

This Academy F-14 kit (released in 1989) was a good combination if you were looking to build up a collection of Tomcats ...

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...

The 2007 co-release of a new tool 1/48th Trumpeter F9F-2 Panther (and by Hobbycraft) was a welcome addition to Korean Wa...

The large USAF wing markings as well as fuselage Buzz-Numbers over an aluminum paint job caused me to option for paintin...

Back in the early 1980's if you wanted to build a 1/48th scale F-4E, this 1/48th Italeri F-4E Phantom II was it. It had ...

When Monogram released this kit in the early 80s, it was state of the art. The kit was another of Monogram's "Century S...

The paint scheme for this aircraft is pretty straight forward with its wrap-around two-colour scheme. The most challengi...

The 1/48th Hasegawa F-14A Tomcats weren't introduced until the late 1980s and were quickly hailed as the best detailed T...

Oddly not many manufacturers had tackled this prolific UH-1 subject, in 1/48th scale, which has soldiered on in various ...

...Coming or going there is not a lot of width here (so makes for a small target).

See my completed build article at; https://www.flypastrush.com/post/clipped-wing-zero-1-48th-tamiya-a6m3-type-32-zeke-hamp

See my brief build article on this F-82G kit at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/night-twin-1-48th-modelcraft-f-82g-twi...

See my completed build and brief review of this A/B-26C at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/miss-fortune-1-48th-monogra...

See my completed build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/zero-sum-1-48th-tamiya-a6m2-model-21-zero

See more at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/butcher-bird-1-48th-monogram-fw-190a

See the brief build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/beurling-s-9-1-48th-icm-spitfire-mk-ix

See my completed Re.2001 build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/italian-falcon-1-48th-classic-airframes-re-20...

See my completed OV-1A build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/observant-warrior-1-48th-roden-ov-1a-mohawk

See my build F-8J review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/gunfighter-sunset-1-48th-hasegawa-f-8j-crusader

Component build-up

Note the large MiG-21 silhouette marking on the nose. https://www.flypastrush.com/post/gunfighters-ghost-1-48th-academy-...

See the completed aircraft review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/rcn-warrior-1-48th-grand-phoenix-firefly-mk-1

See the completed aircraft at my website: flypastrush.com/post..nogram-f6f-5-hellcat

See my completed Wyvern and build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/suez-crisis-1-48th-trumpeter-wyvern-s-4

https://www.flypastrush.com/post/facts-on-this-fac-1-48th-italeri-testors-o-2-skymaster

See my kit review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/fac-1-48th-model-usa-o-1e-l-19-bird-dog

See the build article at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/desert-lion-1-48th-kinetic-f-21a-kfir

See the completed build at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/jet-train-1-48th-wolfpack-t-38a-talon

https://www.flypastrush.com/post/daunting-example-1-48th-monogram-sbd-5-dauntless

See the completed kit at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/luftwaffe-wwii-combat-vet-jets-1-48th-trimaster-dragon-me-262...

See the completed model at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/dora-the-explorer-1-48th-eduard-fw-190d-13-w%C3%BCrger

See my completed model at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/phabulous-shamrock-phantoms-1-48th-esci-f-4j-phantom-ii

See my completed model article at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/flying-ford-1-48th-tamiya-f4d-skyray

Lots of cleaning up of parts and dry fitting here. Weights packed into the nose, the exhausts replaced by copper tubes w...

Initial base paint was a aluminum primer, followed by a zinc-chromate green that would later be shown in wear spots to w...

Another tough kit to put together. A lot of dry fitting, poor parts fit and lack of detail.

See completed model article at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/phabulous-red-devil-phantom-1-48th-monogram-f-4j-phanto...

See completed model article at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/the-devil-s-own-1-48th-grand-phoenix-fj-4b-fury

See completed build article at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/phantom-blues-1-48th-revell-hasegawa-fgr-2-f-4m

See my kit Build Review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/dart-speed-1-48th-monogram-f-106a-delta-dart

See the completed kit and review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/flanker-cat-1-48th-academy-f-14a-tomcat

See my brief review of this build at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/wwii-italian-bomber-class-1-48th-trumpeter-s-m-79...

See more on this F.6 build at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/shotgun-approach-1-48th-airfix-lightning-f-2a-f-6

See my completed Ventura at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/highway-to-victory-1-48th-revell-pv-1-ventura

See my weblog for more on the finished build: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/lady-jessie-1-48th-monogram-a-4e-skyhawk

See more of my SLUF build at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/blue-blazers-corsair-ii-1-48th-hasegawa-a-7e-sluf

See my brief build article at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/the-original-wild-one-1-48th-tamiya-f4f-4-wildcat

See my brief build article at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/panzerknacker-1-48th-revell-hs129-b

See my weblog for more on the build: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/fight-s-on-1-48th-monogram-a-4e-skyhawk

See more of this VF-51 F-4B at my Weblog: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/photo-post-1-48th-hasegawa-f-4b-phantom-ii-or...

See my weblog for the build detail: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/fight-s-on-1-48th-monogram-a-4e-skyhawk

See more of my T-2 Buckeye build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/top-gun-trainer-1-48th-two-bobs-t-2c-buckeye

See my completed He111 build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/luftwaffe-bob-bomber-1-48th-monogram-he-111h-5

See my completed Bf109E-3 build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/m%C3%B6lders-109-1-48th-hasegawa-bf-109e-3

See my completed Bf109C build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/clara-109-1-48th-hobbycraft-bf-109c

See my completed build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/texan-with-teeth-1-48th-revell-p-51b-c-mustang

Pretty much complete - See completed model at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/century-deuce-1-48th-monogram-f-102a-dagger

See the completed build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/fangs-of-the-cobra-1-48th-eduard-p-39-p-400-airacobra

See my completed model at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/blackhawk-in-a-sandstorm-1-48th-academy-minicraft-mh-60g-pav...

See my completed model build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/killer-bee-1-48th-tamiya-p-51b-mustang

See the completed build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/loh-little-bird-1-48th-esci-bell-oh-58-kiowa-ch-136

See the completed model build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/pushing-forty-1-48th-amt-p-40n-warhawk

See the completed build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/i-hear-thunder-1-48th-monogram-pro-modeler-p-38f-lig...

See more of the completed kit as well as a brief review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/phabulous-phantoms-sitrep-1...

See the completed kit and review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/photo-post-1-48th-monogram-f-4c-d-phantom-ii

See my build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/417-in-the-desert-1-48th-icm-spitfire-mk-viii

See my build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/hell-island-malta-spitfire-1-48th-tamiya-spitfire-mk-vb

https://www.flypastrush.com/post/wolfpack-gunsmoke-viper-1-48th-hasegawa-f-16a

https://www.flypastrush.com/post/salty-oscar-1-48th-otaki-arii-ki-43-hayabusa-oscar

https://www.flypastrush.com/post/thud-the-hard-way-1-48th-monogram-f-105d-thunderchief-conversion

See more of my Ki-46 build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/deadly-dinah-1-48th-tamiya-ki-46-shitei-iii-dinah

See more of my G4M1 Type 11 build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/betty-1-48th-tamiya-isshikirikko-g4m1-type-11

See my F3D-2 build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/midnight-sinner-1-48th-squadron-czech-model-f3d-2-skyknight

For more on this aircraft build see: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/photo-post-hawk-75-p-36

For more details on this build visit: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/french-hawk-1-48th-hobbycraft-hawk-75

Construction coming along

https://www.flypastrush.com/post/ee-interdictor-1-48th-airfix-canberra-b-i-8

See more of my completed model at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/before-the-fury-1-48th-eduard-tempest-mk-v

Cockpit build-up

See my brief build article at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/biggin-hill-kent-1942-1-48th-tamiya-spitfire-mk-vb

See the completed kit & article at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/magnificent-fighter-1-48th-hobbycraft-sea-fury-fbii

This 1/48th Trumpeter Wyvern S.4. is quite a nice looking kit in the box with fine surface details and "crisp" molded pa...

See completed aircraft at my website: flypastrush.com/post..p-39-p-400-airacobra

See more at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/torpedo-runner-1-48th-monogram-tbd-1-devastator

See finished model at my website: flypastrush.com/post..ogram-sb2c-helldiver

See my brief A-7E build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/gecko-sluf-1-48th-hasegawa-a-7e-corsair-ii

Completed model brief article at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/phabulous-lizard-phantoms-sitrep-1-48th-italeri-f-4g-...

See a review of this EF-111 Build at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/spark-vark-1-48th-academy-ef-111a-raven

See my build article at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/tanteju-1-48thmonogram-revellju52-3m

See my Weblog for this F-4B build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/chargers-last-mig-1-48th-academy-f-4b-phan...

See my completed build article at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/whimpy-alouette-1-48th-trumpeter-wellington-mk-iii

See my build article at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/photo-post-fw189a

See my build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/immortal-raf-bomber-1-48th-tamiya-lancaster-bi-biii

See my D-Day dedication article on this C-47 at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/juno-dakota-1-48th-monogram-c-47-skytrain

See my completed build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/photo-post-beaufighter-mk-iif

See completed build review at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/rn-tabby-1-48th-hasegawa-f6f-hellcat

See my brief build article at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/faa-1-48th-otaki-f4u-1a-corsair

See my completed A-37 at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/super-tweet-1-48th-monogram-a-37b-dragonfly

See my completed A-1H at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/midnight-cowboy-1-48th-monogram-a-1h-skyraider

See my completed Re.2002 at: https://www.flypastrush.com/post/the-battering-ram-1-48th-italeri-re-2002-ariete