1/48 scale models
1/48 scale is the ideal half-way house between ensuring really great detail, and finished models that aren't too big for display. The choice is myriad, with almost all major kit manufacturers producing quality items in this scale.
NEW 1/48 SABRE BOXING FROM AIRFIX
Stu Fone reports on Airfix's latest previously unannounced release... a new 1/48 F-86F boxing.
SPECIAL HOBBY’S 1/48 BREDA 65A-80 AVIAZIONE LEGIONARIA
Richard Spreckley gets to grips with Special Hobby's 1/48 Breda 65A-80, which is packed with resin and PE upgrades.
ITALERI 1/48 MIRAGE IIIE REFRESHED
ESCI's original 1/48 Mirage IIIE has been reissued by Italeri yet again, with new decals.
NEW IRISH AIR CORPS MARKINGS FROM MAX DECALS
Max Decals' new sheet offers Irish Air Corps schemes for different aircraft/helicopter variants, in three scales.
NEW-TOOL MORANE-SAULNIER MS.406.C1 FROM DORA WINGS
French Air Force fans have a treat in Dora Wings' new-tool 1/48 Morane-Saulnier MS.406.C1, which comes with markings for four different airframes.
ARMA HOBBY’S ALL-NEW 1/48 AIRACOBRA
Arma Hobby should please modellers who favour 1/48 scale with its release of a new-tool P-39Q Airacobra kit, reviewed here.
MINIART REISSUES 1/48 P-47D IN RAF BOXING
MiniArt's stunning 1/48 new-tool P-47D has now been reissued in Advanced Kit format and Royal Air Force packaging, offering markings for three RAF Thunderbolt Mk.IIs.
COMPLETING ICM’S B-26B MARAUDER
ICM's 1/48 B-26B Marauder has been hotly anticipated. Here, Mike Williams builds it straight from the box.
TRAINING VIGGEN IN 1/48 BY SPECIAL HOBBY
If you want to expand your 1/48 scale coverage of the SAAB Viggen, Special Hobby's recent SK 37 two-seater is ideal.
MAGIC FACTORY F4U-1A/2 CORSAIR
Chris Jones completes both kits in Magic Factory's 1/48 dual F4U Corsair package.