1/48 vs 1/32 scales.

Texgunner

When I returned to the world of scale modeling, I too decided on concentrating on 1/48 planes.  One reason was that I wanted to see the various planes in the same scale in order to understanding and appreciate their relative sizes. 

 That's exactly why I model in one scale.  It is interesting when you see how fighters have gone from fairly small to huge over the decades, although there are the occasional small aircraft along the way like the F-104 and A-4 Skyhawk.

Ditto.. You can't appreciate the size of a Phantom or a Voodoo until you set 'em next to a Fokker Dr I...

1/48 modern jets is big enough. only 32nd is WW2 aircraft. 

I like 1/72 scale, altough I have 1/48 kit as well. The thing I like about 1/72 is size (especially for multi engined planes) and selection. There are a lot of aircraft that have only been kitted in 1/72.

There are a lot of aircraft that have only been kitted in 1/72.

Ya, that burns my tail sometimes... Y'all Jewlers get all the good subjects.. Even a PB4Y-2 (Matchbox).. But it's 30.00 bucks, so fergit it...

Hans von Hammer

Y'all Jewlers get all the good subjects..

Ye, but not for long the way its going.

Bish

Hans von Hammer:

Y'all Jewlers get all the good subjects..

 

Ye, but not for long the way its going.

Both 1/48 and 1/32 are definitly seeing a lot more releases then they did in the past. Who would have thought that there would be a 1/48 Wirraway, Boomerang, Myrsky or a 1/32 He-100.

Borg R3-MC0

Bish:

Hans von Hammer:

Y'all Jewlers get all the good subjects..

 

Ye, but not for long the way its going.

 

Both 1/48 and 1/32 are definitly seeing a lot more releases then they did in the past. Who would have thought that there would be a 1/48 Wirraway, Boomerang, Myrsky or a 1/32 He-100.

I can't see 32nd haveing the same range as 72nd, you might get the odd big bomber like a B-17 or such in that scale. but i can't see this scale going to far. But i think 48th will deffinatly match 72nd.

Yeah.. But where's my 1/48 Stoof? (Grumman S2F Tracker for you folks in Rio Linda, CA.  S-Two-F=Stoof)

Hans von Hammer

Yeah.. But where's my 1/48 Stoof? (Grumman S2F Tracker for you folks in Rio Linda, CA.  S-Two-F=Stoof)

 

Kinetic makes 1/48 S-2, but I think it is not in the price range that you like your models to be:

http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/kin/kit_kin_48024.shtml

When talking planes, I consider only two details.

First company. I am NOT making your model if your company sucks. I don't need ANY subject so badly I will suffer through a crummy kit just so I can have airplane X.

Second actual size. if I can't put it somewhere assembled, it has no value to me. So saying kit X is fricking awesome might be accurate, but if I can't display it, I don't want it.

I have a great Tamiya Lanc in 48th scale. The thing though is damn near impossible to display. I likely would be better off with a great kit of the Lanc in 72nd scale. The thing is, I am not aware of one as of this post. Not saying it doesn't exist.

I tend to build in 48th scale, but to be honest, I likely should be working in 72nd scale. Or rather, I likely should stick to subjects that are able to sit inside of an 8 inch square or very close to it.

HisNHer Tanks

When talking planes, I consider only two details.

First company. I am NOT making your model if your company sucks. I don't need ANY subject so badly I will suffer through a crummy kit just so I can have airplane X.

I have yet to see a company that entirely sucks or entirely rocks. They all spit every now and then crappy kit. If that kit happens to be the subject I want, that's not the criteria I use to ditch X o Y company.

Just my .02 cents.

The only 1/48th kit that makes feel uneasy every time I open its box, is the Revell B-1. That one my friends I should have gone the 1/72 way.

Hans von Hammer

Yeah.. But where's my 1/48 Stoof? (Grumman S2F Tracker for you folks in Rio Linda, CA.  S-Two-F=Stoof)

 

Sounds like someone listens to one of my favorite conservative talk radio personalities........

Borg R3-MC0

Hans von Hammer:

Yeah.. But where's my 1/48 Stoof? (Grumman S2F Tracker for you folks in Rio Linda, CA.  S-Two-F=Stoof)

 

 

Kinetic makes 1/48 S-2, but I think it is not in the price range that you like your models to be:

http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/kin/kit_kin_48024.shtml

LOL.. I saw that kit reviewed in the current issue of FSM not ten minutes after I wrote that post... I thought , GREAT!.. Then I read the review...

The price of 89.95 is about four times what I'd ever pay for a twin-engine aircraft kit in 1/48... It's no bigger than a Monogram B-25 (which comes in at under 20.00 bucks around here).  So, there still isn't a 1/48 Stoof available as far as I'm concerned...

From the FSM review: "Low parts-count, little detail in cockpit, no side consoles, basic seats, IP with raised squares devoid of detail, no detail in overhead console, no detail in aft compartment, bomb bay, no detail on inside of search-light, vague, incomplete instructions", and the review STILL said it was a good kit for intermediate modelers!  You kiddin' me?

For 89.95, it soinds like a pretty poor kit to me, but then, I don't think ANY kit reviewed by FSM reviewers EVER gets a "thumbs down"...

I'd say, 18.00 TOPS for that kit... The plus side is that I'd get to scratchbuild the missing stuff, but for that price, I shouldn't HAVE to...  Sounds as if they want to market an after-market detail set for another 45.00-50.00 for the unwary builder.. Betcher REAL money someone is already working on it, lol..

Devil Dawg

Hans von Hammer:

Yeah.. But where's my 1/48 Stoof? (Grumman S2F Tracker for you folks in Rio Linda, CA.  S-Two-F=Stoof)

 

 

Sounds like someone listens to one of my favorite conservative talk radio personalities........

You're the first person here to ever catch that reference, Dawg...

One of these companies' 1/72 Lancs might not "suck"... I recomend the Revell suck kit...

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313&_nkw=1%2F72+Lancaster&_sacat=220

Good luck avoiding the Suck...  Hope you don't get a "Monday kit" from a company that doesn't suck.. Cuz then you'll say they suck, too, lol...

Hans von Hammer

Devil Dawg:

Hans von Hammer:

Yeah.. But where's my 1/48 Stoof? (Grumman S2F Tracker for you folks in Rio Linda, CA.  S-Two-F=Stoof)

 

 

Sounds like someone listens to one of my favorite conservative talk radio personalities........

 

You're the first person here to ever catch that reference, Dawg...

Nah, I knew it all along but figured I'd be banned around here admitting it.

I ain't been bannedyet for using it, so you're probably safe, R-man...

Hans von Hammer

Borg R3-MC0:

Hans von Hammer:

Yeah.. But where's my 1/48 Stoof? (Grumman S2F Tracker for you folks in Rio Linda, CA.  S-Two-F=Stoof)

 

 

Kinetic makes 1/48 S-2, but I think it is not in the price range that you like your models to be:

http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/kin/kit_kin_48024.shtml

 

LOL.. I saw that kit reviewed in the current issue of FSM not ten minutes after I wrote that post... I thought , GREAT!.. Then I read the review...

The price of 89.95 is about four times what I'd ever pay for a twin-engine aircraft kit in 1/48... It's no bigger than a Monogram B-25 (which comes in at under 20.00 bucks around here).  So, there still isn't a 1/48 Stoof available as far as I'm concerned...

From the FSM review: "Low parts-count, little detail in cockpit, no side consoles, basic seats, IP with raised squares devoid of detail, no detail in overhead console, no detail in aft compartment, bomb bay, no detail on inside of search-light, vague, incomplete instructions", and the review STILL said it was a good kit for intermediate modelers!  You kiddin' me?

For 89.95, it soinds like a pretty poor kit to me, but then, I don't think ANY kit reviewed by FSM reviewers EVER gets a "thumbs down"...

I'd say, 18.00 TOPS for that kit... The plus side is that I'd get to scratchbuild the missing stuff, but for that price, I shouldn't HAVE to...  Sounds as if they want to market an after-market detail set for another 45.00-50.00 for the unwary builder.. Betcher REAL money someone is already working on it, lol..

I would tend to agree. WAAYYY too much money for a kit that has so-so detail. You're not gonna see very much detail through that small bit of cockpit glass anyway.

Problem for me with 1/32 is cost and space, yet I have at least ten of them.

1/48 are my favorite scale, you can get some nice details that can be seen and display a bunch of them without killing all your space.

You know, yet another example of a cool looking 1/32 kit, Hasegawa Raiden (it is advertised on the FSM site) just shows there are more and more 1/32's showing up.  makes me wish my 1/48 stash wasn't so big but still not near the selection.