Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Yep, I'm with Wurger.
To put it into perspective Keith, the 1/24th scale Spit you've just ordered will be 1/24th of the actual size of the real thing, which works out to a wingspan of 18.41 inches, or 460mm.
In 1/48th scale, this would be 9.2 inches, or 230mm.
The 1/48th scale kits were first introduced in America, mainly by Aurora and Monogram, in the early 1960's, where they were known as '1/4 scale', meaning approx 1/4 inch to the foot. In the 1970's, their popularity waned slightly, with 1/72nd scale being the major scale popular with most modellers worldwide, and still is. From the mid to late '80's, 1/48th has grown in popularity immensely, with a huge range of kits, from many manufacturers now available, and is probably (almost) equal to 1/72nd in choice and popularity.
It is a scale which allows decent-sized models to be built, incorporating more moulded detail than would generally be found in the smaller scales, but without taking up too much room on display shelves. It would appear that this scale is growing even more in popularity, as evidenced by the increase in accessory kits, such as vehicles and figures, but,as Wurger has pointed out, some kits, from some manufacturers, can be fairly expensive, equalling, and in many cases exceeding, the price of some 1/32nd scale kits.
To put it into perspective Keith, the 1/24th scale Spit you've just ordered will be 1/24th of the actual size of the real thing, which works out to a wingspan of 18.41 inches, or 460mm.
In 1/48th scale, this would be 9.2 inches, or 230mm.
The 1/48th scale kits were first introduced in America, mainly by Aurora and Monogram, in the early 1960's, where they were known as '1/4 scale', meaning approx 1/4 inch to the foot. In the 1970's, their popularity waned slightly, with 1/72nd scale being the major scale popular with most modellers worldwide, and still is. From the mid to late '80's, 1/48th has grown in popularity immensely, with a huge range of kits, from many manufacturers now available, and is probably (almost) equal to 1/72nd in choice and popularity.
It is a scale which allows decent-sized models to be built, incorporating more moulded detail than would generally be found in the smaller scales, but without taking up too much room on display shelves. It would appear that this scale is growing even more in popularity, as evidenced by the increase in accessory kits, such as vehicles and figures, but,as Wurger has pointed out, some kits, from some manufacturers, can be fairly expensive, equalling, and in many cases exceeding, the price of some 1/32nd scale kits.
