Why did 1/48 scale never take off for armor?

Scooby · March 19

Someone forgot to send me the memo 1/48 armor/vehicles aren’t popular.

dnl42 · March 19

15 minutes ago, Scooby said:

Someone forgot to send me the memo 1/48 armor/vehicles aren’t popular.

:ditto:

My display cabinet and stash tell a different story. 😋

Scooby · March 20

6 hours ago, dnl42 said:

My display cabinet and stash tell a different story. 😋

Those who don’t build 1/48 armour are missing out. After building an aircraft I find it relaxing to put one of the 1/48 Tamiya kits together and blast it with one color, easy builds.

Edited March 20 by Scooby

Paperback writer · March 20

Tamiya 1:48 Military Miniature series - love them. I have all of them 1 to 105 and always have one on my desk alongside an aircraft build. Number 105 is the British 2 Ton Ambulance that was done within a couple of weeks of it arriving. A great kit and surprisingly big next to the Tamiya Abram that was my previous build. The Tamiya 1:48 Jeep would almost fit inside the back of the Ambulance. 1:48 is a great scale for comparing armour to aircraft size-wise. The Tamiya 1:48 F-35s are huge next to the modern tank.

I have built 15 of these kits and as a sign of possible insanity, I buy a kit to build AND one to keep the sequence complete. Looking forward to Tamiya announcing the next one - fingers crossed for the overdue addition of a Leopard to this series.

Slightly mad Alan

GRK · March 20

I moved from 1/35 to 1/48 a while and haven't looked back since! I think the main benefit for me is that i can create a larger diorama/vignette in 1/48 which takes up the same space or less as 1/35 on the shelf. I probably get more enjoyment out of making the base than the kit, so the fact that i can pack more in in this scale is a big win without compromising on detail at 1/72. The main drawback for me is the very limited range of figures at this scale.