As popular as 1/48 scale is to aviation modelers, why are there not more 1/48 scale vehicles produced to complement your models?
Has anyone ever tried to lobby the manufacturers for more 1/48 vehicles?
Does anyone care?
What type of vehicles are you looking for? There is a large assortment of tanks, trucks, and GSE already available.
There are a fair number of aviation support vehicles available. Some are resin & are pricey & hard to find, but they are there if you look hard enough.
Regards, Rick
Both Tamiya and Italeri have 1/48 vehicles. It is a bit of a “new scale” for vehicles but it is becoming increasingly popular.
The only 1/48th vehicles that Tamiya has put out that are really useful for aircraft dios are the 2 1/2 ton truck, the Kubelwagen, and the US Army Staff car… They really need to put a Jeep kit out, the rest of the armor isn’t of much use in Aviation… A Kettenkraftrad would be a good one too… Bandai had 1/48th scale wheels many many, years ago, but they’ve been gone a long time…
The Tamiya 2 1/2 ton is a good kit for conversion to a bomb truck too…
Ahhh, but Tamiya does have a jeep in 1/48… to get around those corporate lawyer scallywags they included one in thier Infantry at Rest set as part of the accesories, but did not name it…
http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=32552
Hasegawa also does a 1/48 “follow me” airfield jeep
Revell produced a few 1:48 scale vehicles decades ago. I have a Ford F-100 pickup in my stash. You need to expand your purview to include O gauge railroad offerings to see more of what is out there for 1:48/O gauge vehicles.
Tamiya have both a Jeep and a Kettenkraftrad out.
If you’re looking for civilian vehicles and even some military, look for 1/43 or O scale diecast models at the hobby shop or RR store
Hope this helps
James
For the most part 1/48 scale does well in Japan…not so much here in the states, if you look hard enough you can find some very cool stuff. The Tamiya jeep is somthing to have i your stash…they just could not use the word Jeep on the box.
Thad
There’s also this one: http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/32562_10hp/index.htm
Tamiya alone has more than ya think.
http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/48collection/index.htm
Not much from hasegawa though.
http://www.hasegawausa.com/armor_1-48.html
The non follow me jeep is availabe on sprue brothers site for $22.46.
Plus verlinden has a few jeeps, and some other really cool stuff!
Also Zvevda has a series of 1/48 GAZ trucks - including one that is an aircraft starter. Good looking next to some Soviet aircraft.
There are lots if a guy wants to look ,noone mentioned the Tamiya bulldozer , Accurate Armor , Propaganda , Verlinden , Eduard , ICM , Reheat , Teknics , Matador , Sinifer ,PP Aeropart ,CMK , Tarmac ,Gasoline , early Revell , Monogram Pro-modeler , Prieser for figs and Hauler as well.
These are for kits ,conversions , accys figs.
There are more everyday. Ebay is a good place to research what is available. This question gets asked in one form or another frequently ,search this site to start.
Here is Accurate Armours 1/48 Scammel SV2S Heavy Recovery Tractor in RAF livery for an upcoming dio.
Propaganda’s 1/48 Indian 841.
Both resin both as tough as possible to build ,not for beginners. Well worth the effort though.