What is the biggest plastic model airplane kit?

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I’m just wondering what is the largest plastic model airplane kit?

I started wondering about this as I was looking for the largest scale 747 I could find. < I have this obsession to modify it into a airborne laser platform >

So far I can only find the 747 in 1/144 scale. I’d like a larger scale and then I started wondering what’s the largest plastic airplane kit made, and/or on the market.

Thanks,
Mark Fannin

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I would think that it’s the Monogram B-36 Peacemaker in 1/48. That sucker’s huge! -Ed

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They make that in 1/48th? I though it was 1/72nd?

I thought the biggest overall would probably be the Italeri 1/48th scale AC-130 Spectre.

Mike

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The Monogram B-36 is in 1/72 and I believe it still qualifies as the biggest INJECTION molded kit.

As for 747s bigger than 1/144, you have to go vacuum form, there’s a british outfit the name of which escapes me at the moment, that makes at least a couple of 747s in 1/72. They are expensive of course and I think you’d have to have them delivered surface mail as the airmail costs would be a killer.

If your skills can handle large scale vacuum form and you’ve got the room for 1/72 747s, that’s the only option I’m aware of.

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revell 1/48 b1b

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I put my 1/72 B-36 and 1/48 B-1B side by side and the B-1 is about 8 inches longer with about the same wing span when extended

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How does the Italeri/Testors 1/48 scale AC-130 compare to those?

Mike

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I’ve heard that Aeroclub in the UK (I think it’s them), make a 1/48 Avro Vulcan, that must be HUGE!

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Injection molded goes to Revell’s 1/48 B-1. 1/72 goes to Monogram’s B-36. In Vacuform it’s ID Models 1/72 C-5 Galalxy, and their 1/32 B-29, both of them long OOP.

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Mike V, funny you should ask being that my B-1B and AC-130 are parked side by side. The wingspan of the 130 is about the same length as the B-1B nose to tail. The Ac-130 definately has the thickest fuselage of any other kit in my collection

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Thanks Bigfoot. [:)]

You said they were “parked?”
You must have a big table. LOL [:D]

Mike

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markfannin2001: I know that Doyusha makes a 1/100 scale 747-100. I don’t have any experience with it, but it seems fairly common.

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There is a company here in UK that makes 1:1 replica Spits & Hurricanes as fibreglass kits for museum and “gate guard” display. Airmail no problem, you could just have it towed!

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my local hobbyshop has a 1:130 747 for $40

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Snibble - along those lines… there’s a 1:1 B-24 replica made of fiberglass as you describe on display at Lackland AFB, Texas. It replaced a real B-24 which was disassembled and shipped to Duxford for restoration and display there.

As for “normal” hobby kits, I don’t think that 1/72 C-5 can be beat. I also have a 1/72 An-22 which is almost as big as the C-5…

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I have an ENTEX 1/100 747 that states on the box that it is the largest plastic model airplane kit. I do believe the 1/72 Monogram B-36 is larger.

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I also have one of the 1/100th Entex 747’s and its pretty dang big. I still have delusional dreams of putting my 1/100th Tamiya Space Shuttle on top of it.

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someone willing to make 1/32 b36? id pay a lot for it

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DIdn’t someone post that a company will be making a 1/32 B-17??

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I seem to remember an article in FSM a number of years ago about a 1/32nd
B-52. That sucker’s wingspan was nearly six feet.