Boarding steps for the F-16, a ladder for the MiG-23, Luftwaffe jacks: 1:48 aircraft equipment sets aim at servicing scenes as much as at underwing loads. Forty-eighth is the kindest scale for a hardstanding diorama, because the detail stays readable while the model still fits a display case.
Add bomb racks and the weapons carried by American and Japanese types to the access equipment and the model starts telling a story. Pick the airframe from 1:48 aircraft model kits, find further ordnance and ground gear in aircraft equipment sets, and sharpen the rear end of a jet with 1:48 aircraft exhausts.
