1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits
weak search conversion (0.5%) — 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Ranks 2,487 of 4,656 Arts, Crafts & Sewing niches · −1 vs the category median of 47
Is 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits is a $59K/yr Amazon United States market (324K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -5.3% over the last 90 days and 0.5% of searches end in a purchase.
$59K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand, so 6% of the market is open.
6%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 206 products
Top 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Tamiya Models German Pzkfw V Panther Ausf A Model Kit
- Price
- $24.97
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,075
- Age
- 16y ago
Tamiya 35144 1/35 Military Miniature Series No. 144 German Armor 8 Ton Half 1.5 inch (3.7 cm) Aircraft Gun Equipped with 37 Type Flaksauria Plastic Model (Military Vehicle)
- Price
- $30.21
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 9mo ago
TAMIYA Jeep Willys 1/4 Ton 4X4 Hobby Model Kit for ages 168 months to 1200 months
- Price
- $21.34
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,606
- Age
- 24y ago
Tamiya 35346 1/35 US Medium Tank M4A3E8 Sherman Plastic Model Kit
- Price
- $42.41
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,534
- Age
- 10y ago
Tamiya 25209 1:35 DT. PzKpfw.IV Ausf.G m. Krad Ost F. - Model Making kit Plastic kit Assembly kit Tank kit
- Price
- $44.48
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 166
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Tamiya 35140 1/35 Military Miniature Series No.140 American M60A3 Tank Plastic Model
- Price
- $34.27
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 4mo ago
Tamiya 35144 1/35 Military Miniature Series No. 144 German Armor 8 Ton Half 1.5 inch (3.7 cm) Aircraft Gun Equipped with 37 Type Flaksauria Plastic Model (Military Vehicle)
- Price
- $30.21
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 9mo ago
TAMIYA 35393 1/35 Military Miniature Series No. 393 Shbimwagen 166 Wide Wheel Plastic Model
- Price
- $23.14
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 43
- Age
- 5mo ago
Academy Plastics M1151 Enhanced Armament Carrier With tools
- Price
- $27.67
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 643
- Age
- 15y ago
Tamiya Fullcowl Mini 4WD Series No. 44 Beat Magnum Premium AR Chassis 19444
- Price
- $17.26
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 271
- Age
- 11y ago
Newest
by launch dateTamiya 35140 1/35 Military Miniature Series No.140 American M60A3 Tank Plastic Model
- Price
- $34.27
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 4mo ago
TAMIYA 35393 1/35 Military Miniature Series No. 393 Shbimwagen 166 Wide Wheel Plastic Model
- Price
- $23.14
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 43
- Age
- 5mo ago
Tamiya 35144 1/35 Military Miniature Series No. 144 German Armor 8 Ton Half 1.5 inch (3.7 cm) Aircraft Gun Equipped with 37 Type Flaksauria Plastic Model (Military Vehicle)
- Price
- $30.21
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 9mo ago
TAMIYA 1/24 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 992 TAM24370
- Price
- $40.69
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 249
- Age
- 1y ago
Tamiya 25209 1:35 DT. PzKpfw.IV Ausf.G m. Krad Ost F. - Model Making kit Plastic kit Assembly kit Tank kit
- Price
- $44.48
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 166
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (13% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
26 falling
Sellers
220
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 99%
Top-5 click share
13%
Top 20: 36%
Open market
6%
- TAMIYA85%
- ACADEMY HOBBY MODEL KITS4%
- Revell2%
- Generic1%
- Masterbox1%
- SEBUNAS1%
- Open — no brand owns it (20 brands, 6%)
1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- 1/35 scale military models79K/yr
- tamiya 1/3536K/yr
- military model kits32K/yr
- 1/3530K/yr
- 1/35 tamiya19K/yr
- tamiya car model kits14K/yr
- tamiya 1/35 military models16K/yr
- tamiya model car kits25K/yr
- tamiya 1/2416K/yr
- military models13K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
80% of reviews“well made tool”
“Very cool design”
“It's easy to put together”
“Great fun”
“Well worth it”
What buyers complain about
59% of reviews“difficulty to assemble”
“The instructions are horrible”
“actually a bit bigger than I thought it would be”
“FALSE ADVERTISING”
“There was also a part broken from this”
1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
1.4%
Return rate
28%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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