1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits
FailBuyers convert on only 0.5% of searches, so 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 46 / 100Ranks 2,312 of 4,656 Arts, Crafts & Sewing niches · on the category median46
- Market size
- $59K/yr324K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -5.3%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 13%top-5 click share · 26 brands · 220 sellers
Flapen Score
1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits against its category
The dotted line is the Arts, Crafts & Sewing average. Past it, 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits 324K times last year and spent an estimated $59K. The top 5 brands take 94% of clicks. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 0.5% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 324K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 0.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -5.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $59K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 324K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -5.3%
- Conversion, latest week
- 0.5%
- Market size, estimated
- $59Ka year
- Peak month
- December1.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- 1/35 scale military models79K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $35.46.
Listings sell for $35.46 on average, from $11.38 to $130.95. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At $35.46 that is $0 to $4K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $35.46inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $11.38–$130.95
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 2K–3K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- $0–$4K
- Returns
- 1.4%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
40% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 90% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #922 within Model & Hobby Building. It carries 364 reviews at 4.58 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 40%
- Prime listings
- 90%
- Out of stock, average day
- 1.0%
- Average rank
- #922in Model & Hobby Building
- Average rating
- 4.58 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 364per listing
- Listings tracked
- 206
04 · Newcomers
4 of last year's 16 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
16 products launched here in the last 12 months. 4 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 54 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 16
- Successful launches
- 4Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 54 months
Products
Top 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 17, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 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
estimated 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 date
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 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
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 13% of clicks, no more. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
26 falling
Sellers
220
Est. top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 99%
Est. 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%)
Demand
1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Search terms
Top 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated 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
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“difficulty to assemble”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
15 topics
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FAQ
Common 1/48 Scale Model Aircraft Kits questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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