Model Airplane Kits for Boys 8-12
FailShoppers spend an estimated $26K a year here, so Model Airplane Kits for Boys 8-12 is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 44 / 100Ranks 2,771 of 4,656 Arts, Crafts & Sewing niches · −2 vs the category median of 4644
- Market size
- $26K/yr118K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -19.9%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 18%top-5 click share · 18 brands · 252 sellers
Flapen Score
Model Airplane Kits for Boys 8-12 against its category
The dotted line is the Arts, Crafts & Sewing average. Past it, Model Airplane Kits for Boys 8-12 is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Model Airplane Kits for Boys 8-12 market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Model Airplane Kits for Boys 8-12 118K times last year and spent an estimated $26K. The top 5 brands take 90% of clicks. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 0.6% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 118K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 0.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -19.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $26K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 118K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -19.9%
- Conversion, latest week
- 0.6%
- Market size, estimated
- $26Ka year
- Peak month
- December18.9× the quietest month
- Top search term
- 1/48 scale model aircraft kits52K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $38.86.
Listings sell for $38.86 on average, from $13.02 to $383.08. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 1K to 1K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At $38.86 that is $0 to $4K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $38.86inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $13.02–$383.08
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 1K–1K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- $0–$4K
- Returns
- 1.6%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
44% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 94% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #70 within Model & Hobby Building. It carries 322 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 44%
- Prime listings
- 94%
- Out of stock, average day
- 2.1%
- Average rank
- #70in Model & Hobby Building
- Average rating
- 4.48 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 322per listing
- Listings tracked
- 112
04 · Newcomers
0 of last year's 7 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
7 products launched here in the last 12 months. 0 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 67 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 7
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 67 months
Products
Top Model Airplane Kits for Boys 8-12 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 61098 1/48 Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Plastic Model Airplane Kit
- Price
- $42.44
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 732
- Age
- 19y ago

Revell 1:48 A10 Warthog (85-5521)
- Price
- $36.94
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 884
- Age
- 24y ago

Revell 1: 48 B25J Mitchell Brown
- Price
- $38.19
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,164
- Age
- 24y ago

Revell 15873 Messerschmitt BF 109G-10 1:48 Scale 40-Piece Skill Level 4 Model Airplane Building Kit
- Price
- $22.92
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 84
- Age
- 2y ago

Revell Mavericks F/A-18 Super Hornet
- Price
- $33.75
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 408
- Age
- 13y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Atlantis Model 1/48 Foker DR.1 Death Angel w/Trading Card Plastic Model ATLAMCA103 (Airplane)
- Price
- $19.69
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 10mo ago

Revell 85-5996 Republic F-84F Thunderstreak Thunderbirds 1:48 Scale 75-Piece Skill Level 4 Model Airplane Building Kit
- Price
- $22.38
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 39
- Age
- 5y ago

Hasegawa HAPT47 Model A-7D/E Corsair II Scale 1:48
- Price
- $55.73
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 64
- Age
- 6y ago

Tamiya Models Mitsubishi A6M5c Zero Fighter Model Kit
- Price
- $22.05
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 336
- Age
- 16y ago

Academy Models F3f-2 Vf-6 Fighting Six Scale 1/48 Model Kits
- Price
- $30.45
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 3y ago
Newest
by launch date
Atlantis Model 1/48 Foker DR.1 Death Angel w/Trading Card Plastic Model ATLAMCA103 (Airplane)
- Price
- $19.69
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 10mo ago

Revell 15873 Messerschmitt BF 109G-10 1:48 Scale 40-Piece Skill Level 4 Model Airplane Building Kit
- Price
- $22.92
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 84
- Age
- 2y ago

Academy Models F3f-2 Vf-6 Fighting Six Scale 1/48 Model Kits
- Price
- $30.45
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 3y ago

Premium Hobbies Bf109 G-6 Wild Sow 1:48 Plastic Model Airplane Kit 137V
- Price
- $35.00
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 4y ago

Revell 03834 F/A-18F Super Hornet 1:72 Scale Unbuilt/Unpainted Plastic Model Kit
- Price
- $37.92
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,151
- Age
- 4y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 18% of clicks, no more. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
18 falling
Sellers
252
Est. top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
18%
Top 20: 45%
Open market
8%
- Revell39%
- TAMIYA27%
- ACADEMY HOBBY MODEL KITS12%
- Hasegawa9%
- Generic3%
- gzpynsgaoh2%
- Open — no brand owns it (12 brands, 8%)
Demand
Model Airplane Kits for Boys 8-12 search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 18.9×
Search terms
Top Model Airplane Kits for Boys 8-12 search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- 1/48 scale model aircraft kits52K/yr
- 1/48 aircraft model kits14K/yr
- revell aircraft model kits27K/yr
- model aircraft kits5K/yr
- 1 48 scale model airplanes6K/yr
- model airplane kits for boys 8-128K/yr
- revell model airplane kits3K/yr
- revell airplane model kits1K/yr
- model airplanes kits to build and fly1K/yr
- best ww2 airplane model kits676/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Model Airplane Kits for Boys 8-12
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“It's pretty small”
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.
16 topics
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FAQ
Common Model Airplane Kits for Boys 8-12 questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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