This page serves to combine two of my personal passions: 1/144 scale aircraft modelling and the aircraft (past and present) of the Canadian Armed Forces.

 The majority of this page contains a table listing most (but certainly not all) of the RCAF, RCN, Canadian Army and Canadian Armed Forces rotary and fixed-wing aircraft in use since 1947 and their availability (or not) in 1/144th scale. This date was chosen due to the fact that prior to 1947, Canadian aircraft wore predominantly British markings and would be more suitable for inclusion in a British Small Scale Air Force page. For a complete list of all aircraft, visit the DND Air Force or the RCAF.com sites. It is hoped that this table will eventually grow to include:

1. Kits built "Out of the Box" complete with Canadian decals.
   (i.e. - Revell AG CF-18 Hornet or the LS CP-140 Aurora)

2. Kits that would be Canadian, with the appropriate paint and decals.
   (i.e. - OzMods Caribou or the Aeroclub P2V-7 Neptune)

3. Kits of similar variants, requiring some "kit-bashing", or conversions (minor to major) to obtain an accurate Canadian version.  
   (i.e. - a Bristol Britannia into an Argus or backdating a Comet 4 into a Comet 1)

4. What aftermarket decals are (or were) available to create a Canadian model from items 2 or 3 or a different example for item 1.

5. Which aircraft are not possible to model in 1/144 scale. (There is always hope!)
   (i.e. - Fairey Barracuda or Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar)

6. Individual mold histories - which kits are identical, which are from new tooling;

7. Photo-etch or resin detail sets available for any kits on the list;

8. Photographs of built 1/144 scale Canadian military aircraft models. Send me a picture of your model, and I will gladly include it here!

You can help fill in the blanks in the table with information on who makes what, or if you know of possible conversions, etc.  It would all be greatly appreciated as this task is far too large for one person alone!!

It is hoped that other Small Scale modelers from different countries around the world will create similar pages for their national air forces.  These pages will then be linked together, forming a complete database. (See bottom of page)  Please feel free to copy all or any part of this page format for overall consistency between sites. 

At this point, this page is still very much "Under Construction". I welcome any and all information you may have that will add body to the main table.  Past contributors are listed at the bottom of the table.  All questions, comments, corrections, suggestions, observations, criticisms and praise is most welcome, and can be sent to me using the email link at the bottom of the page. 

Remember - to those of us who model in this scale, being "small minded" is a compliment !!
  
  

Help Wanted:
I am currently looking for the following 1:144 kits for my Canadian collection. Please contact me if you have one of these and are willing to part with it.
  

Construction begins after discovering the inspiration for this page -  "Modelling the RAAF in 1/144th"