RAF Late 40s / 1950s Pilot

Modelu 1/48 scale

Reviewed by Brett Green

Modelu is a British company that produces 3d printed figures and associated services including full-body custom scans.

Their focus appears to be railway and lineside figures but they also offer an ever growing range of military, civilians, workers, pets, wildlife, livestock figures sets and more.

This review covers a 1/48 scale standing post-war RAF pilot.

The pilot appears to be wearing the lightweight flying overall 22C/1051, sometimes referred to as the Beadon flying suit. This may have been grey gaberdine, or the 1951 pattern 22c/1139 in blue-grey gaberdine. A tropical version in light khaki drill has also been noted on pilots in Hong Kong and 77 Squadron RAAF Meteor pilots flying in the Korean War. The latter appears to be the colour depicted on the box art.

Our subject is also wearing a light blue dress shirt and tie, and Officer's cap. He is leaning against his aircraft, which might be a Vampire, Hornet, Spitfire, Meteor or any number of RAF fighter aircraft from the late 1940s and 1950s.

The figure is perfectly 3d printed in grey resin with fine attachment strips / points. No striations or other imperfections can be found on my sample.

I thought it was important to see what this figure would look like when he had been freed from his 3d printing cage so I set about cleaning up.

I removed the figure from his attachments using a new hobby blade and a quality set of sprue cutters. This was a fast and easy job. I cut the points close to the body of the figure using the sprue cutters and he was quickly freed with almost no residue.

The figure may really be appreciated once removed from his printing strips.

Also note that Modelu offers this figure in a choice of seven scales from 1/24 to 1/144 including all the usual model aircraft, military and figure scales.

This post-war RAF pilot offers plenty of opportunities to add character to your dioramas and vignettes. The figure is amazingly realistic and highly detailed.

Highly Recommended

* Details about the flying suit and other uniform items were sourced in a post by Nick Millman on Britmodeller's Forum.

Thanks to Modelu for the review samples

Review Text and Images Copyright © 2026 by Brett Green
Page Created 12 March, 2026
Last updated 12 March, 2026

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