Hi Paul,
Yes, with great bias I cheer your choice of 1/48 - quarterscale rules! (Sez the guy who tinkers in 1/35, 1/72, 1/87 - HO, and 1/700!)
Your NMF is awesome. I can tell by the hinomaru on the Zero wings (Nothing wrong with the others - they just don't have the glare and contrast to show off the panel lines.) that you are expert at applying decals, too.