Guillows De Havilland DH-4 - 27 inch Wingspan RC / Gas / Rubber Flying Model, 205
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
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Large-scale, well detailed kit from about 1964. Can be flown rubber free flight, gas free flight, or converted to electric RC using modern servos and receivers. Well detailed with die cut balsa parts, rubber motor, plywood firewall, scale plastic wheels, plastic propeller, vacuform nose / machine guns / pilot busts, two big sheets of full color decals, covering tissue and excellent full size plans. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Guillow's founder, Paul K. Guillow, was a WWI naval aviator. In 1926 he began producing wooden model airplane kits. His 'Shelf Models' were some of the earlier non-flying models in production. Guillow's grew during the model boom of the 1930s, and when the Depression hit the hardest, Guillow's responded with lower prices and became one of the low price leaders, frequently advertising in Model Airplane News and other leading publications. During the war, like most manufacturers, Guillow's was forced to alternative materials such as cardboard and pine. Guillow's survived the post WWII slump by creating many inexpensive profile flying rubber powered aircraft and gliders in the 1950s (along with North Pacific) which became famous - some are still available today. The stick and tissue lines have been updated with laser cut parts and are still in production as of 2009.
West Side Model Co D&RGW 2-8-0 C-16 No. 268 Brass Locomotive and Tender HOn3 Narrow Gauge - Factory Painted, 1/87
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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In rare, investment-grade condition inside and out, please read carefully. Beautiful, like-new condition brass narrow gauge locomotive and tender, hand-built in Japan for West Side Models by Kodama Shisakusho. The original box is in amazing 'near mint' condition and the model is still wrapped in the original plastic and all three pieces of the red factory foam are intact and in 'very good+' condition. This one-owner model has always been carefully stored in the original box. The factory paint and lettering are perfect. Under 14x magnification I cannot see but the slightest wear on the wheels, so I would grade it as 'never run' although it was probably test run at Kodama before shipping. I see no broken parts and no modifications; it looks factory-new. I have no narrow gauge track, so I am unable to test the locomotive, so it is sold "As Is." There is no paperwork present. Must be shipped insured.
Arii 1958 Subaru 360, 1/32, 41004
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Very nice small scale model. Features one piece body, full interior, detailed underside (mainly molded in), clear windshields and lenses, rubber tires and decals. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The instructions fold out and have color box art of all 25 kits in this line.
Monogram Hawker AV-8A Harrier - US Marines or RAF, 1/48, 5420
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
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1991 issue with the quality you would expect from Monogram. Includes decals for both versions. Features detailed cockpit and gear well, optional position nozzles, speed brake, canopy, underwing stores and optional refueling probe. The kit has never been started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing one very small part, #27 (appears to be a pitot tube). Otherwise includes all other parts, decals and instructions in excellent condition.
Tamiya El Alamein Time Capsule Diorama, 1/35, 620
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Very nice diorama including positionable troops, numerous accessories, dog, large clear display 'bottle' as shown on the box top, full color backdrop photo and more. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Bandai Panzerkampfwagen Panzer IV Ausf.H Sd.Kfz.161/2, 1/48, 058270
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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SALE!! Still factory sealed. Rare 1/48 scale kit from the classic and highly detailed Bandai Pin Point armor series. These kits are beautifully molded and feature full interior detail as well as flexible treads, many operating features and very detailed crew members that can be posed in almost any position.
Pyro Chevrolet 1937 Coupe, 1/32, C292-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Late 1960s Pyro issue from original molds. In the early to mid 1960s the Pyro company chose many of it's kit subjects based more on historical significance than popularity. Luckily for us, Pyro not only made these kits but did an excellent job for the time. The Pyro car models are based on the actual cars that Pyro engineers and designers had access to. This model is nicely detailed for that time and the box states that it can be converted to a 'road racing' or slot car. Molded in a beautiful dark gloss green and clear. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Scientific Charles W. Morgan Whaler - 17.5 Inch Long Ship Kit With Cloth Sails, 1/72, 183
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Very nice solid hull kit. Features a beautiful factory pre-carved hardwood hull (not balsa), hardwood display base with pedestals, tapered hardwood masts and yards, three sheets very neatly done ply printwood, two sheets of sail cloth with pre-printed sails, color insignia sheet, two factory sealed fittings packets with davits, metal whale boats, anchors, fife rails, cranes, chains, ladders, deadeyes and much more, rigging material, a large sheet with 7 excellent photographs showing the kit being constructed, very detailed instruction book and two sheets of superb full size plans with all required views and numerous detail drawings. Never started. All of the fittings (small parts) are still in the factory sealed bags. The larger parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete including plans/instructions.
Trumpeter USS Nimitz CVN68 1975 Aircraft Carrier, 1/350, 05605
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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Very large and highly detailed model. The actual ship has never been started and all plastic ship parts are still sealed in the factory bags. NOTE: missing two small screws and 2 nuts (stock items, not unique) for inner hull braces. NOTE: airwing has been built, painted and decaled. Quality is not professional but 'good to very good.' They are in good shape but do need minor repairs. New 1/350 aircraft are available from Trumpeter for at very low cost.
Tamiya British Universal Carrier MkII, 1/35, M35175
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. Very well molded and detailed armor kit.
AMT 1993 Ford Ranger STX, 1/25, 6953
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. Very nice model dated 1993. Includes over 105 parts and can be built stock or custom. Molded in gray, clear, red tint clear, chrome and with rubber tires. Features detailed engine, removable hood, full interior, working tailgate and detailed underside.
Monogram Curtiss P-40B Tiger Shark (Warhawk) - USAAF / RAF / Chinese AVG Flying Tigers - Four Star Issue, 1/48, PA96-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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First issue hardbox dated 1964. This model is part of a very popular and successful line of 1/48 World War II aircraft that Monogram released through the 1960s. Very nicely molded and detailed model in the best Monogram tradition with very fine raised panel detail, full cockpit, optional position landing gear, optional full or open canopy, pilot, belly tank and working landing flaps. Contains decals for USAF, RAF and AVG Flying Tigers (Chinese). NOTE: this kit has minor and neat assembly. The floor and seat assembly (2 parts) are glued to the right fuselage half and painted. Assembly is 'near mint' quality and paint is 'very good+.' There is no other assembly or painting done. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Trumpeter Fairey Swordfish Mk.II With Two Eduard PE Sets And Mask, 1/32, 03208
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Includes Eduard #33045 Zoom Swordfish Mk.I PE interior Set, Eduard #32654 Swordfish Seatbelts (factory painted) and Eduard JX094 Mask Set. All three accessories are still factory sealed. The actual kit is very highly detailed with 190 parts and features an optional clear fuselage so you can show off the superb interior. Includes a full color painting guide and decals for multiple aircraft. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Boeing 707 British Airways, 1/144, 04170
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. Classic Airfix kit of the early turbojet powered 707, the aircraft that revolutionized transport aviation.
Revell Boeing 720 United Airlines, 1/144, 85-0243
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Reissue of the old 1960s kit. Features optional position landing gear, movable rudder, optional position doors and clear Revell 'Globe' stand. Large very nicely done sheet of colorful United decals. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Easy Built Models De havilland Tiger Moth DH-82 - 20 Inch Wingspan SAM Qualified, 1/18, FF61
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. Easy Built was a Canadian manufacturer who made excellent reproductions of classic flying designs from the 1930 and 1940s. At some point, they were bought out or moved to America, with a given address in Fairview, PA. Actual scale is given as 1/17.6. High quality modern kit made in the finest tradition of the stick and tissue flyers. Features high quality printed balsa, strip wood, propeller, rubber motor, wheels, colored covering tissue, instructions and full sized plans.
Hudson Miniatures 1914 Ford Model T Fire Engine
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Very Rare. Large (1/16) scale fire engine kit. Dated 1949 and very highly detailed for that time. Features numerous wooden parts that are either die-cut, factory saw cut or machined, wood stock, metal stock, beautiful plastic wheels, grill, steering wheel and lanterns, metal stock and parts, die-cut cardstock and two big sheets of excellent plans/instructions. The kit has never been started. The small parts are still in the sealed bag. The parts that were not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including instructions. Hudson Miniatures created a very popular line of automobile kits in a constant 1/16 scale shortly after WWII. The kits sold very well...so well that you could argue that Gowland & Gowland borrowed Hudson's subject matter for their ground-breaking 'Highway Pioneers.' The Hudson Miniatures 'Old Timers' even spawned a line of imitators, with Fador's 'Smallster' being one of the better in quality. Sales did drop on the appearance and popularity of the much smaller (and less accurate) Gowland/Revell 'Highway Pioneers' in 1951. When the all-injection molded Gowland kits proved not to be a passing fad, Hudson quickly planned and released his own all-plastic, small-scale competition called 'Lil' Old Timers Quickie Kits.' The kits were of excellent quality, but it was too little too late. Additionally, sales of the excellent wooden kits faltered further in the next few years with the introduction of accurate, 1/24 and 1/32 all-plastic cars in the mid 1950s. This forced Hudson to discontinue the wood kits and the plastic line was sold to Revell and subsequently re-released. Today, these excellent, big 1/16 kits are often the only model available of these early automobiles. In the mid 1960s Aurora thought so highly of Hudson Miniatures that they purchased the wood kit assets and released a very small number of these in all-plastic models.
Pyro 1915 Ford Pie Wagon Vintage Brass Car Issue, 1/32, C459-125
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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1967 Pyro issue from original molds. In the early to mid 1960s the Pyro company chose many of their kit subjects based more on historical significance than popularity. Luckily for us, Pyro not only made these kits but did an excellent job for the time. The Pyro car models are based on the actual cars that Pyro engineers and designers had access to. In some cases, the specific car and owner is on the box. The model includes rubber tires, blue, brass and clear colored injection molded parts. Features detailed chassis, interior, opening rear doors and a removable hood. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Pyro 1906 Renault Towne Car, 1/32, C454-125
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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1967 Pyro issue from original molds. In the early to mid 1960s the Pyro company chose many of their kit subjects based more on historical significance than popularity. Luckily for us, Pyro not only made these kits but did an excellent job for the time. The Pyro car models are based on the actual cars that Pyro engineers and designers had access to. In some cases, the specific car and owner is on the box - in this case, a Renault at the Montagu Motor Museum in England. The model includes rubber tires, brass plated, blue and clear parts. Features detailed chassis, complete motor and interior and a removable hood or 'bonnet.' The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including instructions.
Aurora Russian Mig-19 (Yak-25) - Famous Fighters Of All Nations, 1/48, 66A-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Rare second issue from about 1954. Please note that this kit carries the very early and colorful 'Aurora Line' rectangular logo at the bottom right and the 'Famous Fighters Of All Nations' sogan at the top. The box is in very good condition with fine color and gloss, four solid original corners (no repairs), no price tags or tag marks and the only tape is the original factory sealing tape. Even, general wear shelf wear as shown is the only flaw. Inside, the kit is like it left the factory including the original packing tissue. It is molded in a fantastic bright metallic green (the matches the box art), with a clear canopy and the correct clear early rectangular stand. Instructions are in 'excellent' condition and the decals are in 'very good' condition. They are flat, complete but have the usual age yellowing. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.