Comet Aeronca Chief - 54 inch Wingspan for R/C for Free Flight, 3506
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
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1970s very large scale kit with 54 inch wingspan. For rubber or gas free flight or RC (radio control). Kit features traditional wood/tissue construction, high quality printwood, factory-cut spars and stringers, balsa nose block, metal prop shaft, clear window material, fully formed wheels and thrust button, rubber motor, covering tissue, propeller and detailed full size plans with building instructions. The model has not been started. Inventoried complete with all parts and plans present. Comet was a famous manufacturer of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998.
Revell Thames Panel Truck Pie Wagon NHRA Drag Racer, 1/25, H1344
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Early issue from 1971. Cleanly molded in an astonishing metallic lime green, chrome plate, tinted clear and with rubber tires and metal axle & metal wheel retainer rivets. Features opening doors and hood, fuel injection Olds V-8 engine, decals with drag racing graphics and more. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
MPC David Pearson's NASCAR Pontiac GTO With Clear See-Through Body, 1/25, 1-1706-225
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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Dated 1977. Hard-to-find and nicely detailed. Features full racing frame, removable body, detailed engine, opening hood, authentic decals and more. The kit has never been started. The color parts that were factory sealed are still in the sealed bags. The clear and chrome parts were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions. There are no tire burn marks on any parts or the decals, which is remarkable.
Topping Hiller 12E / UH-12 / OH-23, 1/32
Metal and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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Very, very rare. From a professional builder's collection. He lived in Ohio and had full access to Topping and Precise factory models and could obtain them unassembled (some were even factory painted and decaled!). This model is from his estate. This is an original, never assembled Topping but most parts are factory painted, including the tail rotor, canopy frames (flawlessly done) and almost all small parts. Even the instrument panel decals are applied. The kit is resin, injection molded plastic, cast metal and clear plastic. The resin frame is perfectly straight and is not warped. I have studied on-line photos of Topping-built OH-23s and I believe this model is 100% complete; but I cannot be sure so it is sold as-is. Factory built-ups do occasionally appear for sale (just a handful since the history of the internet), but I have never seen this model in kit form. NOTE: I have listed this as 1/32 because the body length comes out very close to this. I could be wrong; some sources list it as 1/35.
Matchbox Provost Mk.I - RAF Central Flying School Little Rissington or Oman Air Force, 1/72, 40030
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. Dated 1986. Includes color paint guide and decals for both RAF and Oman. The Provost became the standard RAF trainer in 1953, replacing the Prentice.
Airfix Jet Provost T. Mk.3 - Bagged With Header, 1/72, 109
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good
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Still factory sealed. 1950s Type 2 logo bagged kit with header. Header is very nice but has writing as shown.
Maintrack Fairey FD.1 Delta 1 - (FD-1) - Bagged, 1/72, PX005
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good
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Originally designed as a VTO (Vertical Take-Off) testbed, the prototype was to use an inclined ramp. The Delta 1 was to investigate characteristics and control of the delta wing at transonic speeds, but the program was halted by unfavorable flight characteristics. Very high quality vac kit with better mold quality than many injection molded kits. Includes metal details and decals. The kit has never been started. The parts that were factory sealed are still in the sealed bags. The parts that were not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions.
Academy Northrop F-89J Scorpion - North Dakota ANG / 124th FIS Iowa Air National Guard 1969, 1/72, 1628
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Nicely molded kit with all fine recessed panel line details. Features very well detailed cockpit and landing gear wells, optional position canopy as well as AIM-4 Falcon and Genie missiles and decals for two aircraft. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Fujimi Aichi type 99 Model 22 D3-A2 Val Carrier Dive Bomber - Markings for Two Aircraft, 1/72, 7A-F8-800
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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This model dates from when Fujimi made the finest models in the world. Features all fine recessed panel lines, cockpit detail, rotating propeller, dive brakes and centerline and wing mounted bomb loads. Decals represent two different aircraft. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Gulfstream German Type VIIC U-Boat, 8-001
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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Features excellent quality resin one-piece hull and sail with very fine drain holes and decking and a large number of PE details. Complete and never started and includes detailed, illustrated instructions.
Revell Douglas DC-8 Jet Mainliner United Airlines, 1/144, H240
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Revell-Lodela issue. This kit uses the same molds as 1955-1959 'S' issue. Has many special features - the cowlings snap off to show detailed engines, wheels turn, cabin doors can be opened or closed, and there is a passenger loading ramp included. Includes a large and very complete sheet of United Airlines Decals. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Berkeley Sweitzer 1-30 - For R/C or Free Flight, 1/12, 4-18 295
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Big 1/12 scale model with a 40 inch wingspan. Originally designed as a gas powered model for free flight or control line, or can be converted to electric power and modern RC (radio control) gear. Features die cut balsa and plywood parts, shaped trailing edges, plenty of stock for spars, etc., fully finished main and tail wheels, clear vacuform canopy (that is still perfectly clear, not yellow), fully formed wire landing gear struts, covering material, color decals and full size plans. This is a sheeted design with the exception of the wings behind the sheeted leading edge. The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Berkeley is a very famous manufacturer of flying model kits from the Golden Age of flying aviation, about 1932-1954. Founded in 1933 by William Effinger, the company was quite progressive in producing quality kits - it was likely the Berkeley 'Buccaneer' was the first gas powered model in kit form. In the later 1930s, Effinger acquired the services of a very talented Henry Struck. Struck went on to design numerous award-winning kits under the Berkeley name. Berkeley weathered the post WWII recession and emerged as a major kit producer in the late 1940 and 1950s. These were great years for Berkeley and they produced some incredible and large kits. The company went bankrupt in about 1960 however. Fox engines (Duke Fox) bought the company and released the kits alongside his own FOX models and engines. This arrangement did not last, and in the early 1960s the Berkeley name disappeared from hobby shop shelves.
Lindberg North American P-51B Mustang, 1/72, 591
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
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1974 issue. Still mint in the factory seal. Tom Morgan box art. In an interview with Tom, he told me that he 'took advantage' of the box art to paint the name of his wife on the side of the P-51B!
MPC 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Split Window Coupe, 1/16, 6421
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Nicely detailed, large-scale kit. Can be built stock or modified. Molded in black, clear, red-tinted clear, chrome and with rubber tires. Features detailed chassis, opening hood, detailed 327 V8 with Fuel Injection or Tri-Power carbs, working front suspension with metal springs, steerable front wheels, complete interior, optional factory side pipes, custom roll bar and optional decals. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags, except the clear and tires which were never sealed and have been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Contrail Vickers Virginia MkVII / Virginia X / Victoria Bomber Transport / Valentia Gun Ship / Plus Valentia Sky-Shouter Conversion Parts / Five Kits, 1/72
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
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Very highly detail kits. Builds 5 complete models - Virginia X (502nd Sq), Virginia VII (7 Sq), Victoria Bomber Transport, Valentia Transport, Valentia Gun Ship AND includes conversion parts for Valentia Sky-Shouter. High quality vac main parts with injection molded props, gear, wheels, engines, etc. Two huge sheets of decals and full drawings, instructions and photos. Airfoil strut material included. Never started and complete. Vacuform kits are only recommended for modelers who are experienced with this type of model. Special skills and scratch building experience are required.
Frog Vickers Vimy Trail Blazers - Orange Series, 1/72, F163
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Trail Blazers series issue that is nicely detailed and molded in silver and clear. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Lindberg Tupolev Tu-104 Aeroflot, 1/175, 413-60
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Early to mid-1960s hardbox issue. Features one of my favorite Tom Morgan box illustrations. Nicely molded small scale kit with full Aeroflot decals and display stand. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Arii F-100D Super Sabre, 1/144, A396-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Nicely molded small scale kit with drop tanks, missiles, clear canopy, full landing gear, very fine raised panel detail and decals. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions (on the bottom of the box lid).
Life-Like Proto 2000 Series 4427 PS2-CD High-Side Covered Hopper D&RGW #15252 - HO Scale Model Train Kit, HO, 21855
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Very highly detailed and factory lettered. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including instructions.
Athearn 50 Foot Single Door Box Car Union Pacific - Be Specific Ship Union Pacific, 1/87, 10600UP
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Assembly kit that has a beautiful factory painted and lettered car body with other parts molded in the correct color. With trucks. Some parts are still in the factory sealed envelope; the ones that were not sealed are inventoried complete including instructions.