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	1/72 #392P Frog Mitsubishi Zero (A6M) Exc+++ Injection Molded old			$32
	Probably the 3rd issue of this kit - the first two issues were the post and pre-war 'Penguins'. Nicely molded with all recessed panel line detail. Includes glue capsule. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Frog is considered the father of injection molded model kits. The Lines Brothers opened Frog in 1932, capitalizing on the fever caused by Lindberg's solo transatlantic flight. Almost overnight the western populations became 'Air-Minded', and anything aviation was in high demand. Frog created a quality line of stick and tissue rubber powered aircraft and gliders as well as innovative ready-to-fly rubber powered aircraft that required no assembly. The box even contained a built-in rubber motor winder and fuselage holder. Model airplane flight competitions were popular in Great Britain, and one category was 'Rise Off the Ground', or ROG. By changing this to 'Flies Right Off the Ground', the FROG name was born. In 1936 Frog created a line of injection molded plastic models, the first such kit line in the world (Hawk sold a line of injection molded aircraft models in 1934 but they were factory assembled and painted). Named 'Penguin' after the bird that does not fly, the kits were innovative beyond the means of production. At a time when models were simply built by wingspan, the Penguin line was a constant 1/72 scale. Furthermore, a large 1/72 Short S.30 Empire class flying boat contained a full interior and lights! A line of accessories such as AA guns, tractors, hanger, ambulance, sound locator, searchlights and lighting kits were quickly added to the line. WWII caused a pause in production. After the war the box color changed from silver to green, and Penguin kits were also marketed in the USA. Production ended in 1950. Frog quickly expanded and released the Red, Blue, Orange, Black, Green, Gold Token, Spin and Comet series as well as Trail Blazers and several others. It is noteworthy that while most manufactures in the 1940s/50 were making toy-like models, Frog attempted to make very realistic models. For example, 'detailing' kits with excessively large rivets was once very popular. Frog ignored this trend and continued to mold aircraft with fine panel lines and no rivets. As a result, Frog kits can be built into very realistic replicas. Production ended in the late 1970s, but Frog molds are still in use around the world.

	1/72 #390P Frog Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Razorback Exc- Injection Molded old			$34
	1950s issue. Nicely molded with all recessed panel line detail. Includes glue and paint capsules. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.

	1/72 #391P Frog Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk (Tiger Shark) Exc+++ Injection Molded old			$30
	1950s issue. Nicely molded with all recessed panel line detail. Includes glue capsule. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.

	1/48 #PA97-200 Monogram P-38L / P-38M 2 Seat Night Fighter / P-38J / F-5 Lightning Exc+ Injection Molded old			$65
	First issue 'Four Star' kit. Very highly detailed and well molded kit. Builds any of four versions including 2-Seat Night Fighter, day fighter, 'Droop Snoot' with bomber nose and F5 photo recon version. Never started. 100% inventoried complete with all parts/decals and instructions present. Box would be NM, but there is a litho tear and wear on one short box side.

	1/180 #411-60 Lindberg Caravelle French Jetliner - Air France Sealed Mint Injection Molded old			$42
	Still factory sealed. Nicely molded small scale kit. Includes full landing gear detail, stand and large colorful decal sheet with all Air France markings and decorations. Box artwork by Tom Morgan.

	1/24 #836 Testors 1933 Cadillac Fleetwood V-16 All-Weather Phaeton Sealed NM Injection Molded old			$59
	Still factory sealed. Hard-to-find. Very well detailed model with 167 parts. This model is fashioned after the late Al Jolson's exact Cadillac V-16 All-Weather Phaeton. Features built up rolling chassis just like the real car, fully detailed engine with removable hood, complete interior, removable convertible top, rear luggage rack and dual side-mount tires. Molded in white, clear, black and silver.

	1/72 #JS-019-175 Hasegawa BAC F.Mk-6 Lightning - RAF and Saudi Arabian Air Force Exc+++ Injection Molded old			$28
	Contains 42 pieces. Has decals for both versions of the famous British "over-under" twin engine supersonic fighter. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.

	1/72 #PK-112 Matchbox Fairey Swordfish MK1/III - 824 Sq HMS Eagle Taranto Attach Nov 11 1940 or 119 Sq Coastal Command 1944 Exc++ Injection Molded old			$26
	Nicely molded kit. Includes decals for the famous HMS Illustrious attack on Taranto Harbor Nov 11 1940. Also has Coastal Command markings No. 119 Sq in 1945. The model as never been started. The parts are either still in the factory sealed bag or have been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.

	1/48 #401-200 IMC Gates Learjet (Lear Jet) Model 24 Sealed Exc Injection Molded old			$75
	Still factory sealed. Hard to find early issue from before Testors bought the IMC molds. Once Testors received the Lear Jet molds, they modified them, making any reissue impossible. Kit has many moving parts and very good detail. Features movable ailerons and rudder, full cockpit and cabin, opening cabin upper and lower doors with stairs and magazine rack, front nose panel opens to show detailed avionics bay and engine covers are removable to show detailed turbojet engines. Includes clear lenses for tip tanks lights with green and red tinted clear for wing tip navigation lights. With real rubber tires, full decals including stripes and many chromed parts including gear struts and engine exhaust/intake fans.

	1/48 #531-98 Lindberg Grumman F11F-1 Tiger (F11-F) Sealed NM++ Injection Molded old			$69
	Factory sealed. Short Nose early F11F. Gaedke artwork. Classic 1950s kit with all features that made these kits special. Has movable ailerons, rudder and elevators and detailed engine with opening inspection panel. Still the only early short nose F11F Tiger kit in 1/48.

	1/89 #123 Sanwa Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden 'Jack' NM++ Injection Molded old			$75
	Hard-to-find. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.

	1/48 #102-79 Aurora Sopwith Camel Exc+++ Injection Molded old			$65
	Second issue of this kit. It retains the original 1956 box art, but the square Aurora 'Northern Lights' logo is gone, replace by the to-be classic sunburst 'Famous Fighters' oval. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.

	1/72 #H205-200 Revell PB4Y-1 US Navy Patrol Bomber (B-24) Exc+ Injection Molded old			$48
	Original hardbox issue from 1965. Nice model of the Navy B-24. Has many action features: landing gear retracts and extends, control surfaces move, guns elevate and turrets rotate, wheels and props spin, flaps extend/retract, 4 crew and has optional position side gunner's position (open or closed). Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.

	1/72 Airfix Boulton Paul Defiant N.F.I Bagged Sealed Exc+ Injection Molded old			$28
	Bagged type three header from the 1960s. Still factory sealed.

	1/72 #3955-130 AMT-Frog Famous Fighters I - Hurricane IIC / Fokker D-XXI / Macchi MC-202 Folgore Exc++++ Injection Molded old			$36
	From quality Frog molds. Contains all three airplane models. This was part of a short-lived AMT marketing idea to market Frog kit in the USA. Never started. Factory sealed box/bag or 100% inventoried with all parts decals and instructions present.

	1/72 #3956-130 AMT-Frog Famous Fighters Series II - Tempest V - D 520C - FW-190 A-4 Exc+++ Injection Molded old			$28
	From quality Frog molds. This was part of a short-lived AMT marketing idea to market Frog kit in the USA. Box contains all three kits. This kit has never been started. It is either still in the internally sealed factory bag or has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.

	1/25 #C502-200 Pyro 1948 Lincoln Continental Exc Injection Molded old			$52
	From the mid 1960s, but from older molds. The only larger scale kit of this classic car. Edsel Ford himself sketched the design for the large V-12 equipped convertible with the assistance of Bob Gregory. The cars were incredibly popular. This was likely to be due to the good looks and not he powerplant; it made only 125 hp and was always troublesome. Good kit for it's time with detailed engine, removable hood and convertible top, and molded in blue, clear, chrome and with real rubber tires. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions.

	Monogram Little Air Force Assortment Gift Set - Speedee-Bilt F-51 (P-51) / F6F and Superkit F-51 and F-84 NM Wood_Plastic old			$1200
	Very rare 1950s "pre-injection molded" gift set. Long before injection molded kit were made in the USA, Monogram produced perhaps the finest pre-fabricated wooden kits with plastic details. The Speedee-Bilt series were flying models with pre-painted and cut wooden parts with plastic props, cowls, pilots, etc. The Superkits were smaller static models with precarved wooden parts and many plastic details. The kits themselves are rare today, but the gift set is very rare. Monogram issued very few gift sets for injection kits, and even fewer in the early 1950s for the wooden kits. The gift set consists of a special 'Christmas' box with a tray and lift-off top with a cello window. This one contains 2 Superkits (F-84 Thunderjet and F-51 Mustang) and 2 Speedee-Bilts (the F6F Hellcat and F-51 Mustang). The outer box is near mint and in investment grade condition - which is amazing considering the age of the set. Even the original cut-out add for MonoDope and MonoGlue is present. The four kits are in mint boxes and have never started. Each is 100% inventoried complete with all parts/decals and instructions present.

	1/400 #L1025 Heller Battlecruiser Dunkerque VG++ Injection Molded old			$350
	Rare. The Dunkerque-class Battlecruisers were the French response to the German Graf Spee-class and the fast and well-armed Italian ships at the time. If the 1900 to 1930 span of French shipbuilding could be defined as lacking a clear vision or plan, the Strasbourg and her sister decisively ended that period. The products of superior design and engineering, the two sisters would re-define fast capital ships as would their near-sisters Battleships Richelieu and Jean Bart after them. But world events would conspire against these beautiful ships and there visibility in naval history. The Dunkerque was laid down on 24 Dec, 1932 at St. Nazire, launched on 2 Oct, 1935 and put into service on 15 Apr, 1937. Displacement was 26,500 ton and top speed was 30 knots. Main armament was (8) 330mm guns and (16) 130 mm dual purpose. The main and secondary guns were mounted in the first quadruple turrets. Both main 330 mm turrets faced forward and had almost unlimited arcs of fire - so that all main guns could fire when the enemy was sighted or in pursuit. Her superior speed would allow her to escape anything that she could not out-gun. Like most advanced ships of the day she featured the 'All-Or-Nothing' armor design or 'armored box'. The compact design and placement of the main and secondary armament allowed unusually high armor protection for a battlecruiser. Serious consideration was also given to underwater protection, and the ships had a unique and effective (as events would prove) anti-mine/torpedo system with a novel water-exclusive material. At Mers-El-Kebir, the Dunkerque was pinned at the pier. The British fired 15 inch shells, which the Dunkerque's deck armor was surprisingly resistant to. In an unlucky set of events, the auxiliary ship Terre Neuve moored next to her was sunk during the battle with a full load of depth-charges. Later, a torpedo set off the huge explosive cargo. The damage to Dunkerque was immense. She was hastily repaired and fled to Toulon, where she was joined by the hastily repaired Strasbourg. The French tried to repair Dunkerque as best they could but the wartime resources and material were very limited. However, when the Germans threatened to seize the ships, the entire fleet including the two sisters was scuttled in the harbor. The Italians raised the Strasbourg and stripped her of her guns; but she was bombed and sunk by Allied aircraft. In 1945 she was raised again, but salvage was beyond hope. In 1959 she was sold for scrap. Kit has never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.

	1/400 #L1030 Heller Battlecruiser Strasbourg Sealed Mint Injection Molded old			$285
	Still factory sealed. Rare. The Dunkerque-class Battlecruisers were the French response to the German Graf Spee-class and the fast and well-armed Italian ships at the time. If the 1900 to 1930 span of French shipbuilding could be defined as lacking a clear vision or plan, the Strasbourg and her sister decisively ended that period. The products of superior design and engineering, the two sisters would re-define fast capital ships as would their near-sisters Battleships Richelieu and Jean Bart after them. But world events would conspire against these beautiful ships and there visibility in naval history. The Strasbourg was begun in 1934 at St. Nazire, launched in 1936 and put into service in 1939. She never navigated in peacetime. Displacement was 26,500 ton and top speed was 30 knots. Main armament was (8) 330mm guns and (16) 130 mm dual purpose. The main and secondary guns were mounted in the first quadruple turrets. Both main 330 mm turrets faced forward so that all main guns could fire when the enemy was sighted or in pursuit. Her superior speed would allow her to escape anything that she could not out-gun. Like most ships of the day she featured the 'All-Or-Nothing' armor design or 'armored box'. The compact design and placement of the main and secondary armament allowed unusually high armor protection for a battlecruiser. Serious consideration was also given to underwater protection, and the ships had a unique and effective (as events would prove) anti-mine/torpedo system with a novel water-exclusive material. At Mers-El-Kebir, her sistership Dunkerque was pinned at the pier. In an unlucky set of events, a ship moored next to her was sunk along with it's load of depth-charges. Later, a torpedo set off the huge explosive cargo. The damage to Dunkerque was immense. Other ships would have sunk, but she did not. Strasbourg was the only capital ship to get underway during the disaster at Mers-El-Kebir. Her superior speed allowed her to escape while two other French Battleships were sunk. She fled to Toulon, where she was eventually joined by the hastily repaired Dunkerque. However, when the Germans threatened to seize the ships, the entire fleet including the two sisters was scuttled in the harbor. The Italians raised the Strasbourg and stripped her of her guns; but she was bombed and sunk by Allied aircraft. In 1945 she was raised again, but salvage was beyond hope. In 1955 she was sold for scrap.

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