Frog Supermarine S-6B Racing Seaplane - (S.6B), 1/72, F164
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Finely molded model of the classic racer that paved the way for the Spitfire. Never started. The actual aircraft parts have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions, but NOTE: missing display stand. 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, Orange, Black, Green, Gold Token, Spin and Comet series as well as Trail Blazers and several others. It is noteworthy that while most manufacturers 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.
Monogram F4U-4 Corsair Fighter Bomber - (F4U4), 1/48, 6833
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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1967 Monogram-Mattel reissue of the famous 'Four Star' kit from 1963. Features retractable main landing gear and tail wheel, folding wings, working arresting gear, rotating wheels and prop, pilot figure, drop tanks, rockets and more. Never started. Inventoried with all parts, decals and instructions present. NOTE: the very rear tip of the left fuselage is neatly broken off. It is present for an easy repair.
Revell John F Kennedy PT-109, 1/72, H310
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
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Still factory sealed but the seal has splits. 1977 issue. Scale model of Lt.(jg) John F. Kennedy's historical ship. Well detailed kit. Just over 13 inches long when assembled. Features 4 torpedo tubes, 2 twin .50 caliber machine guns, 20mm cannon, life raft, 4 crew figures, rudder and prop detail and more.
Revell Don Prudhomme The Snake Army Rear Engine Dragster and Vega Funny Car, 1/16, 7464
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Rare kit from 1986. Includes both very large and highly detailed 1/16 scale race vehicles. Don Prudhomme's Rear Engine Dragster features fully detailed rolling chassis just like the real racer, supercharged and injection Hemi engine, turnable front wheels, front axle fairing, detachable body panels to show inner details, fuel, oil and brake lines, spark plug wiring, rear wing, rubber tires, fabric seatbelts and shoulder harness system, complete cockpit detail, Simpson drag chute pack with tie-downs and more. Molded in black and white with chrome and clear parts. The Snake Vega Funny car features detailed funny car rolling chassis just like the real vehicle, fuel, oil and brake lines, fully detailed blown and injected Hemi engine with full spark plug wiring, turnable front wheels, rubber tires, full race cockpit, vented rear window, Simpson chute pack and more. Molded in black and white with chrome and clear parts. The kit has never been started. The parts that were originally sealed are still in the internal factory sealed bags; the parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Aurora P-51 Mustang - With Horse Artwork, 1/48, 118-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Rare and classic kit with the famous 'Bucking Airborne Horse.' The box is in 'Excellent++' condition. It has factory-new color and gloss, no tape or tape marks (not even factory sealing tape!), no price tags or marks, no fading, stains, tears or missing litho. All four corners are solid and original. There is general light wear as the only flaw. The artwork is dated 1956, but this kit is likely about 1957 - note the 'Famous Fighters' in the logo border and the lack of a Parents' Magazine Seal. The artwork is the original issue P-51 with a slight downward angle and the horse added. This model has many working features, which was unusual for aurora. Includes detailed engine with removable cowling, full cockpit and retractable landing gear. Molded in gloss olive drab and clear. This kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora North American P-51D Mustang - With Aurora Glue, 1/48, 118-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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Contains still sealed Aurora glue with the early 'Aurora Line' logo. The kit is the first issue from about 1956 with the Northern Lights logo. Has many working features: detailed engine with removable cowlings, full cockpit and retractable landing gear. Molded in gloss olive green and clear. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Mauve Curtiss P-40M Warhawk - USAAF 18th FG 44 FS Ltc. R.B. Westbrook New Guinea 1943 / 18 FG 44 FS Capt. J.A. Bade New Guinea 1943, 1/48, 00084-1500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Well molded with all recessed panel detail, three piece canopy and colorful decals.8 Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
AMT Curtiss P-40K Warhawk - With True Details Resin Cockpit - Major Ed Hollmeyer 16th FS Kunming China 1943, 1/48, 8794
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Includes factory sealed True Details #48451 Cockpit Detail Set which covers P-40 variants E through N. The actual kit is from 1996. Nicely molded and detailed. Features fine all-recessed panel lines, complete cockpit, four piece canopy, drop tank and bombs, detailed wheel wells and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora Panzerkampfwagen V Panther A 3rd SS Panzer/116th Panzer/12th SS Panzer, 1/48, 071
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Hard-to-find 1/48 scale armor kit in the block 'Aurora' log box from 1976. Features elevating gun, rotating turret, figures, opening hatches and operating treads and bogies. Has decals for 3rd SS Panzer Division/116th Panzer Division or 12th SS Panzer Division. No parts have been assembled, but NOTE: there is glue on two side pipes. Someone put glue on them but never attached to the hull. Inventoried with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Hasegawa Fieseler FI 156C-1 Storch - Rommel or Mussolini Rescue Plane, 1/32, 1141
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
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Big scale, early issue Storch with the best mold quality. Very well detailed featuring complete interior, figures, optional position cabin doors, highly detailed engine and firewall, removable cowling, reinforced wire landing gear and more. Includes decals for either famous aircraft and the splinter camo SB+UG. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The box is complete but has significant wear. But the kit inside is in mint condition down to the original factory tissue paper separating the parts.
Monogram Panzerkampfwagen Panzer IV H With Diorama Sheet, 1/32, PM230 6859
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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1969 'Green Box' issue with desirable Diorama Instructions. The Panzer IV mounted one 75mm gun and two MG24 machine guns. The 'H' variant depicted here had extra armor plates hung loosely from the sides to pre-detonate hollow charge projectiles. The kit can be built with or without this additional armor. Turret rotates and gun elevates. Detailed moving flexible treads and bogeys have spring action. Cupola lid opens. Includes extra tread links, Jerry cans and helmets with two crew figures. The kit has never been started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing #30, the jack. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts present including decals and instructions.
Franklin Mint Armour Collection Mig-15 North Korean Air Force, 1/48, B11E072
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Brand new, never removed from the box and complete. High quality die-cast model that is completely factory built and painted. When I saw this kit had never been removed from the packaging, I did not open it. If any of the paperwork is important to you, let me know before you purchase and I will check for you. This is what Franklin Mint says about each of these models: "Each of our die-cast models are hand-assembled and hand painted to ensure quality and authentic detail. To create each exciting precision replica, our designers and engineers make exhaustive examinations of their subject from every conceivable angle; photographing, sketching and in many cases studying the actual plans. Months are spent sculpting a scale prototype that captures even the most intricate details. The result: A precision-engineered model of unsurpassed quality that you will be proud to own and display. Each is a masterpiece of the model maker's art, reflecting our passion for perfection, our total commitment to superb craftsmanship, and our abiding respect for quality and authenticity."
Franklin Mint Armour Collection F-86 Sabre Pigeon Eagles Major James Jabara Korean War, 1/48, B11B924
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Rare. Brand new, never removed from the box and complete. High quality die-cast model that is completely factory built and painted. Please note the canopy is present, but Franklin Mint shipped them off the model. You have to snap it on to install it. When I saw this kit had never been removed from the packaging, I did not open it. If any of the paperwork is important to you, let me know before you purchase and I will check for you. This is what Franklin Mint says about each of these models: "Each of our die-cast models are hand-assembled and hand painted to ensure quality and authentic detail. To create each exciting precision replica, our designers and engineers make exhaustive examinations of their subject from every conceivable angle; photographing, sketching and in many cases studying the actual plans. Months are spent sculpting a scale prototype that captures even the most intricate details. The result: A precision-engineered model of unsurpassed quality that you will be proud to own and display. Each is a masterpiece of the model maker's art, reflecting our passion for perfection, our total commitment to superb craftsmanship, and our abiding respect for quality and authenticity."
Lindberg Stearman PT-17 Kaydet Trainer, 1/48, 70533
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. 1993 reissue from original molds. The Stearman was the last standard biplane produced for the Army and Naval Air Forces. Production was over 10,000 planes, making if more prolific than any other US Biplane design. Kaydets help to train over 60,000 allied airmen in WWII.
AMT Douglas A-20 B/C Havoc, 1/48, 8644
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Large scale 1/48 Havoc builds the "B" or "C" variant. Includes decals for USAAF 86th BS, 47 BG Italy 1943 and RAF No.114 Sq North Africa 1942. Very well molded kit with over 95 parts featuring all recessed panel lines, highly detailed cockpit and bomb bay, rear gunners station, optional parts for different variants, optional position bomb bay doors, weighted tires, optional position landing gear. optional long range ferry tank and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
MPC Dodge Ram Van - Stock Or Custom, 1/25, 1-0438
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Dated 1980. Well detailed kit that can be built completely stock or fully custom. Features detailed chassis and driveline, full engine, complete interior and more. Never started. All the parts that were factory sealed are still sealed; the parts that were not (clear and chrome) have been inventoried complete. With instructions and decals. The decals are intact and flat but NOTE that they have some typical age micro-cracking. Please see the two articles (located on this website) on how to save and use old decals.
Revell Douglas AD-6 Skyraider - US Naval Aviator Wings Issue - (AH-1), 1/40, H260-298
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Poor
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Rare 1960 issue of this original 'S' action kit. This edition is the US Naval Aviator Issue and has the slightly textured box with the framable John Steel box artwork. Features a host of operating features- wings fold, dive brakes operate, canopy slides to show detailed cockpit, landing gear retracts and cowling comes off to show fully detailed engine. Molded in the correct dark gloss blue and clear. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. The decals are 'excellent+' condition, perfectly flat with some typical yellowing a the only flaw. Instructions are 'excellent++' condition. NOTE: the box is missing both short side panels, hence the 'poor' grade.
Hobby Craft Lockheed T-33A Thunderbird (T-Bird) Shooting Star - USAF / Canada RCAF / Mexican Air Force, 1/48, HC1595
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. Large 1/48 scale T-33 features all fine recessed panel lines, full cockpits, detailed gear wells, separately molded wing flaps, drop tanks, optional position canopy and decals for three aircraft.
Sterling Ansaldo S.V.A. 5 - Drops Leaflets in Flight - 19 Inch Wingspan R/C / Freeflight / Control Line Flying Aircraft - (SVA-5), A18
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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19 inch wingspan kit for RC, free flight or control line. Includes innovative system for automatically dropping 'propaganda leaflets' in flight. 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. Sterling was a famous manufacturer dating back to the 1930/40s flying model craze. Although they continued to produce kits for decades after the flying model slump following World War II, they eventually fell victim to the general lack of interest in modeling that occurred in the early 1980s. I always considered Sterling kits to be deluxe kits as they featured color decals, high-grade die cut balsa, vacuform plastic detail parts, plastic wheels (if required), finished wire landing gear, rubber motor and plastic prop, full size plans with instruction details and full instructions for conversion to RC or control line.
Aurora Douglas DC-10 American Airlines, 1/144, 366-250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
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Still mint in the factory seal. 1970 issue with the AURORA block logo.