Novo Model Kits
Novo De Havilland Comet 4 - Jet Airliner - BOAC - (ex Frog), 1/96, F356
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$38
Rare kit in large scale of the world's first jet airliner. The initial Comet Is were in operation long before the 707, which gave the British an incredible post-war lead in the expanding civil aviation market. Just as the Comet was flying high and orders were pouring in from around the world, Comets began to mysteriously fall out of the sky. Everything from lighting to terrorist bombs were blamed. For months the root cause went undiscovered. Then, in a landmark investigation that is considered the first modern post-crash autopsy, it was discovered that the stresses around a small ADF window on the top of the fuselage were causing metal fatigue failure when the fuselage was pressurized. To confirm this, a Comet I was placed in a water tank and subjected to pressurization stresses. After some time, a dramatic failure occured. Then parts of a crashed Comet were pulled from underwater proving once and for all that this was the root cause. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Novo Canberra Low Level Bomber - English Electric BAC Canberra B(1) Mk.8 or B(1)Mk. 12 - RAF No. 88 Sq Wildenrath W. Germany 1960 or South African No. 12 Sq. Waterkloof 1969 - (ex Frog), 1/72, 78090
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$18
From original Frog molds. Like most Frog kits, this model does not have out-of-scale rivet detail but has very fine panel lines only, which makes it easy to build up to a very realistic model. Includes parts and decals for either version. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Novo DH-88 Comet Racer - (ex Frog) - Bagged, 1/72, F168
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$19
This older but excellent quality kit build a realistic model of the famous 'Golden Age' of aviation racer. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Includes figures of Capt. Scott and Capt. Black, the famous Comet pilots who won the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia. The DH-88 was designed specifically for this race and performed wonderfully.
Novo SNCAM Dewoitine D520C - Italian or French Air Forces - (D-520 ex-Frog) - Bagged, 1/72, F155
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$12
Still factory sealed and from ex-Frog molds. Very cleanly molded kit that builds up into a realistic model. Has markings for both aircraft and a full color painting guide on the back of the cardboard header card.
Novo Vickers Vimy Mk IV Heavy Bomber - No. 70 Squadron Egypt 1921 / RAE 1919-1922 Research Aircraft Used For Experiments Including Automatic Landing Systems - (ex Frog), 1/72, F163
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$36
From quality ex-Frog molds. Please note that this is the wartime version with the guns and bombs and not the post-war transatlantic version. The 'gun & bomb' version has become somewhat harder to find. Includes markings and color paint guide for the two aircraft listed. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Novo Supermarine Attacker Naval Fighter - (ex Frog), 1/72, F330
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$14
Still factory sealed and from the the original Frog molds.
Novo Gloster Whittle E28/39 Pioneer - Bagged - (ex Frog), 1/72, F174
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
$14
Still factory sealed. From quality Frog molds and a nice kit of this early British Jet.
Novo General Aircraft Ltd Hotspur II Glider, 1/72, F152
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$14
Nicely detailed model from the original FROG molds. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Novo Bristol 138A - (ex Frog), 1/72, F165
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$22
This model is from the original Frog molds and make an ideal 'Classic Builder'. It has never been started. It has been inventoried with all plastic parts and and instructions present. NOTE: missing decals. On the 28th of September, 1936, the Bristol 138/A climbed to an altitude of 49,967 feet to establish a new world altitude record. In 1937 it climbed to 53,967 feet where the windscreen cracked. The pilot was saved by the pressure suit he was wearing.
Novo Vickers Vimy Mk IV Heavy Bomber - No. 70 Squadron Egypt 1921 / RAE 1919-1922 Research Aircraft Used For Experiments Including Automatic Landing Systems - (ex Frog), 1/72, F163
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$42
Still factory sealed. From quality ex-Frog molds. Please note that this is the wartime version with the guns and bombs and not the post-war transatlantic version. The 'gun & bomb' version has become somewhat harder to find. Includes markings and color paint guide for the two aircraft listed.