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#D-9 Megow
 Ryan ST - 50 inch Wingspan Flying Model Airplane Kit VG++ Wood old | ||
| This is a very large 50 inch wingspan stick and tissue kit from the late 1930s, probably about 1938. It is an ideal candidate for modern remote control and electric power, although the power plant was originally rubber. Inside, the kit has not been started and is complete with all parts and plans in very good condition. | |||
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#50-7 Guillows
Monocoupe - 20 inch Wingspan Rubber Powered Balsa Wood Kit Exc++ Wood old | ||
| Roughly late 1950/60s scale stick and tissue rubber powered flying model. Includes die cut balsa parts, vacuform nose, wheels, plastic propeller, colored tissue, and full size plans with detailed building instructions. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts 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 manufactures, 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. | |||
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#1815 Dumas
DeHavilland DH-89 Dragon Rapide - 42 inch Wingspan Balsa Flying Model Airplane NM Wood new | ||
| Designed for rc (radio control) with off the shelf components. Large 42" wingspan model includes laser cut quality balsa, complete decals, vacuformed parts, tissue, full size plans, step by step instructions and hardware. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. | |||
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1/12 Modelcraft
Fokker D-7 - 30 inch Wingspan Gas Free Flight or Radio Control Flying Airplane Model VG+ Wood old | ||
| Rare 1950s wooden flying model kit for gas free flight or early 'lightweight' rc (radio control). True scale model. This model came from the estate of a very active and particular early aircraft kit collector. It is like factory-new inside and has not been started. Complete with all parts, plans and decals (if originally included). | |||
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#80449 Heller
Boeing 707-300B TWA Sealed Mint Wood old | ||
| Still factory sealed. Very large (1/72) scale 707 kit. Excellent detail and finely molded. Includes decals for N775TW as she appeared in 1965. | |||
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#E25 Comet
Aeronca Seaplane (with floats) - 25 inch Wingspan Balsa Wood Flying Model Kit VG- Wood old | ||
| Much older (1930s or 40s) Comet issue. Rubber powered stick and tissue model featuring float for operation ROW (Rise Off Water). 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 and instructions. These aircraft were common in the 1930s when the sport of free-flight model airplanes reached it's zenith. It was not uncommon for these models to fly for 45 minutes or more on rubber power alone - many flew out of site, and it became common practice to write your name, address and phone number on the covering tissue. Comet was a famous manufacture 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. | |||
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#R9-59 Comet
Sparky 32 inch Wingspan Wakefield-Style Balsa Flying Model Airplane VG++ Wood old | $49 Sale Pending Email for availability. |
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| Rare large flying model in the 'Coca-Cola' bottle box. Kit features traditional wood/tissue construction, detailed full size plans, building instructions, hardware, wheels and canopy material (if required), tissue and propeller. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. NOTE: box has a 1" tear on one end panel. These aircraft were common in the 1930s when the sport of free-flight model airplanes reached it's zenith. It was not uncommon for these models to fly for 45 minutes or more on rubber power alone - many flew out of site, and it became common practice to write your name, address and phone number on the covering tissue. Comet was a famous manufacture 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. | ||||
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SIG
Yak 18P - 72 inch Wingspan .60 Engine RC Airplane Wood old | ||
| Very large model by Claude McCullough. This model is not in the original box. This model came from the estate of a very active and particular early aircraft kit collector. It is like factory-new inside and has not been started. Complete with all parts, plans and decals (if originally included). This kit is not in the original box. NOTE: this kit was re-packed in a rugged and sturdy box. The model will be shipped with this box only (no external box) unless you request otherwise. | |||
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Max Flite Models
Zork - Contest Winning Hand Launched Balsa Wood Glider - 18 inch Wingspan - Bagged Sealed Wood old | ||
| Still factory sealed. Includes quality printed balsa, full size plans, as well as finishing and flying/trimming instructions. This is a solid balsa stick glider - no tissue. | |||
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Tern Aero
Starduster Sportplane - Rubber Powered Balsa Wood Airplane Model - 16.5 inch Wingspan - Bagged Sealed Wood old | ||
| Still factory sealed. Hand launched or ROG light weight, high performance design. Features quality balsa wood, two color tissue, high-thrust propeller, derlin nose plug, balloon wheels, rubber, all necessary parts, full size plans and complete instructions. A high quality kit. | |||
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Tern Aero
Traveler Sailplane - Hand Launched Wooden Glider - 24 inch Wingspan - Bagged Sealed Wood old | ||
| Still factory sealed. Hand launched very light weight high performance design. Features quality balsa wood, two color tissue, all necessary parts, full size plans and complete instructions. A high quality kit. | |||
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#21-3 Berkeley
Chucker' - Balsa Wood Hand Launched Glider 14 inch Wingspan - Bagged Sealed Wood old | ||
| Still factory sealed. Late 1950/early 1960s Contest Design glider. Very complete kit including Ambroid Glue, sandpaper, decal, nose weight, shaped and cut balsa parts and full instructions. | |||
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Testors
Go-Hi - Flying Balsa Wood Glider 11.5 inch Wingspan- Bagged Sealed Wood old | ||
| Early/mid 1960s Testors factory bag sealed balsa wood glider. The bag is in excellent condition. The glider has 10cents printed on it as this was the retail selling price. There was no header - this was a simple, low cost affair. I can remember literally hundreds of flights with gliders such as this and the excitement of getting the right wind and setting a new distance record. Although the bag has never been opened, the wing is split. The split is clean and would be an easily fix if you wished to fly it. | |||
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Cal Aero-Model
Playboy Senior (Reproduction) - 36 inch Wingspan Wooden Flying Model Aircraft Exc++ Wood old | ||
| Smaller scale repro kit of the famous Cleveland Playboy Senior. For .020 power free flight or RC. This model came from the estate of a very active and particular early aircraft kit collector. It is like factory-new inside and has not been started. Complete with all parts, plans and decals (if originally included). Designed for 'Sniffing Thermals', the honored pastime of a generation of model enthusiasts. Flying model aircraft predated powered flight; however, balsa wood and printwood were not introduced until the early 1930s and the hobby took off, as well as the hunt for thermals. Gas flight began in the early 1930s, and powered models (most all driven by Brown engines) took home so many awards that they were forever separated in competition from rubber powered models. Design of gas models was tricky since RC (radio control) models could not yet be applied to the mass market; so a gas model had to not only fly and climb under power, but then glide sufficiently - all in a stable fashion and without any operator inputs once the airplane took off. | |||
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Williams Brothers
La Jollita Scale Pylon Racer - 45 inch Wingspan RC Aircraft Exc+ Wood_Plastic old | ||
| Rare large scale Pylon Racer for the Miniature Goodyear Event or sport flying. Contains select balsa and plywood, 29 hi-impact plastic parts, hi-impact cheek cowls and wheel pants, preformed metal landing gear, all hardware, clear scale canopy and more. Very high quality kit. This model came from the estate of a very active and particular early aircraft kit collector. It is like factory-new inside and has not been started. Complete with all parts, plans and decals (if originally included). NOTE: this kit was factory packed in a rugged and sturdy box. The model will be shipped with this box only (no external box) unless you request otherwise. | |||
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Golden Age Reproductions
Comet's Douglas Y10-43 -24 inch Wingspan Balsa Flying Airplane Exc+ Wood new | ||
| Reissue of the 1930s Comet kit. Golden Age is a high quality company committed to reissuing classic stick and tissue kits and plans from the Golden Age of flying models, the 1930s. Kit are of very high quality and include printwood, full color decals, vac canopy, strip wood, nose blocks/propeller/rubber/wheels/bearing (when required), beautiful copies of the original full size plans, covering material and very highly detailed instructions. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. | |||
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1/48 Hawk
Grumman F7F-2 Tigercat - Solid Wooden Airplane Model Fair Wood old | ||
| For the advanced Hawk collector. Hawk was one of the few manufactures making wooden kits to a constant scale of 1/48 in the 1930s. Hawk kits were very complete and included metal details and superb quality drawings for the true scale enthusiast. This kit dates from early 1945. Most Hawk kits were issued in a colorful but generic box with the name of the kit rubber stamped on the side - but a large 1/48 special kit such as the F7F deserved it's own box and box art! The model contains profile precarved wooden main fuselage, wings, rudder and elevator, turned cowls, plastic propellers, metal seats, wooden stock as needed, pre-carved wheels, vacuform clear canopies and full size well-detailed plans that also include building instructions. The model has not been started and includes all parts and plans.. There are no color insignia. | |||
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1/48 Dyna-Products
Republic F-84G Thunderjet - Wood and Metal Solid Aircraft Model Good Wood_Metal old | ||
| In the 1930s and 1940s, most modelers built the flying stick and tissue type kits with rubber, co2 or gas power. But there were a small but measurable percent that built solid aircraft display models of great detail. This required great skill worthy of the shipbuilders of old, especially considering the limited offerings. Many manufactures issued blocks of wood and a plan - the famous (or infamous) 'Make Wood Look Like Plane' kits. A few manufactures, like Dyna-Model Products Company, attempted to provide true-scale static models with a high level of detail. Today Dyna-Models are legendary and sought after collectibles. When you first open the kit, you see a black and white cardboard display with all the needed jigs and templates for assembly. Underneath, the fuselage is 3-D carved (not just profile cut) and all other parts are rough cut or die cut. Includes a vacuform canopy, color decals, full size and well-detailed plans and the crowning jewel, a box of 16 finished metal castings for super detailing your aircraft. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. | |||
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1/48 Dyna-Products
Vought F4U Corsair - Wood and Metal Solid Aircraft Model VG Wood_Metal old | ||
| In the 1930s and 1940s, most modelers built the flying stick and tissue type kits with rubber, co2 or gas power. But there were a small but measurable percent that built solid aircraft display models of great detail. This required great skill worthy of the shipbuilders of old, especially considering the limited offerings. Many manufactures issued blocks of wood and a plan - the famous (or infamous) 'Make Wood Look Like Plane' kits. A few manufactures, like Dyna-Model Products Company, attempted to provide true-scale static models with a high level of detail. Today Dyna-Models are legendary and sought after collectibles. When you first open the kit, you see a black and white cardboard display with all the needed jigs and templates for assembly. Underneath, the fuselage is 3-D carved (not just profile cut) and all other parts are rough cut or die cut. Includes a vacuform canopy, color decals, full size and well-detailed plans and the crowning jewel, a box of 15 finished metal castings for super detailing your aircraft. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. | |||
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1/48 #91 Hawk
Mitsubishi Zero Fighter - Solid Wood Airplane Model VG Wood old | ||
| For the advanced Hawk collector. Hawk was one of the few manufactures making wooden kits to a constant scale of 1/48 in the 1930s. Hawk kits were very complete and included metal details and superb quality drawings for the true scale enthusiast. This kit dates from early 1940s but still has the Hawk product line of railroad, airplane and ship models described on the box side. The model contains profile precarved wooden main fuselage, wings, rudder and elevator, turned cowling, metal propeller, wooden stock as needed, pre-carved wheels, metal propeller, color insignia and full size well-detailed plans as well as a optional page on how an aircraft words. The model has not been started and is complete. | |||
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