Revell P2V-7 Neptune 'S' Issue - (P2V7), 1/104, H239-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM++
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Fresh from a long-closed hobby shop and in amazing investment-grade "Near Mint++" condition. 1955 first issue hardbox has timeless 'S' box art and factory-new color and gloss, four solid corners, no creases, no fading, rips or tears, no stains, no price tags or marks from them and no tape or tape marks (other than the factory tape marks, of course). The only flaw is very slight wear in a few isolated locations. this was a nicely molded and detailed kit for that time. Plastic is the correct gloss silver and clear and includes the famous Swivel Base Display Stand. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
ITC Stinson Model T Tri-Motor - Eastern Air Service, 1/61, 3722
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Rare. This famous early 1930s transport was the primary competition of the Ford Tri-Motor and saw widespread use. It was the idea of E.L. Cord, the money behind the aircraft and the owner of the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg automobile company. Cord also owned Lycoming, the engines that ended up on the final product. Another of Cord's companies was Century Airlines, which naturally used the aircraft. Century later became part of American Airlines. The Model T was used by many other airlines including Eastern, Delta, Braniff, TWA, United and American when they rolled up Century. The Tri-Motor carried 10 passengers, baggage and of course the mail, which was critical to early airline revenue. The aircraft proved successful and economical to operate. Includes clear windows, interior with passengers and pilots, Eastern Air Service decals and clear blue-tinted display stand. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. The clear parts and decals are still in the factory sealed bag.
Thomas Designs Monocoupe 110 - 26 Inch Wingspan Laser Cut Flying Aircraft, 104
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Ex+
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A superbly designed and executed model by Greg Thomas. Features laser cut wood and plastic parts, nylon thrust button, full size plans, high grade Esaki tissue, laminated outlines, select balsa sheets and sticks, plastic prop, extensive hardware package, vacuum formed plastic parts and more. It has a wing area of 138 square inches and is designed for the experienced stick-and-tissue model builder. Never started and all parts are still factory packed and complete.
Revell Convair Terrier Missiles with Launcher - 'S' Issue, 1/40, H1813-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM+
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One and only issue dated 1958 of this very rare kit with great box art. The box is in incredible investment-grade "Near Mint+" condition with factory-new color and gloss, four solid corners, no repairs, no price tags or tag marks, no tape or tape marks (other than the factory sealing tape of course), no fading, no stains and no tears. The only flaws are very light shelf wear. Features two missiles with removable boosters, swiveling and elevating launcher, crew of three and instrumentation equipment. The missiles are molded in white and the launcher in medium gray. Never started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Decals and perfectly flat and intact in 'excellent++' condition with the only flaw being very slight age yellowing. The instructions are 'excellent' with the only flaws being typical age yellowing and a short closed split on a factory folded crease.
Phoenix Mitsubishi IMFI-10 (1921) - Bagged, 1/72, P11
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: NM+
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Rare kit of a rarer subject; still the only model ever made of this aircraft. Features superb moldings with fine recessed detail, full cockpit and more. This kit has not been started and has been inventoried complete with all parts. Not recommended for builders who are not experienced with vacuform kits.
Execuform Vultee BT-13A Valiant / Vibrator - Bagged, 1/72
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
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Still factory sealed. 1/72 scale vacuform kit. Basic kit only with essential airframe parts, engine front, wheels and clear canopy. Vacuform kits are only recommended for people experienced with this type of kit. Previous experience and scratch building skills are required.
AZ Model Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard Finland / Latvia / Russia - (F-4), 1/72, AZ7342
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Very nice kit with well detailed injection molded parts, resin engine, full color paint guide and decals for the three air forces listed. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Rareplane Stinson L-5 Sentinel - Bagged, 1/72
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
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Still factory sealed. Very high quality vacuform kit with moldings equal to or better than many injection molded models. Features very fine detail, complete cockpit, clear canopies and instructions/plans. Significant modeling skill is required to build vacuform kit. Not recommended for beginners.
Rareplane Beech 17 Staggerwing - Bagged, 1/72
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
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Still factory sealed. Very highly detailed complete vacuform kit. Features full interior detail, engine, landing gear and clear canopy. Moldings are of higher quality than many injection molded kits. Special skills are required for vacuform kit; they are not recommended for beginners.
Revell John Belushi P-40 Flying Tiger from the Movie '1941', 1/32, 4506
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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1979 issue created as a tie-in with the popular Universal and Columbia Pictures movie '1941.' Features detailed Allison engine, highly detailed cockpit, retractable landing gear, movable wheels and prop, movable control surfaces, belly tank and pilot figure. The kit has never been started. NOTE: inventoried and MISSING one main gear strut and one exhaust stack. All other parts, decals and instructions are present. NOTE: decals are flat but have heavy water damage.
Revell USS Buckley DE51 Destroyer Escort - 'S' Issue, 1/249, H355-169
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Rare first issue hardbox dated 1957 with the 'S' logo on the sides and incredible artwork. Large-scale kit was well detailed for that time and features a full hull with prop and rudder detail, complete deck fittings and separately molded armament, display stand and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals, flag sheet and instructions. NOTE: someone circled all the part numbers on the instructions.
Nichimo US Army M60 Patton Tank Motorized, 1/30, RS-3008
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Big scale model from the 1980s. Well detailed for that time and features metal transmission box with 3 optional ratio drive gears, electric motor, factory wired switch and all hardware. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram Navy Grumman F3F-3 - (F3F3) White Box Issue, 1/32, 6851
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
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Still factory sealed. 1973 issue of the classic and nicely detailed 1960s "Four Star" model. Features movable control surfaces, very good cockpit, sliding canopy, instructions for rigging and a novel action feature: when you pull the prop outward and rotate it counter clock-wise, the landing gear retracts. Rotate it clock-wise and the gear extends. Push the prop in, and it freewheels as normal.
Guillows Nieuport 11 - 24 inch Wingspan for Free Flight or R/C Conversion, 203
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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From the late 1960s. Large scale model can be flown rubber free flight, gas free flight, or converted to electric RC using modern small, light servos and receivers. Features quality die-cut balsa sheet parts, stripwood and spars, die-cut plywood firewall for gas operation, light plastic cowl, pilot bust, machine guns, engine and more, scale plastic wheels, rubber motor, thrust button, plastic propeller, big sheet of full color decals, covering tissue and excellent full size plans with instructions. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete. 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 manufacturers, 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.
Bandai Beechcraft Bonanza V35A, 1/48, 8530B
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. Nice kit featuring very fine all recessed panel lines, full interior, removable cowl, detailed engine and four positionable figures with accessories. Includes enough registration numbers and letters to make almost any number you would like.
Hobby Boss Republic F-105D Thunderchief, 1/48, 80332
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. A very nice kit from all new molds.
Academy 1804 Trevithick The World's First Steam Locomotive, 1/38, 1525
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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From ex-Entex molds and well detailed. The world's first locomotive was the 1804 Trevithick. On February 13 of that year, Richard Trevithick's high pressure steam locomotive pulled five wagons carrying 10 tons of iron and 70 men on the Penydaren Tramroad from Methyr to Abercynon, Wales. The nine miles was covered in four hours and five minutes but much time was lost cutting down several trees and removing some large rocks. At times they reached the unheard of speed of five miles per hour! The performance won a 500 Pound wager for the train's owner, Mr. Samuel Homfrey and proved for once and for all that smooth steel wheels could obtain traction on a smooth iron rail. Until this day, conventional wisdom insisted that only geared wheels running on geared track would be able to pull any load up the slightest grade. The model is from the 1986 but the molds pre-date that. Older but very nice kit that is well detailed and molded. Includes display stand. The kit has never been started. The plastic parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags; the metal parts are also factory sealed. Includes instructions.
Comet Curtiss Jenny JN-4D - 24 inch Wingspan Flying Balsa Model Airplane, 3304-200
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good+
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Still factory sealed but the seal has many splits. Large wingspan flying model can be powered by rubber, electric or made R/C with the modern tiny and lightweight servos and receivers. Features traditional wood/tissue construction, detailed full size plans and building instructions, quality die-cut printwood, spars, stripwood, fully formed and finished wheels, wire stock, thrust button, metal prop shaft, plastic prop, tissue, rubber motor and decals. 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.
Dumas Curtiss P-6E Hawk - 17.5 inch Wingspan For Rubber Power or Electric And R/C Conversion, 219
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Excellent wooden kit designed for rubber power but can also be converted to electric and R/C with modern small components. Features hand-selected laser cut balsa, contest rubber and plastic prop, vacuformed details, color decals, full size plan, hardware, lightweight colored tissue and full step by step instructions. 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.
Guillows Spitfire - 16 Inch Wingspan Flying Aircraft, 504
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. From the 1960s. One of a very popular 16.5 inch wingspan series of World War 2 stick and tissue flying kits. Includes die cut balsa parts, vacuform nose, wheels, plastic propeller, hardware, vacuform canopy, colored tissue, insignia and full size plans with detailed building 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 manufacturers, 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.