Comet Ercoupe - 24 inch Wingspan Flying Balsa Airplane Model, 3407-149
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
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Still factory sealed. 1960s/early 70s issue. Features traditional wood/tissue construction, quality print and stripwood, formed wheels, rubber motor, prop and thrust button, hardware and clear canopy material if required, tissue covering and detailed full size plans/building instructions. Comet was a famous manufacturer 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.
Comet Ryan Navion - 25 inch Wingspan Flying Aircraft, 3205-98
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
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Still factory sealed. From the early 1970s and a reissue of the 1960s kit. Features traditional wood/tissue construction, detailed full size plans, building instructions, wire stock, completely preformed wooden wheels, clear material, rubber, tissue and propeller. Comet was a famous manufacturer 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.
Comet Douglas Skyray F4D - 19.7 Inches Long - Coca-Cola Bottle Issue, Y9-129
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Part of the deluxe high-cost Comet "Y" kit line from the 1950s/early 1960s. Note the box showing a bottle of Coke next to the young builder's snack tray and a finished aircraft. Measures 19 11/16 inches long with a 15.5 inch wingspan when assembled. Kit features traditional wood/tissue construction, very high quality printwood, stripwood and spars, other balsa stock as required, completely preformed wood wheels, covering tissue and superb full size plans with instructions. The model has not been started. It has been inventoried complete. At the time of this kit, the entire Comet "Y" line consisted of Y1 F-51 Mustang, Y2 A-26 Invader, Y3 P-47, Y4 Hellcat F6f, Y5 P-38 Lightning, Y6 F-84F Thunderflash, Y7 Cougar F9F, Y8 Taylorcraft, Y9 Douglas Skyray F4D, Y10 Piper Cub Super Cruiser, Y11 Douglas Skystreak D558-1, Y12 F-86 Sabre, Y13 Gull and Y14 Aeronca Chief. Comet was a famous manufacturer 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.
Comet F4U Corsair - 20 Inch Wingspan Flying Balsa Airplane - Coke Bottle Issue, R4-59
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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1950s issue flying model with the box art showing a Coke next to the young builders snack plate and finished product. The box displays much better than the 'good-' grade, but is graded as such because there are three big closed tears on the back. Kit features traditional wood/tissue construction with high quality printwood, stripwood, wooden stock as required, fully formed wheels, covering tissue, prop and detailed full size plans/building instructions. The model has not been started. Inventoried complete. Comet was a famous manufacturer 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.
Comet North American F-100 Super Sabre - Balsawood Flying Model, 3409-149
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
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Still factory sealed. 1960s/early 70s issue. Features traditional wood/tissue construction, quality print and stripwood, formed wheels, tissue covering, detailed full size plans/building instructions and more. Comet was a famous manufacturer 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.
Microx Piper PA-16 Clipper - 25 inch Wingspan Scale Rubber Powered Flying Model
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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High quality contest performance 25" wingspan scale stick and tissue kit. Could be easily converted into electric-powered RC with modern light-weight servos and receivers. Includes printwood, 18 inch strip wood, colored tissue, window material, easy to read full size plans and building and flying 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.
Bachmann Spectrum Series Rock Island Baldwin 2-8-0 Consolidation Locomotive and Tender HO Scale, HO, 11418
Metal and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Stunning factory built, painted and lettered ready-to-run set. Beautifully detailed. Paint and lettering is near mint if not mint. Judging from the wheel wear, it has been very lightly run, probably to test it. Includes all original packing and instructions. From an adult collection in climate controlled storage.
Ambroid Unicel Combination Refrigerator Box Car (Reefer) With Sprung Metal Trucks - HO Craftsman Kit, 1/87, K-11
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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From 1966. High quality Ambroid kit from the 'Golden Age' of HO models. The limited-issue Ambroid kits are widely considered to be among the finest Craftsman kits issued. They can be built to a museum-quality display or used on your layout. This one has fully factory and painted and lettered wooden sides which are in excellent condition, a set of real sprung, factory assembled metal trucks and even an old, unopened tube of Ambroid cement. The kit is made from quality Northeastern Scale Lumber and features all pre-scribed and milled hardwood parts, milled detail parts as needed, wood and metal stock, an envelope of factory sealed detail parts and full instructions and plans. The kit has never been started. It includes factory sealed fittings and the parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. If you have an interest in these highly accurate HO kits and the revolution they created in modeling, please read the article about their history located on this website.
Ambroid CP Canadian Pacific 8 Hatch Refrigerator Car - HO Craftsman Kit (Reefer) (Prototype Length Approx. 33'), 1/87, K14
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Dated 1964. High quality Ambroid kit from the 'Golden Age' of HO models. The limited-issue Ambroid kits are widely considered to be among the finest Craftsman kits issued. They can be built to a museum-quality display or used on your layout. The kit is made from quality Northeastern Scale Lumber and features all pre-scribed and milled hardwood parts, milled detail parts as needed, wood and metal stock, an envelope of detail parts and full instructions and plans. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. If you have an interest in these highly accurate HO kits and the revolution they created in modeling, please read the article about their history located on this website.
La Belle 1895 55' Wooden Wagon and Carriage Car - Racine Wagon & Carriage / Chicago Milwaukee and Saint Paul - Wood and Metal HO Craftsman Kit With Central Valley Trucks, 1/87, HO-42
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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This kit includes never used Central Valley Archbar Freight Trucks. La Belle, with Ambroid, set the standard for wooden HO Craftsman kits. When properly assembled, they built to museum quality models. This kit very accurately models the prototype. Construction is all hardwood with metal details. Features fully cut and milled floors and roof with pre-cut and scribed sides, cut and milled bolsters, other wood stock as required, a bag of sealed metal detail parts, full markings, full size plans and instructions and more. These models are designed for complete underside detail, which is challenging but very rewarding. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. If you would like to read more about these excellent kits, please see this article (copy and paste into your browser) - http://www.oldmodelkits.com/blog/plastic-model-kit-history/the-ho-scale-model-railroading-revolution-of-the-1940s/
Aurora US Navy Sealab III, 721-400
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Very rare first and only issue from 1969. A large and well detailed kit of this unique underwater habitat. Molded in tan (ocean base), orange/yellow and clear. The delicate clear part is in 'excellent' condition with scratches and minimal wear; it has been protected for shipping. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: the decals has one of the 'AB' from LAB missing. The box displays much better than the 'good-' grade but it is graded as such due to light staining to the left short side of the box top and heavy staining to the right short side. Box bottom (tray) has some light staining also but not much. This kit must be shipped insured.
RCM PBM-5 Mariner, 1/48
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Bagged
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SPECIAL ORDER vacuform kit. Not shipped from stock. Kit is molded upon receipt of payment. Time from receipt to shipping your kit is usually 8 to 10 weeks. Kit includes resin and/or metal details -clear canopy and full size plans/instructions. Details included will vary from kit to kit but may contain landing struts - wheels - props - engines (not jets) - some cockpit parts - seats - etc. Other parts will need to be scratch built or from your spares box. Decals not furnished. Vacuform kits are only recommended for modelers who are experienced with this type of model. Special skills and scratch building experience are required. If you are curious, I highly recommend that you read the article 'How To Build Vacuform Model Kits' which is located on this website.
Revell P-51 Mustang and Ki-84-1a Hayate Fighting Deuces Series, 1/72, H222
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Revell was famous for the 'series' concept, and this 1969 issue includes both models. Older kits were put into boxes with dramatic new art and given series names such as this one, or 'Famous Artist' or 'Famous Aircraft' Series. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora Japanese Battleship Yamato - Bagged, 1/600, 713
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Still factory sealed. This is the YMBC issue from the 1970s. Very nice kit (at that time) of the world's largest battleship. All parts and paperwork are still sealed in the Aurora factory bag.
Monogram F-11F Tiger Blue Angels - 4 (F11F) Aircraft with Special Stand - Four Star Issue, 1/101, PA29-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Rare. First issue of this kit dated 1958. Features four aircraft, special Blue Angels decals and unique formation stand. Molded in high-gloss dark blue and clear. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes amazing 'near mint' decals and instructions. This kit must be shipped insured.
Hasegawa North American RA-5C Vigilante - RVAH-11 / RVAH-5 / RVAH-1, 1/72, E1
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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Very nicely detailed older kit. Includes markings for three aircraft from USS Constellation, USS Ranger and USS Independence. Never started. Factory sealed bag with decals and instructions.
Air Lines Vickers Alcock & Brown Vimy - First Non-Stop Transatlantic Flight, 1/72, 12901
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-
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Purchased new on December 3, 1966 at S.S. Kresge Company in Cleveland, Ohio. Very colorful box artwork issue and an excellent kit for that time. Nicely molded with separate ailerons, elevator and rudder. This kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Box art is by the famous Jo Kotula who did 1930s covers for the magazine 'Model Airplane News' and later the Aurora box art of the late 1950s. Air Lines kits are all Frog molds that the Lines Brothers imported to the USA between 1964-1966. The kits, decals and instructions were made in England, then imported to the USA where Testors created the boxes with the colorful trading cards on the back. There are one or two trading cards on each box which show the boxart but not the advertising/logo.
Airfix Cessna Bird Dog O-1F or O-1E, 1/72, 9-61058
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Type four logo issue dated 1981. Nicely molded kit for that time and hard-to-find. Never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Frog Avenger (TBF) Mk.II, 1/72, F244
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+++
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Very nicely molded kit with decals for Fleet Air Arm 857 Sqn HMS Indomitable or 857 Sqn Macrihanish. Like most Frog kits, this models has very fine panel line detail and no rivets - so it builds into a very realistic model. This kit has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
CM USS PCE 827 (PCE 827-960 class), 1/350
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+++
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SPECIAL ORDER limited production kit. Museum quality high definition resin castings. Complete kit with all parts needed for assembly. Some kits include photo-etched details and decals if required -email for details on a certain kit. Kits are molded upon receipt of payment. Normal wait is 2 to 3 weeks.