Revell US Army Tactical Missiles Little John and Dart with Launchers 'S' Kit, 1/40, H1812
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$72
First issue from 1958 with classic and very collectible 'S' issue artwork. Little John was a light-weight free-flight rocket that was highly mobile. It could be pulled on it's launcher or transported by helicopter. The length was 12 feet long and the warhead was atomic. The Dart was a very early wire guided anti-tank missile with a solid propellant rocket motor. It was five feet long and used an optical range finder was used for guidance. These models are well detailed. The Dart includes four missiles, one launcher, three stands, decals, one optical guidance unit and a crew of three. The Little John includes a detailed launcher with elevating rails, movable support legs, decals and crew of three. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
ITC Marvel Metal Giraffe, 3854-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$38
Very rare model from 1960 that 'Looks Like A Real Metal Statue' when finished and measures a big 10.5 inches high and 9.5 inches long. Includes an injection molded giraffe model, cement and an exclusive Marvel Metal Finishing Compound. Never started. Inventoried and includes a tube of factory sealed ITC glue (rare), brush, Marvel Metal Compound in the original container, directions and the giraffe but NOTE: missing one inner leg to the giraffe. If you wish to build the kit, you can simply fill the void (where the part would go) with putty and it will look excellent. Otherwise complete. The ITC Model Craft Marvel Metal Animal Series included an Elephant, Tiger, Lion, Rhinoceros, Gorilla and Giraffe.
Hasegawa Su-33 Flanker D - Carrier-Borne Fighter, 1/72, E35
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$39
Dated 2011 and very highly detailed with 204 pieces. Features all very fine recessed panel lines, complete cockpit and gear well detail, optional position canopy & speed brake and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Spacex Falcon 9 And Fairing - Flying Model Rocket D or E Power, V01
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$115
This flying model is 32 inches long when assembled and is well detailed. 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 insignia and instructions.
Special Hobby Polikarpov I-15 Red Army, 1/48, SH48023
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$32
Features quality recessed panel line injection molded parts with resin and photoetched details. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Fujimi Mitsubishi A6M1 Zero-Sen Type 21, 1/70, 0701-70
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$17
Still factory sealed. Early 1970s issue with excellent box artwork. Features retractable landing gear, rotating wheels and props, pilot figure and seat. Molded in dark green and clear.
Revell Douglas Thor/Thor-Able Missile - with Truck and Trailer 'S' Issue, 1/110, H1823-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+++
$149
Rare. This 1958 'S' hardbox release is the only single issue of this kit. Features elevating missile trailer, four figures, movable fuel boom, fuel truck and trailer, launch pad/blast shield/missile supports, launcher base and more. Includes optional parts and decals for making the Thor-Able version. Molded in correct white and dark blue. NOTE: this kit has very minor and neatly done assembly to 3 pieces: missile halves and fin assembly are built to 'excellent' quality. There is no other assembly. Inventoried and NOTE: missing one tire. Otherwise complete with all other parts, decals and instructions. Decals are both in 'excellent++' condition. Instructions are 'good.'
Strombecker Piper Cub Super Sea Scout - Float Plane - Solid Wood Aircraft Model, C-37
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$145
Rare version of the Super Sea Scout floatplane. In the 1950s StromBecker was famous for this line of precarved hardwood kits. The wood is quality western pine hardwood - not balsa. The carving is all done to the final shape and when completed it makes an impressive desk top display. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
StromBecker USS Tacoma Frigate, C17
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$115
Excellent kit from the 1950s that measures 10.5 inches long when assembled. StromBecker was famous for this line of pre-carved wood kits. Made of solid Western Pine hardwood - not balsa. The carving is done to the final shape. When complete it makes an impressive desk top display. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and plans.
Gabriel 1909 Ford Model T Touring, 1/20, 26442
Metal and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$79
Large 1/20 scale and one of a series of popular and desirable metal and plastic kits reissued by Gabriel from the original Hubley molds. The metal castings are very well molded and detailed. Includes cast metal body, hood, engine, suspension and more, many injection molded parts such as spoke wheels, interior seats and many other details. Includes real white rubber tires. Features two trees of brass plated parts, steerable front wheels, full engine detail, removable hood, detailed exhaust, suspension and driveline, complete interior, flexible engine hoses and more. Never started. The smaller metal parts, ivory plastic parts and all hardware is still factory sealed. The parts that are not sealed (clear and plated parts as well as large metal parts) have been inventoried complete. With decals and instructions. A brochure from this time lists Gabriel's complete car line as the 1909 Model T Sport Runabout, 1909 Model T Touring, 1909 Model T Depot Hack, Duesenberg SJ Town Car and SJ Dual Cowl Phaeton, Packard 1930 Sport Phaeton, Roadster and Dietrich Victoria, Chevrolet 1932 Coupe, Roadster and Phaeton and Ford Model A Roadster, Pickup, Coupe, Victoria, Phaeton, Town Sedan and Station Wagon. The address is listed as 'Hubley Division, Gabriel Industries' and most of the box art shown is still the Hubley box artwork. It states that all items are shipped from Lancaster, PA, which is where Hubley was located.
Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero Fighter Type 22, 1/48, JT17
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$30
From 1994. Very highly detailed and superbly molded with all very fine recessed panel lines. Features very highly detailed cockpit and landing gear wells, drop tank, optional position canopy and more. There are decals and paint guide for three different aricraft. This kit has never been started. It is still in the internally sealed factory bags and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Vertol 107-II Helicopter - Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 1302-70
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$28
1960s USA Craftmaster issue with unique artwork. Features cockpit detail, crew of two, opening rear cargo upper and lower doors and rotating blades. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg British Interceptor Supermarine Spitfire - Cellovision Issue, 1/72, 414-29
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Poor
$18
Ideal builder but not collectible because of the box condition. Late 1950s one-piece soft box with a color trading card on the back and great Ray Gaedke artwork - his biography is located on this website. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Yankee Modelworks 5, 1/72, YKM-20010
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Poor
$22
Includes all five factory sealed detail parts sets. All are beautiful and detailed metal castings. There are two sets of YKM-20010 5"/25 Open Gun Mounts (4 in each, so you get a total of 8), one set YKM-20012 of 5"/38 Single Closed Turrets (2 in the pack), one set of YKM-20053 Smoke Generators (4 included) and one YKM-20034 Kingfisher Float Plane.
Revell F-84F Thunderstreak - Pre 'S' Issue, 1/54, H215-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$79
Pre 'S' first issue dated 1955, which is considered the 'Golden Age' of box artwork. From this superb example it is easy to see why the 'S' and Pre-'S' kits are so collectible. Inside, this well-molded model features fine surface detail, rotating wheels, cockpit & pilot and more. Includes the famous 'Revelving' clear globe stand. Molded in gloss silver and clear. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Maircraft Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless, 1/48, H-8
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
$24
From the 1940s. Features 3D cut fuselage, nicely 2D cut wings and tail feathers, stock wood, printwood, fully formed turned wheels and engine nacelle, full color decals (which are water stained) and excellent full-sized plans. Never started and complete. Maircraft was originally founded in the early or mid 1930s by Gordon Christoph and went by the name Aircraft Model Company. The company produced a typical line of solid 'profile cut' kits that required the usual high talent levels for carving and finishing. A former Comet Model Airplane & Supply Co. salesman, Jack Mair, bought the company in the early 1940s and renamed it Maircraft. This company was one of the handful of solid kit producers who issued models in a consistent 1/48 scale during the 1930s and 1940s (others included Hawk and Dyna-Model). This lead to one of the most desirable and rare model kits ever produced in the USA - the wood/plastic 1/48 United DC-3 model issued immediately after World War 2. Other than the P-61 and a few other Maircraft offerings, most were simple kits that sold for the low price of about 35 cents and gave the owners many hours of pleasurable work.
Comet Convair B-58 Hustler, 1/96, PL-802-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$95
Rare model from the late 1950s. This is the larger of the two Comet issues in the two piece hardbox. Very nicely molded and detailed for that time with all recessed panel lines, full landing gear, clear canopy, pilot figure, 'The Pod' and more. Includes a large Comet 'Teardrop' display stand. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including all pieces, decals and instructions.
Lincoln PBY-5A Catalina - Bagged, 1/110
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
$79
Very, very rare. Still factory staple sealed; this is a bagged kit with the factory paper header. Until now this kit was not known to exist; there is no mention of it in Burn's guide or anywhere on the internet. The model features recessed and raised surface detail, clear blisters, windows and cockpit window, retracting floats and more. There is a "Revell 'S' Style" base (but it's not the Revell base). What is more puzzling is that the artwork on the paper header is a copy of the Aurora first-issue PBY artwork. Please note that the header is damaged and missing some of the right hand section as shown.
Revell Convair F-106A Delta Dart Whip Fly with Whistle and Streamers, 1/67, H159-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$145
Very rare 1961 issue in the Whip-Fly 'Master Modeler' series. Model even includes the F-106 trading stamp and Master Modeler application form. This issue is based on the 1950s F-106 "S" kit. The Delta Dart Whip Fly comes with USAF decals, flight ballast, handle, 12 feet of control line, control ring, colorful streamers for the jet engine and a underside pod which is a in-flight whistle! Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The short-lived Whip-Fly series seemed like a good idea...at first. It was quickly discontinued when Revell discovered that heavily weighted models with sharply pointed noses rotating in a 24 foot diameter circle at very high speeds might not be safe.
Czech Model Blohm & Voss Bv-40 Glide Fighter, 1/48, 4802
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$29
Still factory sealed. Includes injection molded parts, resin detail parts (including cockpit) by True Details and decals for three aircraft.