Model Technologies F-104 Starfighter Canopy Detail Set, 1/48, MT 0052
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
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Still factory sealed. Very highly detailed photoetched parts. With full instructions.
Matchbox North American F-86A/5 Sabre Jet - Col Francis Gabreski or Arizona ANG, 1/72, PK-32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Has markings for Gabreski's F-86 from the famous Korean War dogfight of July 8th, 1951 or colorful markings for Arizona Air National Guard with a yellow dragon. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Revell Lockheed ASW P-3A Orion - US Navy VP-8, 1/115, H163
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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1973 issue from Kikoler Revell Brazil. The flaws in the Lockheed Electra ensured that it had a short service life as an airliner. But the sound design was modified into one of the most successful and long serving of all ASW aircraft - the Orion. Revell seized upon this opportunity to recoup some of the money sunk into the Electra molds. The molds were modified to make this kit, the "A" version of the venerable patrol aircraft. (please see the article about the mold conversion this on this website.) Features optional position landing gear and loading door and movable wheels and props.
ITC SS France (Norway) French Line - Ocean Liner, 1/450, 3600-4-500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Very rare. First and only issue from 1963; very shortly after this kit was issued, ITC discontinued all plastic kit production. This is a large 1/450 scale kit of the SS France, one of the most beautiful ocean liners of all time. Very good detail for the time. Features full hull that is 24.75 inches long, 124 parts, 2 winged funnels, 3 anchors, 4 propellers, 2 launches, 20 lifeboats, 2 whaleboats, detailed mast, kingposts and superstructure. The kit is molded in black (hull) , red (funnels and fittings) and ivory (promenade and superstructure) to minimize painting like in the ITC United States. Kit also includes a beautiful letter (with a color print of the France on the letterhead) from Georges Croisile, the Commandant of the French Line, introducing the kit and welcoming you onboard the real France one day. The kit has never been started. The red parts and most ivory parts are still sealed in the factory bags. In this issue, the lifeboats came in an envelope. The parts that are not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including four metal shafts, the flag sheet, decals, rigging lines and instructions. NOTE: the davits are molded as one part with the main lifeboats. Three are broken; two are present and one is missing. The hull had cracks and breaks are the stern. The repair is strong and done correctly from the inside, so there is no visible glue outside. See photos for details. The repair can be hard to see, so I took close ups in harsh light.
Renwal Skysweeper 75mm Anti-Aircraft Gun - M51 (D48), 1/32, M552-169
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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First issue. Fantastic kit with over 130 parts and a Combat Crew of 5. Kit has almost all the moving features of the real weapon. The kit has not been started NOTE: missing one of two #29 small pins (called a sheave). This part can be made. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions. The Skysweeper was a 45 round-per-minute anti-aircraft gun system that was teamed with the Nike Ajax in the late 1950s/early 1960s to defend America against Soviet Attack. The gun system was radar controlled and fully mobile. It could be set up on any terrain and ready to fire in 2 minutes. The unit was considered very advanced and complex at the time; it took army maintenance crews 37 weeks each to train on the system at Aberdeen.
Dumas F9C-2 Sparrowhawk (USS Akron Macon) - 30 inch Wingspan For R/C or Free Flight - (F9C2), 319
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc-
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Very large scale wooden kit with 30 inch wingspan. Perfect for rubber power, free flight or radio control. Features hand-selected laser cut balsa, contest rubber and plastic prop, vacuformed details, color decals, full size plan, hardware, lightweight issue and full step by step instructions. 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.
Aurora Stalin III Tank (IS-3 / JS-3), 1/48, 070
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Hard-to-find 1/48 scale armor kit in the block 'Aurora' log box from 1976. Improved molds. Features elevating gun, rotating turret, figures, opening hatches and operating treads and bogies. Markings and paint guide for winter or parade. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Roco Minitanks Quonset Hut / Metal Shelter (Nissenhutte), HO, 614
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Still mint the box. Never used and complete. Can be made open on both ends, one end or both ends closed but one with a door.
Aurora General Dynamics TFX F-111A, 1/48, 368-250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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This is the hardbox 'Big A' issue from 1969. Aurora put forth an excellent effort at the time on it's big 1/48 F-111. It features good detail and swing wings, retractable, detailed landing gear, pilot and radar navigator and Air Force markings. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Matchbox M3/A1 Stuart 'Honey' Tank - With Diorama Display Base, 1/76, PK84
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory tape sealed on the ends. From 1977. Very nicely molded kit from the Matchbox 1/76 scale series. Comes with realistic diorama battle display. Decals for 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars Sidi Rezegh 1941 or 1st Armoured Division 2nd Battalion "D" Company El Guettar Tunisia April 1943.
Revell M.V. Benledi - Cargo-Liner, 1/456, H315
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Hard-to-find. From Revell of Germany. Full hull kit is well detailed and molded. The kit has not been started. All parts are still sealed in the factory bag. Decals, flags and instructions are included in mint condition also. Passenger/Cargo ship of the well-known Ben line, a company that had its origins in 1825. The Benledi was a fast 20+ knot ship launched in 1965 that set several records on sailings from Europe to the Far East. All Ben Line ships were named after Scottish hills or mountain sides - Benledi takes her name from the 2,873 foot high Ben Ledi peak in Perthshire.
Hasegawa F2A-2 Buffalo with Carrier Deck - VS-201 US Navy or VMF-2 US Marine Corps - (F2A2), 1/72, AP141
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Still factory sealed. Out of production and hard to find. Very well detailed with all very fine recessed panel lines, excellent cockpit, correct window on the bottom of the fuselage/wing, detailed engine, three piece canopy, decals for both aircraft and a large, detailed carrier deck display. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions.
Fujimi Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - (F6F5) USS Langley CVL-28 / USS Bunker Hill CV-17 / USS Princeton CVL-23, 1/72, 7A12-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Older issue with beautiful high gloss box artwork. Includes decals for the three different aircraft listed. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions.
Revell Custom Ford Model A Pickup, 1/25, 7136
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. 1996 Hot Rod magazine issue. Nice kit with detailed chassis and engine, opening hood, full interior and more. Molded in colored plastic, clear, chrome plate and with rubber tires.
Revell 1956 Ford Custom Pickup Truck, 1/25, 7124
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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From 1994. Still factory sealed. Features detailed Thunderbird V-8 engine, detailed engine compartment, opening hood, detailed chassis with lowered suspension, many optional custom parts, fully detailed interior, opening doors and graphics as shown on the box top.
AMT Chevy II 'Rat Packer', 1/25, 38452
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
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Still factory sealed. Nicely molded kit with 427 fuel injected motor, opening hood, full interior with competition racing instrument panel, custom bucket seats, roll bar, pro stock tube chassis, tubular front axle and more.
Gowland & Gowland USS Constitution Shipyard Ships in Miniature
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Rare, early, small scale ship kit from 1952. Very nicely detailed and molded, especially for that era. Includes sails, molded sea display base and clear sheet plastic with the delicately printed ratlines. The scale is not given, but the sea base measures 6.5"x2" and the ship is approximately 5 inches long. Includes beautiful color instructions with the ship history, illustrations of assembly, how to set the sails and photos for rigging. This kit has never been started and is still in the original 'krinkle' bag. The bag has typical splitting, so it has been placed inside a zip-lock bag so that no parts will be lost. Includes instructions. The box sides illustrates and names the 10 kits of this line. All were available in regular (such as this kit) or 'Ship In A Bottle' versions. the 'Bottle' was also available separately. The entire set consists of the Santa Maria 1492, Golden Hind 1588, Mayflower 1620, Bon Homme Richard 1779, SS Savannah 1819, The Flying Cloud 1849, Charles W. Morgan 1850, Gertrude L. Thebaud 1929, Frigate Constitution 1797 and US Revenue cutter 1849. It appears that Gowland & Gowland has not received the credit that it deserves in the plastic kit revolution that took America by storm in the early 1950s. Gowland developed the first all plastic car made in the USA in 1950, the 1911 Maxwell. Even more interesting is that Kevin and Jack Gowland developed the 'Highway Pioneers' in 1951 which heralded the future for the American Hobby Industry. The reason that Gowland's name is not in the fore-front of model history is that Precision Specialties (later Revell) did the distribution for Gowland.
Aurora German Battleship Bismarck, 1/600, 715-149
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. Has hole in seal as shown at upper left but no box damage. Dated 1962 with fantastic John Steel artwork. First issue in the hard-to-find 'Famous Fighters' issue; this kit is normally found with the oval logo minus the 'Famous Fighters' logo. Can be built waterline or full hull construction with a novel 'below the waterline' section that can snap on or off, so you can enjoy the completed model either way. Features raised line engraved 'wood' decking, propeller and rudder detail, aircraft and catapult, 'good' superstructure details, separately molded main, secondary and AA gun turrets, display stands and name plate. Includes highly illustrated instructions and a great history of this historic ship.
Monogram AC-47 'Spooky' Puff the Magic Dragon - Blue Box Issue, 1/90, PA203-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
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Still mint in the factory seal. This is an original issue dated 1966/1967 and not the later 1990s reproduction. Well detailed kit is the excellent original molds from the C-47 with Paratroopers "Four Star" kit modified for Vietnam Gunship Duty.
Hasegawa Lockheed F-104C Starfighter - USAF, 1/32, S17
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Large and highly detailed kit with very colorful decals. Features excellent cockpit, detailed gear wells, full engine detail and removable tail section, detailed cannon bay with optional position access door, optional position speed brakes, removable radome with detailed radar, pilot figure, three section canopy that can be displayed open or closed, drop tanks and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. Never started. Sealed factory bags with excellent decals and instructions.