Scientific Sovereign of the Seas - 23.75 Inch Long Wooden Ship Model, 165-1695
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$125
Excellent, large scale model measures 23.75 inches long when assembled. Includes precarved wood hull, extensive balsa wood printed part sheets, hardwood masts & stock, tapered hardwood yards, standing and running rigging material, hardwood base and pedestals, colorful decal sheet, name plate, extensive metal detail castings (lifeboats, ladders, anchors, skylight, capstan, pump wheels, pump, wheel, bitts, windlass, etc), full sized plans, rigging instructions, superb full size plans with numerous drawings & detailed text instructions and more. The kit has never been started. All of the metal fittings are still in the factory sealed bags. The parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete along with the decal sheet and instructions/large plans all in 'very good' condition. Please note that this the early issue and Scientific did not furnish sails or sail running rigging instructions with it. Scientific Model Airplane Company was founded by John D. Frisoli of Newark, N.J. He started the business in a 12 foot square store in the 1940s. By 1952 John had sales of plane, boat & race car kits and accessories totaling about $200,000 annually.
Airfix Sikorsky CH-53G / CH-53D (S-65) Sea Stallion - Hflg. Trsp. Regt 15 German Army Rhein or US Marines HMM-263 USS Guam, 1/72, 9 06004
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$34
Still factory sealed. Features very fine raised panel lines, detailed cockpit and cargo bay, optional position cabin doors and aft loading doors, optional position landing gear, drop tanks, turning rotors and decals for both helicopters listed.
Micro West Ford SIAM (Self Initiated Anti-Aircraft Missile) or SUBADS (Submarine Air-Defense System) Factory Model, 1/10
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$475
Very rare factory display model of the 1970s DARPA SIAM project, which was short for Self-Initiated Anti-Aircraft Missile. The idea was to develop a completely autonomous air-defense missile. One of the most obvious purposes was for use onboard submarines. The submarine can hear the aircraft or helicopter as it approached since the sound propagates through the water. The submarine could then launch a SIAM buoy to the surface, where the missile would automatically detect and attack any incoming aircraft. It was also theorized that SIAM could be launched vertically from the submarine itself. SIAM was tested in the early 1980s and was generally successful. DARPA handed SIAM over to the Navy, where it was deactivated due to funding. This factory model is complete with the original stand. The wooden base has a metal disk showing a submarine launching a SIAM, which is shown executing the 'dual homing' functions. The missile is just over 7 inches long. The base and metal badge are 'near mint' condition. The missile is excellent, with all original paint and decals. There is some minor wear on some of the port-side gold decals.
Cleveland Luscombe Silvaire Sedan - 30 Inch Wingspan Rubber / Gas / CO2 Flying Aircraft, IT 112
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$64
Rare kit from 1948. Could be made electric powered and R/C with todays lightweight components. This big scale model features high-quality, full size plans and instructions, four sheets of excellent printwood, stripwood and spars, balsa stock and block as required, metal stock, fully formed wood main wheels & thrust button, plastic prop, clear canopy material and covering material. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and superb C-D plans & instructions.
Revell Destroyer USS The Sullivans Fletcher Class DD-537 - Pre 'S' Issue, 1/301, H305-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$159
1954 Pre-'S' release with beautiful artwork. The box has factory new gloss and color; the only significant flaw is the light stain shown at the far right center. Never started. Inside, it is exactly as it left the factory. The small parts are still in the factory sealed clear bag, while the large parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete. Includes decals, flag sheet and instructions.
Hobby Boss Messerschmitt Me-262 B-1a - (Me262B-1a), 1/48, 80378
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$22
Features very fine recessed surface detail, excellent cockpit, optional position canopy, detailed gear wells and cannon bay and much more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Kugisho P1Y1 Ginga Frances - (Milky Way), 1/72, H103-500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
$36
1972 Japan hardbox issue of this highly detailed model. It features parts and markings to make P1Y1, P1Y1a, P1Y2 & PI2-S versions, full interior, detailed engines, optional position landing gear, and open or closed bomb bay with different bomb or torpedo loads. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Includes a full color and large Revell of Japan advertising sheet for "Fashionable (19)72 Twin Engine Series" which illustrates and describes 8 different Revell twin engine WWII aircraft. The box is only graded 'fair++' because a closed 3" split shown at the bottom of the box in the photo and from that an additional 2" closed tear down the long lower side.
Monogram Douglas DC-3 TWA - Four Star Issue, 1/90, P9-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$55
First issue dated 1955. This first issue has the 'P' prefix on the part number instead of the 'PA' on the second issue. This model features optional position cabin door, rotating propellers and wheels, pilot, copilot, hostess & passenger figures and more. Includes colorful TWA decals. Molded in bright silver and clear plastic. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
AMT Deora Custom Dodge Pickup Truck - Designed And Built By The Alexander Brothers, 1/25, 2033-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$64
Rare kit in excellent condition inside and out. The box is solid with four great corners, no tape or tags and general wear as shown. Very well detailed and features a Slant 6 engine, full custom interior, detailed suspension and exhaust, optional parts to make the stock cab or topless model, full streamlined camper clear bed cover or flat cover and more. Molded in white, clear, red-tint clear and with two chrome trees and rubber tires. Inside, the kit has never been started and has been inventoried complete with all parts, regular decal sheet, woodgrain decal sheet and instructions. NOTE: the regular decal sheet has bug damage mainly on the backing paper. Only the edges of two decals have slight bug damage; the rest are free of damage.
AMT 1963 Ford 500 XL Sports Hardtop 2 Door 3 in 1 - Stock / Custom / Advanced Custom, 1/25, 6123-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
$59
Hard-to-find original issue from the early 1960s; not the common modern reissue. Features an unopened metal tube of 'Plastic Body Filler Putty', sandpaper, special upholstery material, stock or supercharged engine, detailed engine bay, opening hood, full interior, numerous custom parts, wild custom front and rear end treatments, accessories and custom decals. The kit has never been started. Inventoried with body putty, upholstery material, sandpaper & all plastic parts present and with photocopied (newer) instructions but NOTE: missing decals and original instructions. The photocopied instructions included are very high quality and from a new issue from the exact same molds, so they work perfectly for assembly. There are tire burns as follows: battery (serious, all detail on the top of the battery is gone), custom front end extension (light burn, easily fixed), inner wheel & intake manifold (small on both) and a very light one on (1) custom tail light 'cone' lens. The box is only 'fair' and not collectible due to bug damage to the litho.
Meng M3A3 Bradley With Busk III and SPS-017 M3A3 Interior Set, 1/35, SS-006
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG And Exc
$74
Includes the Bradley w/BUSK III and the Interior Set designed specifically for that kit. Both are incredibly well detailed model; there are many excellent on-line reviews of it that do it justice. Both models have not been started. All of the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya Lancaster B1 Grand Slam Bomber Motorized, 1/48, 61504
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$155
Still factory sealed. Very large (1/48) and highly detailed, limited edition Lancaster. Features modifications for the BI Special variant that dropped the 22,000 lb Grand Slam Bombs. Features your choice of factory painted canopy frames or unpainted (so you can paint your own), motorized operation on all four propellers that are activated by hidden switch, prewired harnesses, pressurized tires, five life-like figures, great deal inside and out and more.
Amodel Myasischev 3M Bison, 1/72, 72008
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$200
Still factory sealed. Rare and the only 1/72 scale injection-molded kit ever made of this giant USSR Cold War Bomber.
Airfix SE-210 Caravelle - Air France Classic Airliners Special Edition, 1/144, 04175
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$32
Still factory sealed and a very good model of what is perhaps the most beautiful jet airliner ever made. Air France was the primary customer, but many airlines flew the Caravelle, including United Air Lines in the USA. Features clear windows, full landing gear and opening and closing rear loading ramp stairs.
Frog Fairey Gannet - 3-Seat Prop-Jet Submarine Spotter, 1/72, F331
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$39
1950s issue of this early kit that features crew busts, counter-rotating propellers, complete landing gear, decals for WN396 and a large display stand. Molded in a beautiful light aqua, clear and black & even includes a metal nose weight. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. An earlier version with the exact same box art has a part number of 331P; this may be among the earliest appearances of the 'F' Frog part numbers.
Pyro 1930 Bentley Le Mans Blower, 1/32, C304-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$36
1960s Pyro issue from original molds. The model includes beautiful green injection molded parts including wire wheels (not solid wheels), clear parts, detailed chassis and complete interior. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. In the early to mid 1960s the Pyro company chose many of it's kit subjects based more on historical significance than popularity. Luckily for us, Pyro not only made these kits but did an excellent job for the time. The Pyro car models are based on the actual cars that Pyro engineers and designers had access to. In some cases, the specific car and owner is on the box.
Airfix FIVE MBB Bo-105C - West German Army Celle 1977 - Wrong Box, 1/72, 01068-9
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$26
SALE!! Includes FIVE Airfix 1/72 scale MBB Bo-105 West German Helicopters in one HS-126 Box. These models features full interior with pilot figure, color paint guide and decals. The five models are all inventoried with all parts present and includes 5 sets of decals. NOTE: missing instructions but these are available in a free PDF on scalemates.com. NOTE: these kits have minor, 'professional' grade subassembly as follows: seats, control stick and instrument panels to floors; small interior box installed in one fuselage half just under the rotor location. There is no other assembly. Inventoried complete with all parts present and 5 sets of decals.
Trumpeter North American F-107A Ultra Sabre, 1/72, 01605
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$18
Excellent quality and features recessed panel lines, good cockpit detail, optional position canopy, optional position speed brakes and wing flaps, optional position elevators, drop tank, gear well detail and markings for three F-107A, including a NASA test aircraft. NOTE: this kit has minor, 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: seat assembled; exhaust cone to fuselage end piece; instrument panel to cockpit floor. There is no other assembly. Inventoried 100% complete and includes decals and instructions.
Best 1935 Gilmore Special Indianapolis 500 Winner - (Later Aurora), 1/30, 535-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$139
Very rare kit for the advanced collector. In the early 1950s Best Hobby Kits (Best Plastic Corporation of Brooklyn, NY) entered the infant USA plastic model kit market with a series of Indianapolis 500 winners. Six kits were issued - the 1920 Monroe Special, 1922 Murphy Special, 1931 Miller Special, 1935 Gilmore Special, 1940 Maserati Racer and 1953 Fuel Injection Special. The kits were priced correctly and featured 'Super Detailed' parts (for the time). It is unknown why the line failed to sell - it may have been distribution. Best was certainly not a large player in the business. The kit features real rubber Firestone racing tires, decals and some interior detail. The kit has not been started. All parts are still in the original 'krinkle' bag. Complete with decals and instructions.
Comet Spad - 16 Inch Wingspan - Coke Bottle Issue, N17-29
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$44
This model comes from the personal collection of one of Monogram's top Chief Designers. He designed and headed up the projects for the B-52, B-17, B-24J, Mosquito, Skyraider A-1E, Hurricane, Spitfire, P-40, at least one (if not all) of the 1/8 scale cars and many, many more. The kit is a 1950s/early 1960s stick-and-tissue flying model which features quality balsa printwood, strip stock, formed wheels, covering material and full plans. The kit has never been started and is complete. The entire Comet 1950s "N" line included the following (gaps mean there is no kit): N1 Tiger Shark P-40, N2 F-86D Sabre Jet, N4 Globe Swift, N6 Taylorcraft, N8 F-51 Mustang, N9 Helicopter, N11 Ryan Navion, N12 Firefly, N15 Piper Cub, N16 Fokker DVII, N17 Spad, N24 Phantom Fury, N25 Aeronca K (floats) and N26 Stinson SR-7. 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.