Hudson Miniatures 1904 Stevens-Duryea - Old Timers, 1/16
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Very well detailed, large 1/16 kit from 1954. Features excellent plastic wheels, driving lanterns and leaf springs for all four wheels, pipe cleaners for the radiator elements, metal and wood accessories and wooden die-cut and stock material main parts. Although all of Hudson's 1/16 kits have excellent detail, this one has even more detail than usual thanks to Hudson's engineers having access to the actual car. This kit has never been started. The small parts are still in the internally sealed factory bag and the other parts have been been inventoried complete with all parts, plans and instructions. Hudson Miniatures created a very popular line of automobile kits in a constant 1/16 scale shortly after WWII. The kits sold very well...so well that you could argue that Gowland & Gowland borrowed Hudson's subject matter for their ground-breaking 'Highway Pioneers.' The Hudson Miniatures 'Old Timers' even spawned a line of imitators, with Fador's 'Smallster' being one of the better in quality. Sales did drop on the appearance and popularity of the much smaller (and less accurate) Gowland/Revell 'Highway Pioneers' in 1951. When the all-injection molded Gowland kits proved not to be a passing fad, Hudson quickly planned and released his own all-plastic, small-scale competition called 'Lil' Old Timers Quickie Kits.' The kits were of excellent quality, but it was too little too late. Additionally, sales of the excellent wooden kits faltered further in the next few years with the introduction of accurate, 1/24 and 1/32 all-plastic cars in the mid 1950s. This forced Hudson to discontinue the wood kits and the plastic line was sold to Revell and subsequently re-released. Today, these excellent, big 1/16 kits are often the only model available of these early automobiles. The 1911 Mercer Raceabout is one of the rarest American cars. The Mercer was built in Trenton, NJ and powered by a 30 hp T head 4 cylinder engine. Displacement was 300.7 cubic inches and the car had a wet clutch four speed transmission. The car weighed 2,500 lbs and cost $2600 and could do 112 mph. The Mercer was perhaps the most famous sports car of the time. It was rugged, handled very well and had excellent performance.
ESCI Fokker F-27 MK 400 MPA Maritime - (F27 SAR), 1/72, 9113
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Hard-to-find Search and Rescue version of this venerable Fokker Transport. Highly detailed and well molded featuring complete cockpit, full interior with all bulkheads, seating and SAR equipment consoles, external fuel tanks, rotating props and optional position entry door. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Martin B-26 C Marauder, 1/72, 04015
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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1993 issue and a very nice model featuring 146 pieces, full cockpit, extensive bomb bay detail, elevating guns and rotating turrets, rotating props and wheels, optional position bomb bay doors, crew boarding ladder, crew member and moving elevators. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
DML He-219 A-7 Owl - 3/NJG3 May 1945 Germany / 1/NJG1 May 1945 Sylt-Westerland Germany, 1/72, 5006
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Finely molded and well detailed featuring 104 pieces, a PE fret, excellent dual cockpit, gear bay, full radar antenna and decals and paint guide for two different aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Bluejacket Monitor US Ironclad Ship of 1862 - 10.75 Inches Long, 1/192, 1035
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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High quality wooden model with cast metal fittings. Hull is precarved of kiln dried hardwood. Full size plans included with instructions. Never started. The fittings are still in the factory sealed bags and the non-sealed parts have been inventoried complete with instructions present.
Testors StingBat LHX - Stealth Concept Helicopter, 1/48, 635
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. Unusual concept kit of the mysterious LHX helicopter concept. Features internal weapons bay, low radar profile rotors, faceted fuselage shapes, NOTAR (no rear tail rotor) fuselage and more.
Dragon T-34/85 UTZ Mod 1944 - (T34), 1/35, 6203
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
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Still factory sealed. Well detailed with 439 pieces.
Sterling Luscombe Sedan - 21 Inch Wingspan Flying Aircraft, Peanut, K-3
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
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Still factory sealed. A well engineered, highly prefabricated model featuring all die-cut quality balsa parts, a large number of completely formed parts including fuselage sides, top and bottom, wing sheet covers, tail feathers, etc, finished wheels, plastic cowl & prop, rubber motor, hardware set, clear window material, colored tissue, color decals, full size plan and separate teaching instructions sheet. All eyes were set on the great 'Air Age' that was promised after World War II. "An aircraft in every garage" was considered the next thing and there were few if any naysayers. One Luscombe entry into the promised age for the four place family aircraft was the 1948 Sedan. Designed for simplicity, reliability and economy, the Sedan did all three very well. Crusing speed was 130 mph at 1850 RPM with a top speed of 150 mph. She landed at 60 mph and weighed 2,280 lbs. Range with a pilot, 600 pounds of people or cargo was over 500 miles.
Kitech BTR-70 SA9 - Missile Launching Vehicle - Motorized, 1/48, O8M-529
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good
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Still factory sealed. Modern kit featuring very good detail, all motorizing hardware and gears, FE-130 electric motor and realistic drive. This is one of a vast number of detailed 1/48 scale motorized armor kits issued by Kitech and Zhengdefu.
AMT-Hasegawa Convair F-102A Delta Dagger - 'Cave Tigum' or Vietnam Camo (Hasegawa Molds), 1/72, A-654
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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This is a high quality kit is from Hasegawa molds as was part of a short-lived AMT marketing strategy in the 1970s. Has markings for both aircraft. Features opened or closed missile bay, full Falcon missile load, optional position landing gear and wing mounted drop tanks. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions. When designed in 1950 the F-102 was a radical departure from conventional early jet fighter design. The delta wing allowed supersonic performance and good low speed handling. It was the first US Aircraft to be armed with missiles alone, 6 Falcons carried internally and 12 x 2.75 inch HVAR rockets in the weapons bay doors. The F-102 equipped all 25 of the ADC squadrons in the day, served in SE Asia and equipped many ANG units.
Monogram Me-109E Messerschmitt - (Bf-109), 1/48, 85-0074
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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1999 reissue of the "Four Star" kit from 1962. It is from the original molds and shares the box art and even the plastic color with the first issue. Features retracting landing gear, pilot figure and rotating prop & wheels. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Kinetic F-16I Sufa Israel, 1/48, K48006
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. Very highly detailed kit from recent molds and includes over 450 parts. Features all fine recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit, extensive weapons set and much more.
Monogram F-101B Voodoo - Canadian or USAF, 1/48, 5811
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
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Still factory sealed. 1985 issue with colorful Canadian and 'Texan - William Tell Champions' decals. Very finely molded and detailed kit with traditional high Monogram quality. Features full cockpit detail, optional position canopy, detailed wheel wells, Falcon and Genie (Nuclear) Missiles and optional position speed brakes.
Revell Dragmaster Frame, 1/25, C1121
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Rare. Early to mid 1960s 'Custom Car Parts' issue in a very narrow box with a clear cello insert so you can see the parts. Never used and complete with all parts and instructions (on the back of the box).
Hasegawa Grumman F6F-3/5 Hellcat - (F6F5 F6F3) US Navy VF-17 or Royal Navy, 1/32, JS-081-800
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Large, well detailed plastic model kit of the famous F6F Hellcat. Includes optional parts for -3 and -5 variants. Features fully detailed cockpit, machine gun bays with removable covers, highly detailed engine, positionable wing flaps, drop tank and rockets. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Fujimi Battlefield Diorama Watchtower Pill Boxes Tank Obstacles, 1/76, 0864
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Excellent accessory set or perfect for small-scale armor dioramas. Includes two pill boxes with front gun ports, elevated watch tower with top hut and ladder and (6) double and (2) single "Dragon Teeth" tank obstacles. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
ESCI Canadair CL-13 Mk.IV Sabre - MkVI RCAF 439 Sq 1st Wing / MkIV RAF 112 Sq 2nd TAF / MkVI Luftwaffe 1st Staffel JF71 Richthofen / Mk IV Aviazione Miltare Italiana 4th Stormo Caccia Grosseto Italy 1958 - (F-86), 1/48, 8210
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Nicely molded with very fine recessed panel lines, very good cockpit and gear well detail, opened or closed canopy, decals for all aircraft listed, optional position speed brakes with detailed wells, AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, drop tanks and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hudson Miniatures 1910 Ford Model T Torpedo Convertible, 1/16
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Dated 1949 and highly detailed for that time. Large-scale model measures 8 inches long when built. Early multi-media kit consist of numerous die-cut, saw cut and machined wood parts, beautiful plastic wheels, headlights, steering wheel, horn, lanterns and grill, metal parts and stock, die-cut card stock and large, excellent plans/instructions. This kit has never been started. The small parts are still factory bag sealed, and all other have been inventoried complete with full-size plans and instructions. Hudson Miniatures created a very popular line of automobile kits in a constant 1/16 scale shortly after WWII. The kits sold very well...so well that you could argue that Gowland & Gowland borrowed Hudson's subject matter for their ground-breaking 'Highway Pioneers.' The Hudson Miniatures 'Old Timers' even spawned a line of imitators, with Fador's 'Smallster' being one of the better in quality. Sales did drop on the appearance and popularity of the much smaller (and less accurate) Gowland/Revell 'Highway Pioneers' in 1951. When the all-injection molded Gowland kits proved not to be a passing fad, Hudson quickly planned and released his own all-plastic, small-scale competition called 'Lil' Old Timers Quickie Kits.' The kits were of excellent quality, but it was too little too late. Additionally, sales of the excellent wooden kits faltered further in the next few years with the introduction of accurate, 1/24 and 1/32 all-plastic cars in the mid 1950s. This forced Hudson to discontinue the wood kits and the plastic line was sold to Revell and subsequently re-released. Today, these excellent, big 1/16 kits are often the only model available of these early automobiles. In the mid 1960s Aurora thought so highly of Hudson Miniatures that they purchased the wood kit assets and released a very small number of these in all-plastic models.
Hudson Miniatures 1910 International Harvester Passenger Car - Old Timers, 1/16
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Very well detailed large 1/16 kit from 1949. Features plastic wheels, grill, headlamps, spotlight, running lights and other accessories and wooden main parts. Although all of Hudson's 1/16 kits have excellent detail, this one has even more detail than usual thanks to Hudson's engineers having access to the actual car owned by Mr. James Melton. The kit has never been started. The small parts are still sealed in the factory clear bag. The other parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete and includes instructions & plans. As a note, few people even knew that International Harvester even made a passenger car. Not many were produced and very, very few are in existence. Jim Melton's car, the car examined by Hudson engineers, was likely given to him as a promotion as he was a popular opera singer and the star of International Harvester's radio show 'Harvest of the Stars'. The car was very solidly built to last and reportedly gave excellent service. Why IH did not pursue production is not known. Hudson Miniatures created a very popular line of automobile kits in a constant 1/16 scale shortly after WWII. The kits sold very well...so well that you could argue that Gowland & Gowland borrowed Hudson's subject matter for their ground-breaking 'Highway Pioneers.' The Hudson Miniatures 'Old Timers' even spawned a line of imitators, with Fador's 'Smallster' being one of the better in quality. Sales did drop on the appearance and popularity of the much smaller (and less accurate) Gowland/Revell 'Highway Pioneers' in 1951. When the all-injection molded Gowland kits proved not to be a passing fad, Hudson quickly planned and released his own all-plastic, small-scale competition called 'Lil' Old Timers Quickie Kits.' The kits were of excellent quality, but it was too little too late. Additionally, sales of the excellent wooden kits faltered further in the next few years with the introduction of accurate, 1/24 and 1/32 all-plastic cars in the mid 1950s. This forced Hudson to discontinue the wood kits and the plastic line was sold to Revell and subsequently re-released. Today, these excellent, big 1/16 kits are often the only model available of these early automobiles. In the mid 1960s Aurora thought so highly of Hudson Miniatures that they purchased the wood kit assets and released a very small number of these in all-plastic models.
Testors Self-Propelled M109 or M109G Howitzer, 1/35, 777
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
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Still factory sealed. Dated 1984. Very well molded and detailed kit. Features 220+ parts including all parts and decals needed to build the both variants, flexible treads, hinged recoil spades, hinged barrel travel lock, rotating turret, optional position hatches and more.