OldModelKits SS Rex Ocean Liner, mid 1930s, 1/350
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$650
Finally, the Pride of the Italian Line in 1/350 scale! The SS Rex is from the same team that brought you the 1/350 SS Normandie Ocean Liner. This four year project is a 100% new model and represents the Rex in her glory years of the mid 1930s. more info >
Airfix F4F Wildcat Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 1203-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$32
Still factory sealed. Very colorful 1960s issue with great box artwork. 'White and Black' issue with white and black box ends.
Aurora Convair B-36 Giant Bomber - Peacemaker, 1/333, 492-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$115
Third issue hardbox dated 1961. Fantastic Jo Kotula artwork. Note the oval sunburst logo with no yellow rectangular background. The box has excellent color and gloss, four solid corners and light, general wear as the only flaws. Features rotating propellers, full landing gear, auxiliary jet engines, clear canopy & nose and the Aurora 'Triangle World' clear stand. Molded in gloss silver and clear. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions, both in 'excellent' condition.
Revell Honest John Missile with Mobile Carrier - And Truck, 1/48, H1821-169
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$59
1996 reissue of the classic 1958 kit. Missile can be disassembled put into individual crates on the trailer. Trailer unhitches from cab and all 18 wheels rotate. The trailer has a detailed underside and the truck features an opening hood with detailed engine and cab interior. Crew of 2 included. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bags including decals and instructions.
Orange Crush-Revell 1909 Stanley Steamer, 1/32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$69
Very rare kit with a fascinating history. Around 1958/59, Orange Crush of Mexico offered a promotion. They offered free, colorful, plastic model cars if you collected correctly-marked Orange Crush bottle caps. The models are 1/32 scale Revell Highway Pioneer series - although there is no mention of Revell or Lodela anywhere on the box. Orange Crush had the boxes and even the instructions specially made for them with no mention of a manufacturer. They were never given numbers. The boxes were very thin and fragile cardboard. This has contributed to wear and you must be very cautious with them. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bag and the instructions are sealed in the bag as well. You could redeem your caps two ways - at the Orange Crush truck and at a Modelandia Hobby House. The box sides show the 18 cars in the series. Orange Crush also released two full-color booklets and a complete paint set for the cars. A colorful cardboard box held 7 colors of paint in glass bottles, complete with 'Orange Crush' screw-on caps! The entire promotion was done in coordination with Modelandia Hobby House which had up to 19 stores. Modelandia's name appears on each of the boxes and the paint as well. Robina S.A. was the bottler or distributor of Orange Crush in Mexico at that time. The box side lists the other 18 kits with small color pictures of each and shows three sizes of OC - Family Size (Familiar), Grand (Grande) and Normal. You could also obtain models with Titan bottle caps. Titan was also bottled by Robina and came in large (Titan) and smaller (Titancito) sizes and apparently more than one flavor. We do not know how Orange Crush had access to the plastic kits or who sealed the internal bags with the Crush instructions inside them. We can assume that it may have been Lodela, since they would have had access to the Revell molds. It is not know for how long the promotion lasted, but Orange Crush was one of the most dominant soft drinks in Mexico at that time. Here is one clue: some boxes claim that Modelandia had 13 locations; other boxes, which obviously came later on, claim 19 locations. This may indicate that this promotion went on for a significant amount of time.
AMT Grilles and Bumpers - Custom and Competition, 1/25, 3005
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$26
Early 1960s narrow box issue; not a recent reissue. Contains 19 different grilles, inserts & bars, several bumpers, custom headlights and more. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions on the back of the box.
Strombecker Convair Manned Lunar Reconnaissance Vehicle - by Krafft Ehricke, 1/91, D37-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$295
Very rare 1950s kit. Strombecker issued a series of exotic space craft from Convair designer Krafft Ehricke and the Disney 'Man in Space' series between 1954 and 1956. This is the one that has not been reissued, making it hard to find. Large and interesting model has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Decals and instructions are in amazing 'excellent++' condition, just like the box. This kit must be shipped insured.
The Gould Company 120 Ton Industrial Brownhoist Steam Wrecking Crane - HO Scale, 1/87, 4010
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$24
Tichy (Gould) kits are superb with with great detail and build to a masterpiece. The kits have not been started. All parts are still in the factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M8 Zero Fighter Type 54 / 64, 1/48, SP247
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$56
Special issue of the A6M8 dated 2001 that includes numerous resin parts to make a correct aircraft. Very well detailed featuring 88 pieces, complete cockpit, detailed engine and gear wells, drop tank, optional position canopy and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell P2V-7 Neptune - 'S' Issue - (P2V7), 1/104, H239-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
$179
1955 first issue hardbox with fantastic 'S' box art and factory-new color and gloss, four solid corners, no fading, rips or tears, no stains, no price tags or marks from them and no tape or tape marks (other than the factory tape marks, of course). Flaws include light to moderate general wear an d the crease at the upper right; hence the grade of only 'very good+++' This is a well molded and detailed kit for that time featuring all fine recessed panel lines, tiny raised rivet detail, pilot and copilot figures, rotating turret with elevating guns, fully enclosed wheel wells, auxiliary jet engines, complete landing gear, underside radome, MAD tail boom, rotating propellers & wheels and more. The plastic is the correct gloss silver and clear and includes the famous Swivel Base Display Stand. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Republic F-105B Thunderchief - Lodela Issue, 1/75, H166
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good
$39
Still factory sealed. 1960s Lodela reissue of the original 'S' kit from 1958. Features optional position landing gear, movable wheels, four bombs, pilot figure and hinged cockpit canopy and refueling probe. Usually molded in silver and clear plastic.
Novo Supermarine Attacker Naval Fighter - (ex-Frog), 1/72, F330
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$22
Still factory sealed. From ex-Frog molds. The kit has never been started.
Eduard Albatros D-V - 'Blitz' of von Hippel Jasta 5 / Goring of Jasta 27 - (D.V), 1/48, 8013
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$34
Detailed model with excellent moldings. Features numerous photoetched parts on two frets, cast metal engine and other details, film instruments and decals with color painting guide for two aircraft. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions.
MPC Rockwell B-1B Bomber, 1/72, 1-4551
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$72
1983 issue that is nicely molded and detailed. Measures over 23 inches when assembled and features detailed cockpit, swinging wings, opened or closed weapons bay with cruise missiles, moving elevators, detailed engine pods and intakes and optional position crew boarding ladder. The kit has never been started. It has either been inventoried complete with all parts or the parts are all still in the sealed factory bags. Includes decals and instructions.
KVZ Mil Mi-4 'Hound' Helicopter, 1/100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$24
Still factory sealed. Unique kit from KVZ, which was an East German company from 1969 to 1973. During this time, they produced some fantastic Cold War kits of Soviet and Eastern Bloc Airliners, Military Helicopters and Aircraft.
Revell 1910 International Auto Wagon - Highway Pioneers US Antique Series, 1/32, H62-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$64
1954 early issue molded in bright yellow plastic. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. Before the 1950s 'model building' never made the top 10 list of boy's activities. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream. Shortly after the turn of the century, many dedicated modelers built flying or static airplanes, ship, train, automotive or other subjects. Basic kits existed, but the majority of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. That changed in the early 1950s. The phenomenon of the Revell/Gowland & Gowland 'Highway Pioneers' car kits was a significant force in proving that model building as a hobby could have mass appeal, provided that the kits were easy enough to build and finish. These 1/32 scale vehicles could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real car. The Highway Pioneers series lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the early 1960s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys.
Revell Bristol Beaufighter Mk IF - Flt./Lt. John ' Cat's Eyes' Cunningham's Aircraft and RAF Aircraft 'PNB' - Revell Japan Issue, 1/32, H251-2000
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$86
Rare 1975 Japan issue with unique and beautiful box artwork. As with most Japan issues, this one contains extra features not available in other issues. First, there are decals for a total of two aircraft. Second, the huge 16.5" x 11.5" instruction front page is a full-color, glossy painting guide for the model and also has a large color photo of the assembled kit. Large-scale and well detailed (for that time) model of the British night fighter with airborne interception radar. The Beaufighter was flown by aces such like Flt./Lt. "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham, whose markings are included. His final score stood at 20 victories and his aircraft is one that can be depicted in this model. Features detailed Bristol Hercules engines, removable cowling, two flight crew, optional position landing gear, full crew cockpits and radar antenna. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hawk Curtiss R3C-2 Racer - (R3C2), 1/48, 620-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$24
Hardbox is dated 1961 and has the early price extension. This nice 1/48 kit of the sleek 1925 Schneider Trophy Winner features recessed panel lines, raised wing rib lines and excellent fit. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Hawk Nieuport 17 - Flip-Top Box Issue, 1/48, 706
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
$48
First issue from the 1950s in the one-piece box. The box is in excellent condition. Inside, the kit parts are still sealed in the original factory crinkle bag. Molded in high gloss yellow and black. In the 1920s/30/s/40s Hawk made constant scale 1/48 aircraft kits from wood. In 1946 they added plastic injection molded kits to the line and were possibly the first injection molded kit manufacturer in the USA. When Hawk made an early jump to all-plastic kits they kept the 1/48 scale and created these new one-piece boxes with two color artwork. The model has not been started. Complete with instructions and all parts. This is from the early part of the first issue, and Hawk did not issue decals until later.
Airfix Hawker Siddeley Harrier, 1/72, 266
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$22
1960s type three logo issue. Hard-to-find accurate kit of an early Harrier. Features pivoting engine nozzles, optional position landing gear and a very wide variety of bombs, tanks, rocket launchers and missiles for loadout. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions.
Kinetic F-16I Sufa Israel, 1/48, K48006
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$65
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.