OldModelKits SS Normandie Ocean Liner 1935, 1/350
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$950
Oldmodelkits.com has received exclusive license from French Lines/CGT to produce and sell the SS Normandie in 1/350 scale. This nine-year project is a 100% new kit. Seven of those years were spent accurately modeling the ship from scratch in TurboCAD. All this design work was done by a master modeler and engineer who helped pioneer industrial CAD and 3D printing at GM. This limited-run kit represents the Normandie from her 1935 maiden voyage to New York and has over 1,100 individual parts. The hull and larger parts are pressure-cast resin from de-aired molds. There are two large photoetched brass sheets (one for railings, ladders, details, etc. and one for the davits), three sheets of laser-cut, real wood printed decking (from Scale Decks), decals, flag sheet and a DVD with detailed, highly illustrated instructions including painting guide, step-by-step rigging instructions and research material. NOTE: this kit must be shipped insured.
Revell A3D Skywarrior (A-3) - 'S' Issue, 1/84, H241-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM-
$145
First issue with great "S" artwork. Dated 1956. The box is in investment-grade condition with perfect color and gloss. The only thing keeping it from being mint is a very small dish in on the left side edge and very slight, isolated edge wear. Features folding wings and tail, optional position landing gear and speed brakes, escape hatch, three crew figures and refueling probe. Never started. 100% inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Aurora Sopwith Camel, 1/48, 102-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$69
Just when I think all the issues have surfaced for an Aurora kit, another one shows up! This is a 120-69 (same number as the first issue) 'Famous Fighters' oval logo with the '69' price circle and the Parents' Magazine seal. That makes this the second issue - it would have been put out in early 1957, with the very first re-imaging to the new logo. It also shows that the Parents' seal was used as early as 1957 on some kits. The box artist on this issue is Jim Cox, the first model box artist for Aurora. (Please read the article about Mr. Cox on this website) This kit is part of a very successful WWI aircraft line in 1/48 scale that Aurora introduced in '56. The line sold so well that kits were added to it into the 1960s. Molded in the glossy olive drab green and black. This kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Easy Built Models Vought F4U Corsair - 28 inch Wingspan for Free Flight, FF-70
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$25
Still factory sealed. Easy Built was a Canadian manufacturer who made excellent reproductions of classic flying designs from the 1930 and 1940s. Original plans were used. High quality modern kit made in the finest tradition of the stick and tissue flyers. Features high quality printed balsa, strip wood, propeller, rubber, full sized plans and other accessories.
Tamiya Focke-Wulf FW-190 D-9 With Eduard PE / Moskit Exhaust / Two SuperScale Decal Sheets - 4/JG301 Straubing Bavaria 1945 / Stab/JG4 Rheim-Main Spring 1945 / Lt. Teo Nibel 10/JG54 Belgium January 1 1945 - (FW190D9), 1/48, 61041-1800
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$45
Includes the following aftermarket accessories: Eduard 48-167 FW190D-9 PE super detail set for this model (factory sealed), Moskit 48-06 FW190D Hollow Metal Exhaust (factory sealed), Superscale 48-652 FW190D9 Decal Set and Superscale 48-549 FW190D9 Aces Decal Set (both in mint condition). The actual kit is dated 1995. Very highly detailed kit with all recessed panel lines, excellent cockpit and gear wells, pilot figure, optional position canopy, choice of standard or Galland-Haube Blown Canopy, drop tank, decals and paint guide for all the aircraft listed and more. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
La Belle D&RG Alamosa Business Car HOn3 Narrow Gauge - Craftsman Model, 1/87, HOn3-24
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$36
Please read the article on this website about older HO train kits and the modeling revolution they caused in the late 1930s/1940s. During the golden era of realistic train models, La Belle Woodworking Company created perhaps the very finest scale kits of early American passenger equipment. The kit features die cut hardwood parts (no balsa) such as pre-cut and scribed sides with all windows factory cut, car ends done in the same fashion, carved clerestory roof, tinted clear clerestory window material, working end diaphragms, excellent underside and cast metal details, building instructions and plans. I have seen these models built and they look identical to the real prototypes. The kit has not been started and is complete with all small parts still factory sealed, the larger ones inventoried complete with instructions.
Tamiya German Tiger I Sd.Kfz. 181 Ausf E with Full Interior and Individual Tread Links, 1/25, DTW111
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$145
Large 1/25 scale Tiger that is very highly detailed. Features complete interior engine, all crew stations and much more. The kit has never been started. All of the internal presentation cardboard is present and in 'near mint' condition. One small parts bag was torn, so I inventoried it and it is complete. All other parts are still in the sealed bags. Includes decals and instructions.
AMT 1968 Buick Riviera - Stock / Custom / Show Car, 1/25, 6558-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$110
Very rare. Nice kit of the second generation Riviera. Features optional parts for three versions, detailed engine and engine compartment, opening hood, good exhaust and suspension detail, full interior and more. Molded in white clear, red-tinted clear, chrome plate and with narrow whitewall rubber tires. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat - VF-41 USS Ranger / VMF-223 Marines / VGF-29 USS Santee / VF-22 USS Independence- (F4F4), 1/48, 61034
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$28
Highly detailed and beautifully molded...and still the favorite 1/48 F4F-4 Wildcat. Features all very fine recessed details, full cockpit, detailed engine, detailed gear bay and optional position canopy. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya Schutzenpanzer Marder Infantry Combat Vehicle With Milan Panzerabwehrsystem, 1/35, 35162
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$27
Still factory sealed. Well molded and detailed.
Tamiya Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. H, 1/35, 35054
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$28
Well molded with excellent detail. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Pegaso Monocoupe 90-A with Air Race Diorama, 1/48, P2060
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$45
Still factory sealed. From ex-Lindberg 1/48 scale molds. Includes cardstock airport diorama.
Frog HS Buccaneer S.Mk 2A / S.Mk 50 - RAF or South African Airforce, 1/72, F238
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$34
Still factory sealed. Has decals for both Air Forces, No.12 Sq RAF Honington, 1970 and No. 24 Sq SAAF Waterkfloof, 1970. Typical high quality Frog kit with no rivets and fine panel lines for a realistic model. Features steering nose strut, four anti-ship missiles on wing pylons and optional position landing gear. The Buccaneer was the world's first purpose designed low level 'below the radar' bomber. Low level strike aircraft have a shorter airframe life limit due to the stresses of low level flying, so the Buccaneer was designed to be very strong and even had many sub-assemblies milled from solid metal. Kit features opening unique rotating bomb bay, folding wings and working arresting hook.
Ventura Supermarine Spitfire Mk 14e Belgian Air Force, 1/72, V0202
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$22
Limited run kit. Features recessed panel lines, metal accessories and screen. Includes Belgian markings. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Novo Supermarine Attacker Naval Fighter - (ex-Frog), 1/72, F330
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$28
Still factory sealed. From ex-Frog molds. The kit has never been started.
Hasegawa Lockheed SR-71 A Blackbird and D-21B Drone Limited Edition - USAF Test Aircraft 17950 / Test Aircraft 06940, 1/72, 02041
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$36
Very nicely molded kit from original Hasegawa molds (not Monogram). Features full length (other than the nose) top and bottom fuselage halves that fit together perfectly, very fine raised panel detail, good cockpit, detailed gear and gear wells, optional position canopies, D-21 Drone with pylon and more. There is a paint guide and decals for the two Area 51 test aircraft listed; one is all black finish and the other is a mix of natural and black finish. Both are drone aircraft. Molded in high-gloss black and clear. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Guillows Sopwith Camel - 28 inch Wingspan Flying Model, 801
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$46
Big-scale kit can be built for static display or flown .049 to .15 U-Control, gas free flight or rubber power. Features quality die-cut balsa parts and stripwood, scale wheels and flexible landing gear, movable ailerons, rudder and elevator, plastic cowl and cockpit deck, scale prop, two machine guns, pilot figure, very large full color decals, covering material and more. Includes full size detailed plans. The model has not been started. The small parts are still in the factory sealed bag; all large parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions. Guillow's founder, Paul K. Guillow, was a WWI naval aviator. In 1926 he began producing wooden model airplane kits. His 'Shelf Models' were some of the earlier non-flying models in production. Guillow's grew during the model boom of the 1930s, and when the Depression hit the hardest, Guillow's responded with lower prices and became one of the low price leaders, frequently advertising in Model Airplane News and other leading publications. During the war, like most manufacturers, Guillow's was forced to alternative materials such as cardboard and pine. Guillow's survived the post WWII slump by creating many inexpensive profile flying rubber powered aircraft and gliders in the 1950s (along with North Pacific) which became famous - some are still available today. The stick and tissue lines have been updated with laser cut parts and are still in production as of 2009.
Revell Curtiss Tiger Shark P-40B - USAAF / RAF / Chinese Flying Tigers - (ex- Monogram), 1/48, 85-5209
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$19
Makes a perfect "Classic Builder." 2011 Revell issue from the original Monogram molds - it is even molded in the original colors and has a beautiful reproduction of the original decal sheet as well. Very nice kit featuring detailed cockpit, movable landing flaps, optional position landing gear and one piece or three piece canopies, and decals for USAF, Flying Tigers and RAF versions.
Nichimo IJN Haruna Battleship Motorized, 1/742, 311
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$24
Can be built three ways - for water operation, full hull display model or waterline display mode. Older but nicely detailed kit is molded in dark red and dark gray and includes battery box with metal contacts, on/off switch, metal drive shaft, flexible coupler, stuffing box, easily removable superstructure for battery access and more. Please note that Nichimo did not include the motor (FA130 type) or batteries with this kit. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Falcon Model Airplane Co P-51D Mustang - Solid Wood Model - Bagged, 1/48, A-4
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$18
Bagged kit. Features full-size, three-view plans with wing and fuselage templates, factory-cut wooden fuselage, wings, horizontal and vertical stabilizers, pre-formed main gear wheels, plastic prop and printwood with gear struts, doors, etc. The kit has never been started and is 100% complete with all parts and plans. Planes have some tape on the back holding the overhead fuselage view in; it is done so well you can't tell unless you turn the plans over. Bill Wonacott drew the excellent plans. Little is known about Falcon Model Airplane Company. But thanks to Dusty Rhodes, we know that they were around as early as 1932 and actively advertising in Popular Aviation with a good sized add. Headquartered at 9610 Division Street, Portland, Oregon, they had a line of flying model kits and eventually solids. The bigger ships in the flying line appear to be quite deluxe, featuring dummy engines, aluminum spun cowlings and for power "The Prime Mover," a new gearless rubber power system that claims to double the flight endurance. Models in 1932 included the Monocoupe 10, Lockheed Orion (both $2.25) and a smaller line of 9" wingspan kits at 50 cents each, featuring the P-6E Hawk, Akron Fighter (Sparrowhawk), A-8 Attack, Gee Bee Racer, Lockheed Vega, Spad, SE-5, Hawker Fury, Curtiss Helldiver, Boeing P-12C, Ben Howard Racer, Lockheed Sirius, Fokker D-VII and Albatross D-III. Falcon eventually moved to Long Beach, CA.
Arii Alfa Class Submarine Stalin - Two Kits With Stand and Water Base, 1/700, 7
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$16
Kit features two sub kits; one is waterline, and one is full hull. Both have recessed panel lines. There are two display options - there is a very nice clear vacuform 'water' display base with two indentations - one for the waterline model and one for the full hull model. You can paint the 'water' blue for a realistic appearance. There is also a display stand for the full hull model. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.