OldModelKits SS Rex Ocean Liner, mid 1930s, 1/350
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$669
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 >
Aurora Focke-Wulf FW-190, 1/47, 30-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$145
Hardbox issue of this classic Aurora kit dated 1960. Notice the 79 cent extension, 'Sunburst' logo with no 'Famous Fighters' which makes this issue closer to about 1963/4. Molded in black and clear with the clear triangular 'globe' display stand. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Airmodel Gloster Meteor F8 Conversion - (For Frog Kit) - Bagged, 1/72, 144
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$6
Nicely done conversion kit designed for the classic and readily available Frog Meteor. Never started. Complete with all parts and instructions.
CM CL43 USS Nashville (Brooklyn class 1944), 1/350
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$285
SPECIAL ORDER limited production kit. Museum quality high definition resin castings. Complete kit with all parts needed for assembly. Some kits include photo-etched details and decals if required -email for details on a certain kit. Kits are molded upon receipt of payment. Normal wait is 2 to 3 weeks.
Aurora British Centurion Tank WWII, 1/48, 300-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$125
Still factory sealed and in amazing, investment-grade 'Mint' condition. Hard to find 1/48 scale armor kit with John Steel box art is dated 1963. Aurora's 1/48 armor kits met with rave reviews in the 1960s and were considered the finest of all tank models.
Cleveland Ryan FR-1 Fireball - Balsa Flying Model Airplane Kit, 1/16, SF-92
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$95
This is a Cleveland 'SF' or 'Scale Flying' model in museum scale of 1/16. The kit came from a long time collector of 1930s and 1940s models and is in exceptional condition. All Cleveland kits were exceptionally complete and this one is no exception. Features very high quality balsa printwood and strip wood, covering material, highest quality plans, all parts required for assembly and decals (if issued with the kit). The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. Cleveland Model and Supply Company played a pivotal role in the development of true scale models. In 1909 Bleriot's English Channel flight caused a surge in aviation and model aircraft around the globe. Several companies were ideally positioned to take advantage of the aviation craze. In the USA, Wading River Manufacturing Co. (1909), White Aeroplane (1911), Ideal Model Aeroplane (1911), Broadfield Model Aeroplanes (1919) were among these pioneers, offering everything from plans and parts to complete kits and ARF models. Lindbergh's 1927 crossing of the Atlantic Ocean caused an even bigger world-wide phenomenon called "The Aviation Craze" that extended up to the start of World War II. Many companies such as Megow, Guillow's and others started right around the time of Lindbergh's flight. Some of these models flew and flew well, but they all had one thing in common - were generally not accurate scale representations. In 1929, a youngster named Ed Packard had a very advanced dream- to produce incredibly accurate, true scale models that flew perfectly. This radical idea established the world's longest running single-owner (77 years) model airplane supply business - Cleveland Model and Supply Company. To this day, Cleveland models are treasured as the most accurate flying scale models produced. The fact that Mr. Packard started and successfully grew this business during The Great Depression is a testament to his ideals and business skill. I highly suggest the excellent book called 'Aviation's great Recruiter - Cleveland's Ed Packard' by H.L. (Herm) Schreiner. It is an excellent history of the man, his company and the times of the Golden Age of Model Aviation.
Planet Models U-Boat Type IIC, 1/200, NS005
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$20
Full hull, highly detailed resin kit with full decals. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Williams Brothers Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk From USS Akron or Macon, 1/32, 32-F9C
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$48
Still factory sealed. Large scale (1/32) kit is nicely molded and detailed. Features full interior detail, two types of wheels and rigging material/instructions. Has decals for one of 6 different Sparrowhawks from either airship. This is the aircraft flown and maintained from the 1930s flying aircraft carriers (rigid airships) USS Macon and USS Akron.
Italeri M4 A1 Sherman Tank - (M4A1), 1/35, 225
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$34
Still factory sealed. Nicely detailed with 193 parts, working suspension and flexible treads.
Hasegawa Boeing B-47E Stratojet - USAF SAC, 1/72, JS-23
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$64
Older and well detailed with fine raised fine panel lines, cockpit, optional opened or closed bomb bay doors, internal iron bomb load, tail "stinger", detailed landing gear and gear wells and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. Please NOTE that the box displays slightly better than the grade. It is rated as such because there are short pieces of masking tape one each side. The B-47 was a very advanced aircraft at the time. The XB-47 first flew in 1947. The big jet's speed was equal to or greater than all current fighter aircraft, so it received radar-controlled twin 20mm cannons in the tail as the only guns. Through the use of mid-air refueling, the B-47 gave SAC it's first all-jet force for nuclear or regular bomb delivery. Although it was tricky to fly, Stratojets flew into the mid 1960s. A program to strengthen the wings for low-level attack was responsible for prolonging the service life.
Hawk Weird-Ohs Sling Rave Curvette - The Way Out Spectator, 637-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$44
Original issue hardbox; not a common reissue. In 1962, Bill Campbell thought that kids may be tired of the same old modeling subjects, and he created the Weird-Ohs. Of course it was not that simple - it never is. Please read Bill's own account of the Weird-Ohs, located on this website. Regardless of the path, the Weird-Ohs became an overnight sensation that helped launch the 'monster' and the 'figure' phase of modeling. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Hasegawa Lockheed F-104G / CF-104 or F-104J - USAF / Luftwaffe / RCAF Canada / Japanese JSDF, 1/72, JS-013
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$24
From the late 1970s/early 1980s. Very nicely molded and detailed kit builds one of any three versions and four nationalities. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Fujimi Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair - (F4U4), 1/70, A9-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$16
From the very early 1960s. Fujimi Japan issue with very collectible box artwork and glossy box top. Features rotating prop, working ailerons and pilot figure. The model as never been started. The parts are either still in the factory sealed bag or have been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Nakajima B5N1 Type 97 Kate Model 1- 3rd Koku Sentai from Zuiho or Yokosuka-kuu, 1/48, JT78
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$38
Very finely molded and highly detailed. Contains decals for two aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Minicraft Highway Pioneers (Ex-Gowland/Revell) 1907 Renault / 1910 Cadillac / 1907 Sears Buggy / 1910 Ford T, 1/32, 1502
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$49
Still factory seasled. One of at least five such Highway Pioneer reissues by Minicraft. These made ideal 'classic builders.' The original molds were used for these issues as evidenced by the engraved 'Gowland' on several kit parts. Includes all four cars listed.
Revell P-51B Mustang - U've Had It!, 1/32, 4401
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$46
Still factory sealed. 1979 issue that was nicely detailed for that time. Features full cockpit, detailed engine, removable cowl panels, detailed wheel bays, optional position landing gear and more.
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
$55
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.
MPC Kingfisher OS2U-1 Profile Series - Lt. JG Burns Truk Rescue April 1944 / Observation Sq 3 USS Mississippi 1941 / Ensign PL Ferber Peleliu Sept 1944 - (OS2U1), 1/72, 2-1106-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$32
Still in the factory seal but the seal has splits and a missing section as shown at the top center. Kit can be built with wheels or floats and features markings for all three historical aircraft. Lt. JG Burn's aircraft was the one that picked up 9 downed pilots in one day during the famous air raid on Truk Lagoon in April 1944.
ESCI NATO F-16 Fighting Falcon - with Ground Support Group, 1/48, 4078
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$58
Still factory sealed. Kit includes tarmac display base, 1/48 scale F-16 kit, a standing pilot and three ground crew, tool cards, signs, dollies, boarding ladder, carts, pylons, chocks, tow tractor, weapons loader and more.
Revell Messerschmitt Me-109G - Lone Eagles Issue (Bf-109G), 1/32, 4557
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$39
Dated 1990 and features a fully detailed engine, removable panels, good cockpit, moving control surfaces, working landing gear and rotating wheels & prop. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Novo Techna Soviet M Class Submarine, 1/400
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$12
Ex-Soviet Union kit that is very well molded for that time with very fine detail and hull drain holes. Full hull model measures 4.5 inches long when assembled and includes display stand and decals. The kit has never been started. The parts are either inventoried complete or still in the internal factory sealed bags, which is attached to cardstock that is folded in two. At times the factory workers had to get pretty creative because of a shortage of staples. Beyond staples, I have seen the bag of parts attached with tape, a clothing snap, a rivet or even sewn on with thread! This M class kit even has a color painting guide on the back with English colors.