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OldModelKits SS Rex Ocean Liner - With Real Wood Deck - Italian Line / Mid To Late 1930s, 1/350
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$499
Sale Pending
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SALE!! 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. All design work was done in CAD by Ken Friend, a master modeler, designer and builder of experimental engines and test equipment and an engineer who specialized in CAD/CAM/CAE Systems Management and Implementation. All of the smaller parts are printed on ultra-high resolution 3D SLA resin printers. These parts meet and often exceed what is possible with injection molded plastic. Only the larger parts (hull, deck pieces and funnels)are cast resin. These are pressure-cast from de-aired molds to minimize air bubbles. The Italian Line advertised that "The Southern Route Is the Lido Deck Route." By virtue of avoiding the stormy and cold North Atlantic, travelers experienced a true outdoor lifestyle. The Rex was intentionally designed for this. For this model, extensive research and time was spent capturing the exact look of the colorful 1st and 2nd Class Aft Pool Areas- from the changing room & showers, grab rope on the pool, pool slide, stairs & diving boards, tables with umbrellas, recessed (covered) 1st Class Restaurant/Lounge and more. Because of the superior performance of 3D Printing, over 90% of the usual PE (photoetched) metal parts are now 3D printed resin. This is a vast improvement as they are no longer flat, but are true to the shape of the prototype. This also makes for a nearly complete model "out-of-the-box." Includes a real wood deck. NOTE: railings are the only parts not included with the model shown. However, 1/350 PE ship railings are very easy to locate from a large number of sources; I will refer the buyer to the ones that I like to use but you can always use your preference.
OldModelKits SS Normandie Ocean Liner - 1935, 1/350
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$750
Sale Pending
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SALE!! Finally! A museum-quality 1/350 scale model kit of the SS Normandie - The World's Most Beautiful Ocean Liner. This nine-year project is a 100% new kit. Seven of those years were spent accurately modeling the ship from scratch in TurboCAD. All design work was done in CAD by Ken Friend, a master modeler and engineer who specialized in CAD/CAM/CAE Systems Management and Implementation. This limited-run kit represents the Normandie from her 1935 maiden voyage to New York and has over 1,000 individual parts. The hull and larger parts are pressure-cast resin from de-aired molds. There is one very large photoetched brass sheet for railings, ladders & fine details, a set of ultra-high resolution 3D printed davits, three sheets of real wood printed decking (laser printed so they are colorfast; not ink that can run), decals, flag sheet and a DVD with detailed, highly illustrated instructions including painting guide, step-by-step rigging instructions and research material. This is a previously owned kit; I sold this model years back and then purchased the buyers entire estate. The kit has never been started. This model has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions included. NOTE: this kit must be shipped insured.
Revell Lockheed Super G Constellation Eastern Golden Falcon, 1/128, H245-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$145
1956 'S' issue with the fantastic box art that these kits are famous for. The box is in exceptional 'excellent ++' condition. Color and gloss are like new. All for corners are solid. Very light edge wear and small pieces of clear tape at the lower center of the two long sides are the only significant flaws. Molded in the correct gloss silver and clear and with the large Revell 'Globe' Swivel Display Stand. The model has not been started. It has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Mirage Hobby 7TP Tank Single Turret Version, 1/35, 33501
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$18
From 1994. The 7TP was designed in 1933 by the Research Office of the State Engineering Works of Poland. It was based on the double-turret design by Vickers. In this version, the two weak turrets were replaced by one strong one with a very efficient 37mm anti-tank gun. This was a large improvement over the original design. The actual kit is well detailed and finely molded. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya USS New Jersey BB-62 Battleship 1982 With Many Aftermarket Upgrades - And With Tamiya PE Details And Illustrated Reference Manual, 1/350, 78028
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$289
Build the ultimate New Jersey in 1/350 with this model and over $350 of aftermarket parts! Includes the following never used and factory sealed or inventoried complete & internally sealed upgrade sets: Pontos 35008F1 Detail Up PE, Metal & Resin Set With Wood Deck, Eduard 53011 PE Set, Infini Model IMP35018R1 BGM-109 Tomahawk Launcher Set B and Veteran Model Modern US Mk 141 Harpoon Launcher. The actual kit is the 2012 issue with many PE details and special modeling reference booklet. This is a very large and highly detailed model of the New Jersey in 1982 after her modernization and easily considered the finest model of this subject in 1/350 scale. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Convair R3Y-2 Tradewind - 'S' Issue - (R3Y2), 1/168, H238-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$115
This 1956 issue has the very colorful 'S' artwork that has made these kits so desirable today. This model is very well molded for that time and features all recessed panel lines, opening front cargo door, rotating counter-rotating propellers and more. Molded in dark sea blue and includes the famous clear Revell 'Globe' display stand. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. In 1945 the US Navy asked Convair to develop a large flying boat based on the new World War II technology and the developing turbo-prop engines. Convair's proposal was the Model 117. high-wing flying boat with Allison T40 engines driving six-bladed contra-rotating propellers. The design has a slender body, high-mounted high lift wing and fixed floats. The Navy was impressed enough to order two prototypes in May of 1946. The first prototype was designated XP5Y-1 and first flew off San Diego on April 18, 1950. In August the aircraft set a turboprop endurance record of eight hours six minutes. Although impressed with the design, the Navy decided not to build the patrol version and decided to make her into a passenger and cargo aircraft. A total of eleven aircraft were built. The first two prototypes built were in P5Y configuration, armed with 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) of munitions (bombs, mines, depth charges, torpedoes) and five pairs of 20 mm cannon in fore and aft side emplacements and a tail turret. The next five were built as R3Y-1 aircraft, intended for troop transport and inflight tanker service. The final six were built as the R3Y-2 variant with a upward-hinged nose and high cockpit for heavy roll-on-roll-off transport duties. In this way it was thought the design would function as a 'Flying LST.' In practice, it was discovered that it was almost impossible for the pilots to hold the aircraft nose-on to the beach while it was unloaded. These were subsequently converted into inflight refueling tankers. However, they had a short life because of the unsolvable reliability problems that plagued the Allison T40 turboprop engines. That fate befell most of the T40-powered aircraft, like the Douglas A2D Skyshark.
Monogram 1965 Ford GT Le Mans Racer - (ex Aurora), 1/25, 565
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$64
Still factory sealed 1997 Revell-Monogram reissue of this classic and well detailed Aurora kit. When Monogram purchased the Aurora molds, it initially reissued all of the more modern molds. The Ford GT molds were so good that the kit was reissued again in 1997. Features fully detailed suspension, chassis, engine, exhaust and interior, opening hood with spare tire, opening trunk with full engine compartment and more. Usually molded in white & black with clear, chrome plate & rubber tires.
Eagle Strike Butcher Birds of JG-1 Part III Fw-190, 1/48, 48095
Other Materials, Box Condition: Sealed
$18
Still factory sealed. These decals are 'mint' condition and have always been stored in a climate controlled residence. Includes paint and markings guide. On this website are two articles that fully explain how to save or reproduce older decals; please read read these before using any older model kit or aftermarket decals. Because USPS handles envelopes roughly, I will only ship decals in a box; so to save on shipping, order decals with model kits so they ship together.
Airfix B-24 Liberator Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 1503-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$38
From the 1960s. This wide 'White' box issue has action-packed artwork showing part of a box formation of B-24s at the moment of "Bombs Away!" Guns blaze at attacking fighters while flak burst close in. One B-24 is going down with the starboard wing in flames. You cannot say that Craftmaster artwork was boring! This was a well detailed kit for that time which features a basic cockpit, crew stations, rotating turrets & elevating guns, working ailerons, elevators and rudders, retractable landing gear, rotating propellers & wheels, optional position crew entry door & ladder and more. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: the top antenna is a different color of plastic; it is from a later issue of this same kit.
Airfix Avro Anson I - RCAF Canada No 31 Air Navigation School Port Albert Ontario 1941 / RAAF Australia Lowood Queensland late 1943 / RAF No 321 Sq St. Eval UK 1940, 1/72, 02009
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$29
Still factory 'round-tape' sealed. Features good interior and cockpit, crew members, rotating turret with elevating gun, moving ailerons, retractable landing gear, rotating wheels & propellers and more. Includes decals and paint guides for all three aircraft listed.
Scientific Cutty Sark With Sails - 15 Inch Long Wood And Metal Kit, 174
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$58
Still factory sealed and a fine model that measures 15 inches long when assembled. Includes factory-carved hardwood hull, printed sheet parts, wooden stock, standing and running rigging material, colorful decal sheet, hardwood display stand, pedestals and metal name plate, metal detail castings (lifeboats, ladders, anchors, skylight, capstan, pump wheels, pump, wheel, bitts, windlass, etc) and chain, cloth sails, full sized plans, assembly and rigging instructions, a large sheet with five very nice photos of the completed model and more.
LS KI-67 Army Type 4 Hiryu (Peggy) - Motorized with Ground Crew and Bomb Cart, 1/72, 151-450
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$42
Very high quality kit with legendary LS attention to detail. The kit is engineered for two electric motors that drive the propellers. Please note that LS did not include them with they kit; they always had to be purchased separately . The batteries are held in a cleverly designed 1/72 scale fuel truck. Features all fine recessed panel lines, excellent cockpit and crew station detail with crew, rotating turret with elevating gun, working bomb bay doors, full bomb load, ground bomb cart, working crew entry door, working 'slide-out' style trailing edge wing flaps and ailerons, retractable main and tail wheel landing gear with operating gear doors, rotating wheels & propellers, ground crew, wheel chocks and more. Includes beautiful, large full color painting and marking guide for 8 aircraft and a detailed, full-color cut-away lithograph for more fuselage interior detail. The model as never been started. The parts are still in the factory sealed bags with colorful LS paper headers and includes decals and instructions. The fact that Hasegawa still uses some LS molds testifies to their detail and accuracy.
Aeromaster P-38 Lightning In Drab Battle Dress Part 2 - Bagged, 1/48, 48-084
Other Materials, Box Condition: Sealed
$12
Still factory sealed. These decals are 'mint' condition and have always been stored in a climate controlled residence. Includes the markings & paint guide sheet. On this website are two articles that fully explain how to save or reproduce older decals; please read read these before using any older model kit or aftermarket decals. Because USPS handles envelopes roughly, I will only ship decals in a box; so to save on shipping, order decals with model kits so they ship together.
ESCI Ilyushin Il-2 And Polikarpov I-16 - USSR/Russia / China / Spanish Civil War Nationalist And Also Republican, 1/72, 14
Other Materials, Box Condition: Sealed
$12
These decals have just a touch of yellowing as the only flaw; place them in a sunny window for several days to remove the yellow. They have always been stored in a climate controlled residence. Includes a full color paint and markings guide for multiple aircraft. On this website are two articles that fully explain how to save or reproduce older decals; please read read these before using any older model kit or aftermarket decals. Because USPS handles envelopes roughly, I will only ship decals in a box; so to save on shipping, order decals with model kits so they ship together.
ATP Decal Air Lines Boeing 737 Or 727 (737-200 Airfix / 727-100 / 727-200 Airfix or Revell) - Bagged, 1/144
Other Materials, Box Condition: Sealed
$16
Still factory sealed. These decals are 'mint' condition and have always been stored in a climate controlled residence. Includes the markings & paint guide sheet. On this website are two articles that fully explain how to save or reproduce older decals; please read read these before using any older model kit or aftermarket decals. Because USPS handles envelopes roughly, I will only ship decals in a box; so to save on shipping, order decals with model kits so they ship together.
Testors B-2 Stealth Bomber AND F-117A Stealth Fighter - With Paint and Building Accessories, 1/32, 977
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$75
Special issue from 1991 that includes both B-2 Bomber and F-117 Fighter (both in 1/72 scale) and all building accessories shown - three cans of spray paint, glue, 9 bottles of paint, brushes, knife and table mat. The actual model is large and well detailed with a 28 inch+ wingspan. Features detailed cockpit and rotary missile launcher. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. Please note that all of the paint makes this model heavy to ship.
Aeromaster Thunderbolts Best Sellers Part III - P-47, 1/48, 48-689
Other Materials, Box Condition: Sealed
$12
Still factory sealed. These decals are 'mint' condition and have always been stored in a climate controlled residence. Includes the markings & paint guide sheet. On this website are two articles that fully explain how to save or reproduce older decals; please read read these before using any older model kit or aftermarket decals. Because USPS handles envelopes roughly, I will only ship decals in a box; so to save on shipping, order decals with model kits so they ship together.
Monogram A-18 Hornet Strike Fighter Marines or Navy (F-18 F/A-18), 1/48, 5807
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$34
Still factory sealed and in investment-grade 'Near Mint' box condition. 1983 issue includes decals for Marines or Navy versions and features very good cockpit and wheel well detail, pilot, moving stabilator, optional position canopy, loadout of AIM-9 Sidewinders, drop tank, laser guided bombs, designator pod and more.
Aeromaster F-89C Scorpions Part 1, 1/48, 48-519
Other Materials, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$14
These decals are 'mint' condition and have always been stored in a climate controlled residence; however. Includes paint and markings guide. On this website are two articles that fully explain how to save or reproduce older decals; please read read these before using any older model kit or aftermarket decals. Because the USPS clearly states that any flexible envelope will be bent 90 degrees or more within 2 inches due to automatic sorting machines, I cannot send decals in a flexible envelope. And any decal reinforced with cardboard will be equal to or greater than 1/4" thick, which USPS says must go at the normal 'box' rate. There is no choice; because I will not knowingly send decals to destruction, they will only ship in a box. So to eliminate or save significantly on shipping charges, please order them with model kits. Likewise, if you only purchase decals, try to order enough decals make the shipping cost (per sheet) worth while.
Hobby Craft U-6 DHC Beaver (L-20A) Floatplane - Harbour Air Airlines / US Army Korea / RAAF Australian AF / Peruvian Air Force, 1/48, HC1674
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$49
Nicely molded 1/48 kit with clear fuselage halves, recessed panel lines, full cockpit and more. Includes decals for all the aircraft listed. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
ESCI BAC EE Lightning F.1-6 - RAF / Saudi Arabia / Kuwait, 1/72, 80
Other Materials, Box Condition: VG++
$10
These decals have just a touch of yellowing as the only flaw; place them in a sunny window for several days to remove the yellow. They have always been stored in a climate controlled residence. Includes a full color paint and markings guide for multiple aircraft. On this website are two articles that fully explain how to save or reproduce older decals; please read read these before using any older model kit or aftermarket decals. Because USPS handles envelopes roughly, I will only ship decals in a box; so to save on shipping, order decals with model kits so they ship together.
Zoukei-Mura Mustang IV P-51D/K Super Wing Series, 1/32, 9
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
$95
This kit needs little introduction. Simply put, it is the most detailed P-51 in this scale. You build the better part of the internal structure! Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes two huge decal sheets and instructions.