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Aeromaster F-84G Thunderjet - Choice Issue Multi-Media Kit - USAF 'Night Take Off' 58th FBW Taeghu 1952 / 8th FBS 49 FBG Korea 1952 / 430 FBS Korea Summer 1952, 1/72, CH7202
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$22
Rare limited edition that is one of only 1000 made. This is an excellent multi-media model with a well molded and complete injection molded kit, numerous resin parts including all control surfaces, a superb full resin cockpit & more, a large fret of brass PE details, film instruments and more. Includes a two-page full color painting guide and big AerMaster decal sheet for the three very colorful aircraft listed. Never started. The plastic kit has been inventoried complete; all the resin and PE parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags. Includes paint guide, decals and instructions.
Hawk Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter, 1/48, 560-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$32
Hardbox issue of this very popular model dated 1966. This very cleanly molded 'A' variant of the famous F-5 Tiger features good cockpit, hinged canopy, pilot figure, optional opened or closed speed brake, optional position landing gear, two AIM-9 Sidewinders, (2) 750 lb bombs, two Bullpup Missiles and more. Includes a detailed three-view camo painting guide and USAF decals. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Amodel B-57A / RB-57A Night Intruder - USAF - (Canberra), 1/144, 1431
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$18
Very well molded and detailed. Includes USAF decals. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix HMS Hood British Battlecruiser - T3 Issue, 1/600, F402S
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$56
In the 1960s Airfix re-imaged with a new 'Type 3' logo and all-new box art; the excellent HMS Hood model looks great in both. This full hull model is finely molded & detailed for that time, like the overwhelming majority of the Airfix ship range. Features full hull, propeller & rudder detail, separately molded main turret & main guns, secondary turrets and AA armament, detailed superstructure, deck fittings, boats & davits and much more. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Airmodel North American AJ-1 Savage - Bagged, 1/72, 161
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
$18
Still factory sealed. Features very crisp and well detailed vacfurom moldings with recessed panel lines, clear canopy (still in mint condition and not yellowed) and numerous injection molded details on two sprue. With plans/instructions. A certain degree of modeling skill is required to build vacuform kits. They are not recommended for beginners.
AMT 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery, 1/25, T149
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$39
Original 1970s 'Street Rod' issue with the correct 'T' part number. Features detailed engine and compartment, opening hood, numerous custom features, opening rear door and more. The kit has never been started. All the parts that were factory sealed (the vast majority) are still in factory sealed bags. The chrome, clear and tires are the only parts that were never factory sealed. They have been inventoried complete. Includes instructions and decals that are both in 'excellent++' condition.
Hasegawa Boeing B-47E Stratojet, 1/72, JS-23-1000
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$64
Rare issue with the early Hasegawa logo and glossy box artwork. Because it is an early issue, it has excellent mold quality. Features cockpit, detailed wheel wells and landing gear, optional position bomb bay doors, full bomb load, boarding ladder and SAC decals. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Merlin Models Lockheed Orion UC-85 - USAAF or Varney Speedlines Airline, 1/72, 21
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$36
Hard-to-find model of a rare subject Injection molded kit with fine, recessed panel lines with many cast metal detail parts. Fuselage is molded in clear plastic; includes interior detail. Includes full decals for Military or Civil version. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Comet Vought F4U-1 Corsair - 20 Inch Wingspan Flying Balsa Model Airplane - (F4U1), 3404-150
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$39
Still factory sealed but there is a split on the right short side. This kit is probably from the late 1970s/1980s and is a reissue of the original 1950s model. Features traditional wood/tissue construction, printwood sheets, factory cut spars and stringers, fully formed and finished wheels, wood stock as required, propeller, rubber motor, thrust button, clear canopy material, full size plans, building instructions and covering tissue. These are the usual contents, but since the kit is still factory sealed it is impossible to determine. Comet was a famous manufacturer of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998.
Frog Douglas B-26B Invader, 1/122, 385P
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$58
From about 1957. Rare first logo Frog kit in a small scale. Molded in silver and clear with all recessed panel lines, full decals and correct early display stand. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Frog is considered the father of injection molded model kits. The Lines Brothers opened Frog in 1932, capitalizing on the fever caused by Lindberg's solo transatlantic flight. Almost overnight the western populations became 'Air-Minded', and anything aviation was in high demand. Frog created a quality line of stick and tissue rubber powered aircraft and gliders as well as innovative ready-to-fly rubber powered aircraft that required no assembly. The box even contained a built-in rubber motor winder and fuselage holder. Model airplane flight competitions were popular in Great Britain, and one category was 'Rise Off the Ground', or ROG. By changing this to 'Flies Right Off the Ground', the FROG name was born. In 1936 Frog created a line of injection molded plastic models, the first such kit line in the world (Hawk sold a line of injection molded aircraft models in 1934 but they were factory assembled and painted). Named 'Penguin' after the bird that does not fly, the kits were innovative beyond the means of production. At a time when models were simply built by wingspan, the Penguin line was a constant 1/72 scale. Furthermore, a large 1/72 Short S.30 Empire class flying boat contained a full interior and lights! A line of accessories such as AA guns, tractors, hanger, ambulance, sound locator, searchlights and lighting kits were quickly added to the line. WWII caused a pause in production. After the war the box color changed from silver to green, and Penguin kits were also marketed in the USA. Production ended in 1950. Frog quickly expanded and released the Red, Blue, Orange, Black, Green, Gold Token, Spin and Comet series as well as Trail Blazers and several others. It is noteworthy that while most manufacturers in the 1940s/50 were making toy-like models, Frog attempted to make very realistic models. For example, 'detailing' kits with excessively large rivets was once very popular. Frog ignored this trend and continued to mold aircraft with fine panel lines and no rivets. As a result, Frog kits can be built into very realistic replicas. Production ended in the late 1970s, but Frog molds are still in use around the world.
MPM Aichi M6A1-K Nanzan - (M6A1K), 1/72, CZ004
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$26
Early in the development of the Seiran submarine based float plane, two preproduction airframes emerged with retractable landing gear for land operation. These were likely the 5th and 6th prototypes and they had dual controls. They were given the 'K' designation for trainer. They could also be operated from the submarines as they had the same catapult attachment. Training may have taken place from land or taking off from the sub then landing on an airstrip. It is interesting that the original Seiran concept did not call for floats as the aircraft would launch from the submarine catapult and crash-land beside the submarine when the mission was over. This limited edition model kit features fine recessed panel line detail and decals for both aircraft. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Heinkel He-51B-2 Floats - Spanish Civil War or Luftwaffe - (He-51 B2), 1/72, B16
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$28
Still factory sealed. This is the hard-to-find float version which is a finely molded and nicely detailed kit. Includes decals for both aircraft.
Amodel I-16 Type 6 - With Ski Gear And PC-82 Missiles, 1/72, 72164
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$14
Still factory sealed.
Revell British Canberra Whip-Fly, 1/81, H157-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$85
Rare hardbox kit from 1961 has fantastic artwork of an RAF Canberra flying over 'The Rock'. Based on the 1950s B-57 "S" kit, the Whip-Fly Canberra comes with RAF decals, flight ballast, control handle, 12 feet of control line, control ring, colorful streamers for the jet engines and a underside pod which is a in-flight whistle! Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions included. The box would grade slightly higher than 'excellent' but it rated as such because there is residue from old tape on the two long sides. Included in the famous 'Whip Fly' series are the H151 F9F-8 Cougar, H152 F-84F, H153 F-89D Scorpion, H154 F8U-1 Crusader, H155 F-39 Airacobra and H156 F-101A Voodoo. Although not listed yet, there was also a Whip-Fly Canberra, F-106 and Yak-25 Flashlight. The Whip-Fly series seemed like a good idea...at first. Revell quickly realized that spinning heavily-ballasted, sharp objects at dizzying speeds in or outside the home around groups of children was not the best idea. The series was quickly discontinued.
ESCI Fokker F-27-MK 400M Troopship - (F27), 1/72, 9112
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$32
Very highly detailed and well molded feauring complete cockpit, full interior with all bulkheads and seating, external fuel tanks, rotating props and optional position entry door. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Italaerei M7 Priest Self Propelled Howitzer - USA 7th Armored Division Ardennes 1944 / Great Britain A Sq 11th Regiment RHA 1st Armoured Div El Alamein 1941 / Germany Bundeswehr 1 Company Panzerartillerie Battallion 34 in Sindelfingen 1960, 1/35, 206
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$32
Finely molded and well detailed with over 250 parts. Features moving suspension, elevating main gun, elevating and rotating machine gun, commander figure and decals for the three countries listed. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Dune Sand Crawler, 1776
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$79
Still factory sealed; the seal has some splits on the sides. 1985 model based on the famous motion picture. The model features opening canopy, detailed interior, rotating wheels and more. Molded in brown.
Supermodel Cant. Z-1007 bis Alcione Bideriva - (Z1007), 1/72, 10-006
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$30
1970s model of the dual vertical stabilizer variant and well detailed for that time. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
AMT Star Trek USS Enterprise - Also Yorktown / Valiant / Hood / Farragut / Excalibur / Intrepid / Republic / Constitution / Lexington / Potemkin / Constellation / Exeter / Kongo, 1/635, S951
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$50
Early issue with the 1968 copyright date. Molded in white and green-tint clear plastic and contains decals for all the starships from the TV series. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The decals are in amazing 'near mint' condition. Please read the article located on this website about saving old decals before you use these or any older decals.
Airfix Hawker Siddeley Harrier - T3 Issue, 1/72, 266
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$22
1960s Type Three logo issue and an accurate kit of the early Harrier. Features pivoting engine nozzles, optional position landing gear and a very wide variety of bombs, tanks, rocket launchers and missiles for loadout. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions present.