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IMC Mig-21D with Optional Battle Damaged Parts - (Mig-21), 1/72, 486-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$28
Still factory sealed and the original issue from the early 1970s. This model features normal and "Battle Scarred" parts including damaged fuselage, wing and elevator; the pilot can be displayed ejecting also. Includes decals and painting color guide for natural finish and camo finish.
Heller Fiat CR-42, 1/40
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$32
Early issue with no part number and a very high gloss box with wrap-around artwork and yellow-backed Heller logo. From the early 1960s. Very large 1/40 scale model with 47 pieces features good engine detail, pilot figure and seat, clear windscreen, rotating wheels & propeller and the large, black early Heller display stand. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Skywave US Army WWII Fighters - P-38 Lightning (8) / P-40 (8) / P-47 Thunderbolt (8) / P-51D Mustang (8), 1/700, 12
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$20
Includes 8 of each aircraft listed. They are well detailed and have separately molded propellers and a good size decal sheet. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions (the instructions are on the back of the box).
YMC Sikorsky H-21 Workhorse, 1/210, 44
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$69
Very rare, late 1950/early 1960s Japanese kit with very collectible box art. This small scale kit features recessed surface detail, clear cockpit 'bubble', full landing gear and complete decals for the colorful box art helicopter. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The instructions are on the back of the box.
LS Nakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa Oscar, 1/75, 1
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$24
Rare, early LS kit in a high gloss box top with very collectible artwork. Most likely from the early 1960s. Even at this early date, you can see why LS became legendary for quality. Features well molded parts with all fine recessed panel lines, retracting landing gear, opening piece canopy, movable ailerons, rudder and elevator and two bombs. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. Some of the LS molds are still used today by Hasegawa, testifying to their detail and accuracy.
Airfix HP-42 Heracles - Imperial Airways - Type Three Issue, 1/144, SK502
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$54
From the 1960s and a beautifully detailed kit of one of the classic airliners of the 1930s. Imperial Airways equipped these aircraft with deluxe interiors and provided full service. Customers were thoroughly pampered and had superb views of the ground from only a few thousand feet. The kit has never been started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing one small exhaust pipe (easily made with copper wire). Otherwise complete with all other parts, decals and instructions present.
Frog JU-87G Stuka Red Series, 1/72, F195
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$20
Very nicely molded kit with very fine raised panel detail. Kit includes cockpit and crew of two, two underwing anti-tank cannon and decals for either Hungarian Air Force 102/1 Dive Bomber Sq or Stab/Stukageschwader 2 Hans Rudel with 1000 Tanks Destroyed. 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, 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.
Airfix H.S. Trident 1C Sky King - British Airways, 1/144, 03174-9
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$30
Type Four logo issue from 1976. Nicely molded featuring clear cabin and cockpit windows, optional position doors for the cabin baggage holds, optional position landing gear and even mobile boarding stairs. Includes decals for four different British Airways aircraft G-ARPC / G-ARPD / G-ARPN and G-ARPR. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Focke-Wulf Fw-190 D-9 Dora - (FW190D9), 1/32, 4556
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$35
From 1990. Large 1/32 scale issue which features a full cockpit, opening canopy, pilot figure, detailed Jumo engine with removable cowl, gear bay detail, rotating wheels & propeller and more. The kit has never been started. The parts are either still in the internal factory sealed bags or inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Delta Campini Caproni - With Book, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$42
Includes well produced and illustrated Campini Caproni paperback history book. The Campini Caproni was a early jet with a unique propulsion system. A regular piston engine turned the compressor stages. The compressed air was mixed with fuel in a combustion chamber behind the piston engine and ignited. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Skywave German Navy U-Boat Bunker U-Boat S-Boat Base, 1/700, 5
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$38
Well detailed and molded 1/700 scale kit features two bunkers with interior detail, roof top with AA battery and decals. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions (on the back of the box).
Frog Miles Magister 1 Trainer - Blue Series, 1/72, 153P
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$25
Finely molded in dark yellow. This kit has never been started. 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, 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.
Monogram Grumman EA-6B Prowler, 1/48, 85-5619
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$40
Still factory sealed. 2008 issue is well molded and features raised and recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit, optional position canopies, detailed gear bays, underwing stores and more.
Life-Like USS Olympia - Admiral Deweys Flagship - (ex Pyro), 1/240, B240-250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$44
Life-Like issue with with the original Pyro part number and A.J. Rudisill artwork. Most likely from the early to mid 1970s. This is a full hull, large scale model of Admiral Dewey's famous flagship. Never started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing two very small #13 deck guns near the stern. Otherwise complete with all other parts including instructions. This kit is from the famous Pyro molds; Life-Like purchased the entire Pyro plastic kit line in the 1970s.
Monogram F-15E Strike Eagle Desert Storm, 1/72, 5476
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$20
1991 issue of the famous two-seat strike aircraft. Well detailed and molded for that time and features conformal fuel tanks, detailed landing gear and wheel wells, four AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, two 1000 lb bombs, eight 500 lb bombs and 30mm gun pod. Decals are for a Desert Storm aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Cavacraft Taylorcraft - Solid Wood Aircraft Model, 1/48, S-5
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$74
Rare, early 1950s model with a 9" wingspan which comes out to 1/48 scale (see calculations below). This excellent kit is among Cavacraft's finest efforts to compete in the high-end, prefabricated solid model hobby. The fuselage and wing are completely carved to shape. The quality is excellent and as good or better than Strombecker. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts present. With large color decal sheet and plans with full instructions. I calculated the scale of this kit with the following information: Taylorcraft wingspan = 36 feet. Wingspan of this model - 9 inches or .75 feet. 36/.75 = 48, or 1/48 scale.
Revell North American P-51B Mustang - Don Gentile's 'Shangri-La' 336th Fighter Squadron 4th Fighter Group, 1/32, H295-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$54
Still factory sealed but the seal has split at the top left corner. 1969 issue in big 1/32 scale features detailed Rolls Royce Merlin engine, removable cowl, full cockpit detail, pilot figure, rotating wheels & propeller and more.
Revell P-47D Razorback Thunderbolt - RAF South East Asia, 1/32, H151
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$50
1971 issue of this large-scale and well detailed kit with RAF South East Asian markings. Features a detailed R-2800 engine with removable access panels, fully detailed cockpit, pilot figure, rotating wheels and propeller, detailed gear wells and more. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Decals are for GQ-F FL804 of 134 Sqdn., 1944-45. This aircraft is reported to have participated in the reconquest of Burma, and to have flown ground attack missions in support of the Allied landings at Rangoon. It appears the box artist may have intended to depict that operation (thanks to Dusty Rhodes for that information about the box art aircraft).
Airfix Savoia-Marchetti SM-79, 1/72, 04007-3
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$29
1980 Type Four 'enlongated' logo issue. Features moving rudder, elevator and ailerons, cockpit detail and torpedo load-out. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The SM-79 was considered an excellent aircraft and one of the best land based torpedo bombers of the war. Designed and serving as an airliner from 1934 onward, 100 were supplied to the Nationalist Air Force for the Spanish Civil War where they served as day and night bombers. The aircraft performed well in the Med and against Malta, sinking many allied ships.
Airfix Gloster Gladiator - T4 Blister Pack, 1/72, 01002-9
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$20
Still sealed. 1973 Type four logo blister pack with header. This was an excellent kit for that time and includes a clear display stand and full color decals including stripes.