Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$29
From new molds and a fine model that features 119 pieces, very fine recessed surface detail, very good cockpit, optional position canopy, pilot figure, enclosed and detailed gear wells, nonfolding wing set for the FR46, optional folded or extended wings on the FR47, separately molded rudder and split trailing edge wing flaps, drop tank, rockets and more. Includes decals for all three aircraft listed. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$27
Limited issue dated 1990. This kit is from new molds and features fine recessed panel lines, very nicely detailed cockpit and gear wells, optional position canopy, four drop tanks, external weapons including AIM-7 and AIM-9 AA missiles and a very large, colorful decal sheet for the three aircraft listed. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$30
Very well detailed featuring complete cockpit, detailed engine and gear wells, drop tank, optional position canopy and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$68
Rare model from 1997. Very highly detailed Betty from new molds; this is not the older Hasegawa Betty kit. Features 163 pieces, all fine recessed panel lines, excellent interior and cockpit & crew station detail, optional position bomb bay doors, detailed bomb bay with either bomb or torpedo loads and more. Includes paint guide and decals for the two aircraft listed. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$39
Rare, high-definition resin complete kit of the truck commonly seen in the areas listed. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$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. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$29
Rare 1940s solid wood scale model features a 6" wingspan, balsa printwood, fuselage block, a factory-sealed envelope of small parts, color insignia sheet, detailed instructions and very nice plans. Never started and complete. Fred Megow founded one of the very first national-wide (and world-wide) hobby empires during the 1930s Great Depression. Megow Models became a giant manufacture and carried extensive lines of solid scale model, flying stick-and-tissue rubber or gas powered models, rolling stock & passenger equipment and even an extensive line of military and civil ships in all sizes. His autobiography is available and makes fascinating reading. Megow kits are very collectible today for their high quality and attractive box designs.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$30
From the late 1940s or early 1950s and includes a model of the 1/24 scale civilian Jeep pictured on the box top. Features all parts cut to shape, fully formed wheels, some metal parts, sandpaper and more. With full-size, multi-view plans that include instructions notes and many other drawings to aid assembly. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete. RedYCut was well known for their wooden kits with a high degree of precise prefabrication. The model line was quite large and this list includes just a few of them: Sport Jeep, US Amphibian Jeep, Speed Boat With Trailer, Station Wagon, US Army Jeep, US Army Trailer, Motorcycle, US Army Tank Gun, Midget Racer and Midget Racer plus transport trailer.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$95
Very Rare. Early, colorful issue from the late 1950s. The kit is dated by the 'Sanwa Plastic' logo, which was normally used in the late 1950s up to 1960. Very nicely detailed for that time with fine surface detail, optional 'closed' or 'open' rear dual cargo doors, moving ailerons, rotating props, optional opened or closed crew boarding stairs/door and colorful decals. Molded in gloss silver, black and clear. includes factory glue tube. Inside, the model is factory new - all the parts and decals are still in the factory sealed clear bags. The decals are flat and 'excellent' with slight yellowing as the only flaw and the instructions in 'near mint' condition. Sanwa was one of Japan's earliest post-WWII kit producers, making model kits in the 1950s; some sources say 1955. Kits were marketed under Sanwa and Tokyo Plamo, with the general consensus being the the later logo came out around 1960 or later. Production ended in 1964, making all Sanwa kits rare and collectible. The entire line was extensive. It included very small scale tanks (some that were motorized), battleships in three scales with the larger ones motorized with dual prop drive, slot cars, civil sport boats and an electric outboard, a full line of hand gun models that actually shot plastic bullets, two fighter groups and bomber groups (probably Monogram), several different lines of scale aircraft, missile kits, scale (static) car models of early Japanese automobiles, at least 7 flying model aircraft that had electric and rubber motors, a 'Super Control Stand' P-51 that moved with a joystick and had an electric propeller and sound unit, two different lighthouses and a windmill, an air cushion boat, motor cycles, a diving submarine (electric) and a working (rubber band) George Washington Class SSBN and even a garden tractor with an electric motor. Just before going out of business, Sanwa issued some kits in conjunction with the 1964 Tokyo Olympic games - these kits even included a copy of an Olympic medal.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$22
1997 issue from completely new molds. Features all fine recessed surface detail, very good cockpit, fully enclosed main and nose gear wells, very good engine intake and exhaust, optional position landing gear, forward fuselage rocket pods or drop tanks and more. With extensive decals for two different aircraft. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$38
Still factory sealed 1983. This well detailed model features a body molded in metallic blue plastic, complete straight 6 engine, full engine compartment, opening hood, complete suspension, exhaust and driveline, full interior and custom decals.
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$48
Rare large 1/32 scale wood, metal and plastic kit from the early 1950s before all-plastic kits were wide-spread. Features pre-carved wood fuselage, 2-D cut wooden wings, horizontal and vertical fins, clear plastic vac canopy (that is in 'excellent' condition), metal intake and pilot bust, plastic wing fences, gear doors, nose and main wheels, complete decals and full size plans with instructions and aircraft history. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried and NOTE: missing (1) nose gear door. Easily made as it is flat and you can use the present door as a template. Otherwise complete with all other parts and includes decals and instructions. Other aircraft in this unusual line included F-51 Mustang, F-80 Shooting Star, F-84 Thunderjet, F9F Panther, F-86 Sabre and this Mig-15. Enterprise was founded after World War II by Jerry Brofman. By 1952 Mr. Brofman was only 26 years old and had a large line of kits and high annual sales. In that same year he was asked about the future for the new hobby industry and was quoted as saying "It's not easy- you need lots of know-how and lots of experience, but if you stick to it, you can succeed."
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$22
Very rare. This is a solid wood model kit from the 1940s. It features two sheets of printwood, blocks and balsa stock, sandpaper, high quality 3 view plans with templates and some text instructions. Never used and complete. Supreme Scale Models were made by the Steve Patti Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the pre-plastic days they produced an extensive line of solid scale models and a large number of flying stick-and-tissue models as well; they were called 'Supreme Flyers.'
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$48
A very rare kit from about 1941/42. This model is 'Identical to the one used in the Model Building Program of the US Office of Education sponsored by the US Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics' which was a program launched in 1941. During WWII the higher speed of aircraft made the traditional WW1 'recognition cards' nearly useless and 3D models were needed. The US Armed Forces looked to the general population to produce recognition models. While not fully successful due to irregular quality and supply, it quickly paved the way for superior injection molded recognition models. This kit features wood blocks, sheets and stock, glue, sandpaper, an excellent, very thick paper template, outline & gauge sheet as well as fold-out full size plans with aircraft history and detailed carving and building instructions. Never started and complete. Although misidentified, the "Sento Ki-001" is a single-engine, low wing monoplane (that is not a Zero). The large right end flap on the box has fallen off and is inside the box. The left one, with the name of the kit, is present. The box is only 'good-'.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$22
High quality moldings feature all recessed surface detail, optional position landing gear, display stand and extensive decals. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$24
1975 Type 4 logo issue with very colorful artwork of a trio of Free French planes bombing a target that appears to be North Africa. Features good cockpit and interior, crew members, rotating gun turret and more. Includes decals for both aircraft. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$20
Very rare. This is a solid wood model kit from the 1940s. It features two sheets of printwood, blocks and balsa stock, color insignia, fully formed wood wheels, sandpaper, high quality plans with templates for the fuselage and wings, some text instructions and even painting tips. Never used and complete. Supreme Scale Models were made by the Steve Patti Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the pre-plastic days they produced an extensive line of solid scale models and a large number of flying stick-and-tissue models called 'Supreme Flyers.'
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$38
Well molded and features fine recessed surface detail, high-definition cast resin pieces, many photoetched brass details, cast metal parts, excellent cockpit, detailed engine, tail wheel ground dolly and more. Includes decals and paint guide for the three aircraft listed. The canopy is still perfectly clear and not yellowed. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$24
Maircraft was originally founded in the early or mid 1930s by Gordon Christoph and went by the name Aircraft Model Company. The company produced a typical line of solid 'profile cut' kits that required the usual high talent levels for carving and finishing. A former Comet Model Airplane & Supply Co. salesman, Jack Mair, bought the company in the early 1940s and renamed it Maircraft. This company was one of the handful of solid kit producers who issued models in a consistent 1/48 scale during the 1930s and 1940s (others included Hawk and Dyna-Model). This lead to one of the most desirable and rare model kits ever produced in the USA - the wood/plastic 1/48 United DC-3 model issued immediately after World War 2. Other than the P-61 and a few other Maircraft offerings, most were simple kits that sold for the low price of about 35 cents and gave the owners many hours of pleasurable work. This kit features a full size plan with instructions steps, fuselage that is about 3D (~80%) cut, profile cut parts, printwood, color insignia and a small sealed envelope of details. The model has not been started and is complete with all parts and plans.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$18
Still factory sealed. Nicely detailed with very fine recessed panel lines, good cockpit and more. Flagon M was a modification of a standard Su-15 with R13-300 engines and the new 'Typhoon M' radar. Wings and landing gear were also changed. The tests took place in 1969 and were very successful; the type became one of the main fighter-interceptors in the 1970s/80s.
