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Bandai Mobelwagen Flakpanzer IV, 1/48, 8285
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$36
Rare 1/48 scale kit. Part of the classic and highly detailed Bandai Pin Point 1/48 armor series. These kits are beautifully molded and feature full interior detail as well as flexible treads, many operating features & more. Never started. Inventoried and all of the tank parts are present with decals and instructions but NOTE: missing figures.
Trumpeter AV-8B Harrier II - USMC VMA-231 Ace of Spades / VMA-223 Bulldogs, 1/32, 02229
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$64
Still factory sealed. Very highly detailed including full engine, cockpit and much more.
Revell Messerschmitt Bf-110 G-4 - (Bf110G4), 1/32, H250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$59
Hard to find 1974 issue with great box artwork. Large and well detailed kit features detailed engines, removable cowls, full cockpit, hinged canopies, crew figures, detailed weapons bay and removable access cover, complete radar antenna, very good landing gear detail and excellent decals. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora German Tiger Tank WWII, 1/48, 312-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$145
Still factory sealed and in fantastic, investment-grade 'Mint' condition. This hard-to-find 1/48 scale armor kit has John Steel art and a 1964 dated hardbox.
Revell Hawker Hunter FGA9 - Royal Air Force No. 208 and No. 45 Sq, 1/32, 85-4670
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$48
From 1998 and an excellent model which features 170 pieces, all fine recessed panel lines, very good cockpit with detailed ejection seat, opened or closed canopy, very realistically modeled engine intake & exhaust, detailed gear wells, optional position landing gear, weighted tires, separately molded wing leading edge slats, optional extended or retracted trailing edge wing flaps, optional position speed brake, external fuel tanks & rocket pods and more. Includes detailed, multi-view paint and markings guides & decals for both RAF Squadrons. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The Hunter was the standard RAF fighter during the 1950s. it quickly replaced the Meteor and Venom as it was superior in every way to the first generation jets. During the 1960s, the English Electric Lightning was successfully introduced and the Hunter transitioned into a fighter-bomber role and even aerial reconnaissance. Two-seat variants remained in use for training and secondary roles with the RAF and the Royal Navy until the early 1990s. The Hunter was so successful that almost 2,000 were produced and it saw service in 21 foreign air forces worldwide. Sixty years after its original introduction it was still in active service, being operated by the Lebanese Air Force until 2014.
Airmodel Hunting Pembroke (Prince) - Bagged, 1/72, 168
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
$18
Still factory sealed. The Pembroke was developed from the civil 'Prince' aircraft, which was an airliner feeder and executive transport. The Pembroke replaced the Anson as the RAF's utility aircraft and was also used with the Luftwaffe/Marine and the air forces of Belgium, Rhodesia, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Basic vac kit with white main parts and clear parts as required. With plans. Vacuform kits are only recommended for those who have experience with this type of model.
Airfix DH Tiger Moth - Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 1004-30
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$20
Very nicely detailed and finely molded model from the 1960s. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Heller Amerigo Vespucci Italian Sailing Ship, 1/150, 80807
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$65
Still factory sealed and out of production. Large and highly detailed kit of the famous Italian Navy training sailing ship. Includes vacuform billowing sails, rigging material and full rigging instructions.
Huma Model Grunau 9 And Schulgleiter SG-38 Gliders - Bagged, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Bag
$20
Still factory sealed. Limited edition injection molded kit includes both gliders and full decals.
Techmod North American B-25C Mitchell II RAF - Part 2 - Bagged, 1/48, 48004
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
$18
Still factory sealed and includes markings for all four aircraft. 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.
Lindberg Republic P-47N Thunderbolt, 1/48, 511-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$65
Early hardbox issue from the late 1950s with colorful Ray Gaedke hardbox artwork. The box is in amazing investment grade 'near mint' condition with like-new color and gloss, four solid corners, no repairs, fading, creases or stains. Light general wear and tape marks on the two longs sides are the only flaw. This is the second issue of this kit for the USA, with added fine rivet detail and molded in silver and clear. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions. This kit started as a basic 1/48 scale model with full landing gear, rockets and bombs. Surface detail was minimal Lindberg modified it in the mid 1950s with fine raised panel lines and tasteful rivet detail. In the late 1950s, they modified it again to a motorized version with the batteries in the stand and a kit electric motor in the nose. Lindberg is a company with a fascinating history The original 'Lindberg Line' stretches back to the 1930s when Paul Lindberg drew plans for famous modeling magazines and marketed his balsa wood 'stick and tissue' by urging dealers to carry the '...Complete Lindberg Line'. After the war, Lindberg and Olsen had a strong hand in early United States injection molded kit development. Please see the article located on this website about early USA plastic kit manufacturers.
Meikraft Models Grumman FF-1, 1/72, 1608
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$32
Very limited production, only 2000 made. This is the first carrier aircraft to have an enclosed cockpit and retractable gear. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell PB4Y-1 US Navy Patrol Bomber - (B-24 / PB4Y1), 1/72, H205
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$49
1997 reissue using the original 1960s molds. This famous kit of the Navy B-24 features landing gear that retracts and extends, moving ailerons, elevators and rudders, elevating guns and moving turrets, rotating wheels and propellers, working wing flaps, 4 crew and has optional position side gunner's position (open or closed). The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Ace Whitman De Havilland Venom Fighter - Balsa Model Airplane Kit, 1/64, 2284
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$32
The 'Ace Whitman' name was used by Joe Ott for some of his marketed kits. This model is a solid display model from 1952 and features an 80% precarved fuselage, die cut parts, full size plans and a stapled bag of detail parts (probably wheels). The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions.
Airmodel Heinkel He-119 - (He-111U) - Bagged, 1/72, 169
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$12
The He-119 was developed as a high speed recon bomber in 1937. The revolutionary design was highly streamlined with the propeller driven by two coupled DB601 engines with a drive shaft through a glazed noze. When the Germans announced a new world speed record by the "He-111U" in late 1937, it was actually the He-119 that set the record. Basic vac kit with white parts with recessed panel lines and a clear nose section. The clear parts are in 'new' condition and not even yellowed. Never started and complete with all parts and instructions. Vacuform model kits are not for beginners. Previous experience is required as well as a good spare-parts box and scratch-building skills.
Hasegawa Vought F4U-5N Corsair - USN VC-3 Lt. Guy Bordelon July '53 Korea / VMF(N)-513 Capt. Kerrickson '51 Korea, 1/48, JT75
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$40
Still factory sealed and dated 2000. This model is from new, high quality molds and features 129 pieces, all very fine recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit, optional position canopy, detailed gear wells and inside gear doors, optional position flaps and extensive weapons load and wing radar. There are decals and a paint guide for the two aircraft listed.
Aurora 747 Pan Am Jumbo Jet, 1/156, 361-250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$85
Rare 1968 issue hardbox with great artwork. Molded in gloss white with the older clear triangle 'World' Aurora stand and colorful, early Pan Am decals. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including all pieces, decals and instructions. The box displays 'near mint' but is graded 'excellent+' because there is tape residue at the center of the two long sides.
Trumpeter 06210 (6) F6F Hellcat / 06209 (6) F4U Corsair / 06211 (6) SB2C Helldiver / 06212 (6) TBF/TBM Avenger, 1/350
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$24
Includes all 4 sets and each one includes 6 aircraft of the type listed. Very highly detailed with all recessed panel lines and individually molded landing gear and other details. Molded in clear. All sets are complete and never used. Includes decals and instructions on the back of the box.
Hasegawa Focke-Wulf FW-190D-9 Dora - III/JG54 Oct 1944 / JG26 1944 - (FW190 D9), 1/72, 105
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$18
Very nicely molded and detailed kit that features all recessed panel lines, choice of two canopies, fair cockpit detail, pilot, detailed gear wells and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Tranquillity Base Apollo 11 Eagle Lunar Module, 1/48, H1861
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$115
First issue dated 1969 in an 'Excellent+' condition box. This is a well detailed, large-scale model of the Apollo 11 Lunar Lander Eagle. Features two astronaut figures (with one stepping on the moon) separable ascent (upper) and descent (lower) stages, clear windows, interior, retractable landing gear, gold foil and more. Includes moon display base. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.