Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$24
SALE!! Includes two builder kits, but please read carefully. Well molded float or land model with decals for three aircraft and parts for A-1 or B-2. NOTE: they have 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: Kit #1 fuselage halves with painted cockpit installed; prop assembly. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Kit #2 same as kit #1 but with both main floats built also. Inventoried and NOTE: missing windshield and float skid (used only if you wish to use floats; not used on land based model). Includes all other parts, decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$15
This 1960s issue with colorful artwork of a pilot and his instructor making a low pass at the airfield while another trainer maneuvers wildly to avoid a mid-air collision. This is a very nicely molded and detailed kit for that time and has RAF decals. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. NOTE: instructions are photocopies
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$16
Basic vacuform kit with clear canopy. Nicely molded with recessed panel lines. Never started and complete. A certain degree of modeling skill is required to build vacuform kits. They are not recommended for beginners.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$19
Three very nicely molded full-hull sub kits with full decals. Includes display stands. The kits have never been started. All parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$22
Rare kit from 1942. This is a scale, solid wood kit. It features balsa wood, very thick and heavy printed cardstock parts, cardboard template, heavy cardstock props, full size plans with more templates and construction notes. A very simple kit that requires serious carving and shaping skills, but typical of the time! Complete and never started. The paint scheme shown on the aircraft is the pre-war variety. Marvel was a popular manufacture with a large line of army vehicles, tanks of all nations, aircraft and more.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$18
From excellent, newer molds and features all fine recessed panel lines, 76 pieces, good cockpit detail, optional position canopy, pilot figure, boarding ladder, refueling probe, drop tanks, AIM-9L Sidewinders, 1000 lb bombs, Sea Eagle ASM, optional position air brake and more. With decals for all the aircraft listed. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$18
Features very good cockpit, opened or closed canopy, boarding ladder, centerline and wing drop tanks, air-to-air missiles and more. Includes markings and paint guide for two different aircraft. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$54
From the 1950s and with wonderful artwork. The hardbox is in 'excellent+' condition with great color and gloss. Molded in the correct gloss silver and clear with the early O-lin style two-piece, teardrop-based stand. The kit has not been started and is complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Paul Lindberg got his start in 1930s model aviation by designing, building and flying stick and tissue aircraft. His plans appeared in Popular Aviation magazine and he soon made a name for himself. When injection molding showed the way to increased kit sales in the late 1940s/early 1950s, he quickly teamed up with Mr. Olsen to create 'O-lin' models. Ray Gaedke was one the the early artists for O-lin, and he help pioneer dramatic and colorful box artwork. In the early 1950s Paul Lindberg was running the company and had the logo changed to his name. The first logo was circular, with 'Lindberg' in middle and 'Products' 'Incorporated' arched across the top and bottom. The second logo is the 'Yellow Square' that is on this kit. Ray Gadke continued his bold and colorful artwork for Lindberg and did this F-80C boxart as well.
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$34
Rare, limited issue, very high quality cast metal kit. Has parts for either D-I or D-II variants. Includes full instructions. Never started. The parts are still in the factory sealed bag.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$74
This is a Cleveland 'SF' or 'Scale Flying' model in museum scale of 1/16. This is the earlier simple cardboard box with the silver printing. All Cleveland kits were exceptionally complete and this one is no exception. Features very high quality balsa printwood and strip wood, covering material, highest quality plans, all parts required for assembly and decals (if issued with the kit). The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. The Cleveland Model and Supply Company played a pivotal role in the development of true scale models. In 1909 Bleriot's English Channel flight caused a surge in aviation and model aircraft around the globe. Several companies were ideally positioned to take advantage of the aviation craze. In the USA, Wading River Manufacturing Co. (1909), White Aeroplane (1911), Ideal Model Aeroplane (1911), Broadfield Model Aeroplanes (1919) were among these pioneers, offering everything from plans and parts to complete kits and ARF models. Lindbergh's 1927 crossing of the Atlantic Ocean caused an even bigger world-wide phenomenon called "The Aviation Craze" that extended up to the start of World War II. Many companies such as Megow, Guillow's and others started right around the time of Lindbergh's flight. Some of these models flew and flew well, but they all had one thing in common - were generally not accurate scale representations. In 1929, a youngster named Ed Packard had a very advanced dream- to produce incredibly accurate, true scale models that flew perfectly. This radical idea established the world's longest running single-owner (77 years) model airplane business- Cleveland Model and Supply Company. To this day, Cleveland models are treasured as the most accurate flying scale models produced. The fact that Mr. Packard started and successfully grew this business during The Great Depression is a testament to his ideals and business skill. I highly suggest the excellent book called 'Aviation's great Recruiter- Cleveland's Ed Packard' by H.L. (Herm) Schreiner. It is an excellent history of the man, his company and the times of the Golden Age of Model Aviation.
Cardstock Paper Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$15
Heavy cardstock, quality paper model kit that is completely pre-colored. Includes numerous detailed assembly drawings and full instructions (in Polish). Google Translate works great for this - I typed in a few lines and got English instantly. The kit has never been started and is complete and uncut. The scale is a guess only; several builders on-line have also reported it to be this scale.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$39
Early issue in the shorter and narrow box. Large Soviet helicopter with a unique gondola below the cockpit for the crane operator. Well molded for a KVZ kit and nicely detailed. Molded in white, silver, clear and black. Includes full color large decal sheet with Aeroflot markings. Even includes a metal tube of original KVZ glue. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. KVZ was the logo used by this East German kit manufacturer from 1969 to 1973. During this time, some fantastic Cold War kits were produced of Russian Aeroflot Airliners and Military Helicopters and Aircraft.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$48
Rare early 1960s issue and harder to find than the original 1956 release. This was only made for a year or two before the new artwork release. Please note the full, original artwork (the only issue with such) due to the 'transparent' new simplified oval logo at the lower right. The side logos still have the old 'Famous Fighters' in the border. Molded in the correct gloss olive drab and black plastic and with the chock ground base and pilot & mechanic figures. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$62
1950s issue. The hardbox is in exceptional investment-grade "near mint" condition with fantastic color and gloss, four solid corners, no fading and no tears. Very slight wear (mainly on the corners) is the only flaw. Molded in the correct silver and clear with the early O-lin style teardrop-based stand. The kit has not been started and is complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Paul Lindberg got his start in 1930s model aviation by designing, building and flying stick and tissue aircraft. His plans appeared in Popular Aviation magazine and he soon made a name for himself. When injection molding showed the way to increased kit sales in the late 1940s/early 1950s, he quickly teamed up with Mr. Olsen to create 'O-lin' models. Ray Gaedke was one the the early artists for O-lin, and he help pioneer dramatic and colorful box artwork. In the early 1950s Paul Lindberg was running the company and had the logo changed to his name. The first logo was circular, with 'Lindberg' in middle and 'Products' 'Incorporated' arched across the top and bottom. The second logo is the 'Yellow Rectangle' that is on this kit. Ray Gadke continued his bold and colorful artwork for Lindberg and did this F-80C boxart as well.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$52
Still factory sealed. Dated 1980. Can be built stock or custom with many optional parts such as roll bar, sun roof, rear bucket seats, custom wheels, etc. Includes opening hood, detailed engine with optional turbocharger, and more. Molded in color, clear, chrome and rubber.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$18
Still factory sealed. From 1982. Features over 60 parts, detailed Pak 40 with movable gun and stabilizers, Opel Blitz with detailed 4x4 chassis and driver and four crew.
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$40
Strombecker was famous for this line of precarved hardwood and plastic kits. All parts are made to shape, including the fuselage, which made these kits easy to assembly and finish. The scale is not listed but has roughly a 6.5 inch wingspan when completed. This kit also includes a clear injection molded canopy, wooden base, wire support, color decals, glue and sandpaper and a stand. When complete it makes an impressive desk top display. Never started. All parts are still in the factory sealed internal bag and includes instructions.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$38
1967 Pyro issue from original molds. In the early to mid 1960s the Pyro company chose many of their kit subjects based more on historical significance than popularity. Luckily for us, Pyro not only made these kits but did an excellent job for the time. The Pyro car models are based on the actual cars that Pyro engineers and designers had access to. In some cases, the specific car and owner is on the box. This car is an exact reproduction of the car owned by Ralph T. Buckley, owner of the Antique Auto Shop of New Jersey. This shop specialized in rebuilding Mercer automobiles to factory new condition. The car was part of the Gene Zimmerman display of over 150 such cars in Holiday West PA. The model features detailed chassis, complete motor and interior and a removable hood or 'bonnet.' Molded in deep red, brass plating, clear and with rubber tires. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions present.
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$58
SALE!! Rare Aurora Great Britain issue made by Playcraft Toys Ltd, London. Dated 1957 with classic Jo Kotula box art. Please note that the Sunburst Logo has "Playcraft Hobby Kits" in the border and not 'Famous Fighters' like the USA issues have. Although made in England, it is molded in the same glossy dark olive drab, black and clear plastic as the US issue. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. The box has wear and creasing as shown and a 1cm x 1cm area of pen writing on the left short side panel.
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
$12
Still factory sealed. This conversion kit features cast metal nose and tail cone, very high quality vacuform fuselage, clear canopy in mint condition (and not yellowed) and full instructions. Requires a base kit, which is not included; the Hasegawa 1/72 Mig-17 is recommended.
