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Tamiya Chance Vought F4U-1/2 Bird Cage Corsair - US Marine Corp VMF(N)-532 or VMF-213 - (F4U1), 1/48, 61046-2000
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$28
From 1996 and well molded and detailed in the Tamiya tradition. Includes optional folded wings and decals for both aircraft listed.
Novo SNCAM Dewoitine D-520C - Italian or French Air Forces - (D520 ex Frog) - Bagged, 1/72, F155
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$14
Still factory sealed and from quality Frog molds. This is a very cleanly molded kit that builds up into a realistic model. Includes markings for both aircraft and a full color painting guide on the back of the cardboard header card.
AHM Mitsubishi Zero A6M5 - HO Scale, 1/87, SK-7
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$32
Still factory sealed. Very nicely molded and detailed with full color decals, movable control surfaces, colorful decals and full color painting guide on the back of the box.
Aurora Avro CF-100 All Weather Fighter, 1/67, 137-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$65
Dated 1960 with Jo Kotula box artwork. Features all recessed surface detail, cockpit tub with two seats and control sticks, full landing gear & gear doors, clear canopy and more. Includes the two piece clear 'triangle world' stand and full color RCAF decals. Molded in white and clear plastic. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Both the instructions and decals are in amazing 'near mint+' condition.
Tamiya German 3 Ton 4x2 Cargo Truck, 1/35, MM291
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$32
Nicely detailed and well molded armor kit. Includes crew of two, accessories, detailed chassis and cab interior, functional steering and markings for 4 trucks. The kit has never been started. Almost all parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags; one bag was not sealed and has been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Monogram Super G Constellation C-121 MATS Transport - (L1049), 1/131, 7591
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$32
1975 issue. This is the original Monogram Four Star TWA Connie kit from 1957 with MATS markings. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Bell X-5 Yeager Super Fighters, 1/40, 4566
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$32
Limited Chuck Yeager issue from 1986. The X-5 was the first aircraft to change the angle of wing sweepback in flight, and paved the way for the legendary F-111 and F-14. This model features variable sweep wings, cockpit detail and pilot, retractable landing gear, detailed jet engine, movable control surfaces and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Frog Vampire FB Mk.5/50 Fighter-Bomber - No. 502 Sqn RAF Auxiliary Aldergrove, North Ireland 1956 / J-28B 3rd Sqn. F15 Wing Swedish Air Force, 1/72, F217
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$18
Final FROG logo issue from the 1970s. Frog is the father of all injection molded plastic kits, which were called "FROG Penguin" because they did not fly. A significant variety were issued well before WWII and after the war, Frog very successfully picked up where they left off. Features optional parts for Mk.5 or Mk.50 versions, fine raised panel lines, recessed control surface outlines, pilot and seat, optional position landing gear and more. Includes a full color, multi-view painting guide on the back of the box and decals for both aircraft listed. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Heller Morane 406, 1/72, L093
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$17
Early Heller 'L' style issue from the mid 1960s The model is well molded with recessed control surfaces and fine raised panel lines. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Douglas A3D Skywarrior - (A-3), 1/84, H241-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$32
Not the original issue but the 1995 reissue which used the original "S" kit 1950s boxart. Ideal builder model. Features folding wings and tail, optional position landing gear and speed brakes, escape hatch, tail gun, three crew figures and more. The kit has never been started. The aircraft parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: missing display stand.
Revell Grumman Wildcat F4F-4 - Smithsonian FM-1 Aircraft - (F4F4), 1/32, 4447
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$36
1986 Smithsonian edition featuring detailed Pratt and Whitney R-1830 engine, removable cowl, detailed cockpit, sliding canopy, pilot figure, rotating wheels & propeller and more. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
AMT Chevrolet 1955 Corvette - Stock or Drag, 1/25, T287
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$32
This original issue from the early 1970s is a well molded and detailed kit that features all parts for stock or race versions, custom 2x4 carbs, chrome valve covers, headers, four speed shifter, steering wheel, headlight fillers, drag grille, rear spring shackles, extended shocks, traction bars, wheels & rims and more, opening hood, detailed engine/chassis and interior, removable hardtop and decals. Nicely molded in chrome, white, clear and rubber. Never started. The chrome and white parts are still in the factory sealed bags and includes clear, tires, decals and instructions.
Cleveland Wedell's 1933 Wedell-Williams Racer - Balsa Flying Model Airplane Kit, 1/16, SF-47
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$85
Older issue in the cardboard box with 'Cleveland World Famous Models' printed in silver. From the late 1930s/1940s. This is a Cleveland 'SF' or 'Scale Flying' model in museum scale of 1/16. The kit came from a long time collector of 1930s and 1940s models and is in exceptional condition. 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 much more. The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and superb CD plans/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 operating single-owner model airplane supply business, called 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 'Aviations 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.
Lindberg Boeing Trainer PT-17 Kaydet - (ex Varney / ex O-Lin), 1/48, 508-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$89
Rare 1950s hardbox issue with colorful Ray Gaedke boxart. This rare kit has a long and interesting history that goes back to the first plastic model airplane kit ever issued in the USA. These molds were originally created by Varney in the 1940s - please see the article (on this website) about this. The Varney PT-17 was the first (or one of the first) injection molded, scale plastic model aircraft kits produced in the USA. O-Lin, of which Paul Lindberg was one-half of, purchased the Varney molds and released the kit after slight mold modifications. When O-Lin became Lindberg, this exact model was released once - which is this kit - with the minimally modified molds. After this release, the molds were modified more significantly. The parts match the O-Lin parts perfectly, one-for-one. They are molded in very bright glossy yellow, black and clear plastic (the O-Lin parts were white, black and clear). Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Both the decals and instructions are in remarkable 'near mint' condition.
MPM Focke-Wulf Fw-189B, 1/48, 48035
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$38
The Fw-189 made it's first flight in the late 1930s and was ordered into production soon afterwards. It was built until 1944 and served well on the Eastern Front, where it was known for it's performance, maneuverability, ability to absorb damage and adaptability to many rolls. Includes resin and photoetched details. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Contrail Douglas O-35 / B-7 - (O35 B7), 1/72
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$54
Rare kit of the B-7 Bomber/Observation aircraft and evidently still the only kit made of this inter-war aircraft. This is a well-molded model with good detail, main airframe vac parts, many injection molded parts (propellers, wheels and much more), full decals, full size plans, photos of actual aircraft and instructions. Never started. The injection molded details are still in the factory sealed bag; the other part were never sealed and have been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions. Certain modeling skills are required to build vacuform kits. Not recommended for beginners.
Hasegawa Nakajima G8N1 N-40 Renzan Rita - First Logo Issue, 1/72, JS22
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$68
First Hasegawa logo and 'KSS' logo - King Size Series. Probably the second issue of this large kit. Very nicely molded for the time in dark green and clear plastic. There are decals for Japanese and US evaluation aircraft. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hobby Craft Polikarpov I-16 Type 10 - Spanish Civil War Republican Air Force 1938 / Nationalist Air Force Captured Spaing 1946, 1/48, HC1575
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$22
Very nicely molded kit with all fine recessed panel lines, good cockpit and engine detail, fully enclosed main gear wells, detailed landing gear, choice of two different canopy styles and more. Includes painting guide and decals for two aircraft listed (Spanish Civil War Republican or Nationalist Markings). Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell RF-4E Phantom II F-4F - Luftwaffe F-4F or Immelmann RF-4E, 1/32, 4754
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$74
From 1985. This large F-4F kit is well molded and includes a very large and colorful decal sheet for one of two versions. Features correct F-4F nose as shown on the box top, full cockpit, optional position canopies, pilot figures, removable J79 engine, folding wing tips, movable arresting hook, optional recon nose and clear camera ports, optional position landing gear, drop tanks, AIM-9 Sidewinders, iron bombs, detailed radar with removable radome and more. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Avro RJ-85 - Lufthansa or Crossair, 1/144, 04208
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$50
From 1997 and a very finely molded kit with recessed panel lines, optional position landing gear, clear navigation light, detailed engines, decals for the two air lines listed and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bag. Includes decals and instructions.