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Bandai Star Wars Tie Advanced x1 Plus GreenStrawberry Detail Set And Mask Set - And With Factory Painted Wing Panels, 1/72, 0191407
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$49
Includes the following aftermarket upgrade sets that are still factory sealed: Greenstrawberry 02116 PE Detail Set and Greenstrawberry AM008 Masking. The actual kit is the limited edition from 2017 Very well detailed & molded and includes factory painted black inserts on the wing panels. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Roco Minitanks German Armored Ambulance Carrier 2-2 - HO Scale, HO, Z-215-39
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$14
This early issue of Roco-HO Model Miniatures was made by Ing. Heinz Roessler, Salzburg, Austria. Includes the original cardboard packaging and blister; opened but is complete with all pieces. Always adult owned and never played with. Tiny details such as tool heads (shovels) are neatly and precisely painted silver; the handles are brown. The tracks are black. This painting is done to amazing 'near mint' quality.
Best 1935 Gilmore Special Indianapolis 500 Winner - (Later Aurora), 1/30, 535-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$139
Very rare kit for the advanced collector. In the early 1950s Best Hobby Kits (Best Plastic Corporation of Brooklyn, NY) entered the infant USA plastic model kit market with a series of Indianapolis 500 winners. Six kits were issued - the 1920 Monroe Special, 1922 Murphy Special, 1931 Miller Special, 1935 Gilmore Special, 1940 Maserati Racer and 1953 Fuel Injection Special. The kits were priced correctly and featured 'Super Detailed' parts (for the time). It is unknown why the line failed to sell - it may have been distribution. Best was certainly not a large player in the business. The kit features real rubber Firestone racing tires, decals and some interior detail. The kit has not been started. All parts are still in the original 'krinkle' bag. Complete with decals and instructions.
Imai USCG Eagle 3 Masted Bark With Sails, 1/200, B1541-2800
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$145
Very Rare. This 1/200 large-scale version of the Coast Guard's training flagship is superbly molded, well detailed and measures 45.5 cm long when assembled and features a one-piece, full hull, photoetched brass turnbuckles (actually they look like deadeyes), detailed deck houses, full deck fittings and stairs, railings, three sheets of 'near mint+' condition vacuform billowing white sails, an excellent jig for making super-realistic ratlines (similar to Heller's), extensive rigging diagrams and more. Molded in white, wood tan & burnt orange and includes a very nice display stand. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals, realistic flags and instructions.
Airfix OS2U-1 Kingfisher - (OS2U1), 1/72, 251
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$18
1960s Type 3 logo issue that is a very well molded and detailed kit. Features fine raised panel lines, cockpit interior and crew of two with rear gunner and machine gun, five piece windshield, bomb load and aircraft painting guide. Has decals and optional parts to build a floatplane or landing gear equipped land plane. Decals are for either the USS North Carolina in 1944 or a High Visibility version. The kit has no assembly but NOTE: some interior surfaces have been airbrushed the correct zinc chromate green to 'professional' quality. There is no other painting. Inventoried 100% complete including all parts, decals and instructions.
Testors Heinkel He-111 H-6 - 1/KG 26 North Sea 1941-42 / 11/KG 53 Russian 1942-43 / 2/KG 26 Mediterranean Sea 1942-43, 1/72, 866
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$24
From 1979 and a well molded and detailed kit with 140 parts. Features very good interior detail, optional position landing gear, bomb or torpedo loadouts and much more. Includes decals and paint schemes for all three aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Highway Pioneers Five Kit Gift Set - 1903 Model A Ford / 1910 Model T Ford / 1909 Stanley Steamer / 1903 Cadillac / 1900 Packard, 1/32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$145
Very rare. From 1952 or '53. This is one of (if not) Revell's first gift set. It is Gowland-produced with no part number. Gowland designed and molded these kits as well as providing the box artwork (signed D.K. Gowland) and instructions - Revell did the marketing. Inside, the kit is correct with all cardboard dividers, all small parts still in the correct wax paper bags, cars molded in red, black, dark blue and green, tires molded in black and correct instructions. The models have never been started. Four kits are still factory sealed in the original krinkle bags. One kit, the 1903 Cadillac is in the krinkle bag but the bag has split, as they often do. I have inventoried this kit and it is 100% complete with all parts and instructions present. Before the 1950s 'model building' never made the top 10 list of boy's activities. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream. By the late 1910 and early '20s, many dedicated modelers were building flying or static airplanes, ship, train, automotive or other subjects. Basic kits existed, but the majority of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. By the 1930s, the 'Aviation Craze" had taken hold of this country and kits appeared everywhere. However, it was estimated at the time that at least 80% of these were never sucessfully completed (and fewer than that flown). That changed in the early 1950s with the advent of plastics and affordable injection molding equipement. The phenomenon of the all-plastic Revell/Gowland & Gowland 'Highway Pioneers' car kits was a significant force in proving that model building as a hobby could have mass appeal, provided that the kits were easy enough to build and finish. These 1/32 scale vehicles were completely molded to shape in color and could be built in an hour after dinner. When complete, they looked much like the real car. The Highway Pioneers series lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the early 1960s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys...and adult males as well!
Airfix Handley Page Hampden B. Mk. I, 1/72, 04011-2
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$34
Still factory sealed 1970s issue. Hard-to-find and features movable control surfaces, opened or closed bomb bay with bombs, full crew and optional position undercarriage. Hampdens, along with Whitley and Wellingtons, formed the RAF's Heavy Bomber force at the outbreak of WWII.
Skywave Aircraft Hangar - Two WWII Hangars With Control Towers, 1/700, 13
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$26
Detailed kit with two large hangers and two control towers in the style shown on the box art. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions (on the back of the box).
Italeri Scania R620 Atelier, 1/24, 3850
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$45
Rare and still factory 'round tape' sealed. This is a very highly detailed kit with numerous parts and features a rolling chassis build up just like the actual truck, full suspension, differential & driveline, complete engine, tilting cab or removable hood, full interior and more.
Italeri Curtainside Trailer Pegasus Fast Delivery, 1/24, 3809
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$42
This is a very highly detailed kit with numerous pieces, detailed chassis, suspension, optional opened or closed rear doors, two spare tires & holder, mud flaps and more. Includes two giant and colorful decal sheets for the box art trailer. Molded in red, gray, black and with rubber tires. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Douglas DC-7 Pan Am Airport Scene - 'S' Kit with Boarding Ramp / Stanchions / Gasoline Truck & Trailer / Tractor with 3 Baggage Carts / Aircraft Tractor and 7 Figures, 1/122, H257
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$2200
Very, very rare, complete and 100% correct. The Pan Am Airport Scene was commissioned by Pan Am in the late 1950s and only sold through the airline, not through Revell distributors. This has made it one of the rarest Revell kits in existence. It is widely considered an 'S' kit since it was made at that time and features that style of artwork, but the box never had the yellow 'S' anywhere on it. It contains all the parts and markings listed in the title and makes an incredible airport diorama. The box has excellent color and gloss with no tears or stains. Three corners are solid - the other has been repaired very neatly with clear tape. There is general wear as shown but no other damage. Inside, the parts are as new. All pieces are in the correct gloss silver plastic with the clear Revell 'Swivel Base Display Stand.' The airport accessories are still sealed in the original factory bag, including the metal axles. The unique decal sheet for this special issue is intact, never cut and in 'good' condition. It contains Pan Am DC-7 decals and markings for the ground equipment. The decals are flat but have some yellowing and two creases. On the back they have the correct Revell markings and part number to be original for this model. The instructions are 100% correct and original for this model. They are in 'very good+' condition with the usual yellowing, two very small thin spots and one very light stain. In all, an excellent investment piece that has never been started with the airport parts bag sealed and otherwise inventoried complete with the correct decals and instructions. Please note that Revell did NOT issue this kit with paper 'carpet' like the United Airlines Flight 707 Airport Scene. The 'carpet' has been intentionally de-listed from the area of the box that describes the contents and has been removed from the instructions as well. Although this kit does not have an 'S' on it, I have included it as an 'S' kit since it is from that time frame and shares the common box art theme.
Tamiya US Navy Aircraft Carrier CV-8 Hornet with B-25s, 1/700, 77510
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$30
1/700 scale waterline kit that includes B-25 Mitchell Bombers. Well detailed and finely molded. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Life-Like Combat Jeep And Trailer - With 3 GIs - (ex Revell), 1/40, 09652
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$95
Rare model from the original 1950s Revell "S" Issue molds. Very well detailed featuring rotating wheels, radio, jerry cans, detailed chassis and suspension, tilting windshield, driver/soldier and general figure, detachable trailer with rotating wheels, generator, cable reel, packs, tool box and more. Molded in olive drab plastic and with metal axles. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. These molds must have had a very interesting history. The molds were cut in 1955 or 1956, either at Adams or by one of Revell's contractors. It appeared to be part of the Adams/Revell 1/40 line but Adams never issued the kit. UPC (Universal Power Master) had use of these molds in the 1960s are perhaps the early 1970s; however, the molds were probably in Japan as most if not all the UPC production occured there. Things get even more interesting with this Life-Like issue, which must have been after the UPC operation ceased operation. How Life-Like came across the molds is unfortunately unknown but it may have been in a bulk-purchase of molds that were located overseas. This is simply conjecture, however.
Aurora Dutch Boy, 1/8, 413-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$125
Hard-to-find issue with a 1957 date. It is even rarer in this condition, which is with an 'excellent' box, never started and still factory sealed inside. This is part of Aurora's very famous 1/8 scale figure kits. This one includes a base with a map of Holland and Dutch Box with hat, wooden clogs and skates. Molded in a very light flesh-like color. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the factory sealed clear internal bag. Includes instructions in 'near mint' condition.
Revell Lacrosse Rocket With Mobile Launcher, 1/40, H549-169
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$85
Very rare second issue from 1963. This release shows up far less than the first issue. The model is very highly detailed and features working launcher, opening doors, sliding ladders, rotating wheels, rubber tires, rocket with moving fins and more. Never started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing crew of three. Otherwise complete with all other parts, decals and instructions present.
Airfix SA-330 Puma - RAF Or France - Type 4 Logo Issue, 1/72, 03021
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$19
Very nicely molded kit from from 1990s which features 112 pieces, full cockpit, complete cargo interior with troop seats and bulkheads, opening side cargo/troop doors, detailed rotor head & working rotors as well as decals for both air forces. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell 1910 Pierce Arrow Highway Pioneers, 1/32, H48-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$44
In rare, 'Excellent++' box condition. 1953 first year issue molded in a beautiful dark red. The kit has never been started. The parts are still factory sealed in the original 'krinkle' bag. Complete with instructions. Before the 1950s 'model building' never made the top 10 list of boy's activities. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream. Shortly after the turn of the century, many dedicated modelers built flying or static airplanes, ship, train, automotive or other subjects. Basic kits existed, but the majority of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. That changed in the early 1950s. The phenomenon of the Revell/Gowland & Gowland 'Highway Pioneers' car kits was a significant force in proving that model building as a hobby could have mass appeal, provided that the kits were easy enough to build and finish. These 1/32 scale vehicles could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real car. The Highway Pioneers series lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the early 1960s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys.
Heller Lockheed L-749 Constellation - With KLM The Flying Dutchman Decals, 1/72, 80393
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
$85
Hard-to-fine KLM issue. Of all of the 1/72 L749 issues, this ones shows up the least. It is a very well molded, large scale kit which includes colorful decals for PH-TDK. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Italeri Berliet R352ch Renault R360, 1/24, 3902
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$59
Rare and still factory 'round tape' sealed. From 2015. This is a very highly detailed kit with numerous parts and features a rolling chassis build up just like the actual truck, full suspension, differential & driveline, complete engine, tilting cab or removable hood, full interior and more. Molded in colored plastic, clear and with rubber tires.