Aeroclub Pratt & Whitney R2800 Double Wasp Engine (late), 1/72, E068
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Bagged
$4
Still factory sealed. Very highly detailed all-metal castings makes an excellent upgrade to your model. Superior in detail to plastic injection molded engines. Includes one complete two-row engine.
AMT 1972 GMC Stepside Pickup - Stock or Street/Show Custom, 1/25, T409
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$88
Still factory sealed. First issue in very rare condition. Features parts to build stock or custom versions, detailed engine and compartment, opening hood, full interior detailed underside and more. Molded in colored plastic (usually white), clear, chrome plate and with rubber tires.
Monogram AC-47 Puff the Magic Dragon - Gunship, 1/90, PA203-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$39
Still factory sealed. 1994 reissue from the original molds and with the same box art as the first release in 1966. In '66 Monogram modified the original 1955 'Four Star' issue C-47 With Paratroopers to create this Vietnam Gunship AC-47. Features excellent fit and finish, two pilots, side mounted guns, optional position rear door, clear front and side windows & navigation dome, full landing gear, boarding ladder and more.
Monogram A-1H Skyraider - VA-176 USS Intrepid or South Vietnamese Air Force - White Box Issue, 1/48, 5419
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
$25
Well molded release from 1980. Features complete cockpit, detailed main and tail wheel wells, optional position canopy and large weapons/drop tank loadout. The kit has no assembly but NOTE: there is neat interior painting to several parts, done in interior green and gray. There is no other painting. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Cleveland Ryan FR-1 Fireball - Balsa Flying Model Airplane Kit, 1/16, SF-92
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$95
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 decals (if issued with the kit). The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. 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 supply 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.
Monogram Ford Trimotor - TWA or Admiral Byrds Antarctic Expedition - Heritage Edition, 1/77, 6056
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$34
Still factory sealed. 1983 reissue of the original 'Four Star' model makes a perfect "Classic Builder." This very nicely molded kit includes all of the Admiral Byrd accessories and decals and also has early TWA markings. 'Classic Build.'
Fujimi Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V Vs Focke-Wulf FW-190 A6-9 Dogfight Series, 1/48, 35510
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$42
Rare Dual kit 'Dogfight' issue. There were three releases in this series and they were issues on the 50th year after the end of WW2. Both airplanes have large decal sheets with multiple marking options. Never started. Both models are still in the factory sealed internal bags. Includes decals and special instructions for this issue.
Nichimo Nakajima B5N2 Kate Motorized - Radar Aircraft 931 Sq / Carrier Zuiho / Commander Fuchida's Aircraft IJN Zuikaku / IJN Shokaku, 1/48, S-4813
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$38
Very nicely molded with all very fine recessed panel lines and features a highly detailed interior, engine, crew, choice of four load-out options and decals for four aircraft and painting guide. Markings are included for Fuchida's Pearl Harbor aircraft from Zuikaku (bomb load), Shokaku (many smaller bombs), Zuiho (Torpedo load) or a radar equipped aircraft from the 931 Air Squadron. The kit is intended to be motorized with the Mabuchi Baby motor and has full instructions for such, but the motor itself was not furnished by Nichimo. Never started. All parts are either still in the factory sealed bags or they have been inventoried complete with all parts. Includes decals and instructions.
MPC Junkers Ju-52 3MG/3M Profile Series - Spanish Civil War / Crete / Winter Luftwaffe, 1/72, 2-2006
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$34
Profile series includes decals for these three Ju-52s - Spanish Nationalist Night Bombardment Group 2-g-22 Spanish Civil War / Kampffliegerschule 'Thome' Winter scheme, 1942-43 / K.Gr. 172 Crete Mediterranean Operations. Well detailed kit from ex-Airfix molds. Can also be built as civil or float versions, but MPC did not included the decals for those. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Decals look to be in amazing 'mint' condition, which is rare for these models. But please read the article (on this website) about saving old decals before you use any older kit decals.
AMT The A-Team Van - (GMC), 1/25, 6616
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$69
Rare issue of the famous A-Team Custom Van. Very nicely done model features detailed chassis and engine, opening hood, full interior and more. Molded in black plastic, clear, red-tinted clear, chrome plate and with rubber tires. The kit has never been started. The parts that were originally factory sealed are still in the sealed bags; the parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete and includes A-Team decals and instructions.
Monogram Miami Vice Ferrari Daytona Spyder, 1/24, 2737
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$42
Still factory sealed. 1984 released as a tie-in to the very popular TV program Miami Vice. Molded in gloss black, clear, chrome and rubber tires. Features detailed suspension, engine and compartment, full interior, opening hood, boot and optional position top.
Tamiya Mercedes-Benz 1850L Delivery Truck R/C Or Display, 1/12, 56307-38000
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$295
SALE!! Retails for $460+ and is still mint in the factory seal. This is a superb model designed for radio control operation. Features a large electric motor driving a servo-controlled constant mesh 3 transmission, rigid rear axle with differential gearing, coil spring shocks and real leaf springs, channeled ladder type frame, custom plated wheels, semi-pneumatic tires, operable rear doors and much, much more.
Revell Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden - Japan Issue, 1/32, H288-1500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$79
Very rare 1976 Revell Japan issue with unique hardbox artwork. As with most Revell Japan issues, this one contains additional decals for a total of 5 different aircraft - two from the 352nd and three from the 302nd. Paint guide is included for all five as well. The front of the instructions has a beautiful full color illustration of the Raiden. Well detailed with full cockpit, complete engine detail, removable cowling, retracting landing gear, detailed wing cannon bays with removable covers, optional position canopy and more The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
MPC AMC 1977 Pacer X - Stock or Street, 1/25, 1-7701
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$64
Still factory sealed. Can be built as a factory Pacer X or a street machine. Features rubber tires, parts molded in color, clear and chrome plated, opening hood, detailed engine and underside, complete interior and more. Custom features include split air spoiler, driving lights, roof air spoiler, roll cage, mud tires, stripes, roof rack, side and rear window louvers, side air scoop and more.
Bergs Bergs Humming Bird Helicopter - Flyes / Glides / Circles
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$59
Rare flying toy, most likely from the late 1940s or the the early 1950s. The original price was $3.00, which made it very expensive for that time. Berg's Humming Bird was made in "Allied Western Germany" and distributed by Josef Seidel of 878 Broadway, NY 3, NY. This is a flying helicopter that is completely prefabricated and consists of a very lightweight metle body with rubber wheels, a large completely-assembled rotor assembly with metal rotor head and frames with the blades covered in silver doped tissue, a heavy launching rod with a metal threaded rod and coupler and wooden handle painted red. The Instructions are present and it is a simple matter of placing the rotor assembly into the body, then putting the launching device underneath where it engages the rotor head. Then a quick pull on the upper handle sets the rotors spinning and up she goes! The model is 100% complete with all parts and illustrated instructions. Judging from the condition, it has never been flown.
Irwin Sikorsky Helicopter With Gyro Friction Motor, 692
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$35
From 1953. The Irwin Company ("One Of The World's Largest Toy Manufacturers") decided to sell one of their toys as an unassembled kit in 1953. They may have been prompted by the success of the Gowland & Gowland Highway Pioneers, or perhaps they were simply had forward-looking leadership. This large scale model is made from color and factory painted plastic and can be assembled with regular wheels for a more 'scale' appearance or with the factory-built 'gyro friction motor' which turns the main rotor while taxing the helicopter along the ground. Features large fuselage that is 15" and molded in dark navy blue with factory painted silver sections, painted pilot figure, clear nose bubble, 17" rotor blade, (1) yello stretcher, 'scale' rubber wheels with metal axle, gyro-friction motor unit with all linkage and rubber wheels, yellow boarding ladder, the small plastic and metal hardware parts in the original box and decals. The text and illustrated instructions are present. Never started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing (1) of (2) stretchers and the tail rotor. Otherwise includes all other parts and paperwork.
Bluejacket NS Savannah - 37.5 Inch Long Wood And Metal Ship Model, 1/192
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$595
Very rare and the larges, most detailed kit ever made of this stunning ship. Museum quality craftsman model in large scale. Features hardwood, kiln-dried, factory-carved hull, hardwood factory-carved superstructure, extensive high quality cast Britannia fittings and other hardwood and metal parts as required. Includes very detailed full size plans and text instruction booklet. The kit has never been started. The fittings are all still in the factory sealed bags. The parts that were never factory sealed (hull, wood and metal stock) have been inventoried complete. Includes all paperwork. NS Savannah was the first nuclear-powered merchant ship. She launched on July 21, 1959. The total cost was $46.9 million which including a $28.3 million nuclear fuel reactor. Funding was from United States government agencies. Savannah was a demonstration project for the potential use of peaceful nuclear energy. The ship was named after the first steamship to cross the Atlantic ocean, the SS Savannah. She was in service between 1962 and 1972 as one of only four nuclear-powered cargo ships ever built. Savannah was deactivated in 1971 and after several moves has been moored at Pier 13 of the Canton Marine Terminal in Baltimore, Maryland, since 2008. Fortunately, she is being restored as a museum ship and some tours are available with special arrangements. I was fortunate enough to tour the ship when she was docked at Patriots Point, South Carolina back in the early 1990s. Much of the interior was in such poor condition that the museum had locked or disabled all doors leading into the ship so that visitors were restricted to the outside only. Leaving portholes open to staterooms and general lack of funds to keep the ship lead to the neglect.
Bluejacket USS Chicago CA-29 Heavy Cruiser - Northampton Class - 37.5 Inch Long Wood And Metal Ship Model, 1/192
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$595
Very rare. Museum quality craftsman model in large scale. Features hardwood, kiln-dried, factory-carved hull, extensive high quality cast Britannia fittings and other hardwood and metal parts as required. Includes very detailed full size plans and text instruction booklet. The kit has never been started. The fittings are all still in the factory sealed bags. The parts that were never factory sealed (hull, wood and metal stock) have been inventoried complete. Includes all paperwork. USS Chicago (CA-29) was a Northampton-class cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater in the early years of World War II. She was the second US Navy ship to be named after the city of Chicago. She has a very active carerr, surviving a midget submarine attack at Sydney Harbor, taking part in the Battle the Coral Sea and also at Savo Island in 1942. She was sunk on January 30, 1943 by Japanese aerial torpedoes in the Battle of Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands chain.
Bluejacket 310 Foot Destroyer Four Piper - Wickes Class Flush Deck (USS Ward DD-139 / USS Buchanan (HMS Campbeltown) / USS Aaron Ward etc) - 39.5 Inch Long Wood and Metal Ship Model, 1/96
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$289
Museum quality craftsman model in large scale. Features hardwood, kiln-dried, factory-carved hull, extensive high quality cast Britannia fittings and other hardwood and metal parts as required. Includes very detailed full size plans and illustrated instruction booklet. The kit has never been started. The fittings are all still in the factory sealed bags. The parts that were never factory sealed (hull, wood and metal stock) have been inventoried complete. Includes all paperwork. The Wickes-class destroyers were a successful class of 111 destroyers built between 1917�19. Along with the 6 preceding Caldwell class and 156 of the very similar Clemson class destroyers, they were commonly known as "flush-deck" or "four-stackers". Although built very quickly (some set a record, like the USS Ward), only a few were completed in time to serve in World War I, including USS Wickes, the lead ship of the class. These Four Stackers saw a great deal of service; the Ward fired the opening shots of WWII and the Ruben James was the first US ship sunk. After the transfer of many of these ships to the British (who were terribly short on destroyers), one of the Lend-Lease ships, USS Buchanan became the HMS Campbeltown which rammed and destroyed the French docks that were big enough to repair the Bismarck class battleships.
Aurora Postage Stamp Bus Stop And Modern Church - N Gauge, 1/160, 4113-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$36
Rare 1960s "N" scale trackside buildings. Includes both models in the original boxes they are well detailed for this scale. The Bus Stop is 4113-100 and molded in 5 colors. The Modern Church is 4162-125 and molded in 5 colors and clear. Includes full interior and even full color wall decorations. Both kits have never been started. They have been inventoried complete with all parts and instructions. Please note that Aurora did not furnish decals with these kits but the Church has glue-on interior decorations.