Aurora Boeing F4B-4 - (F4B4), 1/48, 122-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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1958 first issue with fantastic Jo Kotula boxart. This is the Parents' Magazine issue with the seal located in the lower right. In the day this was considered a fine kit and rated highly in reviews. The F4B-4 was a classic 1930s Navy Biplane Fighter that is still famous for their colorful paint jobs at that that time. Cowl, tail and trim color would vary with the group's Aircraft Carrier (Ranger, Lexington or Saratoga) and the aircraft's position in the flight formation. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Airmodel XF5U-1 Flying Pancake/Flapjack - Bagged - (XF5U1), 1/72, 138
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Very nicely molded with all fine recessed panel lines. Basic vac kit with main airframe parts. Never started. NOTE: missing clear canopy. includes all other parts and instructions/plans. A certain degree of modeling skill is required to build vacuform kits. They are not recommended for beginners.
Lindberg Curtiss F11C-2 Goshawk - (F11C2), 1/48, 535-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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This late 1950s issue has beautiful Ray Gaedke artwork on an amazing 'Excellent++' condition hardbox. The box has color and gloss like new and light general wear as the only flaws. This is a very nicely molded kit for that time and includes rigging photos. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please note that although the instructions show special short 'spreader bars' to use with wing rigging, they did not provide them. Round stock plastic, a short piece of wire or pulled sprue works perfectly.
Aurora 1922 Murphy Special Indianapolis 500 Winner - (ex Best), 1/30, 522-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Very rare kit dated 1958. The superb box art was painted by Monaghan, who did all of the Aurora Indy 500 winners. This kit is from Best molds. Aurora purchased these molds just for the Indianapolis 500 Winners and made only one issue. Molded in gloss white plastic with real rubber tires, spoked wheels and includes a crew of two and some interior detail. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions as well as the original factory tissue packing paper. The box is only graded 'good+' because of the light stain at the left and general wear as shown. The 'Murphy Special', winner of the Indy 500 in 1922, was a Duesenburg chassis and a Harry Miller engine of 183 CID. It was driven by the great racer Jimmy Murphy.
Aurora 1931 Miller Special 1931 Indianapolis 500 Winner - (ex Best), 1/30, 523-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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Very rare and from 1958. The superb box art was painted by Monaghan, who did all of Aurora's Indy 500 winners. This model is from Best molds. Aurora purchased these molds just for the Indianapolis 500 Winners and released only one issue. The kit is molded in white plastic with real rubber tires, a driver figures, some interior detail and very nice decals. It has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Louis Schneider and 'Jigger Johnson' (driver and mechanic) drove the Bowes Seal Special to victory in 1931. The Miller Special had rear wheel drive, and eight cylinder 151.7 CID Miller engine and won the day averages 96.629 miles per hour. The track was dangerously unsafe that year due to a heavy drizzle that made driving over 80 mph dangerous - at one point, drivers were required to slow down to 80 mph and passing was not allowed other than the pit area. There were many spectacular accidents but the rain did relent and there were many speeds over 100 mph in the later part.
Revell Sikorsky H-19 Rescue Helicopter, 1/48, 85-5331
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
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2017 reissue of the famous "S" kit. Features 84 pieces, optional position clam-shell doors, detailed Pratt and Whitney R-1340 Wasp Engine, movable main and tail rotors, full cockpit and figures.
Azur Loire 130 - French Air Force Esc HS4 On the Cruiser Gloire 1939 / Vichy France Esc 3HS On The Cruiser La Marsaillaise / Luftwaffe 1941, 1/72, 004
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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This is a well detailed, limited-edition injection molded kit with recessed surface detail, photoetched parts, very good cockpit and crew stations and more. Includes paint guide and decals for all three aircraft listed. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
AMT-Hasegawa Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty Type 1 MkII - Japanese Attack Bomber - (From Hasegawa Molds), 1/72, A-681
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
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In an effort to boost their quality and product line, AMT formed a marketing agreement to sell high quality Hasegawa kits in AMT packages in the USA. This venture was short-lived as Hasegawa soon penetrated the US market without AMT assistance. The model features movable propeller & wheels, optional position landing gear and cockpit with a crew of three. Never started. The kit has been inventoried and NOTE: missing (1) wheel half. Otherwise complete with all other parts, decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Nakajima Ki-49-I Type 100 Donryu Helen - Heavy Bomber - (Ki49), 1/72, CP10
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed but the seal has a split at the lower long top side. This model features 102 pieces, recessed panel lines, very good interior detail, full bomb bay, optional position bomb bay doors, bomb load and more.
Italeri Junkers Ju-86 E1 / E2 - Radial Engine Medium Bomber, 1/72, 120
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Very good model of the military version of this unique aircraft. it features a good cockpit, crew members, very good top gunner and 'dustbin' stations, optional position landing gear, rotating wheels & propellers and more. Includes decals and paint guide for two different aircraft. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. The Ju-86 was initially powered by two 600 hp diesel engines, but serious mechanical shortcoming soon arose with these engines. Junkers rolled out new E-1 and E-2 versions powed by the BMW F and N radial engines. The Ju-86 was first used experimentally in the Spanish Civil War and saw limited use in WWII. Changing the engines did improve mechanical reliability and the aircraft was stable, but other performance factors determined that it was unfit for use. However, the design did ultimately find a very special and remarkable purpose, for the Ju-86P recon variant could fly higher than 39,000 feet and the 'R' version few to a remarkable 52,500 feet.
Revell Mitsubishi Ki-21-II Sally - With Decals For 7 Different Aircraft - (Ki-21), 1/72, H169-800
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Rare 1975 Revell Japan hardbox issue. It comes with beautiful, large full-color painting guide and features very good cockpit & interior detail, internal bomb load, optional opened or closed bomb bay doors, optional position landing gear, movable turrets and more. The model includes decals for 7 aircraft - 12th 1 sq, 14th, 9th 2nd Sq, 7th 3Sq, 8th and 1st (The other I cannot tell the group or squadron). Molded in green, gray and clear. The kit has never been started. The grey parts are still in the internal factory sealed bag; the green and clear parts have been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Nichimo U-Boat Type IXB Wolfpack U-107 Submarine - Motorized, 1/200, U-2009-500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Large 1/200 scale kit that is very nicely molded and well detailed. Molded in two colors, red and gray. Features complete deck fittings, removable torpedo magazine covers with torpedoes inside, rotating deck gun, hand rails and five crew members. Includes all hardware for motorizing; the motor (common FA-130) must be purchased separately as Nichimo did not provide it with the kit. The kit has never been started. All of the small plastic parts are still in the factory sealed bags; the hull was never sealed and is present. The hardware bag was opened so I inventoried it and NOTE: missing (2) small screws. These are stock (generic) items and easy to replace. Otherwise included all other hardware, decals and instructions.
Frog Martin Baltimore Bomber - RAF - Green Series, 1/72, F339
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Green Series issue that shares dramatic Jo Kotula box art with the Air Lines issue. Finely molded without rivets - just fine panel lines. Features rotating turret, crew of three and some interior detail and optional position landing gear. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The box would grade slightly higher than the 'very good' rating but there is a 3/4" x 3/4# price tag tear on the short left side. Frog is considered the father of injection molded model kits. The Lines Brothers opened Frog in 1932, capitalizing on the fever caused by Lindberg's solo transatlantic flight. Almost overnight the western populations became 'Air-Minded', and anything aviation was in high demand. Frog created a quality line of stick and tissue rubber powered aircraft and gliders as well as innovative ready-to-fly rubber powered aircraft that required no assembly. The box even contained a built-in rubber motor winder and fuselage holder. Model airplane flight competitions were popular in Great Britain, and one category was 'Rise Off the Ground', or ROG. By changing this to 'Flies Right Off the Ground', the FROG name was born. In 1936 Frog created a line of injection molded plastic models, the first such kit line in the world (Hawk sold a line of injection molded aircraft models in 1934 but they were factory assembled and painted). Named 'Penguin' after the bird that does not fly, the kits were innovative beyond the means of production. At a time when models were simply built by wingspan, the Penguin line was a constant 1/72 scale. Furthermore, a large 1/72 Short S.30 Empire class flying boat contained a full interior and lights! A line of accessories such as AA guns, tractors, hanger, ambulance, sound locator, searchlights and lighting kits were quickly added to the line. WWII caused a pause in production. After the war the box color changed from silver to green, and Penguin kits were also marketed in the USA. Production ended in 1950. Frog quickly expanded and released the Red, Orange, Black, Green, Gold Token, Spin and Comet series as well as Trail Blazers and several others. It is noteworthy that while most manufacturers in the 1940s/50 were making toy-like models, Frog attempted to make very realistic models. For example, 'detailing' kits with excessively large rivets was once very popular. Frog ignored this trend and continued to mold aircraft with fine panel lines and no rivets. As a result, Frog kits can be built into very realistic replicas. Production ended in the late 1970s, but Frog molds are still in use around the world.
Dragon Sherman Mk.III - Armor Pro Issue, 1/72, 7288
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Hard-to-find. This kit is from all new molds and very highly detailed with over 120 pieces. Includes many brass PE details, one piece T54E-1 VVSS tracks and much more. Includes decals plus paint guide for three different tanks. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
MPM DB-8 Bombers Over South America - Peru Air Force Three Different Aircraft 1941 / Argentina Fueraz Aerea Argentina Palomare Air Base 1938 / Argentina FAA Los Tamarindos Air Base 1945 - BAGGED, 1/72, 72553
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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NOTE: bagged kit; there is no box. The box is shown for reference only. This high quality, limited production kit which features recessed panel lines, many resin parts for the correct South American export aircraft, many PE metal details, excellent cockpit and much more. Includes paint guide and decals for 5 different South American aircraft. Never started. The resin and PE parts are still factory sealed; all other parts have been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
MPM Messerschmitt Bf-109H-1 Upgraded Issue - High Altitude Fighter - (Bf-109 H-1) - BAGGED, 1/72, 72136
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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NOTE: bagged kit; there is no box. The box is shown for reference only. Still the only 1/72 scale injection-molded H-1 Messerschmitt model made. This aircraft was equipped with the powerful DB605 engine and longer wings for high-altitude work. Both prototypes were destroyed in an Allied bombing raid but a number of pre-production aircraft were completed and saw limited service as H-1s. These underwent flight trials in Guyancourt, France and then flew reconnaissance flights over Great Britain at 40,000 feet; one is thought to have shot down a Lancaster. Fetaures fine recessed panel lines, high-definition cast resin parts including a full cockpit and more, numerous PE parts, film instruments, choice of two different canopies, fully enclosed and detailed gear bays and more. Includes paint guide and decals for two different aircraft: Guyancourt France 1944 and V-54 W.Nr. 15708 Augsburg 5th of November to 22 January 1944 which was flown by pilots Wndel, Baur, Schmid and Lukas. Never started. The resin and PE parts are still in the factory sealed bags. All other parts have been inventoried complete and includes decals and instructions.
MPM Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk.XI - USAF 14 PS 7 PG Mount Fram Airfield England 1944/45 / RAF 681 Sq PIlot W/Cdr F.D. Procter Allipore Airfield India 1944/45 - BAGGED, 1/72, 72086
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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NOTE: bagged kit; there is no box. The box is shown for reference only. Detailed limited run injection molded kit with high-definition cast resin details. Features fine recessed panel lines, very good cockpit, proper radiator baffles, three types of centerline 'slipper' tanks and more. Includes paint guide and decals for the two aircraft listed. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Admiral Supermarine Spitfire Mk.24 - RAF 80 Sq Far East Air Force Hong Kong April 1952 / Sek Kong Hong Kong AuAF 1953, 1/72, ADM7203
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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High quality model from new molds. Features all fine recessed panel lines, PE details, very good cockpit, injection molded canopy, enclosed & detailed gear wells, proper baffles for underwing coolers and more. Includes 3-view color paint guide and decals for the two aircraft listed. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg Nantucket Lightship - (Ex-Pyro), 1/95, 717
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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This large scale, full-hull kit measures 17 inches long when assembled and is a well detailed model of the most famous US Lightship. From quality ex-Pyro molds and includes rigging material and full rigging instructions. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including instructions. Please note that this kit was not issued with decals.
Renwal M65 280mm Atomic Cannon with M249 and M250 50 Ton Heavy Gun Lifting Truck/Transporters, 1/32, 85-7811
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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2011 Revell reissue using the original molds and box art. Ideal builder. The box top says 'Fully Operating Model Does Everything But Fire' and it is true. The model consists of over 300 parts and has many action features typical of Renwal models. The wheels roll, tractors can be hooked to the cannon which can be stowed in the 'travel' position. The gun can move into the 'fire' position off the tractors and can be trained realistically. The kit has never been started. All parts are still in the factory sealed internal bags. With decals and instructions.