StromBecker North American FJ-2 Fury, C-46
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Beautiful kit from the 1950s made of quality Western Pine hardwood - no balsa. The carving is done to the final shape and when completed it makes an impressive model. Features all carved and smooth wood parts, clear plastic canopy, full color decals, glue, sandpaper and a special hardwood 'teardrop' shaped display stand with a preformed 'flight wire' model holder. Never started. Inventoried complete with all parts and plans. Before plastic kits were introduced, Strombecker was famous as the premier hardwood preshaped model manufacturer. In the 1940s and 1950s, Strombecker kits were flawlessly engineered but not inexpensive. All wooden parts are hardwood and are precarved to shape - you only had to glue, sand and paint to finish them.
Doyusha Concorde Supersonic Airliner - Air France or British Airways (ex Entex), 1/100, 100-CO-4000
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Large and very well detailed kit that is over 22 inches long when assembled. Features well over 100 parts, clear cockpit and passenger windows, excellent landing gear and gear well detail, adjustable position droop nose, detailed engine inlet and exhaust and even inner engines, a big display stand and 'mint' condition, factory sealed decals. Molded in gloss white, black and clear. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. This model is from the same molds as the Entex kit.
Comet Jupiter C Missile (Juno I) - With Explorer Satellite and Launching Platform, 1/95, PL 804-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM-
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Very rare kit from the mid 1950s. Very cleanly molded and nicely detailed. Includes Jupiter C, launching stand and complete large launching platform. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Tamiya McLaren MP4/5B Honda, 1/20, 89720
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Highly detailed 1/20 static display model with removable cowling, detailed engine, interior and more. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions.
Revell 1953 MG TD Highway Pioneers - Series 4, 1/32, H50-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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1954 original issue of the famous Highway Pioneers. This kit is in very rare investment-grade 'near mint' condition. It is from original hobby shop stock that has never been for retail sale until now. Inside, the kit is nice as it is outside. It is never started, and all the parts are still sealed in the factory 'krinkle' bag. 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.
Tamiya Tyrrell P34 Six Wheeler, 1/20, GC2001
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. Highly detailed 1/20 static display model with removable cowling, detailed engine, interior and driver figure.
Revell Cutty Sark Clipper Ship with Sails - 36 inches long, 1/96, H399
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good++
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Still factory sealed. The box is dated 1974, but this is a newer issue. Very large and highly detailed kit. Measures 36 inches long and 22 inches high when assembled. Kit features highly detailed deck, deck houses, cargo holds and covers, masts, yards and booms, bilge pump, windlass, 20 crew figure, and lifeboats with oars, life preservers, anchors and anchor chains. Includes draftline and transom decals, figurehead, finely detailed hull, preformed ratlines and molded deadeyes, pin rails and blocks, full standing and running rigging instructions and diagrams, flag sheet, 35 pre-formed vac billowing sails and thread for rigging and more.
Hasegawa Boeing P-12E - 27th Pursuit Squadron / 16h PS / 8th PS / 95th PS, 1/32, S6
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Dated 1987 and still the only large scale P-12 ever produced. Includes a beautiful full color painting guide. Very nicely detailed kit that builds into a fine display piece. Features very good cockpit and engine detail, rigging diagram, separately molded upper wing ailerons, bomb load and decals for all aircraft listed. There are additional markings on the decal sheet for additional squadrons, but the instructions do not have a guide for them. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram Piper Tri Pacer Sport Plane - (Tripacer), 1/32, PA25-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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First issue hardbox of this classic kit is dated 1957. Features opening doors, full interior, removable cowling, engine detail and two hunter/pilot figures plus dead wild cat. Never started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Please note that the box displays better than the 'very good' grade but is rated as such due to two small pieces of packaging tape on the two short sides.
Monogram Cessna 180, 1/41, PA123-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Four Star logo kit hardbox dated 1965. First issue of this large scale classic kit. Has many working features - prop spins, cowl comes off to show detailed engine and doors open to reveal detailed interior. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Matchbox Flower Class Corvette / HMS Bluebell / HMCS Snowberry / USS Saucy, 1/72, PK-901
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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1986 issue with very high mold quality. Very large (1/72 scale) model of the famous convoy escort ship from WWII. Very highly detailed with 1003 pieces. Has parts and decals to build any of the three ships listed. Includes display stand, 15 crew members, steel chain, fabric signal flags, rigging material and instructions, complete assembly book and complete color painting book with the history of all three ships. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals, flag sheet and instructions.
Revell Boeing 707 American Astrojet Jet Horizons, 1/140, H243
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Dated 1964. Features colorful American Airlines decals, fan-jet engines, optional position landing gear and passenger doors and moving rudder and wheels. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Continental Model Airplane Co Stinson Reliant - Balsa Wood Flying Airplane, X19
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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From the mid to late 1930s. New old stock from a closed down hobby shop but the kit has been opened and the glue has failed along the long box side. There is other general wear but the kit inside is like new. Features 15 inch wingspan, quality balsa printwood and wood stock, fully carved hardwood wheels and thrust button, partially carved prop blank (needs sanding), balsa blocks as required, color insignia sheet, covering tissue and detailed, full size plans that include instructions. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Continental Model Airplane Co Howard DGA8 Mr. Finnegan - Balsa Wood Flying Airplane, X7
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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From 1937. New old stock from a closed down hobby shop. I was the first one to open them and did so very carefully to avoid damage; however, this kit has a very slightly damaged end panel. Features 15 inch wingspan, quality balsa printwood and wood stock, fully carved hardwood wheels and thrust button, partially carved prop blank (needs sanding), balsa blocks as required, covering tissue and detailed, full size plans that include instructions. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Revell Lockheed 1049 Super G Constellation - TWA, 1/128, H167
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed but the seal has split. 1974 issue from the original 'S' kit molds. Features optional position landing gear, rotating propeller and wheels and full color TWA markings.
Revell Westland Wessex HAS Mk.3 With Cutting Edge CEC48037 Detailing and Correction Set - HMS Antrim 1982 / 737 Sq Royal Navy NAS Portland, 1/48, 4468
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Includes the resin and metal CE set which corrects the errors on this model and enhances other details. Never used and complete with all parts and instructions. The actual kit features detailed full interior, detailed rotor hub, optional position doors, and more. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Westland Wessex HAS Mk.3 - HMS Antrim 1982 / 737 Sq Royal Navy NAS Portland, 1/48, 4468
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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SALE!! Still factory sealed but the seal has split at the right short side. Excellent kit from newer molds dated 1988. Features detailed full interior, detailed rotor hub, optional position doors, and more.
Combat Curtiss SBC3/4 Helldiver With Resin And Metal Details - Bagged, 1/32, 32-090
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Large 1/32 scale Helldiver biplane. Features nicely molded white vac main parts with all recessed panel lines, two complete clear canopies in perfect condition (no yellowing), resin engine, propeller hub and blades, wheels/tires, tail wheel, bomb and bomb fin as well as the following cockpit parts: both seats, three machine guns, instrument panels (front and sides consoles), radio and electronic equipment cluster and boxes, rudder pedals, control stick, trim wheel, throttle quadrant, ammo boxes, resin strut braces (4) arresting gear hook end and more. Also has cast metal machine gun ammo belt, main landing gear struts and metal wiring to detail the engine. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes full size plans/instructions. Vacuform kits are only recommended for people experienced with this type of kit. Previous experience and scratch building skills are required.
Airfix Short Sunderland III - Type 2 Box Issue, 1/72, 681
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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Early Airfix logo. Classic kit of the British workhorse flying boat of WWII. Crews so enjoyed flying and living in the Sunderland that it was considered prime duty. The Sunderland had the range, endurance, and when needed, defensive punch to take care of itself. Kit features beaching gear, rotating turrets with elevating guns, movable control surfaces, external bomb load and rotating props. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. NOTE: one prop shaft is a different color because it is from a later issue. The decals are curled up and are peeling due to moisture damage.
Rogers Motor Company Studebaker M-29 C Weasel - Army Personnel and Cargo Carrier, 1/12, 29C
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Rare, large 1/12 scale highly pre-fabricated kit from 1945. Very high quality wood and metal scale Weasel measuring 10.5 inches long when assembled. Features pre-cut and precarved hardwood parts for the main body and deck fittings, completely formed bogie wheels, die-cut fibre bogie chassis, numerous other very thick fibre parts, metal screen and metal stock as needed, complete interior, numerous other die cut parts, completely formed tread links, clear windshield, full decals and much more. Rogers spent a significant amount of time on the 'Photo-Plan' instructions, providing photos for each step and detailed text, full size plans and parts list. The kit has never been started. Inventoried as good as possible and appears complete with all parts, decals and full instructions with plans. There are no part numbers and assembly is by the plans; so inventory is very difficult at best. All the major parts are there but a small (easily made) wood part or two may have been overlooked. Rogers was an early producer of miniature gas engines for free-flight and early radio control model kits and often had large adds for these engines in hobby magazines. The full company name on the box is listed as 'Rogers Motor Company Detroit Michigan' and the 'Scale Model Division' is listed as Tawas City, Michigan. Right at the end of WWII, Rogers made a very short journey into kit manufacturing. As you would expect from an engine manufacturer, the kits were all true scale, highly prefabricated, had excellent detail and were fairly complicated. Rogers produced at least four kits - the 40MM AA Gun and Carriage (1/16 scale), Army Weasel, LST and an amazing, huge scale Sherman M4 tank with over 780 parts. These kits were likely produced in that order, with the LST being released around late 1945/early 1946. I have seen several of these kits built and they make excellent displays. And thanks to kit builder and collector Fran Fierko for some new and important kit history! Fran was able to track down the son of the designer of the five Rogers kits. Mr. John Hoenle Jr. was a master model builder who received a deferment from the draft in WWI to build recognition models for the military- some of which may still be on display at Wright-patterson AFB in Ohio. Mr. Hoenle is believed to have designed one other early kit, a civilian Chris Craft cabin cruiser. It is unknown if this kit was issued or not. Mr. Hoenle left Rogers to design promo models for Jo-Han, which is famous for their 1950s line of car kits.