Lindberg Douglas F4D-1 Skyray, 1/48, 523-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$52
Still factory sealed and in very rare in this condition. 1950s issue has fantastic Ray Gaedke artwork. The model features fine raised details, moving rudder and wing control surfaces, complete jet engine and opening inspection cover, pilot, two drop tanks, underwing rockets and a clear display stand. Lindberg is a company with a fascinating history The original 'Lindberg Line' stretches back to the 1930s when Paul Lindberg drew plans for famous modeling magazines and marketed his balsa wood 'stick and tissue' by urging dealers to carry the '...Complete Lindberg Line'. After the war, Lindberg and Olsen had a strong hand in early United States injection molded kit development. Please see the article located on this website about early USA plastic kit manufacturers.
Revell Corporal Missile - With Transporter - History Makers Issue, 1/40, 8649
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$54
Still factory sealed but the seal has split on the front (and was taped to keep the split from widening). 1983 limited edition of this large and highly detailed kit from the original "S" molds. Contains transporter/erector/ launcher that functions like the real one, removable missile and ground equipment.
UPC BAC Lightning F.Mk.53 - RAF or Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force, 1/72, 5082-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$18
From quality Hasegawa molds. Scott Eidson box art. Includes decals for both aircraft. This kit has not been started. The parts are either still in the factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. UPC stood for Universal Powermaster Corporation which was based out of New York City, NY. UPC did not cut their own molds, but bought kits already molded from other manufacturers and re-boxed the kits in the USA. Scott Eidson, the famous artist best known for his artwork with Revell, also did UPC box art in the 1960s. All UPC production ended in the 1970s.
Revell Douglas DC-9 Prototype, 1/120, H246
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$48
Still in the factory seal. Revell of Great Britain issue. Unusual 1960s kit of the early short fuselage original DC-9.
Tauro Model Italian RN Pola Heavy Cruiser - With Photoetched Railings, 1/400, 202
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$44
Highly detailed kit with 217 parts and a fret of Eduard photoetched railings. Beautifully molded. Can be built waterline or full hull. Features rotating main turrets with elevating guns, rotating secondary turrets, float plane, detailed paint guide, decals and instructions for the ship and the PE railing set. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The Pola was very fast at over 35 knots and well armed with 8 x 8" guns. She has the misfortune to be at Matapan with her sisters Zara and Fiume. After the Pola was disabled by an air strike, her two sisters were sent to assist but were sunk at very close range by the Warspite, Barham and Valiant. The Pola was spared but located and sunk later by the destroyer Jervis.
Revell Dream Car Bumpers and Grilles, 1/25, C1152
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$30
Rare. Narrow-box issue of the 'Custom Car Parts' from the early to mid 1960. All parts are chrome plated and the instructions are on the reverse of the card. Never used and inventoried 100% complete. There is also an unboxed issue with the same part number and kit name, mounted on a cardboard blister-pack.
Life-Like USS Constitution Frigate - With Molded Furled Sails - Ex-Pyro, B313-90
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$26
Still factory sealed but there is a seal has splits. From quality ex-Pyro molds and for that time it was a very nice small-scale model. It measures 7 inches long when assembled and features a full hull, fine molded wood detail, 'planked' deck with fine raised lines, separately molded top deck cannons, furled sails and a display stand.
Air Lines Fairey Gannet ASW - (ex-Frog), 1/72, 9804
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$24
Nicely done early kit from Frog molds and marketed by Air Lines. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. NOTE: the spinner is the correct part for an Air Lines Gannet, but is from a different issue so it is a different color plastic. Air Lines manufacturing history: The kits, decals and instructions were made in England, then imported to the USA where Testors created the boxes with the colorful trading cards on the back. There are two trading cards on each box which show the boxart but not the advertising/logo. Some kits contain a Testors color painting guide also, but it is not specific to any model.
Faller Noratlas 2501 Motorized - Luftwaffe, 1/100, 1501
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$55
Rare kit from the 1960s designed for dual electric motor drive with the Faller no. 1001 Miniature Electric Motor (not furnished; Faller sold the motor separately). Nicely molded for the time featuring rotating propellers, positionable ailerons, rudders and elevator, optional position rear boarding door and forward crew boarding door, rear drive-on boarding ramp, clear side and cockpit windows and more. The kit has never been started. The small and motorizing specific parts are still in the internal factory sealed bag. The other parts were never sealed and have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions.
Aurora United 747 Friendship, 1/156, 362
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$59
AURORA block letters logo issue dated 1972. Features big 15 inch wingspan, clear cockpit windshield, detailed 18 wheel landing gear, large display stand and full United decals. Molded in white, clear and with a large black tripod stand. Decals are in rare 'excellent' condition.
Azur Vautour IIN - IDF 66 'Dragon' Tayeset 110 Knights Of The North / 67 'Cyclone' Tayeset 110 / 162 'Lilith' Tayeset 110 / 69 (Metal Finish) Tayeset 119, 1/72, A055
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$40
Highly detailed injection molded plastic model kit with many resin and some photoetched details. Features excellent dual cockpits, detailed gear wells, all recessed panel lines, and decals and paint guide for the 4 aircraft listed. The kit has never been started. The parts are either still in the internal factory sealed bags or inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
MPC Ford 1912 Model T, 1/32, 2-1017
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$32
From quality Airfix molds. Very nicely detailed kit in 1/32 scale. Features full interior and back seat, full suspension and exhaust, optional top up or top down, driving figure, spare tire and more. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including instructions.
AMT White Western Star Semi Tractor, 1/25, T546
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$75
Rare original issue; not a reissue. Super detailed model with hundreds of parts featuring full rolling chassis build up like the real truck, detailed Cummins NTD-35 6 Cylinder Turbocharged Diesel Engine, Spicer 16 speed transmission, Holland sliding fifth wheel, Mercury sleeper, Hendrickson tandem rear suspension, full interior, optional Frigiking Air conditioner, tilting hood and much, much more. Never started. All the parts that were factory sealed are still sealed; the parts that were not (clear and chrome) have been inventoried complete. With instructions and decals.
Monogram Sherman M4A1 Screamin' Mimi - with T34 Rocket Launcher, 1/32, 6500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$68
Still factory sealed. 1983 issue of the this classic kit that was first issued in 1975. Very highly detailed for that time.
12 Squared He-176 1939 German Rocket Pionner - Bagged, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$42
Still factory sealed. Limited run injection molded kit and the only 1/72 model of this historic rocket powered aircraft. Includes cockpit, landing gear, clear canopy and more.
Gavia Pfalz E.I - (E-I E-1), 1/48, 014-0606
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$32
Very nice kit of an unusual subject. Features very clean injection molded parts, many photoetched details, clear windscreens, excellent cockpit detail, very detailed rigging guide and more. There is a full color paint guide and decals for 3 different aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Glencoe FROG 3 Missile and Carrier - (Ex ITC), 1/32, 07401
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$32
Still factory sealed. From the original 1960s ITC molds. Excellent "classic builder" kit.
MPC 1904 Darracq, 1/32, 2-1020
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$44
The Darracq was designed and built when France was the international center of motor vehicle excellence. While Britain, American and Germany either rejected the motorcar, showed indifference or activly fought to eliminate it, the French accepted it with open arms. As a result, the Darracq and other fine designs were the best automobiles in the world. The model is from 1975 and is a nicely molded kit of this successful early gasoline powered automobile. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. Other kits in this series include the 1912 Ford T, 1905 Rolls Royce and 1930 Bentley
Revell Hawker Typhoon MK IB - Ace Roland Beamont, 1/32, H266
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$74
Still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box top concave at the top edge. Features full cockpit detail and hinged entry/exit door, detailed Napier Sabre Engine with removable engine cowl, movable wheels and prop and decals for British Ace Roland Beamont.
Revell British Canberra Bomber Whip-Fly, 1/81, H157-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$89
Rare kit from 1961 that also includes the Master Modeler Collectors Stamp and Club application form. The fantastic artwork of an RAF Canberra flying over 'The Rock' was originally painted by Akimoto. The Whip-Fly issue is based on the 1950s B-57 "S" kit and comes with RAF decals, flight ballast, handle, 12 feet of control line, control ring, colorful streamers for the jet engines and a underside pod which is a in-flight whistle! Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. The complete Whip-Fly series included are H151 F9F-8 Cougar, H152 F-84F, H153 F-89D Scorpion, H154 F8U-1 Crusader, H155 F-39 Airacobra, H156 F-101A Voodoo, Canberra, F-106 and Yak-25 Flashlight. The Whip-Fly series seemed like a good idea...at first. Revell quickly realized that spinning heavily-ballasted, sharp objects at dizzying speeds in or outside the home near groups of children was potentially unsafe. The series was quickly discontinued.