Crielmodel Fgst.Pz.II 15 cm Sig 33 Bison, 1/35, R052
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$46
An excellent high-definition resin model manufactured in Italy by Massimo Bartoli, otherwise known as Crielmodel. Well detailed and never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes paint guide and instructions.
Mini Art Studio Heuschreke Grasshopper Conversion Kit, 1/35, MA-3509
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$48
Rare and a superbly molded model by Mini Art Studio in Hong Kong. This is a conversion kit and requires a base kit (not included). The Dragon Panzer IV is recommended. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Italeri Gotha Go-242 / Go-244 - Glider or Twin Engine Transport, 1/72, 111
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$34
Still factory sealed but the seal has splits. Older but very well detailed. Builds glider or twin engine transport. Features full interior detail and opening rear cargo hatches.
Aurora Convair B-58 Hustler, 1/76, 375-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$165
Rare hardbox issue dated 1958 with fantastic Jo Kotula art. Box has excellent color and gloss. This issue does not have the 'Parents Magazine' seal. Molded in gloss gray and clear. This kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora Halberstadt CLII - (CL-II), 1/48, 136-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$74
Rare, still factory sealed kit dated 1959. The model is in amazing investment-grade "Mint" condition. The seal is intact. Although dated 1959, the lack of 'Famous Fighters' within the border of the sunburst logo dates this kit from the very early 1960s. The 'Famous Fighters' is in the border of the two logos on the two short sides.
Aurora Breguet 14, 1/48, 141-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$95
Still factory sealed and dated 1963. This model is in amazing, investment-grade 'Mint' condition with an intact seal. This is the third issue of this kit and most likely from the mid to late 1960s. Please note that 100 price extension and there is no 'Famous Fighters' on the box side oval logo borders.
Aurora Curtiss Hawk P-6E, 1/43, 116-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$67
Still factory sealed and in amazing, investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition. The kit is dated 1958, but this is clearly a later issue as the Aurora logo does not say 'Famous Fighters' in the border and has no sunburst - due to the 130 price extension, it is most likely from 1961 or '62. This was a fine kit for that time and still a favorite 'Classic Builder' today. It features movable rudder, elevators & ailerons, cockpit with pilot, seat, instrument panel, gun sight and feet stirrups, auxiliary gas tank and rotating propeller and wheels. Usually molded in gloss dark green and clear, but I cannot confirm that since it is factory sealed.
Aurora Focke-Wulf FW-190, 1/47, 30-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$140
Hardbox issue of this classic Aurora kit dated 1960. Notice the 79 cent extension, 'Sunburst' logo with no 'Famous Fighters' which makes this issue closer to about 1963/4. Molded in black and clear with the clear triangular 'globe' display stand. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix OV-10 Bronco - USAF or Marines, 1/72, 265
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$24
Third type Airfix logo issue with beautiful box artwork. Features crew, drop tanks, AIM-9M Sidewinders, gun pods and bombs. Includes decals for both aircraft listed. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix DH Tiger Moth II - Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 4-29
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$18
1960s issue with colorful artwork of a pilot and his instructor making a low pass at the airfield. Very nicely molded and detailed kit. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Azur Arsenal VG 33/39 - French and Luftwaffe, 1/72, 006
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$30
High quality limited production kit. Features recessed panel lines, photoetched details and full decals. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
StromBecker Chance Vought F7U Cutlass, C49-89
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$68
Beautiful kit from the 1950s made of quality hardwood - no balsa. The carving is done to the final shape. When complete it makes an impressive model and comes with a unique display stand. Features all carved and smooth wood parts, clear plastic canopy, full color decals, glue, wood filler, sandpaper and special display stand. 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.
StromBecker North American FJ-2 Fury, C-46
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
$49
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.
Pyro Natchez Mississippi River Packet, 1/160, B238-800
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
$159
Rare hardbox issue from the mid 1960s. Very large and highly detailed model measures over 21 inches long when assembled. The Natchez was the famous rival of the Robert E Lee. The race between the two is considered a classic tale of The River. Although the Lee won, the circumstances were suspect and many people still considered the Natchez the fastest paddle-wheel packet ever. (For example, the Lee carried no payload and the Natchez was carrying passengers and a normal payload.) Molded in high-gloss tan, burgundy, green and gray plastic. All details of the real ship, including the wooden railings and carvings are duplicated. Includes full rigging instructions and thread. Never started. All the parts that were originally factory sealed are still in the factory sealed bags; the few parts that Pyro did not seal (paddles, hull and large deck parts) have been inventoried complete. With instructions, decals and flag sheet. Please note that while the box has heavy moisture/water damage, the decals, flag sheet and instructions (as well as all plastic parts) escaped damage and are 'excellent.'
Hasegawa Northrop F-5E Tiger II - USAF or US Navy, 1/32, 1148
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$74
An excellent model featuring a highly detailed cockpit, optional position canopy, detailed wheel wells, machine gun bay with optional position hatch, standing pilot figure, boarding ladder, four wing hardpoints with four drop tanks and wingtip AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora HC-1B Chinook - (CH-47), 1/48, 350-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$169
Still factory sealed and in fantastic, investment-grade 'near mint' condition. The colorful Jo Kotula artwork hardbox is dated 1961. This is a very large 1/48 scale kit with 'good' cockpit and rotor detail, moving rotors, clear side and cockpit windows and full decals.
Hobby Fan M911 8x6 25 Ton Heavy Equipment Transporter - Truck Tractor Commercial Heavy Equipment Transporter C-Het 85000 GVWR 8x6 M911, 1/35, HF005
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$149
Still factory sealed. Very rare and superior in detail to the injection molded version.
Monogram Stuka Ju-87 G-1 Rudel - White Box Issue - (Ju87G1), 1/48, 6840
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$38
1973 release and an unusual box art issue. This well detailed kit features good cockpit detail, two figures, multi-section, optional position greenhouse canopy, large anti-tank cannons, rotating propeller & wheels and more. Includes decals for Rudel's Aircraft. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Please note that there is some writing on step 2 of the instructions and the tail wheel is cleanly broken off from the fuselage but is present so you can repair it.
Monogram Focke-Wulf FW-190 - A-8/R-3 - A-7/R2 - A7/R3 - A-5/U8 - A-8/R1 - A-5/U3 Tropical - Four Star Issue, 1/48, PA107-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$34
Hardbox first issue dated 1965 and molded in the proper green, black and clear plastic. Very nicely designed and can build any of 6 versions listed; includes a paint guide and decals for all variants. Features a good cockpit, pilot figure, optional position canopy and landing gear, a very large variety of underwing stores & gun options and more. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
LF Models Douglas B-7 - American Gull Wing Bomber, 1/72, 7263
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$110
Very rare kit of this between-world-wars US Army Bomber. Beautifully molded in high-definition resin and includes full color painting guide and full decals. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. From aviastar.org: In the late 1920s the US War Department was taking note of developments in aircraft design, such as the technical revolution created by the appearance of all-metal cantilever monoplanes with retractable landing gear. It was decided initially to adopt such features in twin-engined aircraft that were intended for fast long-range reconnaissance, and the War Department ordered two Fokker XO-27 prototypes in this category. Fearing it might lose a valuable source of revenue, Douglas designed an aircraft incorporating such features and in March 1930 received an order for one example each of the Douglas XO-35 and Douglas XO-36. They were intended to differ only in their engines, the former having geared Curtiss Conquerors and the latter a direct-drive version of the same engine.In the event, the XO-36 was redesignated XB-7 and built as a bomber. In a parallel development the second of the Fokker XO-27s was completed as the XB-8 bomber. Later, six YO-27s and six Y1O-27s were delivered to the US Army.The Douglas XO-35 was test-flown in spring 1931, causing quite a stir among a public used to seeing the lumbering twin-engined biplanes used by the US Army. It was a slim monoplane with a gull wing set high on the fuselage, the main units of its landing gear retracting into streamlined engine nacelles leaving only the lower part of the wheels exposed. The engine nacelles were attached to the wing undersurfaces and fuselage sides by complex strut assemblies, with the fuselage having corrugated metal sheet covering. There were open gunners' cockpits in the nose and amidships; the pilot's open cockpit was located immediately forward of the wing leading edge; and the fourth crew member, the radio-operator, had an enclosed cabin behind the pilot's position. The XB-7 was almost identical, but had underfuselage racks for up to 544kg of bombs. During the US Fiscal Year 1932 orders were placed for seven Y1B-7 and five Y1O-35 service-test aircraft. These differed from the prototypes mainly by having smooth metal sheet covering for the fuselages, and strut- rather than wire-braced horizontal tailplanes.The Y1B-7s, later designated B-7, were attached to the two US Army bombardment squadrons based at March Field, California, while the O-35 aircraft (previously Y1O-35s) flew with observation units. In February 1934 the five O-35s, six surviving B-7s and XO-35 prototype were all assigned to the air mail route linking Wyoming with the west coast of the United States. Operations at night and in bad weather took their toll and in the four-month emergency period during which the US Army ran the nation's air mail service no fewer than four of the B-7s were lost in crashes. Soon afterwards the remaining B-7s and O-35s were relegated to second-line duties, an O-35 being the last to be grounded in February 1939.