Cleveland Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc - Balsa Flying Aircraft, SF-78
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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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). NOTE: two wing ribs have been cut from a sheet. There is no other cutting and no assembly. The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. The 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 operating single-owner model airplane supply business, called 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 'Aviations 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 Martin B-26 Marauder - 'Mild and Bitter' 450th BS 332nd BG 9th AF (First B-26 To Complete 50 and 100 Missions) / 'Barracuda 495th BS 344th BG, 1/48, 85-5529
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
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Still factory sealed. Features excellent interior detail, crew members, rotating turrets with elevating guns, full wheel well detail, opened or closed bomb bay doors with bomb load, rotating props and rear boarding ladder and more. There are decals and paint guides for the two aircraft listed.
Monogram Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver Pro Modeler Issue - 'Baby II' Or VB-84 From USS Bunker Hill During Tokyo Raids Feb. 16-23 1945 - (SB2C4), 1/48, 85-5983
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Very high quality kit - not a reissue of the original Monogram 1/48 Helldiver, but a completely new kit from modern, detailed molds. Features fine and all recessed panel line detail, super-detailed interior, extensive photoetched parts including ignition harness and dive brakes, complete bomb bay, optional position bomb bay doors, optional bomb load, detailed wheel wells, weighted tires, optional position canopy and decals for the two aircraft described.
Monogram Voodoo F-101B - White Box Issue, 1/109, 6791
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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The 1973 release of the 1960s '49er' kit. Very nicely molded small-scale model with very fine raised panel detail, crew of two with ejection seats, optional position landing gear and two Genie unguided nuclear air-to-air rockets. Still factory sealed.
Monogram Consolidated B-24J Liberator - 'Kentucky Belle' 706 BS 446 BG 8th Air Force Bungay England / 'Patches' 756 BS 459 BG 15th Air Force Cerignola Italy 1944, 1/48, 85-5629
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. J variant kit from 2011. Large scale kit with 165 parts features full interior, detailed wheel wells, rotating turrets, pivoting nose gear, full bomb bay with bomb load and optional position doors, rotating props and wheel and ground tractor. There is a paint guide and decals for both aircraft listed.
Cleveland Beechcraft Bonanza Quicky - 18 Inch Wingspan Flying Aircraft
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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Rare kit from 1951 and in factory-fresh condition. The Cleveland Quicky line was designed to get builders into the air quickly with a good flying aircraft. They include no cutting, no covering tissue and no painting- "Just Assemble And Fly!" Features all die-cut, quality balsa with fuselage sides, top and bottom, one piece wings and tail feathers, all parts factory painted in a colorful design, fully formed wire landing gear, finished wheels, rubber motor, plastic prop, hardware, thrust button and more. Never started. The small parts are still in the factory sealed envelope. The parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete with excellent illustrated assembly instructions including flying tips.
Revell Lockheed P-38J or P-38L Lightning, 1/32, 04701
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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From 2003. Large 1/32 P-38 with full cockpit, detailed engine, two rocket launchers with 10 rockets, 2 drop tanks, opening canopy, pilot figure, optional position landing gear and decals for two aircraft. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Verlinden Heavy Machine Gun Bunker Battle Damaged, 1/35, 35103
Other Materials, Box Condition: Good
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Perfect for armor scale dioramas. Well detailed and very realistically cast in what looks like hydrocal. Never started and complete.
Tamiya US Infantry West European Theater, 1/35, MM148
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Includes 8 soldiers, accessories and a color painting guide on the box. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions either on the back of the box or a small sheet inside.
Kyosho F-51D (P-51D) Mustang - 28.5 Inch Wingspan Flying Aircraft, 1/16
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Rare, highly prefabricated gas engine control line or RC model from the late 1950s or early 1960s. Very close to 1/16 scale and designed for powered flight on "19 to 29" sized engines - yes, there should be decimal points in there! Features precut hardwood fuselage bulkheads and other parts, factory-cut balsa ribs, a very large number of other balsa and ply completely pre-cut parts, balloon main tires & clear plastic canopy (all in excellent condition, the canopy is clear and not yellowed), rubber tail wheel, all wire landing gear struts bent to final shape, beautiful aluminum spinner, metal parts cut to final shape, full size plans and more. Inside, the kit is untouched and even includes the bright orange ' backdrop display' cardboard. The parts are held together by the Kyosho 'transparent green' factory tape and most are still in the original factory clear bag and special Kyosho bags. The few parts that are not factory bags have been inventoried and are complete. Full size plans are in "very good++" condition.
Falcon Model Airplane Co P-51D Mustang - Solid Wood Model - Bagged, 1/48, A-4
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Bagged kit. Features full-size, three-view plans with wing and fuselage templates, factory-cut wooden fuselage, wings, horizontal and vertical stabilizers, pre-formed main gear wheels, plastic prop and printwood with gear struts, doors, etc. The kit has never been started and is 100% complete with all parts and plans. Planes have some tape on the back holding the overhead fuselage view in; it is done so well you can't tell unless you turn the plans over. Bill Wonacott drew the excellent plans. Little is known about Falcon Model Airplane Company. But thanks to Dusty Rhodes, we know that they were around as early as 1932 and actively advertising in Popular Aviation with a good sized add. Headquartered at 9610 Division Street, Portland, Oregon, they had a line of flying model kits and eventually solids. The bigger ships in the flying line appear to be quite deluxe, featuring dummy engines, aluminum spun cowlings and for power "The Prime Mover," a new gearless rubber power system that claims to double the flight endurance. Models in 1932 included the Monocoupe 10, Lockheed Orion (both $2.25) and a smaller line of 9" wingspan kits at 50 cents each, featuring the P-6E Hawk, Akron Fighter (Sparrowhawk), A-8 Attack, Gee Bee Racer, Lockheed Vega, Spad, SE-5, Hawker Fury, Curtiss Helldiver, Boeing P-12C, Ben Howard Racer, Lockheed Sirius, Fokker D-VII and Albatross D-III. Falcon eventually moved to Long Beach, CA.
Comet North American NA-35 (Vega 35) - 17 1/8 inch Wingspan For Free Flight, 3301-200
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good+
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Still factory sealed but the seal has many splits. Dated 1963 on the plans. Stick and tissue kit can be powered by rubber or electric, or built for static display. Features traditional construction techniques with quality, die-cut balsa sheet parts, stripwood, fully formed wheels, spars and wood stock as required, fully formed wire landing gear, rubber motor, plastic prop, wood thrust button, insignia, covering tissue and detailed, full-size plans and building instructions. Comet was a famous manufacturer of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998.
Revell Consolidated B-24D Liberator - 90th Bomb Group Jolly Rogers' 'Tokio Express', 1/72, 4339
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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From 1989. Has many action features: landing gear retracts and extends, control surfaces move, guns elevate and turrets rotate, wheels and props spin, flaps extend/retract and the model includes crew members. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell USS Flasher SS249 Submarine, 1/220, H431
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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1971 issue with fantastic box artwork. Well detailed kit is 21 inches long when assembled. Features torpedo tube detail, moving diving planes, detailed props, shafts and rudders, swiveling deck gun, detailed conning tower and periscope and display stand. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. The Flasher survived 6 tours in the Pacific and sand 21 ships for a total of 100,231 tons. Her crew earned the Presidential Unit Citation and Six Battle Stars.
Matchbox Handley Page Halifax GRII Series IA / B.MkI/II - 58 Sq Coastal command Wales 1943 / 76 Sq RAF Yorks (P/O Christoper Cheshire's Aircraft) / 10th Sq RAF Yorks 1942, 1/72, PK-604
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
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Dated 1983. Very nicely molded for that time with very fine raised panel lines and many recessed details as well. Features detailed cockpit, crew, rotating turrets, wheels and propellers, parts for all three versions, optional position bomb bay doors and a painting guide and decals for the three aircraft listed. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Airfix IL-2M3 Stormovik / TWO Blenheim Mk.IV / TWO Hurricane IV RP / Fairey Firefly, 1/72, 293
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good to VG
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SALE!! Includes all 6 kits in the boxes shown. NOTE: Sold AS-IS and not inventoried. This collector was very meticulous and of his kits that I did inventory, 95% are complete. But on these kits he cut the sprue (trees) with the part numbers still attached to each number, so the parts are loose. Because of that, I have not inventoried these kits. NOTE: he built minor sub assemblies (cockpit tubs, wing halves, etc) to 'professional' quality. He also almost always removed the displays stands (if provided). Again, these kits are sold not inventoried and AS IS hence the very low price.
ESCI FOUR Opel Blitz Trucks / TWO King Tiger Pz. Kfz.VI / THREE Marder III Tank Destroyers, 1/72, 8007
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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SALE!! Includes all 9 kits in the three boxes shown with decals and instructions. NOTE: Sold AS-IS and not inventoried. This collector was very meticulous and of his kits that I did inventory, 95% are complete. But he cut the sprue (trees) with the part numbers still attached to each number, so the parts are loose. Because of that, I have not inventoried these kits. NOTE: he very neatly built minor to major sub assemblies to "excellent++ to professional" quality. Most are minor, but occasionally there is major assembly. Again, these kits are sold not inventoried and AS IS hence the very low price.
Lindberg WWII Navy Assault Airplane F6F Hellcat - Motorized, 1/48, 302M-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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late 1950s model with fantastic Gaedke artwork. Includes electric motor and hardware; the batteries are hidden in the base. Never started. The motor is still factory sealed and all other parts have been been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg F-86 Sabre NATO Jet Fighter Motorized - Viet Nam Action Kit Issue, 1/48, 310M-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
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Still factory sealed but the seal has split at multiple places. 1965 hardbox issue and the first motorized release with jet sound. Features electric motor, hardware, battery stand, full landing gear, two drop tanks and underwing missiles. Lindberg's "Viet Nam Action Kit" sticker was not well thought out; did Luftwaffe F-86s take part in that conflict? 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.
Hasegawa D-Day Plus 10 Diorama with M-4 Sherman Tank and Crew / M3A1 Half Track with Troops / Display Base With Concrete Building Ruins, 1/72, 606
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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NOTE: Builder kit only, please read carefully for the condition. Nicely detailed kit contains all items listed in the title. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: Missing the German Panther Tank on the left of the box top photo!