Revell Gorch Fock Training Sailing Ship, 1/253, 05412
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$44
Dated 1986. This famous ship of the German Federal Navy celebrated 25 years of service back in 1983, and at that time had sailed 350,000 sea miles. Older but very nicely detailed full-hull kit. Includes rigging instructions and sails. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Revell DC-7C Swissair 'S' Issue, 1/122, H267-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$85
First issue dated 1957. Hardbox 'S' kit with fantastic artwork. Features pilot figure, optional position cabin door, rotating propellers and wheels, optional position landing gear, passenger boarding stairs, full color Swissair decals and Revell 'globe' base swivel stand. The instructions have a Swissair route map and a large photo of a Swissair crew in the cockpit of the DC-7. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals (in 'near mint' condition - slight bit of yellowing is the only flaw) and instructions.
Brifaut Antoinette 1908, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-
$275
Very rare kit of French manufacture. Like many of the other Brifaut kits, this one features injection molded internal aircraft parts that duplicate the actual aircraft structure, and a fine cloth covering material that looks like silk. The kit has never been started. Inside, it is in factory-new condition. All parts are still internally sealed. The original 'La Racine Touchtout' rigging line is present, along with the cloth covering and all the paper work: 3 pages of aircraft history, pattern guide for the cloth, beautiful illustrated instructions and written instructions as well. It is very unusual to find this kit so complete. Other kits in the line are on the side of the box and include the Eole (Clement Ader), Antoinette, Voisin, Nieuport XVII, 'Vieux Charles' and Arc En Ciel. This kit must be shipped insured.
Williams Brothers Northrop Gamma Texaco Sky Chief or Polar Star, 1/72, 72-214
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$23
The Gamma was designed by John Northrop and was considered very advanced in 1933. The airplane was an instant success. Texaco took delivery of the first one and set numerous cross-country speed records, in addition to being a crowd favorite at air shows. Dr. Lincoln Ellsworth used a Gamma in 1935 for a successful Trans-Antarctic Flight in the 'Polar Star'. This aircraft now rests in the Smithsonian. Gammas were also flown by Howard Hughes and Jacqueline Cochran. The model is very nicely molded and detailed and can build one of two versions of the Sky Chief (Phase I or III) or one of two versions of the Polar Star (Phase I or II)and includes all optional parts required to do so including two different engines, cowlings, nose sections, two and three blade propellers, canopies, one and two seat cockpits and tail wheels as required. Includes an extensive Micro-Scale color decal sheet for two versions each of the Polar Star and Sky Chief. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Frog DH Hornet F.Mk.3 LR Fighter - No 41 Sq RAF 1950 or No. 19 Sq 1950, 1/72, F239
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$20
Includes parts and decals to make either aircraft. Excellent full color painting guide is located on the bottom of the box. Typical high quality Frog kit with fine panel lines and no rivet detail so it builds up to a realistic model. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Hornets took part in a major incident in US/UK/PRC relations on July 23, 1954, when PLAAF La-7s (or -11s) shot down Cathay Pacific DC-4 VR-HEU near Hong Kong. Hornets from 80 Squadron Kai Tak (not depicted in the Frog kit decals) are scrambled and the first to locate the survivors. Two days later, 7th Fleet AD-1s splash two Lavochkins in the same area.
Frog Gloster Whittle E28 / 39 Pioneer - Bagged, 1/72, F174F
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$27
Bagged kit with header. Still factory sealed. Very nicely molded, like most Frog kits. Very fine panel line detail and separately molded control surfaces.
Airfix AEC Matador & 5.5 Inch Gun - Bagged, 1/76, A14V
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$22
Still factory sealed. 1960s Type Three logo bag with header. Part of the excellent 1/76 Airfix armor series and includes detailed truck and 5.5 inch gun models.
Airfix Russian T-34 (T34) Tank - Bagged, 1/76, A16V
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$22
Still factory sealed. From the 1960s. Type three logo bagged kit with header. From the 1960s. Part of the excellent Airfix 1/76 armor series.
Lindberg Diesel Tugboat - (ex-Pyro Sea Going Diesel Tugboat Despatch No. 9 of Standard Oil), 1/76, 70897
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$32
From quality Pyro molds. Measures 13.5 inches long when assembled. Could be motorized and made R/C, as it was originally designed for water operation with Pyro's optional Ship Power Pack. Lindberg even released an R/C version much later. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
MPC Rockwell B-1B Bomber, 1/72, 1-4551
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$72
1983 issue that is nicely molded and detailed. Measures over 23 inches when assembled and features detailed cockpit, swinging wings, opened or closed weapons bay with cruise missiles, moving elevators, detailed engine pods and intakes and optional position crew boarding ladder. The kit has never been started. It has either been inventoried complete with all parts or the parts are all still in the sealed factory bags. Includes decals and instructions.
Airfix German Assault Gun Craftmaster Issue, 1/76, M1-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$22
Still factory sealed. 1960s issue with colorful and dramatic artwork.
Hasegawa General Dynamics F-106A Delta Dart, 1/72, 1054
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$24
Late 1970s issue with unique and colorful 'Spirit of 76' decals. Nicely detailed for that time and features external tanks, optional position missile bay doors and a full load of Falcon Aim-4 E/F Air-to-Air Missiles. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Kader Vickers Viscount BEA - British European Airways, 1/121, 393
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$36
Ex-Lincoln molds. Very close to 1/144 scale. Good detail and complete decals including all pin stripes. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Box has a stain on the bottom tray- outside only. All parts, decals and instructions are 'excellent' and undamaged.
Aurora Boeing 737 Commercial Jet United Air Lines, 1/72, 359-250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$175
Still factory sealed and in investment-grade condition. The seal is present and intact except for a 1/2 inch split on the bottom. The box has no damage at all. Rare 1/72 scale 737 dated 1966 with great Roy Grinnell boxart. This is the first issue artwork but the third price extension change. This kit has the 2.50 price instead of the earlier 1.98 or 2.49. Given the 250 price extension, this exact kit was likely issued around 1967/68. Molded in white and clear, with the large clear 'Triangle World' display base.
Novo DH-88 Comet Racer - ex Frog - Bagged, 1/72, F168
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$39
Excellent quality kit that builds into a realistic model. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Includes figures of Capt. Scott and Capt. Black, the famous Comet pilots who won the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia. The DH-88 was designed specifically for this race and performed wonderfully.
Lindberg German Ju-87 Stuka Dive Bomber Motorized, 1/48, 306M-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$76
Late 1950 motorized hardbox issue with Ray Gaedke artwork. Features pilot and gunner figures, one piece canopy, centerline large bomb and two wing-mounted smaller bombs, electric motor for the prop, display stand and battery holder with wires. Molded in gloss medium green and clear. Never started. The motor is still in the factory sealed bag; the model parts have been inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. 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.
Aurora Regulus II Guided Missile with Launcher, 1/48, 378-249
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$425
1958 release of this kit featuring classic Jo Kotula boxart. The large 1/48 scale missile comes with a fully operational scale launcher. The hardbox is 'very good++' with great color and gloss, four solid corners, no price tag or tape tears, no torn or missing litho and no creases. Flaws include edge and corner wear as shown and light general wear. The kit has never been started and is factory new inside right down to the original tissue packing paper. Aurora factory sealed the silver parts and the red missile parts; these are both still sealed. The deep blue parts were not sealed but have been inventoried 100% complete with all parts. Includes decals and instructions in 'excellent' condition. This kit must be shipped insured. The Aurora "Missile Line" is legendary. In the late 1950s, the first missile model kits sold briskly, so Aurora and Revell both planned extensive lines. However, the missile modeling craze disappeared as quickly as it started. Models that were in the works were canceled or completed if they were far enough along. Those that were completed were fine efforts but sold poorly and had very short lives, making them rare collector items today.
Tamiya M41 Walker Bulldog, 1/35, 35055
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$27
Very nicely detailed kit. Never started. Internal factory sealed bags including decals and instructions.
Tauro Model Italian WWII RN Zara Heavy Cruiser, 1/400, 204
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$54
Large and highly detailed kit with 249 parts and metal anchor chain. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The Zara 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 Pola and Fiume. All three were sunk at very close range by the Warspite.
Continental Model Airplane Co Miles Mohawk - Stick and Tissue Flying Airplane, X17
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$25
From the mid to late 1930s. New old stock from a closed down hobby shop. Because they are in 'new' condition, the end flaps and tabs are in great condition with no tears or rips. Features 15 inch wingspan, quality balsa printwood and wood stock, fully carved hardwood wheels, partially carved prop blank (needs sanding), balsa blocks as required, covering paper, color insignia sheet 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.