Monogram Grumman F3F-3 Fighter - (F3F3) Blue Box Issue, 1/32, PA186-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$95
2nd issue of this kit with the 'Blue Box' dated 1967. Very highly detailed. The kit has many action features: When you pull the prop outward and rotate it CCW, the landing gear retracts. Pull it outward and rotate it CW, and the gear extends. Push the prop in, and it freewheels as normal. Kit features a movable control surfaces, highly detailed cockpit, full decals, sliding canopy and instructions for rigging. Never started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing one tiny, easy to make part: (1) #6. This is a very small round part with a hole in the middle. Otherwise complete with all other parts, decals and instructions present.
Classic Airframes Hawker Hurricane Mk. I - RAF 56th Squadron / Hawker Owned Experimental Aircraft - Battle of Britain 65th Year Anniversary Issue - Bagged, 1/48, 4103
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$44
NOTE: bagged kit. There is no box; the box is shown for reference only. The actual kit is high quality with all fine recessed panel lines, highly detailed cockpit, many resin details, detailed gear wells, optional Watts Z-38, DeHavilland 5/31 or Rotol RMS-7 propellers, optional early or late production canopy & early or late production tail wheel and decals for the aircraft listed. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Jordan Products 1929 Model A Ford Station Wagon - HO Scale, 1/87, C-217
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$29
Very well detailed for this scale. Intended for HO layouts but are considered fine kits on their own. The back of many Jordan Highway Miniatures boxes reads "Purchaser Please Note: This is not a 'quickie' kit for kids. It is a highly detailed, authentically scaled craft-type kit, designed for modelers of HO Scale Railroads." Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Strombecker Beechcraft Bonanza V35, C-41
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$84
Rare. Classic early 1950s kit. Made of solid Western Pine - not balsa. Builds up to an impressive display model. Kit includes fuselage, wings, elevators, rudder all cut to shape, sandpaper and a small parts bag with propeller, wheels, etc. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Decals and instructions are excellent. 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 - usually only a quick sanding would finish them.
Arii USS Nautilus SSN571 Nuclear Submarine, AR116-D100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$69
Very rare; not even listed in John Burn's guide. Small scale kit that measures about 6.6 inches long when assembled. The kit is basic, featuring only 10 plastic parts. It is also designed for motorized operation, and comes with a big slow-rpm prop, rubber motor and torpedo-shaped weight holder and weight that hang from the bottom when you wish to operate it. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. The instructions are on the bottom of the box top.
Revell Olds Delivery Van Highway Pioneers - (Oldsmobile), 1/32, H44
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$40
1953 early issue molded in white plastic and it includes colorful decals for the van sides for the 'Gowland's Bakery'. This is from the issues produced by Gowland & Gowland as it carrier their 'balloon' logo on the side. These issues feature the same 5 car artwork on every box; the only way to identify the contents was an ink-stamped name on the box ends. This kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internally sealed factory bag. Includes instructions. These kits have a fascinating history. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream and never made the top 10 list of boys activities. Spurred on by the nation-wide aviation craze in the 1920s, many became modelers and built flying or static wooden models of airplanes, ships, trains, automotive and other subjects. Basic kits existed, but many of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. That changed in the early 1950s when the Gowland & Gowland/Revell Highway Pioneers became the sales sensation of the year. Demand was so great that the factories could not keep up and almost overnight 'model building' was mainstream. The phenomenon of the 'Highway Pioneers' 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 fit the bill: they could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real cars. The success of the Highway Pioneers lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the late 1950s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys...and many adult males too!
Modelkrak Japanese Battleship Fuji, 1/700, MKs-J039
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$32
Finely cast resin waterline model that includes illustrated directions. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Hasegawa Kawasaki T-4 Hamamatsu Training Wing - 31st TSQ 1st SQ JASDF '306' or '6', 1/72, 1007
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$24
SALE!! Includes two kits in one box. Please read carefully for the condition of the models as they are 'builder quality' only. NOTE: both models have minor and 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: wing halves assembled; cockpit tubs assembled; intake halves assembled. There is no other assembly. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Very finely molded with all recessed panel lines, full cockpit, two piece canopy, drop tanks and a painting guide and large, colorful decals sheet for aircraft two aircraft of the JASDF 31st TWQ 1st AW.
Tamiya Kawasaki Ki-61-2 Hien Tony Motorized, 1/50, 6
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$52
Very early Tamiya kit from 1964 with a high-gloss box top and very collectible artwork. Features all very fine raised panel lines, working flaps and elevators, retractable landing gear, optional drop tank, retractable landing gear, three piece canopy, detailed wing guns with removable inspection panels and more. The kit is engineered to be motorized and includes all hardware to do so, but Tamiya did not include the motor with the model. Has decals for two aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The bags even have the Tamiya paper headers in 'excellent' condition.
Hasegawa TWO RAF Spitfire Mk.VIII - 155 Sq RAF 1945 / 92 Sq RAF 1941, 1/72, AP41
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$37
SALE!! Includes two kits in the one box shown. Very well molded with all fine recessed panel lines, excellent overall detail, very good cockpit, detailed gear wells and more. Includes large decal sheet for both aircraft listed. Kit #1 has never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. For Kit #2, NOTE: this kit has minor, 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: seat, control stick and rear bulkhead assembled to the cockpit floor. There is no other assembly. Inventoried 100% complete and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa P-40N Warhawk South Pacific Campaign - With Quickboost Pitot Tube And Antenna Set, 1/72, AT103
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$22
Includes factory sealed Quickboost QB72303 Pitot Tube & Antenna Detail Set which features PE and resin parts. The actual kit is very finely molded with all recessed panel lines, very good cockpit, enclosed wheel wells and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Heller Mirage IIIE - Versions Mirage IIIE / Mirage IIIR / Mirage 5BA - France / Belgium / Spain, 1/72, 253
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$24
1960s issue. Nicely molded and detailed featuring optional parts for all three versions, very fine raised panel lines, cockpit detail, drop tanks and more. Includes decals and painting guide for the three air forces listed. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya Navy Interceptor Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden Jack - Motorized, 1/50, 3
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$38
Very early Tamiya kit from the 1960s with a high-gloss box top in 'excellent' condition with the fantastic artwork that has made these kits so popular. This was a fine kit for that time and features all very fine raised panel lines, working flaps, rudder and elevator, retractable landing gear, retractable landing gear, three piece canopy and external wing bomb load. The kit is engineered to be motorized and includes all hardware to do so, but Tamiya did not include the motor with the model. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The bags even have the original Tamiya paper headers in 'excellent' condition.
Aurora German Pfalz D-3 - (D-III), 1/48, 109-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$65
Still factory sealed and in remarkable 'Mint' condition. Features classic Jo Kotula artwork. The box is dated 1957 but this is roughly the third or fourth issue because of the simplified blue-border logo which means it is from about 1963/64. This is part of the famous Aurora WWI series of 1/48 scale aircraft. The series began in 1956 and Aurora added new kits into the early 1960s. The line proved incredibly popular, so these kits were included in the 'mold upgrade' in the 1970s before Aurora went out of business. Monogram even reissued a few of these kits after they purchased the Aurora molds in the late 1970s.
Novo Bristol 138A - (ex Frog), 1/72, F165
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$22
This model is from the original Frog molds and make an ideal 'Classic Builder'. It has never been started. It has been inventoried with all plastic parts and and instructions present. NOTE: missing decals. On the 28th of September, 1936, the Bristol 138/A climbed to an altitude of 49,967 feet to establish a new world altitude record. In 1937 it climbed to 53,967 feet where the windscreen cracked. The pilot was saved by the pressure suit he was wearing.
MPC Northrop P-61 Black Widow, 1/72, 1105-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$30
Still factory sealed. 1970s issue features interior detail, rotating wheels and props, drop tanks, elevating guns and rotating turret, moving ailerons, positionable spoilers and optional bomb load. This kit is from quality Airfix molds and is one of the MPC issues that include custom and USAF decals, clear prop disks for 'in flight' look and the unique clear modular display stand. Note that this issue still has 'Model Products By Craft Master' under the MPC logo. Before this, MPC was marketing Airfix kits under the Craftmaster name in the USA. This continued for several issues and was finally discontinued although MPC continued to distribute Airfix and their own models.
Hawk F4D Skyray Triangle Box, 1/72, 402
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
$39
Rare Triangle Box issue from about 1957/58. As a marketing experiment, Hawk tried this novel and colorful box only with the Skyray. Dealers found it difficult to stack with other kits and it was discontinued. Most parts are molded in gloss white, with a green-tinted clear canopy and brown pilot. Never started. Inventoried and NOTE: Missing one rectangular gear door. Otherwise includes all other parts. NOTE: the four bombs are blue and not white; they are from another issue of this same kit. This box rates as only 'fair.' It has splits, wear and some clear tape on the top right as shown
Aurora Swedish S Tank, 1/48, 316-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$75
1966 hardbox issue with fantastic artwork. Nicely detailed for that time, featuring flexible treads, opening hatches and three soldiers with one tank crew member. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
MPC Super Dualie Chevy Pickup - Chevrolet Scottsdale 10 Truck, 1/25, 1-0424
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$89
Still factory sealed and in investment-grade 'near mint' condition. Dated 1978 and features detailed engine and compartment, opening hood, full interior, detailed underside, roll bar, grill guard, giant hood scoop, lift-up tonneau cover and more.
Lindberg Dornier Do-17Z - Flying Pencil, 1/72, 577-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$27
1967 softbox issue with artwork by Bojanowski. This is a nicely done kit for that time with fine raised surface details, crew of four, optional position landing gear and clear display stand. The kit has never been started. Inventoried with all parts, decals and instructions present. 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.