Revell Republic F-84F Thunderstreak Whip-Fly, 1/54, H152-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$59
1960 issue of the rare 'Whip Fly' series. Hardbox artwork for this series was 'action' photos by Tom Kelly. Whip-Fly kits contain the aircraft model with nose ballast, a metal control ring, 12 feet of control line and a control handle so that you could spin the aircraft around in circles. This kit has never been started. It is either still in the internally sealed factory bag or has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora Grumman F9F Panther Jet, 1/49, 22-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Near Mint++
$75
Very rare investment-grade condition box in amazing 'Near Mint++' condition. Dated 1960 and has factory-new color and gloss, four solid corners, no repairs, no tape or tags and no marks from either, no rips, tears, fading or missing litho. The only flaws are the slightest bit of edge and corner wear. This model is molded in a stunning gloss dark blue plastic and clear. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Instructions and decals are both in exceptional 'Near Mint' condition with slight yellowing as the only significant flaw.
Farpro Seiran Type 11 M6A1 Submarine Floatplane - (ex-Aoshima), 1/72, 105
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$20
From Aoshima molds. Features working ailerons, crew of two and beaching stand. Molded in medium blue and clear. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. Farpro existed for a short time in the late 1960s. All the kits were all made in Japan by Aoshima but specifically for US distribution. Some kits had provision for motorization and some did not.
Revell White Gas Truck - White Motor Compnay 3000 Series (3022 PLT) Tractor Truck with Fruehauf 6000 Gallon Trailer - Mobilgas Gas Truck - O Gauge, 1/48, 1420
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$62
Still factory sealed. 1995 reissue of this great 1950s kit. Features detailed engine, movable cab, full chassis and interior, opening valve compartment doors, Champion sign and crew of two as shown on the cover artwork.
ATP Boeing 727-200 - Fuselage Conversion with Decals, 1/144, AVK-2
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$5
Very nicely formed with recessed control surface lines. Includes ATP window, cockpit window and door decals for the 717-1200. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
MPC McDonnell F2H-2 or F2H-2P Banshee - (ex-Airfix) - (F2H2 F2H2P), 1/72, 1-4305
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$27
Very nice model from 1982 that includes USN markings for the box art aircraft and parts to build -2 or -2P photo version. NOTE: this kit has minor, 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: intake fans to wing halves; bulkhead to the cockpit floor. There is no other assembly. Inventoried 100% complete and includes decals and instructions.
Heller Breguet 693, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$27
This is a very early Heller issue with no part number, very high gloss box with wrap-around full artwork and the yellow-backed Heller Logo. Very nicely molded and finely detailed. Contains early small catalog. Never started. Factory sealed bag with decals and instructions. Sleek and beautiful, the Breguet 693 was a fast low-level twin engine attack bomber with a crew of two. Armament was one 20mm cannon and two machine guns in front and one turret mounted machine gun facing aft. Bomb load was 6 to 8 50 kg bombs.
Hawk Howard Ike Racer - Lincoln International Issue - Bagged, 1/48
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good
$38
From the 1950s. Rare kit for the advanced Hawk collector. Still factory sealed but the header panel is in 'good' condition. I have shown the best side; the reverse has a price tag tear. This kit was 'Made in the British Empire by Lincoln International.' Lincoln was an injection molding firm that issued models as a side-line. Kits were made in Great Britain, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand and sold in many more. They reissued at least 13 Hawk kits. I have dated these late 1950s because the R3C-1 Army Racer (also released in this series) still has wheels. Later issues had floats.
Revell F-105B Thunderchief - 'S' Issue, 1/75, H285-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$79
1958 first issue with dramatic hardbox artwork. The box has excellent color and gloss. Features optional position landing gear, movable wheels, four bombs, pilot figure and hinged cockpit canopy and refueling probe. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Italeri Desert Train Mercedes-Benz 6x4 Semi Tractor Trailer, 1/24, 757
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$52
Still factory sealed. Very highly detailed kit.
Ogonjek Battleship Potemkin - (ex Heller Potemkine), 1/400
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$32
From very high quality ex-Heller kits. Cleanly molded with no flash. Soviet Union release. Full hull kit with excellent detail. The kit has never been started. NOTE: missing part #22, a bridge piece that is solid, smooth, about .5 inches high and 1.3 cm high and shaped like half of an ellipse. This part can be made by a skilled modeler. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts and instructions.
Cooperativa Sukhoi Su-25 UBK Frogfoot - USSR or Czechoslovak Air Force, 1/72, R72005
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$28
Finely molded with all recessed panel lines, photoetched details and film instruments. Includes good cockpit detail, separately molded ailerons and rudder and a very large number of under-wing weapons. Has markings for two aircraft. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Nakajima B5N2 Kate, 1/72, 515
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$26
Limited issue with special decals. Very highly detailed kit with all fine recessed panel lines, full interior with crew stations and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Air Lines Miles Magister - (Ex-Frog), 1/72, 3900
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$19
From quality Frog molds. The kit has never been started. NOTE: missing one of two tiny canopies. It has been inventoried with all other parts included and has decals and instructions. Box art is by the famous Jo Kotula who did 1930s covers for the magazine 'Model Airplane News' and later the Aurora box art of the late 1950s. Air Lines kits are all Frog molds that the Lines Brothers imported to the USA between 1964-1966. 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 one or 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.
Planet Models Heinkel He-162B Volksjager with AS-014 Pulse Jets - Luftwaffe, 1/72, 008
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$36
Rare. Very highly detailed resin cast kit with clear canopy. Decals and paint guide are included for the aircraft shown. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Ricks Models AV-8B Harrier, 1/48, BB25
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$18
Rare kit from Rick's Models purchased on October 31, 1980. This is a basic (low part count) resin model with metal details, designed for 'in flight' display only (no landing gear). Never started and inventoried complete. Please note that Rick's models were simple to build and were not furnished with instructions or decals. Unless you specify otherwise, it will be shipped in the original shipping box.
Tamiya Kampfpanzer Leopard, 1/35, MM164
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$34
Well molded and detailed. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell B-25 Mitchell Pacific Raiders, 1/64, H238-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$56
Hardbox issue with a copyright date of 1965. The 'Pacific Raiders' issue uses the same molds as the 1954 'S' kit. All three 'Raiders' sported new box artwork and featured in Pacific colors and markings. Also includes turret blocking plate to model Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders. Molded in gloss olive drab and clear. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Orange Crush-Revell 1915 Ford Model T, 1/32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$59
Very rare kit with a fascinating history. Around 1958/59, Orange Crush of Mexico offered a promotion. They offered free, colorful, plastic model cars if you collected correctly-marked Orange Crush bottle caps. The models are 1/32 scale Revell Highway Pioneer series - although there is no mention of Revell or Lodela anywhere on the box. Orange Crush had the boxes and even the instructions specially made for them with no mention of a manufacturer. They were never given numbers. The boxes were very thin and fragile cardboard. This has contributed to wear and you must be very cautious with them. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bag and the instructions are sealed in the bag as well. You could redeem your caps two ways - at the Orange Crush truck and at a Modelandia Hobby House. The box sides show the 18 cars in the series. Orange Crush also released two full-color booklets and a complete paint set for the cars. A colorful cardboard box held 7 colors of paint in glass bottles, complete with 'Orange Crush' screw-on caps! The entire promotion was done in coordination with Modelandia Hobby House which had up to 19 stores. Modelandia's name appears on each of the boxes and the paint as well. Robina S.A. was the bottler or distributor of Orange Crush in Mexico at that time. The box side lists the other 18 kits with small color pictures of each and shows three sizes of OC - Family Size (Familiar), Grand (Grande) and Normal. You could also obtain models with Titan bottle caps. Titan was also bottled by Robina and came in large (Titan) and smaller (Titancito) sizes and apparently more than one flavor. We do not know how Orange Crush had access to the plastic kits or who sealed the internal bags with the Crush instructions inside them. We can assume that it may have been Lodela, since they would have had access to the Revell molds. It is not know for how long the promotion lasted, but Orange Crush was one of the most dominant soft drinks in Mexico at that time. Here is one clue: some boxes claim that Modelandia had 13 locations; other boxes, which obviously came later on, claim 19 locations. This may indicate that this promotion went on for a significant amount of time.
Ambroid Vinegar Tank Car - HO Craftsman Kit with Sprung Metal Trucks, 1/87, 4
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Very Good
$58
Includes correct, sprung metal trucks. This is a quality Ambroid kit from the 'Golden Age' of HO Craftsman kits that is a complex and very highly detailed. When properly built, it is a museum quality display. Ambroid kits were limited release models that are widely considered to be the standard of quality for this style kit. Features all Northeastern Scale Models hardwood lumber. All major parts are fully cut, milled, shaped and ready to assembly. Wood and metal stock is included as needed for details and will need to be cut to length. Includes cast metal details, a bag of detail parts that is still factory sealed and full size instructions/plans. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bags and the non-sealed parts have been inventoried complete including instructions. If you have an interest in these highly accurate HO kits and the revolution they created in modeling, please read the article about their history located on this website. Please cut and paste this link in your browser to see it - http://www.oldmodelkits.com/blog/plastic-model-kit-history/the-ho-scale-model-railroading-revolution-of-the-1940s/