AMT Klingon Battle Cruiser Star Trek - (TV Series), 1/635, S952-250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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Original large box issue with 1968 date. The original owner opened the kit but carefully left the cello wrap on the box top, leaving in in exceptional condition. This kit was marketed in conjunction with the original 'Star Trek' TV series. Features chrome plated parts, green-tinted clear and white parts and large clear stand and base. Never started. The white parts are still in the factory sealed bag and all parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Sterling Piper Cub J-3 - 30 Inch Wingspan for R/C / Control Line / Free Flight, A22
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Dates from the late 1960s. This kit is part of Sterling's expensive big-wingspan series that was designed for R/C and also includes numerous extra parts for control line operation. Can also be flown free-flight. Very nicely produced stick-and-tissue model that features high quality die-cut balsa sheet parts, stripwood and spars, fully formed wire landing gear struts, finished wheels, other wood and metal stock as required, light plastic engine, cowl and other details, clear window material and template, rubber motor, plastic prop, a big set of decals, coving tissue and excellent full size plans with detailed instructions. Never started. The small parts (hardware, etc) are still factory sealed. All other parts have been inventoried complete including decals and plans. Sterling was a famous manufacturer dating back to the 1930/40s flying model craze. Although they continued to produce kits for decades after the flying model slump following World War II, they eventually fell victim to the general lack of interest in modeling that occurred in the early 1980s. I always considered Sterling kits to be deluxe kits as they had the action features and included everything needed to complete the model.
Sterling Stearman PT-17 Kaydet Dusts Crops in Flight - 22 Inch Wingspan for R/C / Control Line / Free Flight, A2
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
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Very nicely produced stick-and-tissue model that actually releases 'crop dust' in flight. Can be flown with rubber, electric or gas control line or converted to RC with modern lightweight systems. Features high quality die-cut balsa sheet parts, stripwood and spars, fully formed wire landing gear struts, finished wheels, other wood and metal stock as required, light plastic engine, exhaust and pilot bust, clear dual die-cut windscreens, rubber motor, plastic prop, a big set of decals, covering tissue and excellent full size plans with detailed instructions. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please NOTE there is some bug damage to the backing paper only on the decals. The actual transfers are free of damage. The box is only 'fair' and not collectible; the kit inside is fine and an ideal builder. Sterling was a famous manufacturer dating back to the 1930/40s flying model craze. Although they continued to produce kits for decades after the flying model slump following World War II, they eventually fell victim to the general lack of interest in modeling that occurred in the early 1980s. I always considered Sterling kits to be deluxe kits as they had the action features and included everything needed to complete the model.
Encore Fokker Dr-1 Triplane - Ltn W. Papenmeier Jasta 'Boelcke' Marcke February 1918 - Bagged, 1/72, EC72003
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
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Still factory sealed. Nicely detailed, perhaps from Roden molds, but I cannot be certain.
Airfix Vampire FB5 / J-28B - J28B Royal Swedish Air Force / FB5 No.112 Sq RAF / Scandinavian Historic Flight Vampire, 1/72, 03064
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Has markings for all three aircraft. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Mosquito F.V. VI Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 1205-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed and in investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition. Early 1960s issue with very colorful Craftmaster artwork with a '109 exploding in flames while a FW-190 moves in to attack.
Frog Hawker Hunter FGA Mk.9 or Mk.59 - RAF No. 54 Sq 1969 or Swiss No.1 Sq 1964, 1/72, F204
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Late 1970s final logo issue. Includes parts and decals to make either version/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. This kit has not been started. NOTE: missing display stand. Otherwise inventoried with all airplane parts, decals and instructions. Frog is considered the father of injection molded model kits. The Lines Brothers opened Frog in 1932, capitalizing on the fever caused by Lindberg's solo transatlantic flight. Almost overnight the western populations became 'Air-Minded', and anything aviation was in high demand. Frog created a quality line of stick and tissue rubber powered aircraft and gliders as well as innovative ready-to-fly rubber powered aircraft that required no assembly. The box even contained a built-in rubber motor winder and fuselage holder. Model airplane flight competitions were popular in Great Britain, and one category was 'Rise Off the Ground', or ROG. By changing this to 'Flies Right Off the Ground', the FROG name was born. In 1936 Frog created a line of injection molded plastic models, the first such kit line in the world (Hawk sold a line of injection molded aircraft models in 1934 but they were factory assembled and painted). Named 'Penguin' after the bird that does not fly, the kits were innovative beyond the means of production. At a time when models were simply built by wingspan, the Penguin line was a constant 1/72 scale. Furthermore, a large 1/72 Short S.30 Empire class flying boat contained a full interior and lights! A line of accessories such as AA guns, tractors, hanger, ambulance, sound locator, searchlights and lighting kits were quickly added to the line. WWII caused a pause in production. After the war the box color changed from silver to green, and Penguin kits were also marketed in the USA. Production ended in 1950. Frog quickly expanded and released the Red, Blue, Orange, Black, Green, Gold Token, Spin and Comet series as well as Trail Blazers and several others. It is noteworthy that while most manufacturers in the 1940s/50 were making toy-like models, Frog attempted to make very realistic models. For example, 'detailing' kits with excessively large rivets was once very popular. Frog ignored this trend and continued to mold aircraft with fine panel lines and no rivets. As a result, Frog kits can be built into very realistic replicas. Production ended in the late 1970s, but Frog molds are still in use around the world.
Frog Sea Venom F.A.W. Mk. 21/53 - Australian Navy or Royal Navy, 1/72, F295
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Includes color paint guide and markings for HMAS Melbourne RAN or HMS Ark Royal RN. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Petlyakov Pe-2 - USSR / Polish / Czech Air Forces, 1/72, 258
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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1960s Type Three logo issue and finely molded for that time. Features good interior detail, optional position dive brakes, optional position landing gear, rotating props and wheels and bomb load. With markings for all three air forces. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including all parts, decals and instructions.
Frog DH Sea Venom FAW 21/53 - FAA or Australian Navy (RAAN) - Bagged, 1/72, F253
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Still factory sealed. Has decals for both versions, 891 Squadron from the HMS Ark Royal 1955 and 724th Squadron, HMAS Melbourne, Royal Australian Navy, 1962.
Tin Lizzy Crafts 1917 Ford Model T Farm Truck
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Excellent craftsman kit consisting of hardwood, cast white metal, rubber and other parts. Many wooden parts are laser cut or factory saw cut to final shape or close. Includes apple signs for the truck, four apple barrels, clear material and many pages of detailed, illustrated instructions. This is a scale model. It measures 9 inches long and 4.5 inches high when assembled; the scale is unknown (but Google lists this truck as being 134 inches long, so that would be roughly 1/15 scale). The kit has never been started. The parts that were factory sealed are still in the sealed bags. The parts that were not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including color signs and instructions.
Combat Curtiss SBC3/4 Helldiver With Resin And Metal Details - Bagged, 1/32, 32-090
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Bagged
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Large 1/32 scale Helldiver biplane. Features nicely molded, thick white vac main parts with all recessed panel lines, two complete clear canopies in perfect condition (no yellowing), resin engine, propeller hub and blades, wheels/tires, tail wheel, bomb and bomb fin as well as the following cockpit parts: both seats, three machine guns, instrument panels (front and sides consoles), radio and electronic equipment cluster and boxes, rudder pedals, control stick, trim wheel, throttle quadrant, ammo boxes, resin strut braces (4) arresting gear hook end and more. Also has cast metal machine gun ammo belt, main landing gear struts and metal wiring to detail the engine. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes full size plans/instructions. Vacuform kits are only recommended for people experienced with this type of kit. Previous experience and scratch building skills are required. If you are curious, I highly recommend that you read the article 'How To Build Vacuform Model Kits' which is located on this website.
Lindberg Grumman F6F Hellcat, 1/48, 515-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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1950s issue with Gaedke artwork. Never started. Factory sealed bag or 100% inventoried with all parts/decals and instructions present.
MPC Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Profile Series - 69th FS 58th FG 5th AF New Guinea 1944 / 82nd FS 78 FG 8th AF UK / 62nd FS 56th FG UK 1944, 1/72, 2-1110-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. In the 1970s, MPC released the very popular Profile Series. Inside each box was a quality Airfix kit but with MPC decals to build any of the three aircraft shown on the box top.
Monogram B-25 Mitchell White Box Issue, 1/70, 6819
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good-
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Still factory sealed but the box has light age foxing as shown. 1973 release of the 1950s Four Star kit. Ideal 'Classic Builder' features rotating wheels and propellers, side gun packs and cannon/machine gun nose, crew members, underwing rockets and boarding ladder. Molded in silver and clear.
Aurora Martin B-26D Marauder, 1/46, 371
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed but the seal has a split on the upper long side. 1972 Big A logo of this large and impressive kit from the "Giant Bombers" line. From the original 1950s molds and makes a perfect 'Classic Builder.' Although I cannot confirm it, this issue is normally molded in silver, clear and with the big black or silver/gray tripod base two-piece display stand.
Monogram Mig-15 - North Korean / Russian / Chinese Air Forces - White Box Issue, 1/48, 5403
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Dated 1976. Finely molded and detailed and includes markings for all three aircraft. Features detailed cockpit, wheel wells and speed brake openings, and optional position canopy, flaps and speed brakes. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Fujimi Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Val Dive Bomber - With Markings for Three Aircraft, 1/48, 5A25
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Early Fujimi Mokei issue. Very well detailed and molded from when Fujimi made the world's finest models. Includes full color painting guide (on the inside of the box bottom) for the three aircraft that decals are supplied for. Features all fine recessed panel lines, highly detailed cockpit and engine, two piece canopy, optional bomb loads for the centerline and wing and standing and sitting pilot figures. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
MPM Bell P-63C King Cobra, 1/48, 48022
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. Larger scale model that is well molded and detailed. Includes many resin parts and a decal sheet for Soviet 1944 and French Indo-China 1949. Box art shows a P-63C of the Armee de l'Air, possibly on a ground support mission in Indo-China.
Monogram AD-6 Skyraider - US Navy VA155, 1/48, 5429
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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1983 issue. Very nicely detailed and well molded in the Monogram tradition. Features complete cockpit, detailed main and tail wheel wells, optional position canopy, a variety of load-out options, rotating prop/wheels and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.