Rogers Motor Company Studebaker M-29 C Weasel - Army Personnel and Cargo Carrier, 1/12, 29C
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Rare, large 1/12 scale highly pre-fabricated kit from 1945. Very high quality wood and metal scale Weasel measuring 10.5 inches long when assembled. Features pre-cut and precarved hardwood parts for the main body and deck fittings, completely formed bogie wheels, die-cut fibre bogie chassis, numerous other very thick fibre parts, metal screen and metal stock as needed, complete interior, numerous other die cut parts, completely formed tread links, clear windshield, full decals and much more. Rogers spent a significant amount of time on the 'Photo-Plan' instructions, providing photos for each step and detailed text, full size plans and parts list. The kit has never been started. Inventoried as good as possible and appears complete with all parts, decals and full instructions with plans. There are no part numbers and assembly is by the plans; so inventory is very difficult at best. All the major parts are there but a small (easily made) wood part or two may have been overlooked. Rogers was an early producer of miniature gas engines for free-flight and early radio control model kits and often had large adds for these engines in hobby magazines. The full company name on the box is listed as 'Rogers Motor Company Detroit Michigan' and the 'Scale Model Division' is listed as Tawas City, Michigan. Right at the end of WWII, Rogers made a very short journey into kit manufacturing. As you would expect from an engine manufacturer, the kits were all true scale, highly prefabricated, had excellent detail and were fairly complicated. Rogers produced at least four kits - the 40MM AA Gun and Carriage (1/16 scale), Army Weasel, LST and an amazing, huge scale Sherman M4 tank with over 780 parts. These kits were likely produced in that order, with the LST being released around late 1945/early 1946. I have seen several of these kits built and they make excellent displays. And thanks to kit builder and collector Fran Fierko for some new and important kit history! Fran was able to track down the son of the designer of the five Rogers kits. Mr. John Hoenle Jr. was a master model builder who received a deferment from the draft in WWI to build recognition models for the military- some of which may still be on display at Wright-patterson AFB in Ohio. Mr. Hoenle is believed to have designed one other early kit, a civilian Chris Craft cabin cruiser. It is unknown if this kit was issued or not. Mr. Hoenle left Rogers to design promo models for Jo-Han, which is famous for their 1950s line of car kits.
Tamiya Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Block 50 Fighting Falcon, 1/48, 61098
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Dated 2007. This is a beautiful, highly detailed kit with all fine recessed panel lines, full cockpit, optional position canopy, superb intake and gear wells, pilot figure, extensive weapons loadout and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Supermarine Seafire F.XVII - No 800 NAS HMS Triumph And Hal Far Malta 1947 / No.741 NAS AWS St. Merryn UK 1947 / No. 1832 NAS NAS Culham UK 1950, 1/48, A06102
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good+
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Still factory tape sealed. Modern Airfix skill level three kit features 134 parts and decals for all three aircraft listed.
Revell ETV Waker Coast Guard Emergency Towing Vessel Tugboat, 1/200, 05240
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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Rare. Large scale, highly detailed kit from newer molds. Dated 2008. Features a detailed one piece hull, complete deck fittings and equipment, clear material for windows and portholes, full railings, three fire fighting guns, two inflatable boats, two cranes, helicopter landing platform, display stand and colorful markings for the Netherlands Coast Guard. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Entex Beechcraft Bonanza V35 - (ex Bandai), 1/48, 8515B
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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From quality Bandai molds. Nicely detailed with full interior, removable cowl and engine. Has enough "N" registrations numbers to make almost any number you would like. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Otaki Kawasaki Ki-61 1 Hien Tony, 1/48, OT2-6-500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Very nice early kit with very fine surface detail, decals for several different aircraft, detailed cockpit and engine, optional drop tanks and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. There is even a color painting guide but it has age foxing.
Orange Crush-Revell 1900 Packard Roadmaster, 1/32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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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.
Midwest The Seguin 39 Inch Long Fiberglass Hull, 1/32
Fibreglass Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Beautiful, high quality hull that has been factory gel coated white. In factory new condition. NOTE: I have listed this as a Midwest product, but it could have been from Microglass or another vendor that made hulls. There is a tag with "51" laid into the fiberglass and visible from the inside of the hull, and a tag with "35" much closer to the top near it. There are no other markings.
Revell F-89D Scorpion 'S' Issue, 1/80, H221-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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1955 'S' first issue with the fantastic box art that has made these kits so popular today. Very well molded for that time in silver and clear plastic. Includes the famous clear Revell 'Revelving Swivel Base.' The box displays very well with 'excellent' color and gloss, four solid corners, no price tags or tape (or marks from either and no fading. It is graded as 'very good++' however because there is light to moderate general wear. Molded in the correct silver and clear. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Decals are in amazing 'excellent++' condition and instructions are 'very good+' with age yellowing as the primary flaw.
Lindberg P-47 Thunderbolt World War II Fighter Bomber, 1/48, 550-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Hard to find late 1950s P-47 hardbox issue with classic Ray Gaedke box art. Features rotating prop, pilot figure, centerline and wing bomb load and rockets (which can be left off if you wish), display stand and very colorful decals for the box art aircraft including yellow tail with black strip, all 'Stars and Bars,' yellow and black upper and lower wing strips, yellow and black elevator triangle and black anti-glare panel.The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. This same box art issue was also made in a Cellovision version box.
Revell Focke-Wulf Fw-190D-9 Dora - With Revell #2745 Decals - (FW190D9), 1/32, 4556
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Includes Revell's superb and extensive FW-190D-9 decal sheet from a later issue, kit #04725. It is in mint condition. The actual kit is from 1990 and is the large 1/32 scale issue. Features full cockpit, removable cowl to show Jumo engine, sliding canopy, pilot figure and moving wheels and propeller. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. NOTE Missing the original decals, but the superior Revell #04725 FW190D-9 decals are included.
Pyro Steam Paddle Cutter Harriett Lane American Civil War - Civil War Blockade Runner (Cutter Lavinia), 1/124, 249
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
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Late 1950s kit of this very historical ship. Full-hull model is well detailed for that time and features a factory copper painted hull below the waterline, detailed deck fittings and deck houses, display stand, sail, blocks and other rigging material, extensive step-by-step rigging instructions and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. The hull along measures 16.25 inches long. NOTE: the dolphin striker is neatly broke at the base from the bowsprit. It is present and can be repaired. The instructions say "Civil War Blockade Runner" which is not unusual for this model. The Harriett Lane was built in 1858 and named for President Buchanan's niece. The cutter was 180 feet long with a 30 foot beam and displacement was 670 tons. Armament consisted of 3-9 inch Dahlgrens and 1-30 lb Parrot Rifle. She was built at a time when steam was not fool-proof, so she is rigged for full sails. Harriett Lane served as the Presidential Yacht, the fired the first shot of the Civil War. She chased down blockade runners until January 1, 1863 when she was attacked by five Confederate Gun Boats and boarded. She was captured and renamed the Lavinia and was used as a blockade runner. Near the end of the war she caught fire at sea, and put into Havana Harbor. Federal forces took her again and rebuilt her in 1869 as the bark 'Elliot Ritchie.' She was abandoned at sea in 1884.
Bandai Beechcraft Bonanza V35A, 1/48, 8530B
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Nice kit featuring very fine all recessed panel lines, full interior, removable cowl, detailed engine and four positionable figures with accessories. Includes enough registration numbers and letters to make almost any number you would like. The kit has never been started. The small parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags; the large parts are not sealed and inventoried complete, including decals and instructions.
ESCI Cessna 172 Skyhawk, 1/48, 4064
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
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Still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box slightly concave. This is a nicely detailed and molded model featuring full interior, center console and instrument panel, engine and firewall detail and decals for both Dutch or West German civil aircraft shown on the box art.
Testors 1931 Supermarine S-6B - (ex-Hawk), 1/48, 910
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. Famous 1931 racing champion from classic ex-Hawk molds.
Airfix F4U-1D Corsair - Craftmaster Issue - (F4U1D), 1/72, 1-46
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Early 1960s issue with action-filled artwork; it may have been inspired by a WWII scene from the USS Bunker Hill. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Monogram OS2U Kingfisher Mexican Naval Air Force - Wheels or Floats, 1/48, 5304A
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Rare Necomisa issue dated 1977. Includes markings for sea or land base Mexican Kingfishers. Can be built with wheels for land operation or floats. The kit has never been started. All of the blue colored plastic parts are still in the factory sealed bag. The clear sprue was never sealed, and it is inventoried and missing one small part: clear, flat wing light lens. Easily made with clear glue. Otherwise complete and includes decals and instructions. Decals are 100% intact and flat but have the typical age micro-cracking.
Lindberg Messerschmitt Me-410, 1/72, 440-60
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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1966 hardbox issue with Tom Morgan boxart. Features optional position landing gear, crew of two, side-mount, rear firing guns and rotating wheels and propellers. Molded in light green and clear plastic. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes 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.
Mamoli Hunter English Cutter 1797 - 17 Inch Long Plank On Frame Ship, 1/72, MV35
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Very highly detailed model in large scale. Features quality die-cut hardwood, stripwood and dowels, extensive metal and pre-cut wood fittings, all running and standing rigging material, realistic preprinted cloth sails and extensive plans. The kit has never been started. The loose parts (wood) have been inventoried complete; the small fittings are still in the internal factory sealed bags.
UPC Hawker Hunter Mk57 - RAF Or Kuwait - (ex Lindberg), 1/48, 5063-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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From Lindberg molds and loaded with operating features including removable rear fuselage, removable, complete jet engine, moving rudder, elevator and ailerons, retracting landing gear, cockpit detail, ejecting pilot, loadout with drop tanks and rockets and decals for a colorful RAF aircraft or the Kuwait Air Force as shown on the boxart. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. UPC stood for Universal Powermaster Corporation which was based out of New York City, NY. UPC did not cut their own molds, but bought kits already molded from other manufacturers and re-boxed the kits in the USA. Scott Eidson, the famous artist best known for his artwork with Revell, also did UPC box art in the 1960s. All UPC production ended in the 1970s. Interestingly enough, this kit says 'Molded in Japan' so these any many other Lindberg molds made their way to Japan at this time.