Plastic Model Kits
Matchbox TWO BAC Lightning T55 - Kuwait or Royal Saudi Air Force, 1/72, PK126
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$24
SALE!! Includes two kits in the one box shown. Kit #1 is never started and the actual aircraft is inventoried complete including decals and instructions. NOTE: Missing display stand. NOTE: Kit #2 has minor and 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: wing halves with main gear doors in the 'up' position, floor to bulkhead, two seats, rear blocks to exhaust. There is no other assembly. Inventoried and NOTE: Missing canopy and display stand. Otherwise complete with all other parts, decals and instructions present. Dated 1983. Has marking for both unusual operators of the venerable Lightning in 1970.
Airfix Fairey Rotodyne - Type 2 Logo Issue, 1/72, 482
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$58
Early issue from the late 1950s. This was a well detailed kit for the time and builds up to a nice scale model. Features good cockpit detail, two pilots, opening rear cargo doors, separately molded control surfaces, full landing gear and more. Molded in silver and clear plastic. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. NOTE: two propeller blades are broken at the hub and are present so they can be repaired. The Rotodyne first flew in 1957. The purpose was to create the first true vertical take-off airliner that could operate from an area no larger than two tennis courts with a full load. The Rotodyne flew at up to 191 MPH with a range of 450 miles and a payload of 48 passengers or 5 tons of freight. Despite the excellent performance and a larger design in the works, the RAF never placed an order and BEA never placed a firm order. The project was discontinued in 1962.
Hudson Miniatures 1913 Mercer Raceabout - Lil' Old Timers Quickie Kit, 1/32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$36
Rare. When the Gowland/Revell 'Highway Pioneers' burst upon the hobby scene in 1951, they started a hobby revolution. Plastic model kits were not new in 1951, but successful marketing had never been done before. The sensation swept the country, and Gowland & Revell could not make the kits fast enough. The fact that the public was buying these models shocked the existing hobby establishment. One such manufacture was Hudson Miniatures. In the 1940s, Hudson had established a name in making 1/16 scale 'Old Timer' models of automobiles. These were excellent kits with wood and metal parts, but a high degree of skill was required to finish the wood parts. In the late 1940s, they added some injection molded plastic parts (usually acetate wheels and lamps) to the series but the rest of the kit remained wood. When Hudson saw what was happening with the Highway Pioneers, he began to design his own 1/32 scale line of all-plastic cars called 'Lil Old Timers', which hit the stores in 1954. An early paper fold-out catalog shows 18 models including some real gems like the 1910 International Harvester Passenger Car, 1911 Brush Delivery Truck and 1906 Columbia Electric Car just to name a few. The line was bought by Revell a short time after it's release, and Revell did reissue some (but not all) of the kits. As you would expect from Hudson, this is a nice kit with excellent moldings and detail for the time. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including instructions. The Mercer was perhaps the most famous sports car of it's day, and it can be successfully argued that it was America's first sports car. The 30 horsepower 'T' head 4 cylinder engine sped it along at over 80 miles per hour. A 1914 Mercer clocked 112 mph at Daytona Beach - no mean feat for that age.
Pyro 1909 Lozier Briarcliff - Vintage Brass Car Series, 1/32, C455-125
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$40
1967 Pyro issue from original molds. In the early to mid 1960s the Pyro company chose many of the kit subjects based more on historical significance than popularity. Luckily for us, Pyro not only made these kits but did an excellent job for the time. The Lozier was a large four cylinder T-Head rated at 45 horsepower. The wheelbase was 124 inches and she rode on huge 36 x 4.5 tires. This Pyro car model is based on a car that was owned by Thomas J Lester of Chagrin Falls, Ohio that Pyro engineers and designers had access to. The model includes rubber tires, brass plated, colored and clear plastic parts. Features detailed chassis, complete motor and interior and a removable hood. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including instructions.
Pyro American Cup Racer - With Sails, 1/96, 328-298
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$72
Rare early issue from Pyro, likely from the late 1950s or very early 1960s. Wonderful kit of the famous schooner that would race between New York and Bermuda. Very nicely detailed and includes billowing sails, standing and running rigging material and full rigging instructions. Measures about 19 inches long when built. NOTE: this kit has very minor and neat assembly: 3 eyelets are glued to the hull. There is no other assembly. NOTE: the hull below the waterline only is painted green. There is one coat and the quality is only 'good.' there is no other painting. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, thread and instructions present.
Life-Like Winnie the Whale Armored Landing Vehicle - With 75mm Howitzer - (ex Adams), 1/40, 09658
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$64
From the original, high quality Adams Action Model molds. Features working bogies, flexible tracks,, rotating turret, elevating gun, rotating and elevating machine guns and more. Includes a crew of two and four soldier. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora Focke-Wulf FW-190, 1/47, 30-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$159
True 1960 hardbox release in amazing, investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition. Notice the 79 cent extension, 'Sunburst' logo with 'Famous Fighters' inside which gives us the early date. The box is amazing with only the very lightest and slightest of wear. Molded in high-gloss black and clear with the clear triangular 'globe' display stand. It even includes the original factory tissue packing paper. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Decals are intact and perfectly flat, graded 'excellent++' with slight yellowing as the only flaw; the instructions are 'near mint++' condition.
Aurora British SE-5 Scout, 1/48, 103-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$59
First issue from 1956 with Jim Cox boxart and Northern Lights logo. The logo on this box top was only used for one year; in 1957 it was replaced with the famous oval 'Famous Fighters' Sunburst logo. This kit was one of a very famous line of 1/48 scale WWI aircraft kits introduced by Aurora at this time. Due to the popularity, subjects were still being released into the 1960s. Molded in glossy olive green and black. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. While the top of the box displays 'near mint,' the box is only graded 'excellent because the right short side has light but obvious sun fading.
Aurora Fokker D-7 - (D-VII DVII), 1/48, 106-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$55
This is the hard-to-find third issue of this kit. It retains the original 1956 box art, but the square Aurora 'Northern Lights' logo is gone, replace by the famous sunburst 'Famous Fighters' oval. The price extension is 79 cents. The second issue is identical except for a 69 cent extension. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Aurora Curtiss Hawk P-6E, 1/43, 116-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$44
First issue from 1956 that still has the 1954/55 early logo. This was a well-reviewed and fine kit for that time. It features moving ailerons, elevators and rudder, 'good' cockpit, pilot figure, clear windscreen, rotating wheels & propeller and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
AMT AMC Gremlin X - Mini Muscle Car - Drag Or Stock, 1/25, T216
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$69
Rare original issue and not the recent reissue. The 'Hot Rod' Gremlin version features parts to build a stock or 'Muscle' Drag Car, detailed engine and compartment, opening high rise hood, detailed chassis, Crager mags & Goodyear tires, side pipes, spoiler, window fillers, roll cage, drag shocks & rear drag springs, high rise dual manifold, tube headers, Levi's Bucket Seat interior and more. Molded in white, clear, red-tinted clear, chrome plate, metal axles and with black tires. Never started. The parts that were factory sealed are still sealed and in the clear bag. The parts that were never factory sealed (chrome and clear) have been inventoried complete. With decals and instructions. NOTE: decals have tire burns but there is easily enough there to reconstruct and reproduce them using the two decal articles located on this website.
Model USA Cessna L-19 / O-1 Bird Dog - USAF / South Vietnam / JSDF, 1/48, 0001
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$34
Large scale (1/48) kit of the famous liaison aircraft from 1950s. The O-1 was best know as an effective FAC aircraft in the Vietnam War. Very nicely molded with recessed panel lines. Includes underwing stores and full detail for the interior and engine. Has decals for all three air forces. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram A-1H Skyraider, 1/48, 5454
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$34
Classic high Monogram quality kit from 1990 features complete cockpit, detailed main and tail wheel wells, optional position canopy, large weapons/drop tank loadout and more. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Renwal Lacrosse Missile - With Launching Truck and Crew, 1/32, 560-298
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$32
From the early 1960s and from the famous well-detailed Renwal 'Blueprint' molds. The missile is over 9 inches long and not the small-scale Revell issue but from completely different molds. Features 138 parts with the missile in white and the truck/launcher in olive drab. Very well detailed inside and out. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried and NOTE: Missing one #61 short drive shaft and #52 pintle. Otherwise complete with all other parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket - (D5582), 1/54, H121
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$38
Revell of Great Britain 1960s Academy release with great box art unique to this issue. Kit features optional position landing gear and cockpit hatch, boarding ladder and pilot in the boxart pose. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell DH-82 A/C Tiger Moth - With Wheels / Skis - Netherland Army Air Force / RAF No.5 Glider Training School / RCAF Canada No.6 Elementary Flight Training School, 1/32, 04712
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$59
Very large (1/32 scale) and well detailed with 115 pieces. Features optional parts for ski or standard wheel operation, highly detailed engine with removable cowling, full cockpit detail and more. Includes markings for all three aircraft listed. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell USS Oriskany Aircraft Carrier - Essex Class Angled Deck, 1/500, 85-0318
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$145
Still factory sealed. Hard-to-find 2017 reissue from the original 1967 molds of the Mighty 'O' of Korea and Vietnam. Aircraft from the Oriskany waged the Navy's first all-jet dogfight over Korea against eight Migs. Well detailed and features a full hull, complete propeller and rudder detail, movable elevators and cranes, separately molded AA armament & gun directors, detailed island structure with radar/sensor suite and much more. Includes an air wing with S-2 Trackers, F-8 Crusaders, A-4 Skyhawks and SH-3 Seakings. The decal sheet is large and extensive covering aircraft markings, elevator warning outlines, all flight deck markings and more.
Skywave Naval Base, 1/700, SW-500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$36
This is a well detailed kit with two large dock buildings, two barges with cranes, two AA guns emplacements and two large 'T' shaped docks. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions (which are on the back of the box).
Tamiya Nakajima Saiun C6N1 Reconnaissance Myrt - Motorized with Clear Fuselage, 1/50, 9
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$65
Very early 1960s Tamiya model with high gloss box top and very collectible artwork. The box is in 'excellent++' condition. This is a superbly nicely molded kit for that time featuring clear fuselage half and cowling, very detailed interior, working ailerons, flaps and elevators, retractable landing gear and also three crew figures. The kit is intended to be motorized and includes all hardware and special stand that holds the batteries. As was the custom, Tamiya did not include the motor with the kit. Includes markings for four different aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags; all three bags still have the special Tamiya paper headers present and in 'excellent' condition. Includes decals and instructions, both of which are in 'very good++' condition with the only flaw being typical age yellowing.
Tamiya Messerschmitt Bf-109 E3 - With Eduard Mask Set - (Bf109E-3), 1/48, 61050
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$24
Includes factory-sealed Eduard EX019 Mask Set designed for this Tamiya Bf109E3 kit. The actual model is a high quality kit. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.