Hasegawa Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker Test Pilots, 1/72, SP123
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$29
Still factory sealed. Limited special edition that is very highly detailed with 97 pieces. Features all very fine recessed panel lines, complete cockpit and gear well detail, optional position canopy and speed brakes and more.
Lindberg North American F-100 Super Sabre, 1/48, 528-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$65
1950s hardbox issue with incredible Ray Gaedke artwork. Large-scale Super Sabre features movable rudder, elevators and ailerons, detailed ejection seat and pilot, full jet engine detail and opening engine access hatch and a load-out of two drop tanks and 8 missiles. Includes colorful decals for the box art aircraft. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
DIWI Ilyushin Il-62 Airliner Aeroflot - (ex- Yunyj Tyechinik), 1/125
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
$32
Large model that measures 16.5 inches LOA (length overall) from rudder to nose. DIWI was an export/import firm based in East Germany. In the 1970s they re-boxed a large number of models from Soviet and Soviet controlled countries and exported them. This model is from the 'Yunyj Tyechinik' molds and even includes YT instructions. YT succeeded MZMPI (which was the first kit manufacturer in the USSR) and continued till a new name was introduced in the mid 1970s. Never started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Top Flite Stinson Sentinel L-5 Flying Jeep JIGTIME Flying Balsa Aircraft, TF3
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$32
Rare late 1950s/early 60s kit in the famous Top Flight "JIGTIME" flying model series. For rubber powered free flight. The Jigtime series were wooden flying models but the tissue, rib and spar method was eliminated. It is a 3D cabin model (not profile) that is built off of central jigs with all parts factory pre-painted with a colorful design. It has not been started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing the very short plastic nose. Easily replaced with a sanded balsa block about 1" x 1" x 1/2". Otherwise includes all other parts and instructions.
Hudson Miniatures 1913 Mercer Raceabout Lil Old Timers - Quickie Kit, 1/32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM++
$46
Rare and in investment-grade 'near mint++' condition inside and out. This is old hobby shop stock that has not been sold retail until now. Molded in bright yellow plastic. Never started and inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. These kits have a very interesting history. 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 mass marketing of plastic kits was new. 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 successful 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 carve and finish the wood parts. In the late 1940s, they added some injection molded plastic parts (usually acetate wheels) to the series but did not consider a completely plastic kit. When Hudson saw what was happening with the Highway Pioneers, he began to design his own 1/32 scale line 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 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.
Airfix Fokker F-27 Friendship Aer Lingus, 1/72, 583
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$79
From the late 1950s. Type two logo kit with full Aer Lingus markings on two decal sheets. Features full cockpit, moving rudder, elevator and ailerons, retracting landing gear, optional position cabin doors and rotating propellers & wheels. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
BaxMod G6 Rhino Self Propelled Howitzer (SPH) - Mobile Artillery System, 1/35
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$69
High quality resin model with photoetched details. Features very nice suspension and shocks, full engine, good interior, optional position hatches and more. The kit has never been started. The small parts are still in the factory sealed bags. The large parts were not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions. The G6 SPG is a South African artillery piece developed around the ordnance of the G5 Howitzer. It is one of the world's most powerful self-propelled guns on a wheeled chassis. In addition to the logistical mobility afforded by a wheeled chassis, the G6 is protected against counter-battery fire and is able to defend itself in an unsecured area. The chassis is mine protected. The G6 is produced in South Africa by the Land System division of Denel and entered production in 1987. The G6 is still regarded as one the best mobile artillery systems in the world and export version can be found all around the world.
Monogram MIL Mi-24 HIND Gunship, 1/48, 5819
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$30
Still factory sealed. 1990 issue that is very nicely detailed. Features detailed cockpit, elevating gun and rotating turret, full cabin interior, rotating front and rear rotors, optional position canopy and doors, full combat loadout and more.
Frog English Electric Canberra P.R.7, 1/72, 323P
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$84
Rare, early issue from the 1950s. This is a fine example that includes all the possible paperwork. It includes the Frog inspection slip (No. 1 at that). a fold-out Frog catalog (with a blue, white and yellow cover), a Frog 1 July 1958 "Plastic Scale Aircraft, Kits, Etc" Price List from Lines Brothers and a second instruction sheet in various languages. The kit is molded in silver and clear and has the correct large, clear round-based stand. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Even includes the original glue capsule. Decals are in amazing 'excellent+' condition as are the instructions. NOTE: the box displayed better than the 'very good+' ranking but is graded as such because there is a tape tear (1.5" x .5") on the upper long side, marks from tape and a small section of missing litho from the right short side (1" x .75").
Revell 1910 Pierce Arrow Highway Pioneers, 1/32, H48-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$44
1953 issue, the first year for the 'Series Three' Highway Pioneers. The box is nice and the kit is molded in a stunning, bright red glossy acetate plastic. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. Before the 1950s 'model building' never made the top 10 list of boy's activities. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream. Shortly after the turn of the century, many dedicated modelers built flying or static airplanes, ship, train, automotive or other subjects. Basic kits existed, but the majority of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. That changed in the early 1950s. The phenomenon of the Revell/Gowland & Gowland 'Highway Pioneers' car 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 could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real car. The Highway Pioneers series lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the early 1960s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys.
Advanced Molding Corp Ferrari 342 America Sports Car - (pre-Aurora), 1/32, 13
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$45
NOTE: builder only, please read carefully. Very rare and for the advanced builder/collector of early plastic models. Advanced Molding issued 7 pioneering plastic car kits in 1954. But in 1955, Aurora purchased the molds then released them (the first in '55) under the Aurora name and artwork. They became famous under the Aurora name but virtually unknown under the original Advanced label because they were issued for year or less. Advanced cleverly advertised all 7 kits on each box - the box top shows the kit inside, and the long side panels show 3 on each side. The 7 were the Cunningham, MG, Jaguar, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari Sportster, Corvette and Ferrari 342 America. This kit is the Ferrari Sportster, is molded in bright red with rubber tires. NOTE: this kit has the body shell assembled to 'professional' quality. Fit is perfect and the seamed are puttied and sanded. There is no other assembly and zero painting. All parts are present. With instructions that have a nice history of the car. Advanced was located at 54 West 21st Street, New York 10, NY. After selling the cars, Advanced remained in the plastic model business with the Trailblazers HO train series in 1955 centered around the famous "General." It was issued as a locomotive and tender, or just the cars as set (passenger, mail combine, baggage, box car, flat car and caboose), or the cars each separately and the rare freight set which included the locomotive and tender, box car, flat car and caboose.
Pyro Ford 1936 Roadster, 1/32, 288-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$36
Late 1960s Pyro issue from original molds. In the early to mid 1960s the Pyro company chose many of it's 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 Pyro car models are based on the actual cars that Pyro engineers and designers had access to. This model is nicely detailed and the later issues of this same kit state that it can be converted to a 'road racing' or slot car. Features detailed molded chassis underside with separately molded front and rear suspension, complete interior, top boot or top in the 'up' position and rear trunk mounted spare tire. Never started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Tamiya Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII - With Color Reference Manual - Australian RAAF Bobby Gibbes Dutch East Indies 1945 / Canada RCAF No. 417 Sq Italy January 1944 / USAAF Lt. Bill Skinner 308th FS 31st FG 15th AF Italy Feb 1945, 1/32, 60320
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$110
Easily one of the finest models available of any subject and finest Spitfire Mk.VIII in any scale. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: does not include bonus mousepad.
Constructo Clipper Great Republic - Highly Prefabricated 20 Inch Long Wooden Ship, 1/265, U601
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$129
20 inches long and 11.5 inches high when assembled. Constructo kits are the finest of all the older prefabricated wooden ship kits. Features a completely shaped and sanded hardwood hull with predrilled mast, bowsprit, anchor chain and pedestal mounting holes, finished wood display stand, finished and painted stand pedestals and mounting nails, a large sheet of heavy cardboard with dozens of completely cut and finished and numbered hardwood parts held on with string, a factory sealed bag of fully finished fittings of metal, wood and plastic, numerous other hardwood parts completely cut to shape and numbered, deadeyes and blocks, paint and glue, wood stock as required and a complete set of sewn, ready-to-install cloth sails, black and white standing and running rigging thread, instructions in English and a full size plan sheet with many views, complete part identifications by number and excellent rigging diagrams. The kit has never been started. All the small parts are still in the factory sealed bags or factory-tied to the display piece. Only the hull was not factory sealed. With full size plans and instructions. Constructo kits were made in Spain and early issues in the USA were marketed by Constructo Nautical Miniatures, Inc, New York 1. There were many series of kits issues by size; some smaller and some larger than this kit.
Easy Built Models Bolton Paul Defiant - 30 inch Wingspan for Free Flight or R/C Conversion, FF-74
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$37
Quality modern kit made in the finest tradition of the stick and tissue kits from the 1930s-1950s. Kit contains high quality printed balsa, strip wood, plastic propeller, rubber, full sized plans and other accessories. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Model Tech Studios HO Scale Log Cabin - Bagged, 1/87, J-0013
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
$18
Still factory sealed. Intricately detailed one-piece high definition resin castings featuring full corrugated roof, brick chimney, incredible grain detail in the logs and wooden door and window frames. Hollow inside.
Revell Teddy the Koala Bear, 1/1, H1901-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$129
Rare. First and only issue dated 1958. Life-sized plastic kit with eucalyptus tree stand, injection molded parts, Revell Cement, brush, and three colors of realistic 'fur' to apply after assembly. Never started. Includes three sealed packages of 'fur,' Revell S Cement glass jar (dried, of course) with metal lid, red cardboard container to hold it, paint brush and all plastic parts. Complete with instructions. Please note that while the kit inside is like new, the box has a significant stain along the left of the box top that extends down to the left long side and upper short side.
Hawk Atlas Satellite InterContinental Ballistic Missile ICBM, 200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$425
Old hobby shop stock from Pennsylvania that has never been up for retail sale until now. Rare, one and only issue from 1956 of the theorized (and incorrect) Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. Features three stages, entry doors, launch pad and crew members. Molded in correct gloss silver, white and transparent orange plastic. Box is in 'very good' condition with nice color and gloss, four solid corners, no rips or tears, no repairs and no tape (other than the factory sealing tape. Flaws in include those shown - The flaws are edge wear and general light wear as shown. Inside, the kit is exactly as it left the factory. All of the small parts are still sealed in factory bags, which are factory sealed to the presentation cardboard. The larger parts were never factory sealed and have been inventoried complete. With dividers, 'excellent+' condition decals and 'near mint' instructions.
Campbell Silver Spur Mine - HO Scale Craftsman Kit, 1/87, 388
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$59
Excellent model featuring precut wood, metal, plastic and other parts. The kit has never been started. The parts that were factory sealed are still factory sealed; the ones that were never sealed have been inventoried complete. With instructions.
Keystone Portable Horizontal Boiler - HO Scale, 1/87, HO-101
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$24
Very high quality kit consisting of all cast metal and brass parts. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.