Heller Breguet 693 - Buzco Issue, 1/72, 201-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$20
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. The kit has never been started. The parts are either still in the internal factory sealed bags or inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Fujimi Army Kawasaki Ki-100 Goshikisen, 1/70, FC-8-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$18
Fujimi Mokei/AHM issue, likely from the late 1960 or early 1970s Features rotating prop, retractable undercarriage, working elevator, ailerons and rudder and opening canopy. The model as never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Tamiya British Ambulance Rover 7, 1/35, 35082
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$38
Still factory sealed. Likely from the very late 1970s or 1980s and well molded and detailed.
Premiere Shorts Tucano T.MK.1, 1/72, P1001
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$19
This RAF Trainer aircraft is cleanly molded and detailed with recessed panel lines. Never started. Factory sealed bag with decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-21 F13 Fishbed (Early Variant) - Czech / USSR / China, 1/72, JS012-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$22
First issue with rare rectangular Hasegawa logo. Includes decals for all three versions, supersonic drop tank and two Atoll wing-mounted missiles. NOTE: the drop tank halves are assembled to 'professional' quality. There is no other assembly. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Comet Supermarine Spitfire IX - 20 Inch Wingspan Flying Balsa Airplane Model, 3402
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$34
1970s reissue of the older and still very popular kit. Features traditional wood/tissue construction, quality printwood, stripwood, wire prop shaft, fully formed and finished wood wheels and thrust button, clear canopy material, rubber, tissue, propeller and detailed full size plans with building instructions. The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete. Comet was a famous manufacturer of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998.
Tamiya Sturmtiger 38cm Assault Mortar, 1/35, 35177
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$48
Still factory sealed. Very well molded and features detailed interior and exterior, crew member and separately molded track links.
Frog Westland Wallace - Red Series Issue, 1/72, F167
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$28
Red Series Issue. Very finely molded kit from the 1960s. I have seen this model built up and it is excellent. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Orange Crush-Revell 1903 Ford Model A, 1/32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$79
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.
AMT 1951 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible - Cruisin USA George Barris Custom, 1/25, 2253
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$29
Still factory sealed. 1980 issue that features detailed straight-six Stovebolt engine and engine compartment, opening hood, detailed underside with exhaust and suspension, complete interior, chrome parts, rubber tires, special decals and even special rear fender reflective stick-ons as shown on the build box top model.
Monogram GMC Sport Pick-Up - (Pickup Truck), 1/24, 2236
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$68
Still factory sealed. Rare model from 1978. Well detailed and features a rolling chassis build just like the real truck, detailed suspension and drive line, complete Chevy 350 V8 engine, opening hood, full interior, GMC alloy wheels, oversize off-road tires, heavy duty roll bar mounted in the cargo bed, special side mirrors, CB radio, plated side rails and more.
Joe Ott Spitfire With Ott-O-Matic Formers - 22 Inch Wingspan Flying Wood Model, 2201
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$64
Rare kit from the 1940s or very late 1930s. Every rarer in this condition - with a complete box and all contents never disturbed other than when I did the inventory. This is very unusual due to the age and their very fragile nature. This model is one of Joe Ott's mid-range line in size and price. It features glue in a metal tube, 2 sheets of the unique Ott-O-Matic formers on thick stock, factory-carved balsa wood propeller, thin hardwood wing ribs, factory-cut stripwood stock, a factory sealed paper envelope for the small parts (usually consists of fully carved thrust button, main wheels and metal prop shaft/rubber motor hook), clear material for windows, color insignia, covering tissue and excellent plans. The kit has never been started. The loose parts have been inventoried complete and the paper envelope is still factory sealed.
UPC Mitsubishi Ki-46 IIIA Dinah - (ex Marusan), 1/50, 5054-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$38
Large scale (1/50) Dinah from the original Marusan molds. Kit features 'good' cockpit details for all stations, crew, drop tank, retractable landing gear and optional position tail wheel, working rudder, aileron, elevator and flaps. Has decals for three aircraft. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts 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.
Marvel Douglas 8A-5 / A-33 Attack Bomber - Battle Planes Of America Series - Solid Wood Aircraft, 1/48
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair-
$34
Rare solid model from 1942. At that time, their were 'fliers' and 'solids.' 'Fliers' were notoriously off-scale so they would fly well and also lacked detail. 'Solids' were true scale models that were solid wood and designed only to be scale miniatures (they did not fly). This kit has a worn box missing the end flaps, but inside it is complete with all parts and full-size plans with instructions and a description of this rare aircraft. There are three sheets of printwood and a block for the fuselage. The model has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and plans present. Please note, this is war time model so compressed fibre-board has been substituted for balsa wood. Marvel Mfg. Company was located in Seaford, Long Island, New York and had an extensive line of solid aircraft, wooden ships, army tanks and more. Just as a small example, the following are advertised on the back of this larger-scale solid kit: Grumman JRF-2, Mariner PBM-1, Bell YFM-1, P-38, P-40, Baltimore, Ryan STM-2, Curtiss AT-9, Douglas A-20A, Republic Guardsman, Grumman Skyrocket and Douglas 8A-5.
Revell 1956 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, 1/25, 1244
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$64
Still factory sealed. This is the 1996 reissue of the original 'S' kit utilizing the original artwork. Molded in black, clear and excellent chrome. The Eldorado Brougham four door hardtop (suicide doors) started as a dream car in the GM Motorama and made it to the production floor as the luxury car with "the greatest number of important technological advances ever included in a custom built automobile". The styling was revolutionary at the time. The car sported a large and powerful V-8 engine and air suspension. The interior was simply stunning, with upholstery combinations such as cashmere, nylon and leather in any number of patterns and styles and plenty of chrome trim. In the rear seat, there was a retractable armrest which contained a storage compartment fitted with a vanity, tissue dispenser, cigarette case and a large mirror. All these items, including custom perfume, were designed just for this car. At a price tag of $13,000 few were made but they are valuable classics today.
Verlinden Ram II M4 Sherman Conversion - SuperTech Issue, 1/35, 792
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$49
Still factory sealed. Rare and the only kit available to make this tank. This is a conversion kit and the recommended base kit is the commonly-available Tamiya 35039 M3 Lee. In 1941 the Brits and American disagreed on some future tank configurations. As a result, the Brits developed a version of the Lee with their own 57mm six-pounder gun. A total of 1,899 vehicles were produced before 1943. They did see action, although clearly it was an improvement over the Lee tank. However, the Canadian and British forces used them for training exercises. Additionally it was used as a basis for several self-propelled guns and special-purpose vehicles.
Hobby Japan Brompton Folding Bicycle, 1/12
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$44
Rare. This is a large-scale model of the famous Brompton folding bicycle. It is well detailed and molded in red plastic and there are a few metal parts as well. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. Please note that the instructions are correct for this kit but are from a magazine. The instructions include photos of a built model.
Revell US Army Redstone Rocket, 1/110, H1832-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$42
1995 reissue of the original 1950s 'S' kit from the same molds. It is a great model of one of the USA's early successful ballistic missiles and an ideal builder. Features launching pad, mobile radar van, testing unit and crew of three. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg North American P-51D Mustang, 1/72, 409-29
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$25
Rare issue from the late 1950s with artwork by Ray Gaedke. Features fine raised panel lines, full landing gear, pilot bust, wing-mounted triple rocket tubes, display stand and full decals for the box art aircraft. Molded in silver and clear. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. NOTE: instructions are high quality photocopies.
Easy Built Models Scatterbrain - 30 inch Wingspan for Free Flight - (Blue Box Issue), FF-13
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$32
Still factory sealed. Easy Built was a Canadian manufacturer who made excellent reproductions of classic flying designs from the 1930 and 1940s. Original plans were used. High quality modern kit made in the finest tradition of the stick and tissue flyers. Features high quality printed balsa, strip wood, propeller, rubber, full sized plans and other accessories.