Lindberg Convair 880 Airliner - TWA or MEA (Middle East Airlines Lebanon) - Mexican Issue, 1/189, 409
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$54
Still factory sealed. Rare Mexican-Lindberg issue that includes colorful TWA and MEA decals. Can be built wheels up or down. Very fine raised panel detail. Box artwork is by Tom Morgan, who did most if not all of this issue of the Lindberg small airliners.
Micro-Dyne Super-C - Ultralight Indoor Flying Model Airplane - 1959 Nationals Winner
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$44
This design won it's class at the 1959 nationals with over 20 minutes of indoor flight. Rare late 1950s early 1960s balsa micro-film indoor endurance model kit. Contains Tungsten wire, drilled thrust bearing, wire parts, balsa prop, lubricant, microfilm solution, glue, Micro-2 rubber, emory paper, full size templates, washers and enough wood to build two models. The factory container (which is folded cardboard) is still factory staple sealed.
Pioneer 2 Sukhoi Su-21G Flagon, 1/72, 5005
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$18
The final variant of the Flagon series was the 'G' with a pilot and WSO. Very nicely molded model with all fine recessed panel lines and air-to-air missiles. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Fujimi Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair - (F4U4), 1/70, A9-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$17
From the very early 1960s. Fujimi Japan issue with very collectible box artwork and glossy box top. Features rotating prop, working ailerons and pilot figure. The model as never been started. The parts are either still in the factory sealed bag or have been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Skywave German 'Z' Class Destroyer, 1/700, SW-500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$12
Very highly detailed and finely molded waterline 1/700 scale kit. The kit has never been started. NOTE: contains one complete Z Class Destroyer kit ONLY. There is no second destroyer kit and no aircraft. The one kit has been inventoried complete and includes decals and instructions on the back of the box.
Aurora Bell AH-1G Assault Copter, 1/48, 501-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$85
1967 issue. After the sales slow down in the mid 1960s, Aurora realized that it must put out higher quality models to compete; this AH-1G is one of those highly improved kits. Features very fine raised surface detail, very good dual cockpits, crew of two, external ordnance, rotating main and tail rotors and more. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Airfix AEC Matador Truck - With 5.5 Inch Gun, 1/76, 01314
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$10
Still factory sealed. Includes detailed truck and 5.5 inch gun kit. Part of the excellent 1/76 Airfix armor range of kits.
MPC Battle of Britain Diorama - Spitfire/Bedford QL/AEC Tanker and Crew, 1/72, 21206-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$58
Still factory sealed. 1970s kit is a complete diorama of a Battle of Britain scene. Features every thing shown on the box top including airfield display base, Spitfire model, AEC Tanker and Bedford QL kits and 11 crew.
Airframe Siemens-Schuckert D.IV (D-IV) or D.III (D-III) - Bagged, 1/72
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$8
Still factory sealed. Basic vac kit with some molded in detail. Comes with alternate parts so you can build the D-IV or the D-III. Certain modeling skills are required to build vacuform kits. Not recommended for beginners. The D-III was renowned for it's incredible rate of climb, but was plagued by engine trouble. The D-IV was designed to have a higher speed in level flight, and in some respects was a better fighter than the famous Fokker D-VII.
Aviation USK Polikarpov I-15 Chato - USSR or Spanish Civil War - Bagged, 1/72, AV1006
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$14
Nice, limited edition injection molded kit. Has decals for at least 6 different aircraft. Well detailed. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried with all parts decals and instructions present.
Renwal Curtiss Goshawk F11C-2 Aeroskin - (F112C) USS Saratoga, 1/48, 282-149
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$79
Still factory sealed but the seal has split and drawn the box concave. This is one of Renewal's famous Aeroskin kits, and a rare large one in 1/48. Features markings for the aircraft of "High Hat Squadron", VF-1B commander Seligman aboard the USS Saratoga in the early 1930s. The model has an injection molded inner structure of ribs and stringers like a real aircraft, then the modeler covers it with provided authentic pre-colored Aeroskin fabric. There is little painting needed as elaborate finishes are printed directly on the Aeroskin covering. This results a very realistic and colorful model.
Guillows Piper Cherokee 140 - 20 Inch Wingspan Flying Model, 1/12, 307
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$22
Still factory sealed. High quality stick-and-tissue flying model that can be flown rubber power, .020 gas power or electric power. Features light plastic nose cowl, acetate for windows, plastic prop, 'razor sharp' die cut balsa parts, rubber motor, firewall for gas engine, covering tissue, wheels, plastic wheel pants and pilot figure, landing gear wire, decal sheet and step by step instructions/plans.
Minicraft Howard Hughes Spruce Goose HK-1 Hercules - ex-Gakken / ex-Entex, 1/200, 11607
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$20
From quality Gakken molds. Hughes designed-and-built largest airplane in the world, at that time. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Skywave JMSDF Kirishima DDG174 Aegis Destroyer, 1/700, SW-2000
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$22
Highly detailed waterline kit. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Orange Crush-Revell 1900 Packard Roadmaster, 1/32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$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.
Esoteric Nieuport 29 / Ni-29C - French Air Force or Japanese Air Force, 1/72, NAV-7
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$48
Very high quality, limited edition kit. Features beautifully cast resin main airframe parts, flawless cast metal accessories, two decals sheets (one for each air force), a detailed paint guide and excellent aircraft history. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - (F6F5), 1/72, 484-60
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$28
1967 hardbox issue with artwork by Lacina. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, 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.
Aurora Bristol F2B Brisfit - (F.2B), 1/48, 113-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$46
SALE! 1957 first issue. Dramatic Jo Kotula artwork. Molded in the correct gloss olive green and black. Inside, the kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
AMT Plymouth Duster Jim Cushman, 1/25, T230
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$32
Original issue from the 1970s. Features full-frame race chassis, racing interior and roll cage, detailed engine, removable hood, detailed chassis with suspension and steering and more. 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 (chrome and clear) have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions.
Hasegawa OV-10A Bronco - Marines 6th Obs Sq / 267th Light Helicopter Sq., 1/72, JS022-300
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$22
Includes markings for two aircraft. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.