Guillows Supermarine Spitfire - 27 inch Wingspan Rubber / RC / CL Flying Model, 1/16, 403
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$55
Still factory sealed and in investment-grade condition. Purchased new on May 23, 1967 in Northern Ohio. Large scale model that can be flown rubber free flight, gas free flight, or converted to electric RC using modern small and light servos and receivers. Well detailed with scale plastic wheels, plastic propeller, vacuform nose/cowl and engine, full color decals, colored tissue, die cut balsa parts, rubber motor, plywood firewall and excellent full size plans. Guillow's founder, Paul K. Guillow, was a WWI naval aviator. In 1926 he began producing wooden model airplane kits. His 'Shelf Models' were some of the earlier non-flying models in production. Guillow's grew during the model boom of the 1930s, and when the Depression hit the hardest, Guillow's responded with lower prices and became one of the low price leaders, frequently advertising in Model Airplane News and other leading publications. During the war, like most manufacturers, Guillow's was forced to alternative materials such as cardboard and pine. Guillow's survived the post WWII slump by creating many inexpensive profile flying rubber powered aircraft and gliders in the 1950s (along with North Pacific) which became famous - some are still available today. The stick and tissue lines have been updated with laser cut parts and are still in production as of 2009.
Monogram P-39 Airacobra P-400 / P-39D-1 / P-39D-2 / P-39L-1 - USAAF or USSR, 1/48, PA227-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$45
First release of the classic 1960s "Blue Box" kit with no Mattel Logos. Includes parts are decals for one of four variants. Very well detailed kit. Can be built as any one of three versions with markings for Soviet or US. Features full cockpit, gun bay and engines detail with removable panels, opening door and external stores. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Supermarine Spitfire Vb - 601 Sq RAF Sicily 1943 / 303 Sq RAF Spring 1942 / 145 Sq (Desert Camouflage) RAF Helwan May 1942, 1/32, S18
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$39
NOTE: builder kit only, please read below. Excellent older kit with very good detail. Features optional parts for all three aircraft, excellent cockpit and gear well detail, optional position pilot boarding door and canopy, and more. The kit has never been started. NOTE: missing pilot back half. There is one complete canopy set, but the optional center canopy is missing. Inventoried with all other parts, both decal sheets and instructions.
CM Yard Barge YO/YOG/YW, 1/350
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$55
SPECIAL ORDER limited production kit. Museum quality high definition resin castings. Complete kit with all parts needed for assembly. Some kits include photo-etched details and decals if required -email for details on a certain kit. Kits are molded upon receipt of payment. Normal wait is six to eight weeks.
SMER Ansaldo SVA5 (SVA-5), 1/50, 106
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$24
Factory sealed. The SVA-5 was a highly successful Italian WWI design that saw service up to 1929. The aircraft was very fast for it's time and the Italians wisely used it for stratigic recon and bombing. the SVA-5 flew legendary missions over 500 miles in length, returning with valuable photos. After the war, the aircraft was flown by Argentina, Brazil, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Holland, Peru, Poland, the Soviet Union, Spain and the United States. One even flew from Rome to Tokyo.
VP Lagg-3 WWII Russian Fighter - Bagged, 1/72
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$6
Very high quality vac kit with fine recessed panel detail. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions.
Fujimi Aichi Type 99 Model 11 D3-A1 Val - Carrier Dive Bomber - Markings for Two Pearl Harbor Attack Aircraft, 1/72, 7
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$24
This model dates from when Fujimi made the finest models in the world. Features all fine recessed panel lines, cockpit detail, rotating propeller, dive brakes and centerline and wing mounted bomb loads. Decals represent two different Pearl Harbor attack aircraft. The model as never been started. The parts are still in the factory sealed bag with decals and instructions.
Ogonjek Battleship Potemkin (Potemkine), 1/400
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$65
From very high quality ex-Heller kits. Cleanly molded with no flash. Soviet Union release. Full hull kit with excellent detail. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including instructions.
Heller Bloch 174, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$32
Old high-gloss 'L' type box issue from the 1960s with no part number. Excellent armed reconnaissance bomber that first flew in January of 1939. By the time of the German Invasion, only 50 had been made and only one unit operated the aircraft exclusively. The excellent performance allowed the existing 174s to be used extensively with little losses. After the Armistice, it continued to operate with the Vichy forces. Some saw action along side the Allies during TORCH in North Africa. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Heller Republic F-84G Thunderjet - French or Norwegian Air Forces, 1/72, 278
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$12
1970s Heller issue with 'Black Box' design that has black background on the box top and all 4 sides. Very nicely molded for that time with recessed control surfaces and fine raised panel lines. Includes markings for both aircraft. This kit has not been started. The parts are either still in the factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
AMT 1953 Ford Pickup Truck - Cruisin USA by George Barris, 1/25, 2257
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$25
180 special Barris issue. Very nicely molded kit that builds up a rolling chassis with suspension, drive line and exhaust detail just like the real truck. Features two complete engines - stock Ford V-8 or Hemi V-8 with multiple carbs, flexible tires and mags, complete interior with custom steering wheel, speaker, custom grill and front/rear bumpers, opened or closed tail gate, stock or custom Chevy rear fenders, side mirrors, exhaust stacks and more. Accessories include welding tanks, torch, hammer, screwdriver, wrenches, jack and handle, fire extinguisher and more. Molded in yellow, clear, chrome and with rubber tires. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes both the special Barris-designed sheet and the special effects decals shown on the box top. With instructions.
Midwest Wally Simmers' Gollywock - 32 inch Wingspan Class C Aircraft, 403
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$65
Purchased brand new on November 21, 1966 at National Hobby, Inc on Lorain Ave in Cleveland, Ohio. Includes the original receipt. Another successful design for Class C Stick National Competition by Wally Simmers. Climbs at 1200 feet/min on rubber power with a glide angle of 10 to 1. Large and graceful. Features covering tissue, high quality print and stripwood, carved prop, hardwood and beautiful full size plans. Never started and inventoried complete.
Park Plastics Boeing 707 Jetliner RCA Promotional Item, 1/180
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$38
Special late 1950 or very early 1960s promotional model given away by RCA to promote the new 'Jetliner' television sets. Includes RCA wing and tail decals and RCA instructions that also advertise the new television set. Older but nice kit with retractable landing gear. This may be the only aircraft kit issued by Park. The molds are from Pegapan (France) thanks to Dusty Rhodes' research (thanks Dusty!) Never started. NOTE: missing one internal retainer (easily made), one wheel and two engine inlet cones. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts, RCA decals and instructions present.
Airfix HMS Belfast Heavy Cruiser, 1/600, 04212-3
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$24
Still sealed. Older yet incredibly well detailed and finely molded full-hull kit.
Frog Westland Wessex I (S-58) - Royal Australian Navy or Royal Navy - Red Series, 1/72, F247
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc-
$28
Molded in light gray-blue. Very nicely molded model. Includes decals for both versions. This kit has never been started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Frog is considered the father of injection molded model kits. The Lines Brothers opened Frog in 1932, capitalizing on the fever caused by Lindberg's solo transatlantic flight. Almost overnight the western populations became 'Air-Minded', and anything aviation was in high demand. Frog created a quality line of stick and tissue rubber powered aircraft and gliders as well as innovative ready-to-fly rubber powered aircraft that required no assembly. The box even contained a built-in rubber motor winder and fuselage holder. Model airplane flight competitions were popular in Great Britain, and one category was 'Rise Off the Ground', or ROG. By changing this to 'Flies Right Off the Ground', the FROG name was born. In 1936 Frog created a line of injection molded plastic models, the first such kit line in the world (Hawk sold a line of injection molded aircraft models in 1934 but they were factory assembled and painted). Named 'Penguin' after the bird that does not fly, the kits were innovative beyond the means of production. At a time when models were simply built by wingspan, the Penguin line was a constant 1/72 scale. Furthermore, a large 1/72 Short S.30 Empire class flying boat contained a full interior and lights! A line of accessories such as AA guns, tractors, hanger, ambulance, sound locator, searchlights and lighting kits were quickly added to the line. WWII caused a pause in production. After the war the box color changed from silver to green, and Penguin kits were also marketed in the USA. Production ended in 1950. Frog quickly expanded and released the Red, Orange, Black, Green, Gold Token, Spin and Comet series as well as Trail Blazers and several others. It is noteworthy that while most manufacturers in the 1940s/50 were making toy-like models, Frog attempted to make very realistic models. For example, 'detailing' kits with excessively large rivets was once very popular. Frog ignored this trend and continued to mold aircraft with fine panel lines and no rivets. As a result, Frog kits can be built into very realistic replicas. Production ended in the late 1970s, but Frog molds are still in use around the world.
Hasegawa Mil Mi-28 Hind-A - USSR, 1/72, K19
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$24
From 1986. Finely detailed with all recessed panel lines, full cockpit, a small fret of photoetched details, full weapons load of anti-tank guided missiles and unguided rocket pods, two pilots, four positionable troops and more. Never started. Sealed factory bag with decals and instructions.
KVZ Mil Mi-4 'Hound' Helicopter, 1/100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$24
Still factory sealed. Unique kit from KVZ, which was an East German company from 1969 to 1973. During this time, they produced some fantastic Cold War kits of Soviet and Eastern Bloc Airliners, Military Helicopters and Aircraft.
MPM Kawanishi N1K1 'Shinden' George, 1/72, 72123
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$18
Kit features fine, all recessed panel line detail, many photoetched parts and decals for four aircraft. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. During construction of the NiK1 Kyofu (Strong Wind) float plane, the design team at Kawanishi did a study of converting that aircraft to a land-based fighter. The design seemed very promising, but the Japanese Navy rejected it. Kawanishi decided to privately fund the building of prototypes regardless. The aircraft flew and flew well, but the navy was unimpressed as they ordered the J2M Raiden into production. Kawanishi, undaunted, built four additional prototypes. The IJN was finally won over, and funds were released to produce the fighter. Production problems were solved in time for the Shiden (Violet Lightning) to see action before the end of the war, but not in significant numbers to change the tide. The Shiden was an excellent aircraft, but a modified version, NiK2-J may have been the finest Japanese Naval fighters of the war.
Aeroclub Hawker Hector - RAF No. 613 Sq November 1939- June 1940 / Irish Air Corps No. 90 1940 - Bagged, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$42
Rare. Features very nice injection molded main parts, high quality Aeroclub metal details, extruded airfoil strut material, full instructions and excellent decals. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora Atomic Submarine Nautilus SS571, 1/242, 500-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Poor
$58
NOTE: builder or parts kit only, please read carefully. Rare, Brooklyn-produced early 1950s U-Ma-Kit. This was Aurora's first naval model. Molded in the correct glossy very dark gray plastic. The kit has never been started. NOTE: missing parts. Both bow dive planes and one prop are missing. NOTE: decals have been cut out and are missing (2) eyeballs and one shark's mouth. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts, decals (separated) and instructions. NOTE: instructions are present but completely split in two down one fold seam. The box looks better than the 'poor' rating but is graded as such because there is extensive clear tape holding the top together, stains and missing litho as shown at the bottom and on the bottom long side. The tray (lower box) is present but split along most seams.