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
$42
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. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell North American P-51B Mustang - Gentile's 'Shangri-La' 336th FS 4th FG / 'Bald Eagle' 374 FS 361 FG / 'Big Mac Junior' 382 Sq 363 FG - Japan Issue, 1/32, H295
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$79
Rare Revell of Japan issue dated 1976 in big 1/32 scale. As with most Revell Japan released, this one contains additional decals over the USA releases. In this case, it has markings for the three aircraft listed in the title as well as detailed painting information. Features detailed Rolls Royce Merlin engine, removable cowl, full cockpit detail, pilot figure and rotating wheels and propeller. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Decals are in 'mint' condition but please read the article on this website about using and saving older decals. I advise taking these precautions before using any older kit decals.
MPC Anti-Aircraft Battery Morris 6x4 Truck / Bofors 40mm AA Gun / Five Crew, 1/76, 1-6209
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$22
Still factory sealed. Includes the Morris truck/tractor, gun and crew and has many working features.
Air Lines DH-88 Comet Racer - (ex Frog), 1/72, 4901
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$29
From about 1965 and finely molded for that time in silver and clear plastic. Features separately molded ailerons, elevators and rudder, two pilots and two standing figures. This kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Box art is by the famous Jo Kotula who did 1930s covers for the magazine 'Model Airplane News' and later the Aurora box art of the late 1950s. Air Lines kits are all Frog molds that the Lines Brothers imported to the USA between 1964-1966. The kits, decals and instructions were made in England, then imported to the USA where Testors created the boxes with the colorful trading cards on the back. There are one or two trading cards on each box which show the boxart but not the advertising/logo. Some kits contain a Testors color painting guide also, but it is not specific to any model.
Lindberg Douglas F4D-1 Skyray, 1/48, 523-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$52
Still factory sealed and in very rare in this condition. 1950s issue has fantastic Ray Gaedke artwork. The model features fine raised details, moving rudder and wing control surfaces, complete jet engine and opening inspection cover, pilot, two drop tanks, underwing rockets and a clear display stand. 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.
Hawk US Army Corporal Missile - With Launching Pad / Tracking Radar / Starting Tower wtih Controls, 1/48, 508-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$125
Rare first issue hardbox dated 1958 with Bill Campbell artwork. Very nicely molded in three colors of plastic and features launcher, detailed missile, radar unit, control center with starting boom, cable and crew. includes full decals. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Strombecker Convair Manned Observational Satellite Vehicle, 1/200, D39-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$195
Rare kit from the late 1950s. The artwork is by Cal Smith and entitled 'Tender Flight Arriving.' The model is based on Krafft Ehricke design of Convair's Astronautics Division as a 200 foot long, 600 mile-high orbiting laboratory for 4 men. The model is molded in very light blue plastic is 24 inches long when assembled. Includes a black display stand and large stand decal. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. The decals are flat and in amazing 'excellent++' condition. The instructions are 'near mint' with typical yellowing as the only significant flaw.
Aurora M8 Munitions Carrier and 8 Inch Howitzer, 1/48, 333-350
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$185
Hard-to-find 1/48 scale model includes both kits. M8 features movable tracks and bogie wheels, movable bulldozer blade and ammunition loader. The Howitzer has a movable breech and wheels, recoil mechanism, limber and gun trails and 7 figures. The kit has never been started. Both kits have been inventoried 100% complete with all parts including decals and instructions. Aurora did not issue a terrain base with this kit.
Fujimi Northrop T-38A Talon, 1/48, 5A1250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$27
From the late 1960s or early 1970s. Quality Fujimi kit that is molded in white and clear with decals for the box art aircraft. Never started. The large bag is still factory sealed; the smaller one is open and has been inventoried complete. Each bag still has colorful Fujimi paper headers as well. With instructions. NOTE: instructions are photocopies; missing decals.
Pocher Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza 1931, 1/8, K71
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$950
This kit is still factory sealed in the clear cello wrap but the seal has splits. Pocher made the finest automobile models ever created. The detail and working parts on these long out-of-production, big 1/8 scale kits is amazing. This kit has 1954 parts of plastic, brass, steel, leather, iron, rubber, copper and many other material. Working features include operating steering, working suspension, lights that operate from the dashboard, doors that open and close with operating door latches and handles, starting handle that operates the crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons, V-belts, Fan, dynamo and more in the engine and much more. Recommended for experienced modelers only. This is the desirable early version with the most realistic wheel construction. Each wheel is built just like a real spoke wheel with individual spokes and well over 100 parts each. Shipping insurance (and Express Mail for international customers) is required.
Megow Vultee Vanguard, S52
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$29
1930s solid wood display model. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes plans/instructions.
Airfix A.W. Seahawk - British Fleet Air Arm or Luftwaffe - Bagged, 1/72, 105
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$14
1960s Type Three logo bagged issue with an 'excellent' condition header. Includes decals for the two versions listed. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: the clear bag is a replacement.
Revell Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, 1/139, H275-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$55
1964 hardbox issue that used the same art as the original 1950s 'S' issue. Inside, the kit has never been started. All parts are either still sealed in the factory clear bag or they have been inventoried complete. With decals and instructions.
Monogram Mustang P-51B - Ding Hao - Blue Box Issue, 1/48, 6806-0100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$32
Still factory sealed and in investment-grade 'Mint' condition. Mattel Logo and SkyStick issue dated 1968; please note this is the last Monogram Blue-Box issue of this model to have a price suffix on the part number. Well molded and detailed model for that time featuring detailed cockpit and gear wells and choice of two canopies. The decals are for Col. Howard, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was an AVG pilot and became the first US pilot to become an ace in both the Pacific and European theaters. His aircraft 'Ding Hao' means 'OK!' in Chinese.
Trumpeter Russian 4k51 Rubezh Coastal ASM With P-15 - SS-C-3 Styx, 1/35, 01035
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$89
Missile and launcher model is superbly detailed with over 1,100 pieces. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Trumpeter Ex-Soviet 2P19 Launcher With R-17 Missile SS-1C Scud B 8K14 Missile System Complex, 1/35, 01024
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$74
Missile and launcher model are superbly detailed with over 750 pieces. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
MPC Color Me Gone Roger Lindamood's Funny Car - With Factory Painted Body And Twin Chutes, 1/25, 1-0756-250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$425
Very Rare early 1970s issue. Features factory painted body in metallic blue - this paint is in amazing 'mint' condition and has been protected for shipping. Includes detailed engine, complete funny car chassis build up just like the actual car, detailed suspension and driveline, racing cockpit, lift-off body with front support and more. Includes two 'popped' drag chutes and rigging instructions. Molded in the correct blue, yellow, red-tinted clear, clear, chrome plate and with rubber tires. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Chrome plating is in amazing 'near mint++' condition. The instructions are in 'excellent' condition. There are no tire burns on the parts but NOTE: there is one tire burn on the decal sheet. This kit must be shipped insured.
Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf-109E Emil - Bulgarian or Romanmian Air Forces, 1/48, JT123
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$28
Widely considered the finest '109 kit in this scale. Includes decals and paint guide for both aircraft. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell V-2 with Trailer and Launcher - History Makers Issue, 1/54, 8601
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$68
1982 release. Re-release of the popular early 1960s kit. Has many operational features. Missile has removable panel with full interior featuring fuel tanks, rocket engine and more. Includes launcher and transport trailer/erector. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg Diesel Tug (Sea Going Diesel Tugboat Despatch No. 9 of Standard Oil) - (ex-Pyro), 1/76, 77221
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$34
Still factory sealed. From quality Pyro molds. Measures 13.5 inches long when assembled and very nicely detailed for that time. Could be motorized and made R/C (as some other releases were, but you must supply the hardware for this issue). Despatch No.9 was built by the Tampa Marine Corporation in Florida in 1945 for the fleet of tugs operated by Standard Oil of California in Sacramento Bay and the San Joaquin River.