Monogram 1929 Ford Roadster Pickup Truck - Early Iron Series, 1/24, 7555
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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NOTE: builder only, please read carefully. 1974 issue. Nicely done model with detailed engine, removable hood, optional rag top and more. Molded in yellow, tan and clear with two trees of chrome plated parts and rubber tires. The kit has never been started. NOTE: missing front tires and four chrome outer rims. Inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions present.
Monogram 1936 Ford Convertible Early Iron Series, 1/24, 7570
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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From 1974. Very high quality model with excellent moldings. Can be built with the top up or down. Features removable hood, detailed Merc Flathead engine and engine compartment, full underside and chassis, complete interior and opening rumble seat, rear mounted spare, mag wheels with Goodyear 60 wide street tires and more. Molded in a beautiful gloss yellow, black, chrome plate, clear and with rubber tires. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram P-40B Tiger Shark - USAAF / RAF / Flying Tigers China - Blue Box Issue, 1/48, PA96-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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1968 issue. There are two different Blue Box art variations with this same kit number. This one has simplified black text and the other has green and yellow text. Very nice kit with full cockpit, optional position landing gear, working landing flaps, optional position canopy and more. Contains a large, colorful decal sheet for the three versions shown. Molded in olive drab and clear. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Frog Spitfire XIV and V-1 Flying Bomb, 1/72, F194
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Well molded kit includes V-1, Spitfire and special stand that holds both models 'in flight.' Spitfire has optional markings for 'Punjab' Sq RAF Dienst Belgium 1945 or No.132 Sq RAF SEAC Kai Tak Hong Kong 1945. 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, hangar, ambulance, sound locater, 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.
Revell Swine Hunt A Rank Tank Deals Wheels - (Dave Deal Design), H1356-225
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Rare. Original issue dated 1970; please note the part number still has the price extension. This is a classic and never reissued Dave Deal design and Dave himself plays the characters involved in the story (on the box side and instructions) including Kapitan Afrika and Shiek Al Bief Salaami. Molded in the correct dark olive drab, chrome plate and black. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions in 'excellent' condition and even the original Master Modeler Club application.
Pyro 2-Way Bubble Display Case, C167-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Hardbox issue from the mid 1960s. Contains base and clear bubble. Ideal for the very popular 1/32 scale Pyro car series. Never used and complete with all parts and instructions. Instructions have light bug damage.
Jo-Han 1964 Cadillac Coupe De Ville Two Door Hardtop Customizing Car Kit, 1/25, C364-149
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Rare original issue contains all parts needed for a stock or custom versions. Nicely detailed with full interior, opening hood, detailed engine and engine compartment with firewall, battery, radiator and washer jar, clear windows and molded underside detail. Molded in gloss white/ivory, clear, red-tinted clear, chrome plate and with rubber white sidewall tires and metal axles. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. NOTE: there are tire burns on the seat back and side.
Revell Ford Fun Trucker Courier Pickup, 1/25, H1302
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Dated 1979. Very nice kit with detailed engine and compartment, opening hood, detailed underside, full interior, numerous custom touches, tool chest with removable cover and more. Molded in black, tinted clear and with black tires. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: the decals have significant bug damage.
ERTL International Transtar F-4270 Semi Tractor, 1/25, 8001
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Very highly detailed kit with over 250 parts. Features rolling chassis build just like the real vehicle, complete engine and engine compartment, detailed cab with complete interior, opening hood, full suspension and underside details and more. Molded in gloss light teal blue, black, chrome plate, clear and with rubber tires. 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 only) have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions. Also includes four page International datasheet for the real truck and a (generic) note and card from Mr. Fred Ertl, Jr, president of ERTL.
Matchbox Handley Page HP-58 Heyford Mk.I /Mk.II / Mk.II, 1/72, PK-605
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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From 1989. Has parts and decals for all three variants from 102(B) RAF Sq. 1938, No. 99 Sq 1934 and No. 7(B) Sq. 1935. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The Heyford was the last big biplane bomber to serve with the RAF and equipped 11 First-Line Squadrons at the time. The prototype first few in 1930 and had many novel features such as retractable ventral turret and the wing attached to the underside of the top wing for excellent visibility. It was soon nicknamed 'Express Bomber' due to it's ability to carry a large bomb load, fly at high speeds and be rapidly re-armed, serviced and repaired.
Revell Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 'Lady Luck' 8th Air Force, 1/72, H209-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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First issue hardbox dated 1967. 'Lady Luck' was one of the first B-17s to depart on the unescorted daylight raids into Hitler's Germany. Has many operating features including movable gun turrets, movable control surfaces, opening bomb bay, rotating props and wheels and retracting landing gear. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Entex Lamborghini Marzal, 1/20, 9163
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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A large-scale model from quality ex-Bandai molds. Features detailed interior, steerable front wheels, opening gull wing doors, opening hood and trunk and more. Molded in gloss white, black, clear, chrome plate and with rubber tires and several metal parts including the rear window louvers. 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 (white and one black tree) have been inventoried complete including instructions.
AMT-Hasegawa A654 Convair F-102A Delta Dagger / A627-100 F-86 Sabre / A625-100 F-104 Starfighter / A649-130 North American OV-10A Bronco, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good- to Exc
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SALE!! Includes all four kits. The Bronco, F-104 and F-86 are open but have not been started and are either still in the factory internal bags or have been inventoried complete. With decals and instructions. The F-102 has no assembly but several interior parts have been neatly airbrushed the correct colors. Inventoried complete with parts, decals and instructions present.
Lindberg F-86D Sabre Jet Fighter - with First Logo, 1/48, 522-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Very rare first Lindberg issue with the 'script' logo. From the 1950s with dramatic Ray Gaedke artwork. Molded in high gloss silver and clear. Includes script logo decals and early 'rectangle' instructions which was common. The box was originally numbered 522-79 and has been over-stamped with a factory '98' for the price. Lindberg always used up any old stock and never seemed to waste any boxes, parts, decals or instructions. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. The box shows better than VG++, but I have graded it as such because there are tears from the factory tape on the long sides. 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.
Lindberg Junkers JU-88 Cellovision Issue, 1/64, 545-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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1950s Cellovision issue with Ray Gaedke artwork, trading card and intact clear panel on the reverse side. The model has many operating features- detailed engines with removable cowls, retracting landing gear, movable control surfaces and full crew. Never started. 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.
Lindberg US Fleet Submarine (ex-Varney), 1/240, 703-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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Rare kit with a fascinating history. These molds are believed to be the oldest production plastic ship model in US modeling history. The kit started as the Varney Fleet Sub in the mid 1940s. It is widely regarded as the very first USA all-plastic construction kit of a military vessel. Varney produced an all plastic aircraft kit at the same time, the PT-17. It is the #1 candidate for the first plastic airplane kit in the USA. Varney was a famous manufacture of model trains, first O then a leader in HO models. The two new additions did not sell very well - remember, the Gowland/Revell 'Highway Pioneers' had yet to be issued, so the boom in modeling had not occurred. Varney soon sold the molds for the Fleet Sub and the PT-17 to O-Lin (along with the molds for a fantastic multi-media kit with a wooden hull and plastic fittings, the Varney PT Boat ). O-Lin was a joint venture by Paul Lindberg and Mr. Olsen. O-Lin successfully issued the PT Boat (the PT Boat was given an injection molded hull and deck), PT-17 Stearman and Fleet Sub but modified the molds for the Sub. The original Varney kit had a solid, one-piece black hull and gray fittings. O-Lin engineers created a two-piece hull that provided a hollow hull and made from the same shot of plastic as the fittings. The 'Lin' in O-Lin, Paul Lindberg, was already well known for his publication of articles and plans for flying model aircraft in some of the leading aviation publications in the 1940/50s. Mr. Lindberg soon bought out Mr. Olsen and began marketing the same O-Lin kits under 'The Lindberg Line.' One immediate change was the box art. O-Lin box art was usually two or three color and not very exciting. Near the end of O-Lin, the partners asked Ray Gaedke to provide some box art. The bright colors and vivid action were an immediate hit, and Paul Lindberg took this lesson and Mr. Gaedke's artwork along to the new 'Lindberg Line.' Lindberg continue to issue the old Varney kits with the O-Lin modifications. The kit has been issued by a resurgent Lindberg as late at 2009, likely making it the longest running plastic ship kit in US history. This model is in superb investment-grade condition. The Ray Gaedke box art has perfect color and gloss, four solid corners, no fading, tears or price tags or tag marks or rips. The box grades 'excellent+++' and has only a few light scuffs, edge and corner marks and two short pieces of clear tape on the two long sides. The model has not been started. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes 'excellent+' condition decals and 'near mint' condition instructions.
Lindberg F4U-5N Corsair, 1/48, 512
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Very rare kit from about 1954 or earlier. First Lindberg issue with no price suffix and borrowing the Ray Gaedke artwork that he did for the O-Lin issue. As a matter of fact, this box still says 'For Best Results Use O-Lin's Polystyrene Cement' This kit is in fantastic investment grade 'near mint' condition. The box has fantastic color and gloss, four solid corners, no price tags or tag marks and no tape other than the light marks from the factory tape. The only flaws are light general wear. Inside, the kit is factory-new, molded in a brilliant metallic high-gloss dark blue and clear. It has never been started. The small parts are still sealed in the factory 'krinkle' bag and all other parts have been inventoried present, along with beautiful flat decals and 'excellent' instructions.
Lindberg Lockheed F-94C Starfire, 1/48, 519-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++++
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Late 1950s kit with dramatic Ray Gaedke artwork. Probably the second issue of this kit. Color and gloss are as new, there are no price tags or tag marks and all four corners are solid and original. Box displays 'near mint' but was graded 'excellent++++' due to clear tape on the sides once used to keep the box closed. Features two pilots with seats, clear canopy, raised panel detail, full landing gear (can easily be built with gear in the retracted position also), 'rocket' nose, display stand and colorful decals. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes 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.
Lindberg Junkers Ju-87B Stuka, 1/48, 524-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
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Late 1950s hardbox issue with Ray Gaedke box artwork. Please note that this is an early issue (probably the first, see below) with the white circle on the rudder hiding the swastika. However, the decals had the swastika, so the factory partially cut them from the sheet. As a historical note, Rau Gaedke painted the original artwork with swastikas, and the decals were made that way also. Lindberg quickly recognized that this was poor publicity and more importantly that the kit could not be sold in Europe. A box with the swastikas has yet to be found, so at this point we assume that the original artwork was modified just before the first issue - and that this is the first issue. The second (and much more common) issue had the white circle painted green like the rudder and the decal sheet was completely redesigned to exclude it also. Molded in correct gloss medium green and clear, with the futuristic Lindberg 'V' shaped clear stand. For it's time, this was an excellent kit with fine panel and rivet detail. Features crew of two and seats, separately molded rudder and flap/ailerons, four small wing load bombs and a center bomb with 'swing arm' so that it would clear the prop in a dive. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Thanks to Dusty Rhodes for this information: The markings with this model, A5+HL, are from a -B2 (Trop.) captured intact in North Africa, 1941 and shipped to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. It is still there today (2020). This may very well be the aircraft that Lindberg Skokie-based designers examined as a basis for this model.
Lindberg Japanese Fighter A6M2 Zero, 1/48, 514-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Early 1950s first issue with script logo and Ray Gaedke illustration. Box originally had the lower price extension on the part number, but has been factory blacked-out and changed to "79". Never started. 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.