Revell Corporal Missile with Transporter - History Makers Issue, 1/40, 8649
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$42
1983 limited edition. This is the only reissue of this large and highly detailed kit 'S' kit originally from the late 1950s. It features the Corporal Missile and transporter-erector/launcher that functions like the real one. Never started. The launcher/vehicle parts are still in the factory sealed bag; the Corporal missile was not sealed and has been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Matchbox Dornier Do-18 G-1 / V-2 / D-2 Civil or Military - Luftwaffe Calais-based 3/KuFlGr 406 (1940) or 2/KuFlGr 506 Kiel 1938 or Civil D-AANE 'Zyklon' Lufthansa South Atlantic Mail Service (1938), 1/72, 40409
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$48
Dated 1992 and from original molds. Nicely detailed kit for that time with optional parts for all three versions and a paint guide and markings for the three aircraft listed. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Lufthansa was a pioneer in trans-oceanic mail services and the Do-15 and Do-18 grew to fit this need. Given the German interests in South America, it was no surprise that they established one of the first airmail services between Europe and that continent. This kit will build one of those aircraft, the Lufthansa South Atlantic Mail Aircraft (1938) D-AANE 'Zyklon' or the military version. The Do-18 was an improved D0-15 'Wal' and set several records during it's long useful life.
J&L Douglas R2D-1 DC-2 - Marines or TWA Lindberg Line - (R2D1) - Bagged, 1/72
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$22
Rare bagged kit of either the Navy version or civil version of the 'Father of the DC-3'. Well molded with good surface detail. Contains a full color decal sheet by Scale-Master and a marking/paint guide for both aircraft. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. A certain degree of modeling skill is required to build vacuform kits. They are not recommended for beginners.
Airfix Heinkel He-111 H-20 - Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 3-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$38
Dramatic artwork of He-111s on a very daring super-low-level bombing raid over London. This kit features over 75 pieces, elevating gun and rotating turret, pilot and crew, movable ailerons, elevators and rudder, optional position landing gear, external bomb load and more. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Monogram MIL Mi-24 HIND Gunship USSR / Nicaragua / Czech / Afghanistan Air Forces, 1/48, 5819
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good+
$32
Still factory sealed. Very nicely detailed. Includes markings for all Air Forces listed. Features detailed cockpit, elevating gun and rotating turret, full cabin interior, rotating front and rear rotors, optional position canopy and doors, full combat loadout and more.
Hawk Laird Solution Racer - With Racing Pylon Stand, 1/48, 628-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$27
This hardbox issue is dated 1962 and has great Bill Campbell box artwork. Very nicely molded for that time with excellent fit, fine recessed panel lines and raised rib lines. Includes Pylon Racing Stand that is ideal for a 1930 racing diorama. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The Laird Solution won the first official Thompson Trophy Race in 1930 at the Curtiss-Wright Reynolds Airport in Chicago. The Laird was the only Biplane to win the Thompson and it beat all the military aircraft. Charles 'Speed' Holman was the pilot and was the first civilian to attain a speed over 200 mph in a closed course event nationally. E. M. Laird Airplane Company built the aircraft for BF Goodrich. Construction began only 3 weeks before the race. There was only one 10 minute trial flight before the aircraft won the race.
Airmodel Vickers Varsity T1 - Bagged, 1/72, 10
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$26
Rare 1/72 scale Varsity features very good quality moldings with recessed panel lines, clear canopy and detailed plans/instructions. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. Not recommended for builders who are not experienced with vacuform kits. Scratch building is required.
Hasegawa Focke-Wulf FW-190 D-9 Dora - (FW190D9), 1/72, AP6
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$22
Hard to find limited release D-9 with markings for the aircraft shown on the box artwork. Beautifully molded and well detailed model with all very fine recessed surface detail. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Special Hobby Lockheed Model 9 Orion - Northwest or 1938 Spanish Nationalist, 1/72, SH 72019
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$48
Well molded and features main injection molded parts with all recessed panel lines, many resin details, a very well detailed cockpit & engine and more. Includes markings for Nationalist artwork aircraft and very early Northwest Airlines. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions.
MPM Focke-Wulf FW-190 S-5 - (FW190S5), 1/72, 72030
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$29
Still factory sealed. Very good quality limited issue kit of the two-seat '190 trainer. Features all very fine recessed panel lines, photo etched details and film instruments.
Airfix Boston Bomber, 1/72, 385
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$28
Type three logo issue from the 1960s. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions. The lower left corner of the decal sheet has a small black stain, but the actual transfers are clear of damage.
Lindberg McDonnell F-88 Voodoo, 1/48, 543-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$42
1950s first issue. Features movable controls, detailed ejection seat and pilot, scale jet engines with inspection hatch, full landing gear, optional wing tip tanks, full landing gear and a display stand. 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.
Aurora Breguet 14, 1/48, 141-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$79
Still factory sealed but the seal has split on the left short side and part of it is missing at that location. Dated 1963 and a nicely molded kit for the time.
Revell Chance Vought F8U-1 Crusader - 'S' Issue - (F8U1), 1/67, H250-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$85
The first issue of this classic kit, from 1956 in the 'S' box. Molded in the correct light gloss gray and clear with the famous 'Swivel Base Display Stand'. The kit features optional position folded wings, pilot, rotating wheels and two piece canopy. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
MPC McDonnell F-4 Phantom Profile Series - F-4B/C/D/E & J - Phantom Thunderbirds/VF-11 or USAF Vietnam, 1/72, 2-1508-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$36
Still factory sealed. In the 1970s MPC released the popular Profile Series. Inside was a quality Airfix kit but with MPC decals to make any one of the 3 F-4 variants listed. The decals include colorful markings for VF-11 Sundowners from the USS Coral Sea (1971), USAF 4th TFS Vietnam and Thunderbirds Aircraft #1.
Frog Swordfish Mk.1 - 810(TSR) Sq HMS Ark Royal 1041 or No. 701 Catapult Flight HMS Hood 1938, 1/72, F258
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$22
Final issue with the late 1970s Frog logo. Includes decals for both historic aircraft and a color painting guide as well. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes 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.
Addar F3D Skyknight and F4D Skyray - 2 in 1 (Ex-Aurora / Comet), 901
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$34
From ex-Comet(and ex-Aurora) molds. Addar was an attempt by ex-Aurora employees to carry on the name when Aurora went under. The Skyray is 1/88 scale and the Skyknight is 1/99. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Life-Like Hawker Fury, 1/48, 09608
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$28
Still factory sealed and from ex-Pyro molds. Nicely molded. Includes cockpit, positionable pilot figure and molded in realistic fabric surfaces.
Aoshima Mitsubishi A7M2 Reppu - Sam, 1/72, 201
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$34
From the very early 1960s. Rare Japanese kit with a high gloss box top and very collectible artwork in 'Excellent' condition. The model was nicely molded for the time and features fine raised detail, folding wing tips, retractable landing gear and pilot. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Grumman J4F Widgeon, 1/72, 10030
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$29
Still factory sealed from 1979. US Airfix issue is in investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition. This is a very nicely molded kit for that time and still popular today. The Widgeon saw WWII service as a Coast Guard transport, trainer and recon aircraft. Before the war, the Widgeon was active in it's original design purpose - as a luxury sport airplane and executive transport amphibian.