DML Jagdpanzer Flammpanzer 38 Mid Production, 1/35, 6037
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$30
Still factory sealed.
WSN US AAV8A1 With EAAK - Motorized - Korean Army Service - From Hobby Boss / Trumpeter Molds, 1/35, MM-027
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$42
Rare issue that is designed for realistic motorized track drive on the rear drive sprockets. Features factory assembled and installed gear box with electric motor and factory-installed & wired battery box and power switch.
ICM T-28 - Soviet WWII Medium Tank, 1/35, 35031
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$29
Highly detailed model featuring 607 pieces, parts for building one of four different versions and more. Decals are included for three different Soviet tanks. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The T-28 was the first mass-produced Soviet light tank and over 503 were built. It was considered the best tank in it's class and saw widespread use during World War II. It also served in the Finnish army, as they captured some units then put them into service.
Hasegawa Misubishi G4M1 Type 1 Attack Bomber Betty Model 11 - 752nd Flying Group, 1/72, 00736
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$32
Special release dated 2004 features 75 pieces, basic cockpit detail, crew of three and decals & paint guide for two different aircraft from the 752nd Flying Group: Marshall Islands Jan.-Feb. 1944 and Chitose Air Base Japan Sep. 1943. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. L - Sd.Kfz.141/1, 1/35, 35215
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$37
Highly detailed and beautifully molded armor kit. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya M60A2 Motorized, 1/35, MT138
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$66
Well detailed and designed for realistic motorized operation. Contains all special hardware for motorizing, steel gearbox with metal gears, brass axles, all other motorizing hardware and more. Even includes a new RE26 motor in the original Mabuchi box. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya British Special Air Service Jeep, 1/35, MM133
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$25
Very well molded and detailed. Includes a crew of two. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Tamiya British Special Air Service Jeep, 1/35, MM133
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$25
Very well molded and detailed. Includes a crew of two. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Revell Douglas DC-9 KLM - Lodela, 1/120, H101
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good+
$38
Still factory sealed. Rare Lodela release in KLM colors. The parts are from the original 1966 issue molds. This is not a stretch DC-9 but an original early 'short' DC-9. Nicely molded for that time, featuring optional position landing gear, movable wheels and very colorful and complete KLM markings.
Revell Douglas DC-8 AeroMexico - Lodela Issue (DC851), 1/143, H4404
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$145
Still factory sealed and very rare. This is the Revell Lodela issue with AeroMexico decals. Although I do not know for certain, judging from the length of the box and the photo, the kit inside is the original "S" issue short DC-8.
Heller Paquebot Avenir - Car Ferry Steamer of De La Cie De Navigation Mixte, 1/200, 1010
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
$345
Very rare kit of this Deluxe Automobile Ferry from the 1960s. Early gloss box art 'L' issue with yellow background logo. This is a large model measuring 26 inches long when built - ideal for RC conversion. Includes an original color brochure for Avenir from Navigation Mixte. The brochure is of the large fold out type and shows the exterior, interior, deck spaces and Marseille-Tunis route map. The kit is Molded in white and clear. Very highly detailed down to individual clear portholes and railings. This kit has not been started. The parts are still in the factory sealed bag and decals and instructions in English and French are included. Please note that there is a short closed crack on one hull half. It closes back perfectly by hand so you cannot even see the crack, so it will be a simple repair. I have stabilized it so it will be safe in shipping. Please note that this kit must be shipped insured.
Aurora Sopwith Camel, 1/48, 102-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
$65
Third issue of this kit. It retains the original 1956 box art, but the square Aurora 'Northern Lights' logo is gone, replaced with the soon-to-be classic sunburst 'Famous Fighters' oval. There is no Parents' Magazine Seal and no '69' price circle on this issue. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Berkeley Cessna 180 - 36 Inch Wingspan Flying Model Airplane Kit, 1/12, 4-7
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$159
Big 1/12 scale model with a 36 inch wingspan. Originally designed as a gas powered model for free flight or control line, or can be converted to electric power and modern RC (radio control) gear. Features rubber wheels, sheeted (wood covered) design on many parts, covering material for the others, clear window material, formed wire parts, full size plans, die cut balsa and plywood parts and more. The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. Berkeley is a very famous manufacturer of flying model kits from the Golden Age of flying aviation, about 1932-1954. Founded in 1933 by William Effinger, the company was quite progressive in producing quality kits - it was likely the Berkeley 'Buccaneer' was the first gas powered model in kit form. In the later 1930s, Effinger acquired the services of a very talented Henry Struck. Struck went on to design numerous award-winning kits under the Berkeley name. Berkeley weathered the post WWII recession and emerged as a major kit producer in the late 1940 and 1950s. These were great years for Berkeley and they produced some incredible and large kits. The company went bankrupt in about 1960 however. Fox engines (Duke Fox) bought the company and released the kits alongside his own FOX models and engines. This arrangement did not last, and in the early 1960s the Berkeley name disappeared from hobby shop shelves.
Berkeley Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Controliner - 21.5 Inch Wingspan, 1-10-295
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$69
Large 1950snprofile-scale model designed to fly a full stunt pattern at 65 miles per hour with a .09 engine. This is a highly prefabricated kit designed for strong, easy construction. Features pre-shaped hollow balsa wings with airfoil, die cut balsa and plywood, all necessary metal hardware, fully finished wheels, full size plans with complete building instructions and full color decals. The kit has never been started. The small parts that were factory sealed are still in the sealed bags. The parts that were not factory sealed (larger wood parts and sheets of wood) have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions. Please note that the decals have bug damage to the backing paper but the actual transfers are undamaged. The plans have light, even bug damage as well which will not affect building the kit. Berkeley is a very famous manufacturer of flying model kits from the Golden Age of flying aviation, about 1932-1954. Founded in 1933 by William Effinger, the company was quite progressive in producing quality kits - it was likely the Berkeley 'Buccaneer' was the first gas powered model in kit form. In the later 1930s, Effinger acquired the services of a very talented Henry Struck. Struck went on to design numerous award-winning kits under the Berkeley name. Berkeley weathered the post WWII recession and emerged as a major kit producer in the late 1940 and 1950s. These were great years for Berkeley and they produced some incredible and large kits. The company went bankrupt in about 1960 however. Fox engines (Duke Fox) bought the company and released the kits alongside his own FOX models and engines. This arrangement did not last, and in the early 1960s the Berkeley name disappeared from hobby shop shelves.
Berkeley Shoestring Goodyear Racer Controliner - 28 3/8 Inch Wingspan Control Line/U-Control Flying Model Airplane, 1/8, 9-3
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$149
Large scale 1950s model for .14 to .36 sized gas engines. Ideal for flight or as a scale display. Features genuine Jim Walker U-Control System parts, shaped and notched leading and trailing edges, full color decals (two large sheets), formed sheet metal landing gear main strut, formed steel wheel pants, die-cut balsa and hardwood parts, formed metal spinner, formed metal cowl cheeks, formed clear plastic canopy (still in excellent condition and not yellowed), 'Step-Keel' Assembly Jig for the fuselage and much more. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and paperwork present. Berkeley is a very famous manufacturer of flying model kits from the Golden Age of flying aviation, about 1932-1954. Founded in 1933 by William Effinger, the company was quite progressive in producing quality kits - it was likely the Berkeley 'Buccaneer' was the first gas powered model in kit form. In the later 1930s, Effinger acquired the services of a very talented Henry Struck. Struck went on to design numerous award-winning kits under the Berkeley name. Berkeley weathered the post WWII recession and emerged as a major kit producer in the late 1940 and 1950s. These were great years for Berkeley and they produced some incredible and large kits. The company went bankrupt in about 1960 however. Fox engines (Duke Fox) bought the company and released the kits alongside his own FOX models and engines. This arrangement did not last, and in the early 1960s the Berkeley name disappeared from hobby shop shelves.
Sterling Hal Krier's Great Lakes Special - 24 Inch Wingspan, A24
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
$69
Scale kit for RC, free flight or control line. Features large, full color decal sheet, high-grade die cut balsa, die cut plywood, vacuform plastic cowl with engine detail, wheel pants and pilot, clear canopy material, carved and painted wood main and tail wheels, finished wire landing gear, rubber motor and plastic prop, carved wooden thrust button, control line handle, firewall, elevator horn platform, metal hardware and pushrod wire, full size plans with instruction details and full instructions for conversion to RC or control line. The model has not been started. The small parts are still factory sealed; the parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete and includes plans and decals. There is no assembly but NOTE: two sheets of parts are punched out to 'near mint' quality. The box is only grade 'fair+' because there is a closed tear at the center of the top wing. Sterling was a famous manufacturer dating back to the 1930/40s flying model craze. Although they continued to produce kits for decades after the flying model slump following World War II, they eventually fell victim to the general lack of interest in modeling that occurred in the early 1980s. I personally considered Sterlings to be 'deluxe' kits.
Cleveland Hawker Lightweight Fighter - 20 Inch Wingspan Flying Model, 1/16, R-59
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$56
Excellent model from the legendary Cleveland Model & Supply Company in Ohio. This is a traditional stick-and-tissue flying model in the Cleveland 'Rep' line; the "R" series part numbers are essentially scaled down SF kits. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes plans. Please note that this series of "R" kits shared a common box; the only way you could tell what was inside was to read the stamped part number and name on the end flap.
Cleveland Mile Fliers The New Norseman - 32 Inch Wingspan Cabin Fuselage Balsa Flying Model Aircraft, C-1
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$45
Early World War II stick-and-tissue flying model aircraft. This was one of the six Cleveland "C" Tribute Series in the Mile Fliers Outdoor Contest Model series. This model, 'The New Norseman', is a tribute to the brave Norwegians & other Scandinavians. The other kits were a tribute to Czechoslovakia, Holland, Poland, Belgium and Austria. Features balsa printwood, pre-cut stringers and spars, covering tissue, thrust bearing, full size plans and more. Because they were wartime kits, often the rubber, cement and music wire were not present as these were critical war materials. The model has not been started. Inside, it is in amazing factory-new condition. The parts are still wrapped in the factory tissue, which has never been opened. The Cleveland Model and Supply Company played a pivotal role in the development of true scale models. In 1909 Bleriot's English Channel flight caused a surge in aviation and model aircraft around the globe. Several companies were ideally positioned to take advantage of the aviation craze. In the USA, Wading River Manufacturing Co. (1909), White Aeroplane (1911), Ideal Model Aeroplane (1911), Broadfield Model Aeroplanes (1919) were among these pioneers, offering everything from plans and parts to complete kits and ARF models. Lindbergh's 1927 crossing of the Atlantic Ocean caused an even bigger world-wide phenomenon called 'The Aviation Craze' that extended up to the start of World War II. Many companies such as Megow, Guillow's and others started right around the time of Lindbergh's flight. Some of these models flew and flew well, but they all had one thing in common - were generally not accurate scale representations. In 1929, a youngster named Ed Packard had a very advanced dream to produce incredibly accurate, true scale models that flew perfectly. This radical idea established the world's longest operating single-owner model airplane supply business, called Cleveland Model and Supply Company. To this day, Cleveland models are treasured as the most accurate flying scale models produced. The fact that Mr. Packard started and successfully grew this business during The Great Depression is a testament to his ideals and business skill. I highly suggest the excellent book called 'Aviations great Recruiter, Cleveland's Ed Packard' by H.L. (Herm) Schreiner. It is an excellent history of the man, his company and the times of the Golden Age of Model Aviation.
Comet Piper Cub J-3 - 25.5 inch Wingspan Gas or Rubber Powered Wooden Aircraft (J3), 1623-250
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$32
From the early to mid 1970s. Large scale issue for rubber or gas free flight, or easily converted to RC using today's tiny and light servos and receivers. Box art is by Locher, who did a great deal of the Monogram box artwork also. Kit features traditional wood/tissue construction with all die cut parts, 'Tube-O-Matic' fuselage construction and 'Rugged Super X Simplified Non-Warping Wing' construction, colorful insignia sheet for civil or US Army versions, detailed full size plans with building instructions, die-cut printwood, factory-cut stripwood with leading and trailing wing edges, fully formed and finished wooden main and tail wheels & thrust button, hardware, tissue and plastic propeller. Never started and inventoried complete, but NOTE: all die-cut parts have been very neatly (adult) removed from the sheetwood. Comet was a famous manufacturer of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998.
Megow Nieuport XVII C1- 18 Inch Wingspan Flying Aircraft, C4
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$42
Rare 1930s stick and tissue model. Features printwood, stripwood, fully finished wooden wheels, factory-carved propeller (requires final sanding only), finished thrust button, nose block, covering tissue and excellent full size plans. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts paperwork present. Please NOTE that the the right-hand box flap is missing.