Jo-Han 1962 Plymouth Fury Convertible, 1/25, C-4762
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$79
Rare kit from the mid 1960s. Features detailed engine and compartment with opening hood, complete interior, 'Torsion Bar' suspension and underside detail. Molded in blue, clear, chrome and with rubber narrow whitewall tires. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. Please note that Jo-Han did not furnish decals with this kit.
MPC McDonnell F-4B/C/D/E & J Profile Series - Phantom Thunderbirds/VF-11 or USAF Vietnam, 1/72, 2-1508-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$38
Still factory sealed. Builds any one of the 5 F-4 variants listed. Colorful decal sheet for VF-11 Sundowners from the USS Coral Sea (1971), USAF 4th TFS Vietnam and Thunderbirds Aircraft #1.
Airfix Russian T-34 (T34) Tank - Bagged, 1/76, A16V
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$22
Still factory sealed. From the 1960s. Type three logo bagged kit with header. From the 1960s. Part of the excellent Airfix 1/76 armor series.
Testors Lockheed F-104C Starfighter USAF - (ex-Hawk), 1/48, 523
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$28
Still factory sealed. From quality ex-Hawk molds. Includes decals for the very colorful box photo aircraft.;
Nichimo IJN Nagato Battleship Motorized, 1/719, 302
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$24
Can be built three ways - for water operation, full hull display model or waterline display mode. Older but nicely detailed kit is molded in dark red and dark gray and includes battery box with metal contacts, on/off switch, metal drive shaft, flexible coupler, stuffing box, easily removable superstructure for battery access and more. Please note that Nichimo did not include the motor (FA130 type) or batteries with this kit. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
RCM XP-55 Ascender, 1/32
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Bagged
$92
SPECIAL ORDER vacuform kit. Not shipped from stock. Kit is molded upon receipt of payment. Time from receipt to shipping your kit is usually 8 to 10 weeks. Kit includes resin and/or metal details -clear canopy and full size plans/instructions. Details included will vary from kit to kit but may contain landing struts - wheels - props - engines (not jets) - some cockpit parts - seats - etc. Other parts will need to be scratch built or from your spares box. Decals not furnished. Vacuform kits are only recommended for modelers who are experienced with this type of model. Special skills and scratch building experience are required. If you are curious, I highly recommend that you read the article 'How To Build Vacuform Model Kits' which is located on this website.
Orange Crush-Revell 1910 Studebaker Cupe Electro (Electric Coupe), 1/32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$69
Very rare kit with a fascinating history. Around 1958/59, Orange Crush of Mexico offered a promotion. They offered free, colorful, plastic model cars if you collected correctly-marked Orange Crush bottle caps. The models are 1/32 scale Revell Highway Pioneer series - although there is no mention of Revell or Lodela anywhere on the box. Orange Crush had the boxes and even the instructions specially made for them with no mention of a manufacture. They were never given numbers. The boxes were very thin and fragile cardboard. This has contributed to wear and you must be very cautious with them. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bag and the instructions are sealed in the bag as well. You could redeem your caps two ways - at the Orange Crush truck and at a Modelandia Hobby House. The box sides show the 18 cars in the series. Orange Crush also released two full-color booklets and a complete paint set for the cars. A colorful cardboard box held 7 colors of paint in glass bottles, complete with 'Orange Crush' screw-on caps! The entire promotion was done in coordination with Modelandia Hobby House which had up to 19 stores. Modelandia's name appears on each of the boxes and the paint as well. Robina S.A. was the bottler or distributor of Orange Crush in Mexico at that time. The box side lists the other 18 kits with small color pictures of each and shows three sizes of OC - Family Size (Familiar), Grand (Grande) and Normal. You could also obtain models with Titan bottle caps. Titan was also bottled by Robina and came in large (Titan) and smaller (Titancito) sizes and apparently more than one flavor. We do not know how Orange Crush had access to the plastic kits or who sealed the internal bags with the Crush instructions inside them. We can assume that it may have been Lodela, since they would have had access to the Revell molds. It is not know for how long the promotion lasted, but Orange Crush was one of the most dominant soft drinks in Mexico at that time. Here is one clue: some boxes claim that Modelandia had 13 locations; other boxes, which obviously came later on, claim 19 locations. This may indicate that this promotion went on for a significant amount of time.
MPC Pontiac Fiero, 1/25, 1-0715
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$49
1984 issue that can be built factory stock or custom. Features choice of stock or custom engines, detailed engine compartment and opening trunk, excellent suspension and exhaust, complete interior, opened or closed sunroof, spare tire and opening hood, numerous custom parts such as fender flares, spoiler, front air dam and more. The kit has never been started. The parts that were factory sealed are still in the sealed bags. The chrome and clear parts were never factory sealed and have been inventoried complete including instructions. NOTE: missing decals.
ESCI Mirage F1 With Pilots and Ground Crew - France EC 1/5 Vendee / Spain ALA 14 / South Africa N.3 Sq, 1/72, 9081
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$24
Well detailed and molded F1 kit features 12 figures, all recessed panel lines, good cockpit and detailed gear wells, optional position canopy and weapons load-out. There are decals and paint guide for all three air forces listed.
Fujimi Messerschmitt Bf-110C or Bf-110D, 1/48, Q-2-1000
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$27
Very well detailed kit from when Fujimi set the world standard for quality. Features all very fine recessed panel lines, very well detailed cockpit, optional parts and decals for 6 different aircraft (three 'C' and three 'D' variants - D-1-R1 'Dackelbauch' / D-2 3U+KK / D-3 3ZG26 / C-4B 5ZG1 'Wespen' (Wasp) / C-7 7JG5 1940 / C-4 1ZG26 'Horst Wessel'), multi-piece canopies, beautiful color painting guides and more. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bags including decals and instructions.
Blue Rider Oeffag Albatros D.III (253 Series) - Conversion Kit - Bagged, 1/72, BR101
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
$14
Still factory sealed. Very high quality conversion kit. Finely molded vacuform parts with recessed panel lines. Includes full interior. Has metal detail parts parts (engine, wheels, prop, exhaust and more) and decals for four aces aircraft.
Revell 1907 Renault Limousine Highway Pioneers - Series Four, 1/32, H53-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+++
$42
1953 early issue molded in gloss dark brown plastic. This is from the issues produced with Gowland & Gowland as it carrier their 'balloon' logo on the side. The model has not been started. The parts are still sealed in the original 'krinkle' bag and the kit is complete with instructions. Before the 1950s 'model building' never made the top 10 list of boy's activities. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream. Shortly after the turn of the century, many dedicated modelers built flying or static airplanes, ship, train, automotive or other subjects. Basic kits existed, but the majority of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. That changed in the early 1950s. The phenomenon of the Revell/Gowland & Gowland 'Highway Pioneers' car kits was a significant force in proving that model building as a hobby could have mass appeal, provided that the kits were easy enough to build and finish. These 1/32 scale vehicles could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real car. The Highway Pioneers series lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the early 1960s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys.
Nitto Super Submarine IJN I-400 - Motorized, 165-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$79
Very rare and features fantastic early 1960s artwork. One of only 9 Nitto ship kits, and 5 of the nine were from ex-Sankyo molds. No scale is mentioned but the kit measures 7 inches long when assembled. It was designed for operation in water and features a red lower hull, light gray upper hull, 4 other light gray parts, a metal ballast weight, metal prop shaft, thrust bearing and unopened metal tube of glue. The kit has never been started. All parts are still in the two factory sealed bags. The instructions are on the back of the box.
Aurora Fokker D-VII - D-7, 1/48, 106-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$45
Still mint factory seal and in investment-grade condition. Kit is dated 1958, but still has original 1956 box art. The actual issue date is from the mid-1960s due to the 1 dollar price extension and the blue oval logo.
Revell 1900 Packard Highway Pioneers, 1/32, H33
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$24
NOTE: builder kit only, please see below. Ex-Gowland and Gowland molds in the Highway Pioneers series from about 1954/55. Never started. Inventoried with all parts and instructions. NOTE: The box is old, but the kit inside is a recent reissue of the Highway Pioneers Packard by Dapol/Minicraft of the United Kingdom. Dapol did use the original molds and there is some flash.
KP Aero L-29 Delfin - Czech or Uganda Air Forces Bagged, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good
$19
Factory sealed bagged kit with header. Contains markings for both Air Forces including unique Uganda Air Force.
Airfix English Electric Lightning F-1A, 1/72, 02010-3
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$24
Still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box top concave and there is a split at the middle right. Type four logo issue.
Hobby Boss F-84G Thunderjet, 1/32, 83208
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$52
Very highly detailed and beautifully molded model kit. Never started. All parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags. Includes decals and instructions in excellent condition.
Marvel US Alligator War Tank
Cardstock Paper Model Kit, Box Condition: Poor
$35
1943 thick cardboard model. Most parts are heavy cardstock but their are balsa blocks for the front and back. Never started and complete with all parts and plans. Cardstock arts are 'excellent' with no or little wear and regular yellowing. Instructions are 'very good' with some edge wear but none on the drawings or instructions. Please note that this is a very typical 1940s model - a high degree of skill and scratch building skills were expected.
Academy T-6G Texan - Republic of Korea (ROK) Air Force / USAF 6148th TACS Korea 1953 / Israel Defense Force (Heyl Ha' Avir), 1/72, 1662
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$14
Nicely molded with all fine recessed panel lines. Well detailed with complete cockpit and more. Includes a colorful decal sheet for the three aircraft listed. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.