Lindberg La Flore French Sailing Ship 1771, 1/48, 817-298
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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1965 hardbox issue in exceptional condition. This is a large-scale, detailed kit for that time featuring over 400 parts, two complete detailed decks of guns, full hull with very nice molded in detail, complete deck fittings, crew members, hinged hatch doors, display stand, preformed ratlines, billowing vacuform sails, rigging line, rigging diagram, flag sheet and highly illustrated instructions. Molded in four colors. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The Lindberg history tells of the La Flore's 1771 voyage on a historical naval astronomy expedition. On this voyage were three members of the Marine Academy and the Royal Academy of Science along with two naval time pieces and a variety of other scientific instruments. The voyage proved beyond any doubt the value of chronometers in sea navigation. But there is more history than that. Earlier 'The Flore' took part in the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759. Later in 1761 she was captured by HMS Unicorn and became part of the Royal Navy; the British gave her the name HMS Flora. The British scuttled the ship off Rhode Island in August of 1778 to avoid capture by the colonists. The enterprising Yankees re-floated the Flore in 1780, repaired her, and sold her back to the French Navy in 1784. The French re-named the ship 'American Flore.' Under the French flag again, she took parts in the Senegal campaigns starting in 1788. The HMS Phaeton captured Flore on September 7, 1798, and she was sold for scrap value.
Amodel Su-26M - Sport Aircraft - (CY-26M), 1/72, 7213
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Never started. Factory sealed bag with decals and instructions.
Revell Haven Hospital Ship, 1/500, H320-169
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
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Still factory sealed. 1995 reissue of the popular 1950s 'S' kit. Ideal builder. As with most early Revell ship models, it is a well detailed and nicely molded. Features full hull, detailed superstructure, railings, all cargo booms, helicopter landing pad with helicopter, davits, lifeboats and more.
Aurora Austin-Healey 3000, 1/32, 516-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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1961 hardbox early issue. From ex-Advanced molds. Kit features good outline, good interior with seats, dash board, steering wheel and column and floor with carpet texture and shift lever, female driver figure, front and rear bumpers and real rubber tires. Molded in a bright gloss red. The kit has never been started. NOTE: one wheel is from another Advanced 1/32 car kit. It is identical in size and spoke pattern, but has no 'spinner' center. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts and instructions.
Airfix Avro Anson I - Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 6-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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1960s classic box art. Kit features three crew stations and crew, rotating turret, wheels, propeller and moving ailerons. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Box has multiple creases on the left side top.
Revell PZL P-11C, 1/72, H647-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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1966 issue of the first aircraft to destroy a German aircraft in WWII. Never started. The airplane has been inventoried with all parts, decals and instructions but NOTE: the display stand arm is missing.
Revell 1956 Ford F-100 Pick Up Truck with Harley Davidson Motorcycle and Accessories, 1/48, 1430
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. 1995 reissue of the popular 'S' kit from 1955. Well detailed 1/48 scale kit; ideal for dioramas. Includes truck with opening hood, detailed engine and interior, hoe, shovel, two barrels, cement tray, Harley Davidson Police motorcycle, Police Officer and driver figure.
AMT Chevrolet Camaro Funny Car - Ratt'tle Trap / Heavy Chevy / Jersey Hopper / Crankin' Camarrow / Motion Magic / Zombie / Hayden Chevrolet, 1/25, 21775P
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Very well done model with full engine detail, tube funny car frame, tilt-up body, full cockpit and two very large decal sheet with all the names listed as well as the complex strip schemes shown on the box top. The kit has never been started. Some parts are still in the factory sealed bags. The parts that are not internally sealed have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions.
Pyro Bavarian Wheellock Rifle, 1/1, G194
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Very large, life-size model from the mid to early 1960s. Measures 4 feet and 4 inches long when assembled and well detailed for that time. Molded in authentic gunmetal and wood grain plastic. The kit has never been started. The gun has been inventoried complete with instructions. NOTE: missing the two wall brackets.
Revell Robert E Lee Steamboat - 'S' Issue, 1/275, H328-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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1956 'S' kit first issue. Very nicely detailed model. Includes boilers. When the motorized version was made later, the boilers were deleted when the molds were modified. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Pyro Charles W. Morgan Whaling Ship, C249-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Dated 1965. Full hull kit with very good molded detail, pre-molded ratlines, detailed deck, billowing sails and display stand. Measures 8.5 inches inches long when assembled. Molded in swirl wood tan and off-white. A photo of the built kit on the instructions serves as a standing rigging diagram. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. This is one of the 'intermediate' line of Pyro ship kits, which at the time were Pyro called '$1.00 Models'. All were roughly the same size and were a significant increase in detail from the '50 Cent Models'. Kits in the $1.00 line included the Skipjack, Racing Yawl, Persian Gulf Trader, Burma River Pirate, Polynesian Outrigger Canoe, Cutty Sark, Charles W. Morgan, HMS Bounty, HMS Ark Royal and others. 50 Cent kits in 1965 included the Mayflower, Barbary Pirate, USS Constitution, Santa Maria, Golden Hind, Half Moon, Bon Homme Richard, War Brig, HMS Victory, Flying Cloud and others.
Revell Lockheed P-38J Droop Snoot Lightning, 1/32, 4791
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Vg
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Still factory sealed. Large scale kit of the formation leader P-38 for bombing raids. Kit features clear nose with Norden bombsight, opening canopy, full cockpit details, optional position landing gear, bombs, and detailed engines with removable cowling panels.
Guillows De Havilland DH-80A Puss Moth - 24 inch Wingspan RC/CL/Rubber Powered Kit, 306
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. From the 1960s. Can be flown rubber free flight, gas free flight, or converted to electric RC using modern servos and receivers. A very nice kit featuring die cut balsa parts, die-cut plywood firewall, completely finished wheels, plastic propeller, vacuform nose, rubber motor, hardware, clear window material, very large decal sheet, colored tissue and excellent full size plans. Guillow's founder, Paul K. Guillow, was a WWI naval aviator. In 1926 he began producing wooden model airplane kits. His 'Shelf Models' were some of the earlier non-flying models in production. Guillow's grew during the model boom of the 1930s, and when the Depression hit the hardest, Guillow's responded with lower prices and became one of the low price leaders, frequently advertising in Model Airplane News and other leading publications. During the war, like most manufacturers, Guillow's was forced to alternative materials such as cardboard and pine. Guillow's survived the post WWII slump by creating many inexpensive profile flying rubber powered aircraft and gliders in the 1950s (along with North Pacific) which became famous - some are still available today. The stick and tissue lines have been updated with laser cut parts and are still in production as of 2009.
Bandai Russian Medium Tank T34/76 (T-34/76), 1/48, E6
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. Rare 1/48 scale kit from the classic and highly detailed Bandai Pin Point armor series. These kits are beautifully molded and feature full interior detail as well as flexible treads, many operating features and very detailed crew members that can be posed in almost any position.
Revell Bell Huey UH-1D Model 205 SAR Luftwaffe, 1/32, 4440
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. Revell of Germany issued dated 1993. Large well detailed kit featuring 18 inch rotor span, detailed Lycoming T53 Jet Engine with removable cowling, highly detailed interior and cockpit with opening cabin doors and moving rotors. Includes pilot and copilot figures.
Aurora Eastern Airlines DC-9 Medium Distance Commercial Jet, 1/72, 357-250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. 1966 early issue with Eastern decals. This is still the only injection molded 1/72 scale DC-9 ever produced. The kit is molded in white plastic and includes the clear triangle Aurora 'Globe' stand and stand arm. Please NOTE that the seal has several tiny splits and wear. Someone cut the '250' off the part number - retailers often did this so that they could sell the kit for more, especially out west. While this is a very nice example, the wear to the seal and the missing part numbers on the box make this kit far from 'mint' condition.
Matchbox Martin B-26B Marauder - USAAF 599 BS 397 BG 9thAF 1944 / 'Bar Fly' 544 BS 386 BG UK 1943/44 / South African Air Force Marauder II 24th Sq Italy 1943/44, 1/72, PK-407
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Very nicely molded and detailed 'B' variant. Features very fine raised panel lines and recessed panel lines, elevating guns, rotating turrets, good engine and cockpit detail, crew and rare South African markings as well as two USAAF aircraft. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf-109 F-4 Trop - 3/JG27 Lt. Hans-Joachim Marseille Feb 1942 / Same June 1942 / Kdr. 3/JG27 Same September 1942 / 6/JG3 Franz Schwaiger Feb 1942 / Kdr JG27 Major Gustav Rodel June 1943, 1/48, J12
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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From 1991. Very highly detailed kit. Superbly molded with all very fine recessed panel lines. Features very highly detailed cockpit and landing gear wells, drop tank, separately molded leading edge slats and split flaps, multiple piece canopy and a very large and detailed decal sheet for five North African and Sicily based aircraft. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora 1903 Rambler Old Timers, 1/16, 575-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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1963 first issue of Aurora's 'Super Detailed Museum Model with Plated Parts.' Done in a big 1/16 scale, this kit and the other 'Old Timers' in the series represented a significant leap forward in quality for Aurora. The kit features full engine, transaxle and driveline detail, full interior, complete suspension and steering linkage, exhaust and more. Molded in gloss yellow, gloss black and with brass plated parts and real rubber tires. Never started. NOTE: Missing one fender support, which is simply a bent cylinder. I have included the correct diameter of wire so you can make your own. Otherwsie inventoried with all other parts and instructions. Aurora was renowned for turning a profit and for keeping expenses down. In researching new kit subjects, they came upon a forgotten jewel - the Hudson Miniatures line of 1/16 scale wooden kits. Hudson had discontinued this line due to lack of sales of wooden kits. But the Hudson models were second to none in quality, research and documentation. Aurora was quick to realize this and used the research and layout from these kits to create the subjects for this 'Old Timers' series. It is fortunate for us that they did, because in most cases this is the only injection molded kit of these rare and classic early automobiles.
Athearn Ranch Wagon - (ex-Miniature Masterpiece / ex-Revell / Ex- Adams / Ex-Life-Like / ex-UPC), 1/48, K232-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Rare issue from the original 1955 molds. Very highly detailed model includes wagon, accessories, base, four mules and two figures. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts. Includes instructions in excellent condition. This kit certainly has an interesting history. 'Miniature Masterpieces' was formed through an alliance of Lou Glasser (Revell) and Steve Adams (Adams Action Models) in 1953. Although the molds were made at Adams and it had the appearance of an independent company, the firm was run by Revell down to the prototypes being made at the Revell plant. Originally there was no evidence of the parent company on the surface. The State Coach of England was the first kit, issued in 1953. More kits of excellent quality followed. Revell completely took over the line in 1954 and in that year and the next, kits were labeled 'Revell' with a 'Miniature Masterpiece' label on the box top also. At some point soon after that Adams also released this kit. The Athearn release used the exact same Adams box art and simply swapped logos. Eventually these molds ended up being leased or contracted by UPC and in the end Life-Like purchased them.