Airfix Bristol Beaufighter Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 7-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$28
Purchased new on September 28, 1965 in Cleveland, Ohio. Very colorful box art of a Beaufigher making a low attack run on shipping. Kit includes torpedo and rocket load-outs. Never started. Inventoried and 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Please NOTE the box looks better than the grade, but is graded 'very good' because there is a closed tear on one side. Craftmaster kits were made in the UK by Airfix and marketed by MPC in the USA.
Aurora British Churchill Tank, 1/48, 327
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$95
Still factory sealed. 1972 Big A softbox issue is in investment-grade condition. Features elevating gun, rotating turret, figures, operating treads and bogies and battlefield display stand.
Aoshima Aichi M6A1 Seiran, 1/72, 205
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$24
Early 1960s rare early issue with a high-gloss box top and very collectible artwork. Very neatly molded for the time frame. Features working ailerons, rotating propeller, crew of two and a display stand. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora De Haviland DH-10 Bomber - 'Parents Magazine' Seal Issue, 1/48, 125-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$95
Dated 1957 with classic Jo Kotula box art. This is the edition with the Parent's Magazine approval seal on the box and the instructions. Box is in excellent condition with like new color and gloss, four solid corners and no tape or price tags. Flaws include a ding at the top left corner and very, very light discoloration. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Even includes the original tissue packing paper.
CA Atkins Austrian Aviatik (Berg) D-I, 1/72
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$36
Rare, limited issue, very high quality cast metal kit. Includes full instructions. Never started. The parts are still in the factory sealed bag.
Comet Republic P-47D Thunderbolt - 24 Inch Wingspan Flying Aircraft, 3502
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$52
Still factory sealed. 1970s large scale issue for rubber or gas free flight, or easily converted to RC using today's tiny and light servos and receivers. Kit features traditional wood/tissue construction, insignia, detailed full size plans, building instructions, wheels, hardware, tissue and propeller. 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.
Easy Built Models Fairchild PT-19 Trainer - 35 inch Wingspan for Free Flight or R/C Conversion, FF-6
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$44
Large-scale big wingspan issue. High quality modern kit made in the finest tradition of the stick and tissue flyers. Features high quality printed balsa, strip wood, plastic propeller, rubber motor, clear windshield material, full sized plans, instructions, covering tissue and other accessories. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. Easy Built was a Canadian manufacturer who made original designed and excellent reproductions of classic flying designs from the 1930 and 1940s.
Airmodel McDonnell F2H-2/2P Banshee - Bagged - (F2H2), 1/72, 198
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$12
This kit is often used just for the conversion parts to transform the Airfix / MPC Banshee to the recon-nose variant. Builds either version of the Banshee. Basic vac kit that is nicely molded with recessed panel lines. Never started and complete. A certain degree of modeling skill is required to build vacuform kits. They are not recommended for beginners or builder without scratch building experience.
Dumas Curtiss P-6E Hawk - 17.5 inch Wingspan For Rubber Power or Electric And R/C Conversion, 219
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$26
Still factory sealed. Excellent wooden kit designed for rubber power but can also be converted to electric and R/C with modern small components. Features hand-selected laser cut balsa, contest rubber and plastic prop, vacuformed details, color decals, full size plan, hardware, lightweight colored tissue and full step by step instructions.
AirKit AH-64 Apache Cockpit Placards - Bagged, 1/72, C007
Other Materials, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$2
Factory Sealed. Highly detailed full cockpit front, rear and side panels printed on clear film.
AMT Beechcraft G17S Staggerwing, 1/48, T638
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$38
This well molded model from the 1970s includes interior detail, full engine, optional position landing gear and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please note that the box displays better than the 'good+' rating but is graded as such because there is a narrow 1.5 inch long tape pull on the other side on the far right. The Staggerwing is still considered one of the finest civil aircraft designs to reach mass production. The brainchild of Walter Beech, the G17S had a top speed of over 200 mph and landed at 60 mph - all in 1932. It was faster than many fighter planes of the day.
Airmodel Grumman AF-2W or AF-2S Guardian - Bagged, 1/72, 165
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$8
Well molded basic vac kit with all finerecessed panel lines, clear canopy (in 'new' condition and not yellowed) and instructions. This is a basic kit with oll of the main airframe parts, radar and clear only. Never started and complete. Vacuform model kits are not for beginners. Previous experience is required as well as a good spare-parts box and scratch-building skills.
Revell Soviet Typhoon Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine, 1/400, 5231
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$44
Still factory sealed. 1989 issue that is over 17 inches long when built. . Nicely detailed kit of the world's largest submarine. Features textured hull with anechoic tiles, bow planes, bow sonar, dual propellers and four opening missile tubes.
Trumpeter Soviet ML-20 152mm Howitzer With M-46 Carriage - With Turned Metal Barrel And 3 PE Frets, 1/35, 02324
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$22
Very well detailed and molded. Features 300+ parts, turned metal barrel, three brass frets with numerous PE parts, rubber tires and more. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
High Planes Commonwealth Wirraway - RAAF Australian Air Force RAAF No. 5 SFTS 1944-45 / No. 4 Squadon Just After Historic 'Zero' Kill on 26 Dec 1944., 1/72, HP001
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$30
Rare. Limited issue injection molded kit. Features well-detailed moldings with all fine recessed panel lines, many cast metal parts, choice of two vacuform canopies and full decals for two different aircraft including the 'Zero Killer.' The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Orange Crush-Revell 1900 Packard Roadmaster, 1/32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$62
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 manufacturer. 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.
Muir Models Inc Rayonier Shower And Blacksmith Cars HOn3 - HO Scale Craftsman Model, 1/87, 044
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$22
Highly detailed featuring pre-cut and scored hardwood, scale metal corrugated siding and plastic details such as window frames and more. The kit has never been started. The parts that were factory sealed are still in the sealed bags. The few parts that were not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including instructions.
Airmodel Hughes OH-6 Cayuse and UH-2A Seasprite - Bagged, 1/72, 216
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$16
Includes fuselage halves molded in clear for both helicopters. Basic kit only with fuselage. A certain degree of modeling skill is required to build vacuform kits. They are not recommended for beginners.
Arii Mitsubishi Ki-15-I Type 97 Mk.1 'Babs' - Japanese Army Scout Airplane, 1/72, 10
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$26
Still factory sealed. I cannot verify it since the kit is sealed, but I feel these molds are from LS or Mania.
Bandai Chieftain Medium Tank - Motorized, 1/50, 8214-350
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$40
Rare issue for motorizing. Features all motorizing hardware; metal gear box with brass shafts and nylon bushing, pinion gear, screws, brass drive wheel shafts, contacts and springs. The model has very good detail for that time and realistic drive through the tracks. The tracks are 100% intact and still fully flexible. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. Please NOTE that Bandai did not supply the motor with this kit (it uses a common RE-14).