Pocher Ferrari Testarossa Spyder (Pocher), 1/8, 192
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$785
This is the Pocher kit with the Testors/Pocher label. In 1986 Pininfarina created this very special Spider on the basis of the Ferrari Testarossa. By strengthening the chassis, cutting the roof and modifying the trunk the car was given a unique appearance of a very luxury Spider. Very few of this special Testarossa were made. Pocher chose to create this model for it's 25th Anniversary. Although Poacher is no longer in business, they are acknowledged as the finest car model makers ever. This kit features all metal body and body panels that are perfectly factory primed and pre-painted white like the box art. Every detail of the suspension, interior, engine and truck are recreated in this magnificent model. The kit is in 1/8 scale and measures 56 cm (over 22 inches long) when built. The steering works, the doors, hood and trunk open and close, headlights open and retract and much, much more. The body and all body panels are metal - the balance of the kit is metal and injection molded plastic and a number of other materials such as flexible wires for the ignition, clear parts, real rubber tires, etc. The kit has never been started and is complete. Inside, it is like new. The parts that were factory bag sealed are still sealed. The parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete. The painted parts are in perfect condition and well protected with all factory packaging. UNLESS you specify otherwise, this kit will shipped in the original Testors heavy cardboard shipping box. If you wish to have it shipped inside another box, let me know and there will be additional cost for shipping.
Lincoln Douglas DC-3 - Sabena, 1/96, 111
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$55
Nicely made small scale kit with great box arts. Dates from the mid 1950s to the very early 1960s. Never started. The small parts are still in the internal factory sealed bag, and the larger parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions. Lincoln was based in Hong Kong. Plastic kits were not the primary business, but they established quite a line of them before discontinuing production in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Many molds moved to Kader, also in Hong Kong, who reissued the line. Many molds eventually found their way to the USA either through ATP (who purchased the excess kit stock when Kader sold out) or IM.
Airfix HMS Victorious Aircraft Carrier - Type Four Logo Issue, 1/600, 04201-3
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$49
From the 1970s. Very nicely detailed full hull model features full prop and rudder detail, separately molded AA guns, detailed island structure, all cranes, ships boats, antenna and radar masts, airwing of Sea Vixen, Scimitar and Skyraider aircraft and more. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions.
Matchbox Gnat Mk.1 Trainer Red Arrows RAF Acrobatic Team, 1/72, 40015
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$24
Still in the factory seal. Dated 1983 and has markings for 'The Red Arrows' RAF Aerobatic Team-RAF Kemble or No. 4 Sq Central Flying School-Little Rissington.
Matchbox Hawker Fury I - RAF or Yugoslav, 1/72, 40001
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$22
Still factory sealed. Dated 1990. This nicely molded kit includes color painting guide and decals are for No. 43 Squadron 1930s or Royal Jugoslavia Air Force.
Hudson Miniatures 1910 International Harvester Passenger Car, 1/16
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$72
Very well detailed large 1/16 kit from 1949. Features plastic wheels, grill, headlamps, spotlight, running lights and other accessories and wooden main parts. Although all of Hudson's 1/16 kits have excellent detail, this one has even more detail than usual thanks to Hudson's engineers having access to the actual car owned by Mr. James Melton. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. As a note, few people even knew that International Harvester even made a passenger car. Not many were produced and very, very few are in existence. Jim Melton's car, the car examined by Hudson engineers, was likely given to him as a promotion as he was a popular opera singer and the star of International Harvester's radio show 'Harvest of the Stars'. The car was very solidly built to last and reportedly gave excellent service. Why IH did not pursue production is not known. Hudson Miniatures created a very popular line of automobile kits in a constant 1/16 scale shortly after WWII. The kits sold very well...so well that you could argue that Gowland & Gowland borrowed Hudson's subject matter for their ground-breaking 'Highway Pioneers.' The Hudson Miniatures 'Old Timers' even spawned a line of imitators, with Fador's 'Smallster' being one of the better in quality. Sales did drop on the appearance and popularity of the much smaller (and less accurate) Gowland/Revell 'Highway Pioneers' in 1951. When the all-injection molded Gowland kits proved not to be a passing fad, Hudson quickly planned and released his own all-plastic, small-scale competition called 'Lil' Old Timers Quickie Kits.' The kits were of excellent quality, but it was too little too late. Additionally, sales of the excellent wooden kits faltered further in the next few years with the introduction of accurate, 1/24 and 1/32 all-plastic cars in the mid 1950s. This forced Hudson to discontinue the wood kits and the plastic line was sold to Revell and subsequently re-released. Today, these excellent, big 1/16 kits are often the only model available of these early automobiles. In the mid 1960s Aurora thought so highly of Hudson Miniatures that they purchased the wood kit assets and released a very small number of these in all-plastic models.
Aurora Atomic Submarine Nautilus SS571, 1/242, 500-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$179
Rare, Brooklyn-produced, early 1950s U-Ma-Kit. This was Aurora's first naval model. Molded in the correct glossy very dark gray plastic and includes a display stand and decals to match the box art. Never started and complete with all parts, remarkable 'excellent' condition decals and 'near mint' instructions. Even the original factory tissue packing paper is present. The box has excellent color, four solid corners with no repairs, no fading and no price tags. The only tape is the factory sealing tape on the long sides. There is light general shelf wear and edge wear as shown.
Hasegawa North American F-86F Sabre Jet - USAF 1954 or JSDF, 1/72, JS015-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$22
Very early Hasegawa kit with the first logo. This kit has the high-gloss box top and unique artwork. Includes USAF and JSDF decals. Nicely molded. Never started. Factory sealed internal parts bag with decals and instructions.
Continental Model Airplane Co Miles Mohawk - Stick and Tissue Flying Airplane, X17
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$29
Never opened. Circa 1940s new old stock from a closed down hobby shop. I opened the 'very good' condition one also listed just to see what is inside, and will list that here: the kit features 15 inch wingspan, quality balsa printwood and wood stock, fully carved hardwood wheels, partially carved prop blank (needs sanding), balsa blocks as required, covering paper, color insignia sheet and detailed, full size plans that include instructions.
Revell F-102A Delta Dagger with 14 Ground Accessories - 'S' Issue, 1/48, H282-298
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$550
Dated 1958. Very rare version of the large F-102 with all the ground equipment and crew shown on the front cover. Unique kit features landing gear and flaps the retract and extend when canopy is opened and closed, removable rear fuselage section and detailed removable jet engine, movable control surfaces, opening weapons bay with Falcon missiles and more. The F-102 is molded in silver and clear while the ground equipment is molded in bright yellow. The kit has never been started. The ground equipment is still sealed in the factory bag, while the F-102 has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts. The two correct decal sheets are flat and in 'excellent++' condition. Both correct instruction sheets are present also and are both 'excellent++.' The box is rated 'excellent' but please read carefully. It has great color and gloss, four solid corners, no repairs, n no fading and no missing or torn litho. Flaws include light edge wear (see left side), very light creases and general wear and thin clear tape/tape marks on the two longer sides. The box tray (lower box) is 'very good+' with one light crunch and a tape stain from the factory sealing tape. Please note that this kit must be shipped insured.
UPC South Goodwin Lightship / Trinity House Lightship - (ex Frog), 1/109, 5012-300
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$129
From high quality Frog molds. Very large scale, well-detailed full-hull model. Never started. The main tree was sealed at the factory and is still factory sealed. The few large parts and the clear & black tree were never factory sealed and have been inventoried complete. Includes decals, flag sheet and instructions. UPC stood for Universal Powermaster Corporation which was based out of New York City, NY. UPC did not cut their own molds, but bought kits already molded from other manufacturers and re-boxed the kits in the USA. Scott Eidson, the famous artist best known for his artwork with Revell, also did UPC box art in the 1960s. All UPC production ended in the 1970s.
Lindberg Ford Crown Victoria Stock or Ohio Sate Highway Patrol Police Car, 1/25, 72713
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$29
From 1997. Very nice kit requiring a minimum of painting and can be built as a police car or stock by simply leaving off the police accessories. The body is molded in a stunning high gloss dark gray metallic, the undercarriage in black, interior and interior details in light gray and other parts in clear, red-tinted clear, chrome plated and real rubber tires. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Lincoln Douglas DC-3 - Sabena, 1/96, 111
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$46
Nicely made small scale kit with great box arts. Dates from the mid 1950s to the very early 1960s. Never started. The small parts are still in the internal factory sealed bag, and the larger parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions. Lincoln was based in Hong Kong. Plastic kits were not the primary business, but they established quite a line of them before discontinuing production in the late 1960s/early 1970s. Many molds moved to Kader, also in Hong Kong, who reissued the line. Many molds eventually found their way to the USA either through ATP (who purchased the excess kit stock when Kader sold out) or IM.
Unda Mil Mi-4 Hound, 1/72, 72004
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$14
Still factory sealed. Dated 1994. The Mi-4, NATO code name Hound, was a very successful design. The first flight took place in 1952. For that time, it had great speed and carrying capacity that gave it world-wide fame. An Mi-4 set seven world records and was given the gold medal at the Brussels world exhibition. 'Hound' was widely used in the Soviet and Eastern Bloc armed forces as well as in the civil economy as a passenger and freight transport, ambulance and also agricultural helicopter.
Revell Airbus A-320 - Lufthansa / Air France / British Airways, 1/144, 4247
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$28
Still factory sealed. Dated 1988. Very nicely detailed kit with optional position landing gear and a very nice decal sheet for all three aircraft listed.
Monogram Hawker Hurricane Mk IIA/Mk IIB/Mk IIC/Mk IID/Mk IV White Box Issue, 1/48, 6802
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$34
1973 White Box issue of the original 'Four Star' kit. One of two known box art variants of the 'White Box' issue. Has all parts and decals to build any of five versions. Features a wide variety of guns/bombs/rockets and cannon, retracting landing gear and rotating prop and wheels. The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
CM CGN-25 USS Bainbridge (1985), 1/350
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$325
SPECIAL ORDER limited production kit. Museum quality high definition resin castings. Complete kit with all parts needed for assembly. Some kits include photo-etched details and decals if required -email for details on a certain kit. Kits are molded upon receipt of payment. Normal wait is six to eight weeks.
Academy Vega PV-1 Ventura Early Version, 1/72, 1677
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$18
Very nicely and accurately molded with very fine all recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit, rotating turret and optional position landing gear. Includes decals for the aircraft on the box artwork. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Boeing B-47 Giant Stratojet - 'Tall' Pre 'S' Issue, 1/112, H206-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
$155
1954 second issue in the Pre-'S' hardbox. The second issue has a slightly taller box, 4 piece stand and revised instructions. Color and gloss are fantastic. The kit inside is mint. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
LS Mitsubishi C5M2 Babs Type 98 Reconnaissance Airplane, 1/72, 6
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$16
High quality kit with excellent mold quality, all fine recessed panel lines, correct clear side windows and canopy, detailed cockpit, crew and rotating wheels and propeller. NOTE: this kit has "professional" quality minor assembly as follows: wing halves, inner cowl halves, drop tank halves, seat and sticks to cockpit floor and instrument panel to one side of the fuselage. There is no other assembly and zero painting. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. LS was one of the earliest Japanese manufacturers to produce very high quality kits. Some of these molds are still in use by Hasegawa as testament to the LS detail and accuracy.