Orange Crush-Revell 1915 Ford Model T, 1/32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$48
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.
Hasegawa Ogiwara 22B Secondary Glider - Reissue of Hasegawa's 2nd Plastic Model Kit, 1/60, SP27
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$24
1990 reissue of Hasegawa's second injection molded model kit. Molded in light gray, clear and with the original black stand. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Main Line Models 42' Wood Box Car - D&H - HO Craftsman Kit, 1/87
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$39
Very high quality wood and metal kit from the Golden Age of HO Craftsman kit. Builds a very accurate and highly detailed prototype of the 42' box car. Kit features pre-cut and pre-scribed hardwood sides that are factory painted tuscan red and lettered, cut and pre-milled hardwood roof and floor, hardwood pre-cut and scribed car ends, wood and metal stock as required, metal ladders, and brake wheel, metal grab irons, brake details and more. The model has never been started. The small parts are still factory sealed and the other parts have been inventoried complete and includes full size plans/instructions. If you have an interest in these kits and the revolution they created in modeling, please read the article about their history located on this website. Please cut and paste this link in your browser to see it - http://www.oldmodelkits.com/blog/plastic-model-kit-history/the-ho-scale-model-railroading-revolution-of-the-1940s/
Pyro Santa Maria Columbus' Flag Ship, C314-60
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$26
Early hardbox issue with fantastic box artwork. Small scale ship kit about 5.5 inches long when assembled. Nicely molded. Includes full hull, molded wood plank and wood grain detail, many separately molded deck details including cannon, masts, billow sails and display stand. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Expomodel Stampe SV-4 - Les Manchots, 1/72, EM02
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$10
Limited edition of 750. High quality and highly detailed complete kit. Includes cast metal parts - decals for two aircraft - shaped struts and a fret of photoetched brass details. Never started at 100% complete.
Revell Oldsmobile Delivery Van Highway Pioneers - (Oldsmobile), 1/32, H44
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$36
1953 early issue molded in white plastic and it includes colorful decals for the van sides for the 'Gowland's Bakery'. This kit has never been started. All parts are still factory sealed in the original 'krinkle' bag and it is complete with decals and 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.
Hasegawa P-51D Mustang - 3rd FS 3rd FG Jumpin' Jacques, 1/48, JT30
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$34
Dated 1991 and highly detailed with 118 parts. Superbly molded with all very fine recessed panel lines. Features very highly detailed cockpit and landing gear wells, drop tank, bomb and rocket load-outs, two piece canopy and a very large and detailed decal sheet. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M5c Zero Type 52 Hei Jinrai Squadron, 1/32, 08209
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$52
Big 1/32 scale special issue that is still factory sealed. Dated 2011 and features 95 pieces, excellent cockpit, detailed gear wells and much more..
Esoteric FW-190 S-5/S-8 Body Job Conversion, 1/72, BJ-7
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$24
Beautifully cast high-definition resin fuselage with very fine recessed panel lines. Includes metal seat and vacuform canopy for S-5 and S-8 Versions. Converts the Italeri FW-190 to the S-5 or S-8. Does not include decals. Never started and complete.
Pegasus Fairey Fulmar Mk.I or Mk.II - FAA or USAAF - Bagged, 1/72, 3002
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
$18
Still factory sealed. Very good mold quality featuring all very fine recessed panel lines, cast metal details and full decals for both aircraft listed.
High Planes Gloster E.28/39 Whittle - (E-28 / Pioneer), 1/72, 72018
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$22
Hard-to-find limited issue kit. Features injection molded main airframe parts, cast metal nose wheel and strut and vacuform canopy. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Accurate Miniatures Ilyushin IL-2m3 Stormovik - Soviet 566 ShAP (Battle Regiment) Leningrad Summer 1944, 1/48, 3407
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$28
Still factory sealed. From 1997. Very well molded and finely detailed kit with all recessed panel lines, complete cockpit and more.
Westerfield 36 Foot Fowler Boxcar 6 Foot Doors 1923 Modernized - Canadian National - HO Craftsman Kit, HO, 4301
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$28
Out of production. Very high quality modern craftsman-style HO kit. The main parts are beautifully cast in high definition resin while the details are injection molded and metal. With transfers. The kit has never been started. The small parts are still in the internal factory sealed bag and the rest have been inventoried complete including transfers and instructions.
Hasegawa Grumman F9F-2 Panther - US Navy VF-781 or ATU-206 - (F9F2), 1/72, 618
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$25
Very nicely molded model featuring fine recessed panel lines, good cockpit and landing gear/well detail, optional position speed brakes, two piece canopy, rocket loadout, and a large and colorful decal sheet for the two aircraft listed. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Ventura Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk.VII - RAF MD172 of 131 Sq FO Donald Nicholson in March 1944, 1/72, V0204
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$34
Limited run injection molded kit, only 1200 were made. Features recessed panel lines, cast metal details, metal screen and vac canopy. With paint guide and decals. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Mirage F.1C - EC 1/5 Vendee Solenzara - EC1/12 Cambrai June 1979 Tiger Meet - EC 1/12 'Cambreisis' - (F-1C), 1/72, D18
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$16
Very nicely molded model that features very fine raised panel line detail with recessed control surface lines, colorful decals for three aircraft including the Tiger Meet, cockpit and gear well detail, optional position speed brakes and canopy, crew boarding ladder, standing pilot figure, drop tank, Matra 550 AAM & Matra R-530 missiles and more. Never started and the parts are either still in the internal factory sealed bags or inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Pro Resin Avro 707C - British Fighter, 1/72, R72-029
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$64
Very highly detailed resin kit. Finely molded. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Masterkit Embraer C-95 (EMB 110 Bandeirante) - Forca Aerea Brasileira FAB (Brazilian Air Force) - Bagged, 1/144, M4402
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
$54
Rare. Still in the factory sealed bag with header. Hard to find kit is also sold as the EMB-110 civil transport. Can be made civil if you supply the decals (FAB markings are provided with full windows and doors). Finely molded with recessed lines and full landing gear.
Rail Line D&RGW Box Car HOn3 - HO Scale Craftsman KIt, 1/87, 130
Metal and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$22
Superb kit featuring injection molded main body (1 piece) and floor (1 separate piece), many metal details and numerous very fine injection molded details (with better quality than almost any aircraft model). Includes excellent parts diagram, full text instructions for each step and also photos showing the placement of all parts. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
AMT White Freightliner SD Semi Truck, 1/25, T530
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$64
Rare 1970s original issue; not a common modern reissue. Highly detailed model with 230 parts. Never started. The parts that were factory sealed are still in factory sealed bags. The parts that were never factory sealed (chrome and clear) have been inventoried complete. With instructions and decals. There are two known box variations for this kit; one has this blue tractor and another is green.