Lindberg Lockheed Vega Winnie Mae - Post's Round the World Record Setter, 1/48, 533-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
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Still factory sealed. Original 1950s issue with fantastic Ray Gaedke box art. Kit features moving control surfaces, cockpit, rotating prop and wheels and clear display stand. In 1931, Post and Gatty flew the Vega 'Winnie Mae' around the world in 8 days, 15 hours and 8 minutes for a new world record. In 1933 Post tested a gyroscope automatic pilot and radio direction finder in another record flight lasting 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes. This aircraft is now in the Smithsonian Museum.
Sword Beechcraft SD-17S Staggerwing Floatplane - USAF 28th Composite Group Alaska 1941 / Navy 1st Base Group Langley Field 1938, 1/72, KPS72017
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Beautifully molded kit of the popular 1930s private aircraft pressed into military service. Can be build USAF like the box illustration or painted blue and yellow winged for the navy. Could be build at a civil version if you provide your own civil decals. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell USS Independence CV62 Aircraft Carrier, 1/542, H359
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. Dated 1977. The seal was neatly slit at the lower right just enough to apply the 'donation' sticker. Highly detailed full, one-piece hull kit with 16 scale aircraft, deck tow trucks and crane and moving elevators.
Revell FW-200 Condor Lufthansa or Danish Air Lines, 1/72, 4387
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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1991 Revell of Germany issue. An older but very good kit of the famous Condor in the original civil transport roll. The highlight of this kit is the large and colorful decals for the two civilian airliners. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
StromBecker Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star, C-32
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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StromBecker was famous for this line of hardwood and plastic kits. All carving is done to the final shape. When complete it makes an impressive desk top display. Features completed hardwood fuselage, wings, tail feathers and optional tip tanks, clear injection molded canopy, hardwood stand with wire support, sanding block, sandpaper in two grades, two sealed envelopes - one of Casein Glue and another of Wood Filler, complete and detailed instructions and excellent decals. Never started and inventoried complete. Box has significant wear; it is present, but not really in collectible condition.
Ardpol Aeromarine 39B Float Version, 1/72, 72-028
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Very highly detailed resin kit. Features full interior, PE parts and full decals. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Fokker Triplane DR-1 'S' Kit, 1/28, H270-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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1957 first release with fantastic hardbox artwork. Large scale (1/28) detailed kit with movable prop, wheels, control stick, detailed engine, cockpit and three crew members. This kit has not been started. NOTE: missing one 'V' strut #26L. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions. Box is only in 'Good' condition. Ideal builder.
Joe Ott P-38 Lightning Battle Plane Kit - 32 inch Wingspan Wood Flying Model
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair-
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Rare kit from the late 1930s. This model is one of Joe Ott's mid-range line in size and price. Large model features printwood, stripwood, cut and shaped props (require final finishing), clear material for the windshield, required wood stock, blocks, two colors of tissue, wire, required hardware, completely pre-carved thrust button, nose and main gear wheels and excellent full size plans. The kit has never been started. Inventoried complete with all parts and plans. NOTE: the box is missing the end flaps and has wear and damage as shown. The box and instructions do not mention any color insignia sheet and there is not one present.
IHC Rock Island Corrugated Passenger Cars / Sleeper / Combine / Observation (wear) / RPO / Baggage / Vista Dome / Diner / Coach - HO Scale, 1/87
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Includes all 8 cars in the original boxes. Very lightly used only - perhaps once or twice. The only one with light wear is the Observation.
MPC Lockheed C-130 E Hercules MAC, 1/72, 1-4502
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Kit has many operating features and details including full interior including cargo bay, opening cargo doors and optional position cabin doors, extended or retracted landing gear, moving control surfaces, rotating wheels and props, detailed cockpit and optional position boarding stairs. This kit has not been started. NOTE: missing optional part #43. The kit has an option for a navigational glass on the top cockpit or without one; the 'with' option part is gone. However, if you want that port, simply drill a small hole in the 'non-port' part. Inventoried with all other parts present and with decals and instructions.
Revell Civil War Navy Pistol With Display Stand, 1/1, 8352
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
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Still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box top concave as shown. 1985 issue with simulated wood grain handle, revolving cylinder, movable hammer and trigger and molded in charcoal and brown. The box top photo is of the actual built model.
Model Shipways Roger B Taney Revenue Cutter, 1/77, 2006
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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Classic high quality Model Shipways kit of this beautiful and historical revenue cutter. Measures 19.25 inches long and 13.75 inches high when built. Features accurate precarved hardwood hull, scored hardwood deck and tapered/non tapered dowels, and a heavy bag with many metal fittings. Has full size plans, instruction sheet, 3 types of rigging material and full rigging instructions. The kit has never been started. The parts that were factory sealed (fittings and small wooden parts) are still in the sealed bags. The parts that were not factory sealed (large wooden parts) have been inventoried complete including instructions and several plans sheets.
Monogram Twin Mustang F-82G - Day or Night Fighter, 1/72, 7501
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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1973 Monogram/Mattel release. Very finely molded and detailed kit with traditional high Monogram quality. Features good dual cockpit detail, opening and closing canopies, detailed gun bay with removable service hatch, detailed gear wells, optional radar, drop tank and rocket parts and markings for both day (silver scheme) and night fighter (black) version. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: molded in silver but three small parts are black. Those three are from a later issue of this same kit.
AMT Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, 1/72, 8909
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
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Still factory sealed. Hard to find 'R' variant of the venerable USAF refueling aircraft. Includes full cockpit and interior detail, optional position crew and cargo doors, four CFM-56 engines, complete boom station and optional position boom.
Trimaster Focke-Wulf Fw-190A-8R11 Nachtjager, 1/48, MA-7
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
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Highly detailed injection molded kit with cast metal details and two photoetch sheets. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram Curtiss P-36A - Blue Box Issue, 1/72, PA145-70
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. First issue from 1967. Very finely molded with excellent detail and traditional Monogram quality. The Hawk P-36A has the dubious distinction of fighting on both sides and for more countries than any other plane in history during the opening years of WWII. This Hawk, one in a long progression of famous fighter aircraft, was the winner of a 1935 competition. The USAA Corps received the first aircraft in April of 1938 and the French ordered 100 aircraft in May of the same year. French Hawks shot down just over 30 German planes during the battle for France. The Germans captured the aircraft and sold them to Finland. Others were captured when the Germans overran Norway. In all over 800 Hawks were produced and served in China, Netherlands East Indies, Portugal, Great Britain, Thailand, Argentina and Peru. Although an excellent fighter in 1935, the Hawk was outclassed by the time the war started but when flown properly still gave a good account of itself.
Air Lines Dewoitine D-520C - (ex-Frog D520C), 1/72, 3901
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Purchased new on December 12, 1965 at Value City in Cleveland, Ohio. Well molded for that time in silver and clear. Features separately molded ailerons, elevators and rudder. This kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Box art is by the famous Jo Kotula who did 1930s covers for the magazine 'Model Airplane News' and later the Aurora box art of the late 1950s. Air Lines kits are all Frog molds that the Lines Brothers imported to the USA between 1964-1966. The kits, decals and instructions were made in England, then imported to the USA where Testors created the boxes with the colorful trading cards on the back. There are one or two trading cards on each box which show the boxart but not the advertising/logo. Some kits contain a Testors color painting guide also, but it is not specific to any model.
Frog Me-262A Red Series, 1/72, F248
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Includes decals for both aircraft (1st Staffel/1 Grouppe/KG51 or 3rd Staffel/JG7 1945) and a color painting guide on the box bottom. As with most Frog kits, this one has fine panel line detail and no rivets, so it builds up to a realistic model. This kit has not been started. The parts are either still in the factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Frog is considered the father of injection molded model kits. The Lines Brothers opened Frog in 1932, capitalizing on the fever caused by Lindberg's solo transatlantic flight. Almost overnight the western populations became 'Air-Minded', and anything aviation was in high demand. Frog created a quality line of stick and tissue rubber powered aircraft and gliders as well as innovative ready-to-fly rubber powered aircraft that required no assembly. The box even contained a built-in rubber motor winder and fuselage holder. Model airplane flight competitions were popular in Great Britain, and one category was 'Rise Off the Ground', or ROG. By changing this to 'Flies Right Off the Ground', the FROG name was born. In 1936 Frog created a line of injection molded plastic models, the first such kit line in the world (Hawk sold a line of injection molded aircraft models in 1934 but they were factory assembled and painted). Named 'Penguin' after the bird that does not fly, the kits were innovative beyond the means of production. At a time when models were simply built by wingspan, the Penguin line was a constant 1/72 scale. Furthermore, a large 1/72 Short S.30 Empire class flying boat contained a full interior and lights! A line of accessories such as AA guns, tractors, hanger, ambulance, sound locator, searchlights and lighting kits were quickly added to the line. WWII caused a pause in production. After the war the box color changed from silver to green, and Penguin kits were also marketed in the USA. Production ended in 1950. Frog quickly expanded and released the Red, Orange, Black, Green, Gold Token, Spin and Comet series as well as Trail Blazers and several others. It is noteworthy that while most manufacturers in the 1940s/50 were making toy-like models, Frog attempted to make very realistic models. For example, 'detailing' kits with excessively large rivets was once very popular. Frog ignored this trend and continued to mold aircraft with fine panel lines and no rivets. As a result, Frog kits can be built into very realistic replicas. Production ended in the late 1970s, but Frog molds are still in use around the world.
Aurora The Blue Knight of Milan, 1/8, 472
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still sealed with the factory tape on both long ends. 1960s Aurora of Great Britain issue with brilliant box art. Kit contains large 1/8 scale knight, base, plume and instructions. In the mid 1950s, Aurora bought three 'Knight' molds from Crown Plastics and issued them as K1, K2 and K3. These were the very first Aurora figure kits and they sported the 1956-only rectangular 'Northern Lights' logo with the correct 'Crown Line' logo inside it. The sales success of the Knight prompted Aurora to launch an entire line of figure kits. The knights themselves stayed in production long after many other figures were discontinued.
Matchbox Handley Page Halifax GRII Series IA / B.MkI/II - 58 Sq Coastal command Wales 1943 / 76 Sq RAF Yorks (P/O Christoper Cheshire's Aircraft) / 10th Sq RAF Yorks 1942, 1/72, PK-604
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Very nicely molded kit with very fine raised panel lines and many recessed lines as well. Features detailed cockpit, crew, rotating turrets, wheels and propellers, parts for all three versions, optional position bomb bay doors and a painting guide and decals for the three aircraft listed. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.