Quality Craft Models Two Union Pacific 'Cushioned Load' Bulkhead Flat Cars - HO Craftsman Kit, 1/87, 361
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Includes two full kits. From 1980. Excellent kit that builds a detailed duplicate of the prototype. Features hardwood parts that are completely cut and milled to shape, numerous cast metal accessories, detailed instructions and plans and very complete decals. The kit has never been started. The small fittings are still in the factory sealed bag. The parts that were not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions. Long after manufacturers turned to plastic ready-to-run rolling stock, Quality Craft continued to produce high quality models you could build. Headquartered in Northumberland, PA, they gave the craftsman an opportunity to build a state-of-art kit and show their skill.
Sterling Messerschmitt Bf-109G Drops Bomb In Flight - 17 inch Wingspan Free Flight / Control Line, A18-149
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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17 inch wingspan kit for rubber free flight or control line. Includes innovative system for dropping a bomb in flight. Stick and tissue model featuring quality die-cut balsa parts, stripwood and spars, other wood stock as required, clear vacuform canopy (still in mint condition and not even yellowed), vac plastic details including radiator intake, spinner, pilot bust, side air scoop, exhaust ports, bomb and more, finished wire landing gear struts, finished main and tail wheels, rubber motor, plastic prop, covering tissue and a full color decal sheet. Includes excellent full size plans with detailed instructions. Never started and inventoried complete. Sterling was a famous manufacturer dating back to the 1930/40s flying model craze. Although they continued to produce kits for decades after the flying model slump following World War II, they eventually fell victim to the general lack of interest in modeling that occurred in the early 1980s. I always considered Sterling's offering to be 'deluxe' compared to other manufacturers.
Revell Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress Memphis Belle, 1/72, H201-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Hardbox issue copyright dated 1962. Purchased new on January 23, 1965 at Uncle Bill's Hobby Shop in Cleveland, Ohio. The famous Memphis Belle was the first 8th Air Force Bomber to complete the 25 mission rotation over Hitler's Germany. This is an all-time classic Revell kit with many operating features including movable gun turrets, movable control surfaces, opening bomb bay, rotating props and wheels and retracting landing gear. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Box looks very nice but has one split corner.
Air Lines Martin Marauder II (B-26C) RAF - (Frog), 1/72, 12902
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Purchased new in 1965 in Cleveland, Ohio. Quality Frog kit - no rivets, just fine panel lines for a realistic model. Features separately molded rudder, elevator and ailerons, pilot and gunner figure and detailed engines with rotating propellers. Inventoried with all parts, decals and instructions. Please NOTE that one prop blade is broken at the hub base but is present. This box has some of my favorite Jo Kotula boxart. Kotula originally 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.
Italeri Grumman EA-6A Wild Weasel, 1/72, 051
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed.
Italeri F-117A Stealth Nighthawk, 1/72, 189
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good-
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Still factory sealed but the box has crushing at the top as shown
Hobby Shop Super Solid Bulldozer - Gray Box, 1/32, 39
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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1940s model of the World War II Seabee-style bulldozer used by the military. A nice kit for that time featuring factory cut hardwood parts, track material and excellent plans with numerous drawings including elevations. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts..
Monogram Speedee-Bilt P-47 Thunderbolt, G17-100
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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Rare kit dated 1957. The box top and tray are in excellent condition. Features beautiful Monofoil fully-shaped wing, other fully shaped balsa parts, finished wheels, factory-painted die-cut parts (still unpunched), a large number of plastic details, clear vacuform canopy, sandpaper, rubber motor, covering tissue (factory folded into the plans), detailed instructions and like-new decals. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Scale flying wooden rubber powered model from the early 1950s. Before there were plastic models, there were wooden aircraft kits. These usually came in two types - solid and stick and tissue. The solid models were static and usually contained a few blocks of balsa, maybe a detail part or two and simple plans. These "Make Wood Look Like Plane" models required a very high level of skill in carving and finishing. The stick and tissue variety were slightly easier to build and provided the ultimate thrill - they could fly when complete with rubber power (and later with free-flight gas and eventually RC). They still required a great deal of skill, so manufacturers sought ways to make model building more accessible to everyone. One idea was pre-carving and/or prefabrication. This raised prices, naturally. Many manufacturers launched lines of 'easy' to build flying models but only Monogram succeeded in making an entire line at an affordable price that would actual fly. The original 'Speedee-Bilt' kits were in one-piece two-color boxes. In the early 1950s, shortly before plastic kits were available, Monogram changed to the 'hardbox' with a lithographic slick glued to the top as this kit. Speedee-Bilt kits contained die cut and pre painted wooden parts, completely formed airfoil wings, carved wheels and numerous plastic details like cowlings, pilot, missiles, prop and more (depending on the actual kit). Assembly was by detailed full size plans.
Revell Douglas A-20C Havoc - RAF Boston III Medium Bomber, 1/72, H115-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. 1967 softbox issue. Builds either aircraft. Features removable cowling with detailed Wright R-2600 engines, optional position landing gear and movable wheels and props.
Ideal Aeroplane & Supply Oil Tanker T-2 Type - Wooden 18 Inch Long Ship Model, 1/300, 1509
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
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Early to mid 1940s release from the famous Ideal Aeroplane & Supply Company, which was founded in 1911. This is one of the most detailed of all Ideal kits in this size range. Features the Ideal 'Pre-Molded Hull' which is a completely finished hull from wood composites. It is ready for primer and paint. The hull is in factory-new condition with no cracks and no warping. The kit includes three sheets of printwood, wooden stock as needed, metal stock as needed and a bag with a metal prop and formed stack. With highly detailed full size plans and instructions. I have seen this kit built and it is beautiful. Never started and complete. Even includes the original CASCO glue and factory packing paper. Please note that the box is heavily worn and taped.
Revell Lockheed C-5B Galaxy, 1/144, 4752
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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1984 issue, the final Revell release for the C-5B. Still the largest injection C-5 available. Very nicely detailed and molded in green, black and clear. The kit has never been started. The parts that were factory sealed are still in the sealed bags. The parts that were not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions.
Combat TWO Kits Grumman TBF-1 / TBM-3 Avenger - Bagged, 1/32
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Includes two complete models. One includes a very nice Williams Brothers 1/32 engine kit (injection molded) and a metal parts (prop and main gear struts); the other one does not. Each one features white main vacuformed parts, clear canopy in excellent condition and full size plans. Complete and never started. Vacuform kits are only recommended for modelers who are experienced with this type of model. Special skills and scratch building experience are required. If you are curious, I highly recommend that you read the article 'How To Build Vacuform Model Kits' which is located on this website.
Aeropiccola French Naval Cannon 17th Century
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Superb kit featuring all pre-cut, high-quality hardwood carriage and wheels, a 10 inch long (25.4cm) cast bronze barrel, a vast number of metal fittings and full size plans. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes plans/instructions.
Entex 1937 Packard Formal Sedan 12 Cylinder, 1/16, 9002
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Large 1/16 scale kit with fantastic detail. Builds up a full rolling chassis just like the actual car. Features complete suspension, steerable front wheels, full exhaust and engine detail (including rubber ignition wires and water hoses), full interior with opening doors, folding arm rest and opening storage compartment, dash instruments behind glass, opening trunk lid, detailed engine compartment and hood that opens like the prototype. Molded in tan, clear black, blue, chrome and gray plastic with real rubber tires. Never started and all parts are still in factory sealed bags. Includes decals and instructions in excellent condition as well.
Revell Cutty Sark Clipper Ship - 3 Feet Long, 1/96, H364-995
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Rare first issue of this kit dated 1960. Large and highly detailed, measuring 36 inches long when built. This is the finest example of this kit, inside or out, that I have seen. The box is not perfect but is the best I have ever seen. It has like-new color and gloss, four solid corners with no repairs and zero price tags, fading or stains. There are marks from the factory tape (but no tears) and light edge wear and very light general wear. Although older, this kit is often still the 'standard' that other large-scale plastic sailing ships models are measured by. Since this is the first issue, the model has the factory painted copper hull below the waterline. The factory paint is in amazing 'near mint' condition. Since this is a first edition it also contains the booklet about the Cutty Sark. Features highly detailed deck, deck houses, cargo holds and removable covers, masts, yards and booms, bilge pump, windlass, 20 crew figure, lifeboats with oars, life preservers, anchors and anchor chains. With draftline and transom decals, figurehead, finely detailed hull, preformed ratlines and molded deadeyes, pin rails and blocks, full standing rigging instructions and diagrams and thread & chain for rigging. Molded in three colors - black, ivory/white and dark swirl wood tan. The kit has never been started. Beside the hull, all parts are in the rare factory internal box which is almost never present. Even the original factory packing tissue is present along with an unopened tube of Revell "S" Glue. Inventoried with all parts, 'excellent+' condition decals and 'near mint' instructions and plans present.
Revell Cutty Sark with Billowing Sails and Pre-Painted Hull - Three Feet Long, 1/96, H395
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
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1964 issue of this classic kit. Features beautiful John Steel boxart. Large and highly detailed kit. This is an early version of the kit with the hull factory painted copper below the waterline. The copper paint is in 'excellent+' condition with only very light general wear. The model measures 36 inches long and 22 inches high when assembled. Kit features highly detailed deck, deck houses, cargo holds and covers, masts, yards and booms, bilge pump, windlass, 20 crew figure, and lifeboats with oars, life preservers, anchors and anchor chains. Includes draftline and transom decals, figurehead, finely detailed hull, preformed ratlines and molded deadeyes, pin rails and blocks, full standing and running rigging instructions and diagrams, flag sheet, 35 pre-formed vac billowing sails and thread and chain for rigging. Molded in three colors. The model has never been started. Inside, the parts are still in the factory sealed bags and it includes decals, instructions, rigging material, chain and rigging diagrams. Please NOTE that the decal backing paper has bug damage but the actual transfers are clear. The sails have the usual wear on kits this age.
Renwal The Visible Airplane Engine WASP 9 Cylinder Radial by Pratt & Whitney, 1/4, 809-1495
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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From the late 1950s. Very large (1/4 scale) and highly detailed kit. By far the finest working visible aircraft engine kit ever made. Comes with electric motor, gear and battery boxes and all hardware. Transparent housings permit viewing the correctly working pistons, valves, rocker arms, connecting rods, cam and gears in action with synchronized firing of the spark plugs using red electric bulbs. Propeller also changes pitch. Kit is molded in clear, red, black, blue metallic and gray plastic. The box is one of the best I have ever had but has wear as shown. Color and gloss are very good and all four corners are solid and original. The inner box is excellent- all cardboard inserts and clear panels are intact as shown and display very well. The bottom box (tray) is solid and 'good' with the main flaw being fading to the bottom. The kit has not been started. It has been carefully inventoried and the plastic parts are 100% complete. The metal parts and bulbs are all still in factory sealed envelopes. The Renwal cement is present and mint. Includes instructions, parts sheet, yellow lubrication warning, small Renwal catalog and special booklet on 'The Aircraft Engine and How It Operates.' All of these are in 'excellent' to 'near mint' condition.
Aurora Grumman S2F Hunter Killer, 1/54, 145-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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1963 hardbox issue of the large scale S2F. Ex-Comet molds. Still factory sealed. Has a small dent on the right edge of the box that did not show up in the photo.
Airfix Fw-190A and Ta-154 Mistel, 1/72, A05040
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Nice kit from older molds. Contains both aircraft kits and special Mistel parts. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Italeri North American PBJ-1D (Navy B-25), 1/72, 043
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. From 1994. Unusual and hard to find kit of the Navy's torpedo and radar equipped B-25. The radar could be retracted and extended in flight from the bottom of the fuselage. Included markings for US Marine Squadron VMB-413, Rabaul, 1944 and Navy Test Markings.