Aurora Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, 1/74, 374-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$129
1962 issue with colorful pre-war high-visibility paint in the artwork. Please note that this is the first issue of this box art because of the 'Famous Fighters' in the border of the Aurora logo. Box is in 'very good++' condition with nice color and gloss, four solid corners and no sign of price tags or tape. There is light general wear as shown. Kit features retracting pontoons and rotating props. This version has the desirable large clear two-piece 'World' triangle-base stand. Molded in gloss silver and clear. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Lindberg Blue Devil Destroyer - (USS Melvin DD680 Fletcher Class) Motorized - First Issue, 1/125, 815M-1195
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$159
Rare, original 1950s issue. The box, which features Ray Gaedke art, has four solid corners, great color and gloss and light to moderate wear as shown. Three-foot long WWII Fletcher-class DD is designed for free & pattern running or easily converted to R/C. It can be programmed to do rectangles, figure 8, circle or go straight. It has very good detail for that time. Includes motor, gear box and gears and all running hardware. The kit has never been started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and correct first issue instructions. Torpedo hits from Melvin reportedly sank the battleship Fuso at the Battle of Surigao Strait, 1944.
Renwal USS King Destroyer Leader DDG10 - Farragut Class Guided Missile Destroyer, 1/500, 603
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$124
Rare 1950s early issue with the best mold quality. This is well detailed and rare kit of the 512 foot-long large destroyer designed for anti-air and ASW duties. It features full rudder and propeller detail, excellent superstructure, separately molded main guns, 40mm mounts & 20mm cannon, twin Terrier missile launcher and all guidance and tracking units, ship's boat, life rafts and more. Includes a display stand and decals with hull number, draft markings and stern name. With display stand. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals, color flag sheet and instructions. The decals have light bug damage to the backing paper only; the actual transfers have no damage.
Revell Los Angeles Dodgers Lockheed Electra II, 1/115
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$250
SALE! Very rare. Special issue of the Dodgers Team Aircraft made by Revell just for the concessions dealer 'Danny Goodman' for the LA Dodgers, Inc. I purchased this kit along with the Revell factory shipping carton. This carton was originally sold to Union 76 Service Station #3459, located at 12080 Ventura Blvd in Studio City California. The case was shipped directly from Revell in Los Angeles to the Union Oil Station; the gas station owner's son confirmed this. (Somehow Danny Goodman was bypassed in the transaction!). The kit is fresh from the original shipping carton with no more wear than you would expect. The box is in investment grade 'near mint' condition with the only flaws being some yellowing and light wear on the paper label. Inside, the kit is factory new. All parts, decals and instructions are still sealed in the Revell factory bag. The kit includes a wonderful photo of the 1963 Dodgers - World's Champions!
Revell McDonnell-Douglas F-4E Phantom II, 1/32, H182
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$110
1976 issue of this famous, big 1/32 scale kit. Well detailed with full cockpit, opening canopies, folding wings, radar with removable radome, detailed removable engine, operating tailhook, optional position landing gear, Sparrow missiles and full underwing stores are included. The kit has never been started. The parts that were factory sealed are still in the factory sealed bags; the parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Aurora De Haviland DH-10 Bomber, 1/48, 125-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$125
Dated 1957 with classic Jo Kotula box art. This is the edition with the '198' price circle in the upper right and no Parent's Magazine approval seal. Box is in 'excellent+' condition with like new color and gloss, four solid corners and no tape or price tags. Flaws include very, very light wear and creasing. Molded in gloss olive drab and clear. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Even includes the original tissue packing paper.
Revell Mitsubbishi Type-97 Bomber Ki-21 Sally, 1/72, H169-012
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$149
Rare. Features optional parts to have a single gun at the top/mid fuselage, no gun and glazing or a single gun turret, detailed cockpit, Bomb bay with bomb load, optional position bay doors, rotating wheels & propellers and more. Includes decals for three different aircraft. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora Forged Foil Buffalo, 1/16, 445-350
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$129
Rare 1969 hardbox issue. Features very nicely detailed Buffalo, terrain base with ground hogs, trophy stand, gold and silver (reversible) foil, original paint brush and original Aleene's black paint for antiquing. There is no glue. Inventoried with all parts present and instructions. Molded in black and brown.
Revell Goodyear Blimp With Motorized Light Up Rotating Sign, 1/169, H999
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$115
Great kit from 1977 has motorized moving light up signs in four colors. You can use the signs with the kit or material is included to make your own moving signs! Includes all needed parts except batteries and features pre-wired electrical harness, motor, light bulbs, sign material, etc. The batteries are inside the blimp, so it can be displayed and operated while hanging or placed on a display stand. The kit has never been started. The small metal and electronic parts are still in the sealed bags. The injection molded plastic parts are not factory sealed and have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions.
StromBecker American Airlines Convair Flagship - 10 Inch Wingspan Solid Wood Kit, C-38
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$129
Superb kit from the 1950s and makes a very impressive display when built. This highly prefabricated model made from solid Western Pine - not balsa wood. Features completely precarved fuselage, wings, engine nacelles & tail feathers, ready to install propellers, full landing gear and even wood filler, glue, and sandpaper. With detailed instructions and drawings with aircraft history and a large, colorful American Airlines decal sheet in amazing "Near Mint" condition. Never started and complete with all parts and plans. Before plastic kits were introduced, Strombecker was famous as the premier hardwood preshaped model manufacturer. In the 1940s and 1950s, Strombecker kits were flawlessly engineered but not inexpensive. All wooden parts are hardwood and are precarved to shape - usually only a quick sanding would finish them.
OldModelKits SS Normandie Ocean Liner 1935, 1/350
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$850
Oldmodelkits.com has received exclusive world-wide license from French Lines/CGT to produce and sell the SS Normandie in 1/350 scale. This nine-year project is a 100% new kit. Seven of those years were spent accurately modeling the ship from scratch in TurboCAD. All design work was done in CAD by Ken Friend, a master modeler and engineer who specialized in CAD/CAM/CAE Systems Management and Implementation. This limited-run kit represents the Normandie from her 1935 maiden voyage to New York and has over 1,000 individual parts. The hull and larger parts are pressure-cast resin from de-aired molds. There is one very large photoetched brass sheet for railings, ladders & fine details, ultra-high definition 3D printed davits, three sheets of laser-cut, real wood printed decking (from ScaleDecks), decals, flag sheet and a DVD with detailed, highly illustrated instructions including painting guide, step-by-step rigging instructions and research material. NOTE: this kit must be shipped insured.
Monogram TWA Douglas DC-3, 1/90, PA9-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$145
Still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box top slightly concave. Second issue dated 1955; the first issue has same art but kit #P9-98. The box has as-new color and gloss. Kit features optional position cabin door, rotating propellers and wheels, pilot, copilot, hostess and passenger figures and colorful TWA decals.
Revell Nautilus SSN571 Guided Missile Submarine Atom Powered - Pre S Issue, 1/305, H308-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$149
Rare 1954 hardbox issue with 89 cent price extension. This is the early small, thin box format measuring 13.25 x 4.1 x 1 inches. Color and gloss are 'excellent,' all four corners are solid and original, there is no tape or price tags, no marks from tape or tags, no fading and no torn litho. Flaws include very light shelf wear, some corner wear and small scuffs. Inside, the kit is as it left the factory. All parts are molded in gloss medium gray and the small parts and decals are still in the factory sealed small bag; the large parts were never factory sealed and are complete. The instructions are are intact but have a closed 4" tear that is correctly taped from the back.
Berkeley Payee Free Flight PAA Load - 50 Inch Wingspan Flying Aircraft for Pan Am Load Competition
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$139
Rare. From 1955 and a very large 'America' class design specifically created for the Pan Am Load competition and the 1954 High-Point Winner in this event. Features all die-cut balsa and hardwood parts, extensive rib and spar material, many other wood parts, pre-cut nose halves cored for the gas engine, fully formed wire landing gear, finished centerline tire, clear windshield material, extensive, large color Pan Am decal sheet and full size plans with instructions. There has been no assembly but all parts are adult punched out - neatly and perfectly. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
AMT 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Promo With Original Box And Tissue Paper, 1/25
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$425
Very, very rare promotional model, especially in this condition and with the original box. The box is stamped "CORVETTE CONV. 1736 SILVER PEARL." This is a one-owner model that was obtained new on November 5, 1965 in Lexington KY. It has never been displayed and has been stored in the original box and tissue since it left the factory. It is 100% complete and original with zero repairs or touch-ups. The paint and chrome are in factory-new condition. There is zero body warp and the clear is in 'mint' condition. I would grade this one 9.5 out of 10 with 10 flawless. The deduction is because there is a closed split (fits back perfectly) at the drivers side vent frame and the A pillar. Nothing is broken off, and the crack closes perfectly (it is invisible), so this is completely repairable; but I'll leave that to the new owner. Even includes the original factory packing paper. The box is complete with all flaps and solid but has wear as shown and age foxing.
Hasegawa McDonnell Douglas F-4 British Phantom FGR2 - Transatlantic Flight Alcock and Brown, 1/48, CH9
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$110
Hard-to-find, limited issue High Grade offering from 1988 with cast metal landing gear, wheels + much more, superb injection molded parts, real rubber tires, photoetched fret and much more. Includes a very large decal sheet for the aircraft shown on the box top. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
AMT 1970 Chevrolet Fleetside Truck Stock or Beast of Baja, 1/25, Y733-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$200
Very rare and even rarer in factory-sealed condition. First and only Best of Baja issue and a well detailed model that can be built one of two ways. Features optional parts, full engine and compartment, opening hood, detailed underside, full interior and more.
Fujimi Nissan Fairlady 280ZR Racing Motorized, 1/20, RC6
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
$159
Rare, early Mokei issue of this large scale and very well molded model. It is designed to be motorized with a RE-14 or similar sized electric motor and includes all hardware; but please note that Fujimi did not furnish the motor with the kit. Features switchable rear wheel drive, steerable front wheels, nicely detailed interior, opening doors, a huge decal sheet with all the colorful stripes and markings of the box art car and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The box is complete but worn and clear tape is holding most corners together.
Revell George Washington SSBN-598 Nuclear Powered Polaris Missile Submarine 'S' Issue, 1/261, H365-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$225
Rare, first issue dated 1958 with "S" cement logos on the box sides. Please note that Revell soon made drastic modifications to this mold, which made a reissue impossible. This is the first cut-away Polaris sub with interior that got Revell in hot water with the US Government - the Navy had thought that Revell had breeched security to obtain the details for the model. This one is in exceptional condition with 'excellent+' color and gloss, for solid corners with no repairs, no price tags or tag marks, no tape or tape marks other than the factory tape marks and no fading. The only flaws are general light and even wear. The model was highly detailed for that time will full interior and snap-off starboard hull half and two Polaris missiles that 'fire' using spring power. The kit has never been started. Molded in the correct gloss medium gray, light green and black plastic. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions as well as the special booklet 'The Story of Our Underwater Nuclear Navy.'
Hobby-Time Sealed Factory Case of 12 Bell XV-3 US Army Convertiplane, 1/43, 901-98c
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good
$545
This is a factory-sealed case of 12 Hobby-XV-3 model kits from the 1950s. Hobby-Time shipped them to the address on the box, and I purchased them from the man at that address. The case has never been opened and is still securely sealed top and bottom with the factory tape. The box is in 'excellent' condition. The actual model kits (12 inside the case!) are the one and only issue of this amazing aircraft. This is a very nice kit for that time with fine raised panel lines, interior detail and molded in gloss silver and clear.