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Revell Lockheed WV-2 Radome Early Warning Aircraft - Famous Aircraft Series, 1/128, H174-98

Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+

$86

1960 Famous Aircraft Series hardbox issue. It is easy to see why this and the 'Famous Artist Series' is so collectible, as the artwork is among the finest painting to ever grace a model kit box top. Inside, the model is from the original 'S' kit molds. Never started. Inventoried with all parts, decals and instructions present. Decals and instructions are both in 'excellent++' condition.

Revell Neptune P2V-7 with Skis Operation Deep Freeze - (P2V7) Famous Artist Series, 1/104, H170-98

Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-

$165

1960 issue of this rare Neptune variant in the rare 'Famous Artist Series.' The great Jack Leynnwood painted 'Polar Mission' for Revell. This and some of the other artwork from the 'Famous Artist Series' are among the finest painting to ever grace a model kit box top. Inside, this is the classic 1950s 'S' kit with regular landing gear or ski landing gear and decals for Arctic service. Molded in a stunning gloss dark blue and clear. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The collector card and stamp are not present.

Revell Convair R3Y-2 Tradewind - Famous Artist Series Issue - (R3Y2), 1/168, H178-98

Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG

$68

Very rare model dated 1960s from the 'Famous Artist Series.' This portrait is titled 'Invasion Landing' and the artist was Ken Smith. This series with a '...Picture Box Top For You To Frame' features some of the finest painting to ever grace a model box top. Inside, this is the original 'S' kit molded in a beautiful dark gloss blue from the same molds at the "S" issue. Inside, the kit has never been started. The parts and all paperwork are still in the Revell internal factory sealed bag. Literally everything is sealed in the bag.

Revell Sikorsky HO4S-1 US Navy - Famous Artist Series - (HO4S1), 1/49, H172-98

Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+

$65

1960 dated hardbox issue in this famous series with some of the finest painting to ever appear on a model box top. Inside, the kit is molded in bright orange plastic and clear and is from the same excellent molds as the Pre-S S-55. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Includes F11F-1 Stamp but no trading cards. NOTE: as is common with this kit, the tail is present but is neatly broken off of one fuselage side . It fits back perfectly for a straight-forward repair.

Hawk Convair C-131A Samaritan (Military Convairliner 240-340), 1/126, 622-50

Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+

$44

Hardbox issue dated 1959 with Bill Campbell artwork. Very well molded and includes Air Force markings only, but can be built as a Civil 240/340 Convairliner if you furnish your own decals. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The decals are in amazing 'near mint' condition but NOTE: the instructions have age foxing stains.

Frog Vickers Armstrong Wellington IC Bomber, 1/119, 398P

Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++

$54

Very rare 1950s small-scale issue with old logo. Features full landing gear, rotating wheels & propellers, clear side, cockpit, nose and tail gunner windows, display stand and more. Includes the original tube of glue. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes both sheets of decals and instructions. The box shows better than the 'very good++' grade but it is rated as such because there is some residue from clear tape along the lower edges of the two long box top sides.

Frog North American Sabre F-86E, 1/72, 321P

Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc

$45

Rare 1950s early logo and box design issue. Never started and inventoried with all plastic parts present but NOTE: missing (1) metal nose weight. Otherwise complete with all other parts and includes decals and instructions. The box art a/c XB547 was ordered as part of an RCAF block but reallocated to the RAF during construction by Canadair. They were flown by No. 3 and 20 Squadrons and the Ferry Training Unit from 1952 through '58.

Frog Mitsubishi Zero A6M, 1/72, 392P

Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG

$38

Rare 1950s issue and probably the 3rd issue of this kit; the first two issues were the post and pre-war 'Penguins'. Nicely molded with all recessed panel line detail. Includes glue capsule. Never started. 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, Blue, 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.

Fujimi North American F-86F Sabre - 25 FIS John Glenn 'Mig Mad Marine' / 335 FIS Capt. L.R. Moore 'Billie/Marge' / 39 FIS Lt. Jim Thompson 'The Huff' / 39 FIS 'Marlene Nancy and Marian', 1/72, F-19

Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM

$24

This model dates from when Fujimi made the finest models in the world. Features excellent detail throughout, all very fine recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit, air inlet + compressor fans, gear wells and even the backs of the gear doors, optional position speed brakes and two piece canopy, decals for the four aircraft listed, and AIM-9B Sidewinders and drop tanks. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.

Fujimi TWO North American Rockwell F-86F Sabre Blue Impulse - JASDF, 1/72, F-21

Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM

$29

SALE!! Includes two models in one box. Ideal builder kits, please read carefully for the condition. NOTE: these models have 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: Kit #1: control stick, instrument panel and bulkhead to floor; headrest to seat back. There is no other assembly. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Kit #2: same as #1; gun panels to fuselage halves. There is no other assembly. Inventoried complete and includes decals and instructions. These models date from when Fujimi made the finest models in the world. Features all very fine recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit, air inlet + compressor fans, gear wells and even the backs of the gear doors, optional position speed brakes and two piece canopy as well as very colorful JSDF markings.

Hawk US Navy TV-2 Lockheed Jet Trainer - (TV2 T33), 1/48, 512-98

Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good

$42

Dated 1958 with classic Bill Campbell box art hardbox. Hard to find issue that is very well molded and features 55 parts, removable rear section and detailed jet engine, engine ground cradle, pilot and ground figures, good cockpit detail and opening canopy. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. However, NOTE: the tiny wrench is broken from the mechanic figure's hand and is missing.

Revell North American X-15 - 'S' Issue, 1/65, H198-89

Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++

$185

Rare First issue dated 1958 with classic box art. This model has movable vertical fin and dive brakes, removable rocket engine, hinged landing skids and removable canopy. Molded in gloss black, clear and with the famous Revell Swivel 'Globe' stand. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Decals and instructions are in 'excellent++' condition with light yellowing as the only flaw. NOTE: the box displays much better than the 'Excellent++' rating. It is rated that because the left side short panel is only 'good++' with scuffing and edge wear.

AV Models Watanabe E9W1 Slim, 1/72, AV105

Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM

$64

Very rare and still factory sealed. The kit is beautifully molded in high definition resin. The Watanabe E9W was a submarine-borne reconnaissance seaplane, the first aircraft designed by Watanabe Ironworks. In January 1934, the Imperial Japanese Navy had a requirement for a two-seat reconnaissance seaplane to be operated from its J-3 class submarines, and placed an order with Watanabe for design and development of an aircraft to meet this requirement, the first of three prototypes flying in February 1935. The E9W was a two-seat single-engine twin-float unequal-span seaplane designed to be easily dismantled for hangar stowage on a submarine, capable of being reassembled in two minutes 30 seconds and disassembled in one minute 30 seconds. An order for 32 aircraft was placed. The aircraft entered service in 1938 with the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service as the Navy Type 96 Small Reconnaissance Seaplane with the last being delivered in 1940. Although it was in the process of being replaced by the Yokosuka E14Y monoplane, it was still in front line service at the time of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, remaining in service until July 1942, being used to direct their parent submarines onto Chinese ships attempting to pass the Japanese blockade of the China Sea. The E9W1 was given the code name 'Slim' in 1942 by the Allies of World War II.

AV Models Tachikawa Ki-74 - Pat Or Patsy, 1/72, AV84

Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc

$139

Rare. Still factory sealed. Beautifully molded in high-definition resin. The Ki-74 was first conceived in 1939 as a long-range reconnaissance aircraft to operate from Manchurian bases. Its development was shelved when further research was needed to design its pressurized cabin. Late in 1941 the project was revived as a long-range high-altitude bomber-reconnaissance aircraft capable of bombing the United States mainland. The war ended before the aircraft could be deployed in sufficient numbers. When the Ki-74 designation was first identified in a captured Japanese document, it was thought to apply to a fighter type and was coded with the boy's name "Pat". Later, proper translation of captured documents finally confirmed that the Ki-74 was actually being developed as a bomber type, the codename was feminized to become "Patsy". The gender change of the name was an embarrassment to TAIC (the Allied group in charge of the aircraft codenames), and was one of the very few code name changes late in the war.

AV Models Mitsubishi Ki-57 -I Topsy - (Ki-57 I / Ki-21 Sally Transport Variant), 1/72, AV99

Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+

$179

Very, very rare kit of the modified Sally that was allied code-named Topsy. Beautifully molded in high definition resin. The Ki-57 was the standard Japanese army transport plane, and saw extensive duty during the war. A great many were also used by the Japanese civil airlines, under the designation MC-20. The navy also employed a limited number of these aircraft, known as the L4M1. The design came about when Mitsubishi was asked to build a commercial aircraft along the lines of the Ki-21 bomber. The aim was to have this civil aircraft have performance similar to the Ki-21, providing service on the airline's major routes. When the design attracted the interest of army authorities they took over the project, drawing up specifications that could satisfy both civil and military requirements. The end product had the wings, tail, cockpit, engines, and other features of the bomber, but with a different fuselage that could accommodate 11 passengers. Between July, 1940 and January 1945, a total of 507 aircraft of this type were built. They saw service on all fronts as paratroop and personnel carriers and as liaison and logistical support aircraft.

Planet Models Horten VII V-1 German Flying Wing, 1/72, 128

Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+

$44

Rare limited edition kit that is beautifully cast in high definition resin. Features a full cockpit and fine recessed panel lines. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The H.VII was originally allocated the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) designation 8-226, but was later given the new RLM designation 8-254, so it was known by inference as Horten Ho 226 or Horten Ho 254, though these designations were little used in practice. In 1942 the H.VII design began as a test-bed for the Schmitt-Argus pulse-jet engine but this project was canceled in 1943 and the aircraft's role became that of a trainer. It was based on the Horten H.V but with more powerful Argus As 10C engines. Walter Horten piloted its first flight in May 1944 and took part in many hours of a series of test flights, partly intended to quell concerns about the tailless aircraft's controllability in the case of an asymmetric power loss. Two prototypes were built and the H.VII V-3, nearing completion by the time that the allied advance reached the Peschke factory in Minden, would have been the first of twenty production aircraft. Two H.VIIs were destroyed in the advance and one taken to the USSR

Planet Models Gotha P60-C Nachtjager - (P-60 C / P60C), 1/72, 013

Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc

$39

Still factory sealed. Hard-to-find limited edition model finely cast in high definition resin. Features all fine recessed surface detail, a clear vacuform canopy, 'good' cockpit detail and more.

Pro Resin Curtiss XF-87 Black Hawk, 1/72, R72-020

Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc

$68

Very highly detailed resin model that features beautifully cast high-definition resin parts, detailed interior, PE parts and full decals. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk (previously designated the XP-87) was a prototype American all-weather jet fighter-interceptor, and the company's last aircraft project. Designed as a replacement for the World War II–era propeller-driven P-61 Black Widow night/interceptor aircraft, the XF-87 lost in government procurement competition to the Northrop F-89 Scorpion. The loss of the contract was fatal to the company; the Curtiss-Wright Corporation closed down its aviation division, selling its assets to North American Aviation.

PM Model Lippisch P-13A - With Towing Trolley - German Delta Wing Ramjet Fighter - (P13a), 1/72, PM-224

Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+

$18

Still factory sealed.

Revell Aida - German Cruise Ship, 1/1200, 05805