Micro Models The 1937 Cavalier (Reproduction) - 36 inch Wingspan For R/C or Free Flight, 1/3, F104
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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This is a reproduction of a classic design and is 1/3 the size of the original. It includes full size plans, pre-cut parts and is authentically scaled from the original design. This model came from the estate of a very active and particular early aircraft kit collector. It is like factory-new inside and has not been started. Complete with all parts, plans and decals (if originally included). Designed for 'Sniffing Thermals', the honored pastime of a generation of model enthusiasts. Flying model aircraft predated powered flight; however, balsa wood and printwood were not introduced until the early 1930s and the hobby took off, as well as the hunt for thermals. Gas flight began in the early 1930s, and powered models (most all driven by Brown engines) took home so many awards that they were forever separated in competition from rubber powered models. Design of gas models was tricky since RC (radio control) models could not yet be applied to the mass market; so a gas model had to not only fly and climb under power, but then glide sufficiently - all in a stable fashion and without any operator inputs once the airplane took off.
Micro Models The 1941 Request (Reproduction) - 30 inch Wingspan For R/C or Free Flight, 2/3, F102
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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This is a reproduction of a classic design and is 2/3 the size of the original. It includes full size plans, pre-cut parts and is authentically scaled from the original design. This model came from the estate of a very active and particular early aircraft kit collector. It is like factory-new inside and has not been started. Complete with all parts, plans and decals (if originally included). Designed for 'Sniffing Thermals', the honored pastime of a generation of model enthusiasts. Flying model aircraft predated powered flight; however, balsa wood and printwood were not introduced until the early 1930s and the hobby took off, as well as the hunt for thermals. Gas flight began in the early 1930s, and powered models (most all driven by Brown engines) took home so many awards that they were forever separated in competition from rubber powered models. Design of gas models was tricky since RC (radio control) models could not yet be applied to the mass market; so a gas model had to not only fly and climb under power, but then glide sufficiently - all in a stable fashion and without any operator inputs once the airplane took off.
Frog Bristol Blenheim Mk 1 Bomber or Mk 1F Night Fighter Finnish - Romanian or RAF - Green Series, 1/72, F190
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Will build night fighter or bomber version and has decals for all three aircraft. Typical excellent Frog quality moldings - clean with no rivets, just panel lines. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried with all parts, decals and instructions. Has color painting guide. 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.
Monogram First Lunar Landing Apollo 11 - Astronauts on the Moon - Heritage Edition Issue, 1/48, 6060
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
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Still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box top concave. Arguably the highest quality large-scale kit available of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Features LEM, moon base, solar wind detector, seismometer, flag, astronauts, laser reflector, stereo camera, decals, gold foil, and TV Camera.
MPC Darth Vader Tie Fighter Star Wars, 1-1915
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
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First issue dated 1977/78. 'Large Box' format issue. The actual model measures 7.5 x 6.75 x 4.5 inches when assembled. Features Darth Vader figure, detailed cockpit and landing gear for display. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Bell Huey Attack Helicopter UH-1D, 1/32, H259
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Softbox issue dated 1970. Large well detailed kit featuring 18 inch rotor span, detailed Lycoming T53 Jet Engine with removable cowling, highly detailed interior and cockpit with opening cabin doors, moving rotors and weapons system with SS-11 Missiles, M-6 Machine Guns, 7.62 MM Machine Guns and M-6 Guns with Rocket Pods. Includes pilot and gunner figure. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Shinmeiwa PS-1 or SS-2, 1/72, JS062-800
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Large STOL ASW Amphibious Aircraft of the JSDF. Very nicely detailed kit of this fantastic and rugged all-weather seagoing aircraft. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please note that the rear rudder 'pod' is broke off one fuselage side. The piece is present and is a easy fix.
Monogram US Army M-29C Amphibious Weasel - Personnel and Cargo Carrier, 1/35, 8212
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. 1972 'White Box' issue. High quality kit with excellent detail. Has flexible treads, movable windshield/rudder, full interior detail and four soldiers with arms and equipment.
Williams Brothers Douglas World Cruiser, 1/72, 72-424
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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The only kit of the first aircraft to fly around the world. In 1924 four World Cruisers set out on a 27,553 mile flight that lasted 175 days. The epic flight was an adventure to say the least, and one aircraft (Boston) was lost, only to be replaced by the factory prototype, which was quickly renamed Boston II. Includes decals for all five aircraft. Well molded. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Frog Messerschmitt Me-262A - 1st Staffel/1 Grouppe/KG51 or 3rd Staffel/JG7 1945 - Red Series, 1/72, F248
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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Includes decals for both aircraft 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. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes 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 M-46 General Patton Tank (M46), 1/48, 301-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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First issue from 1956 with the rectangular Northern Lights logo and Jim Cox artwork. This was the only year for this logo. Molded in gloss olive green with flexible black treads. Features a crew of four, rotating bogie and sprocket drive wheels, four optional position hatches, rotating turret, elevating gun and full decals. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Hasegawa General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon - YF-16 or USAF markings, 1/72, 110
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Late 1970s/early 1980s 'Black Box' issue. Contains decals for two aircraft. Very well molded with all fine recessed panel lines, cockpit and under-wing weapons. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Testors Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat - US Marines or Blue Angels US Navy 'Beetle Bomb' Aircraft - Bagged - (F8F2), 1/48, 589
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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Bagged kit - no box. The box is shown for reference only. From ex-Hawk molds. Includes decals for the aircraft on the box cover and 'Beetle Bomb' of the famed Blue Angels. Includes optional underwing bombs, drop tank and missiles. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Ideal Aeroplane & Supply US Coast Guard Cutter Campbell (USCG) - 22 Inch Long Wooden Model Kit
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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Great model from the famous Ideal Aeroplane & Supply Company, which was founded in 1911. The kit probably dates from 1943. I have seen this kit built, and it is beautiful and nicely detailed. Measures 22 inches when completed. Features a very nicely pre-carved hardwood hull (not balsa), three bags of metal, wood and other small parts, wooden stock as required (still held together by the original rubber band), sandpaper, two envelopes of CASCO wood cement, two large sheets of nicely printed bristol board parts and very nicely drawn plans with numerous templates, details and perspectives. This kit is almost untouched inside down to the packing paper. Never started. Some small parts are still factory sealed. The parts not sealed have been inventoried complete with the plans.
Revell US Navy T2-SE (T-2) Oiler Mission Capistrano / Buenaventura / San Fernando / Santa Clara, 1/400, H342
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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This is the 1997 reissue using the original 1964 molds Very nicely detailed military tanker full hull kit. Includes decals for four different tankers of the class. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg North American F-86 Sabre Jet with RCAF Golden Hawk Decals, 1/48, R505-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG-
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Includes very nice Royal Canadian Air Force Golden Hawks decal sheet make specifically for this kit. The actual model is still factory sealed. 'Boy Craft' Cellovision issue from the late 1950s. Box has the yellow oval 'Lindberg' logo on top hanging tab. Dramatic Ray Gaedke box artwork. Lindberg is a company with a fascinating history The original 'Lindberg Line' stretches back to the 1930s when Paul Lindberg drew plans for famous modeling magazines and marketed his balsa wood 'stick and tissue' by urging dealers to carry the '...Complete Lindberg Line'. After the war, Lindberg and Olsen had a strong hand in early United States injection molded kit development. Please see the article located on this website about early USA plastic kit manufacturers.
RCM U-9 German WWI Submarine, 1/72
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Bagged
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The famous submarine of Kommandant Otto Weddigen who sank three British Armored Cruisers in just a few hours. SPECIAL ORDER vacuform kit with resin/metal parts set. Not shipped from stock. Kit is molded upon receipt of payment. Time from receipt to shipping your kit is usually 8 to 10 weeks. Contains vacuform basic components, full size plans plus metal or resin parts such as guns, anchors, cleats, etc. Does not include decals. 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.
Airfix Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet BOAC, 1/144, SK811
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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T3 logo issue from the 1960s. Nicely detailed kit with optional position cabin and baggage storage doors, optional position landing gear and a very large, color decal sheet with full BOAC markings. The kit has never been started. NOTE: missing one part, the upper (1st class and pilots) emergency exit door. This can be easily made from sheet plastic. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions present.
Italeri WLA 750 US WWII Motorcycle, 1/9, 7401
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. Very large scale kit that is well detailed.
Aeroclub Blackburn Lincock, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Rare. Still possibly the only Lincock in this scale. Features main injection molded airframe parts with cast metal engine, prop, wheels and other parts. With extruded airfoil strut material and directions. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.