RCM Heinkel He-51B with Floats, 1/32
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Bagged
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SPECIAL ORDER vacuform kit. Not shipped from stock. Kit is molded upon receipt of payment. Time from receipt to shipping your kit is usually 8 to 10 weeks. Kit includes resin and/or metal details -clear canopy and full size plans/instructions. Details included will vary from kit to kit but may contain landing struts - wheels - props - engines (not jets) - some cockpit parts - seats - etc. Other parts will need to be scratch built or from your spares box. Decals not furnished. These models are only recommended for experienced builders who have worked with vacuform kits in the past.
Testors Weird-Ohs Digger, 730
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. 1993 Testors issue from original Hawk molds. Kit features wild Digger figure, dragster and amusing instructions. Please read the article on this website written by the creators of the Weird-Ohs, Bill Campbell.
Monogram Messerschmitt Bf-110E-1 Blue Box - (Bf110), 1/72, PA162-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. Reissue dated 1994. From the original 1967 molds. Typical high quality Monogram kit. Features clear canopy, two man crew, machine guns, bombs and full decals. Can be built with landing gear up or down and comes with display stand.
Revell North American X-15 - 'S' Issue, 1/65, H198-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM++
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Rare First issue dated 1958 with classic box art. 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 round 'World' stand. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions in excellent condition.
Frog Focke-Wulf FW-190 - SG1 Crimea Russia 1953 or JG2 Cherbourg France 1942 (4 kills) - Black Series, 1/72, F211
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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Nice model from earlier molds. Can be built as a fighter or fighter bomber and includes decals and color paint guide for both Luftwaffe aircraft listed. This kit has never been 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, 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.
Frog Messerschmitt Bf-109F Marseille or Gallad - Black Series Issue, 1/72, F192
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
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Has markings for Hans Joachim Marseille JG27 1942 or Adolph Gallad JG26 1941 (94 kills). Never started. 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.
Revell Great Eastern - First of the Great Steamships, 1/388, 05201
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Hard-to-find kit of this historic ship. 2002 Revell of Germany issue. Measures 22.25 inches long when built. Very nicely detailed model. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including all parts, metal chain, rigging material, flags, sails and instructions, all in 'as-new' condition. The Great Eastern (originally Leviathan) was the work of English Designer I.K. Brunel. In the 1850s there was a need for large ocean liners to carry the immigrant trade, but none existed. Shipping companies also wanted the interiors of ocean liners to look like hotels, but there simply no space. This ship was to solve that problem. She was launched in 1857 and five times bigger than any other ship of the day! The 22,500 ton Great Eastern was 693 feet long and carried 4000 passenger. Unfortunately, her career was one mishap after another until she found fame by laying the trans-Atlantic cable.
Airfix HMS Fearless Assault Ship and Helicopter Carrier, 1/600, 03205-2
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Very highly detailed and well made for the time. Some moldings are so fine that you may need a magnifier properly paint and build the kit. Features moving cranes, helicopters, opening floating dock door and landing craft. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Renwal USS Dewey Destroyer Leader, 1/500, 610
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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This kit is from the famous Renwal 'S Series' ships. Full hull kit is very nicely detailed and finely molded. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Revell Boeing IM-99 Bomarc 'S' Kit with Launcher, 1/47, H1806-149
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Original issue 'S' kit from 1957. The box is in exceptional Near Mint investment grade condition. The colors have like-new gloss and shine. All four corners are solid and there are no repairs. There is a neatly applied price tag on one short side. The only flaws are very, very light and isolated edge wear. Highly detailed kit. Features detailed missile, fully operational launcher and crew. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Revell 1914 Stutz Bearcat Highway Pioneers, 1/32, H38
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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1952 early issue molded in yellow acetate plastic. The model has not been started. Factory sealed 'krinkle' bag or nventoried complete with all parts and instructions. Before the 1950s 'model building' never made the top 10 list of boy's activities. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream. Shortly after the turn of the century, many dedicated modelers built flying or static airplanes, ship, train, automotive or other subjects. Basic kits existed, but the majority of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. That changed in the early 1950s. The phenomenon of the Revell/Gowland & Gowland 'Highway Pioneers' car kits was a significant force in proving that model building as a hobby could have mass appeal, provided that the kits were easy enough to build and finish. These 1/32 scale vehicles could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real car. The Highway Pioneers series lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the early 1960s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys.
Hasegawa Saab J-35F Draken 'Red Dragon' - Last Draken Flight With Swedish Air Force, 1/72, BP101
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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From 1995. Very nicely molded with all fine recessed panel lines, very good cockpit detail, two piece canopy and drop tanks. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions.
Hasegawa R-20 Tigershark Demonstrator or Grey Finish, 1/72, Dt113
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. Builds either finish; colorful demo complete with pinstripe decals or business-like gray low-vis version. Very finely molded with all recessed panel lines and excellent detail.
Hasegawa Saab AJ-37 Viggen, 1/72, JS026-250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Rare first issue with early logo. This kit has not been started. The parts are still in the factory sealed bag and the decals and instructions are included.
Airfix German Tiger Tank - Craftmaster Issue, 1/76, M8-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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NOTE: Builder kit only - please read carefully. Hard-to-find Craftmaster issue with dramatic artwork. Well detailed and molded small scale (near 1/72) tank kit; ideal for dioramas. NOTE: about 85% assembled with no painting. Quality of assembly is excellent - tight fit with no visible glue. Chassis is built - turret and treads not attached yet. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Faller Dornier Do-27 with Wheels / Skis / Floats - Luftwaffe / Red Cross Ambulance / Civil, 1/100, 1027
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Rare 1/100 scale Do-27 with the choice of three markings and floats, wheels or skis. Very nicely molded with clear side and cockpit windows and rotating propeller with provisions for an FM1001 electric motor and separately molded leading edge slats and rudder. Molded in ivory, silver, red and clear. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
RVF Northrop X-4 Bantam, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Injection molded limited issue kit of the small X-4. Includes clear canopy and full landing gear. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including instructions.
Italaerei Sd.Kfz 184s Tiger (P) Elefant Tank Hunter, 1/35, 211
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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This model is patterned directly after the Elefant preserved at the Aberdeen Museum in the USA. Nicely detailed with interior crew stations, movable suspension, flexible treads and a crew of three. Markings are included for several different tanks. The kit has never been started. NOTE: missing (1) of (2) #89. This is a very small 'V' brace. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora ME-109 (AL box artwork) (Bf-109), 1/46, 55-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM+
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1957 to 1959 issue. Possibly the 5th issue of this kit provided that you count prices/logo/artwork as issues. Third box art issued. This one retains the 2nd artwork used with the Aurora Line logo. Other art with this logo is the City box. Inven
Aurora Spitfire, 1/43, 20A-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM-
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Early issue from about 1954/55 with the rectangular 'Aurora Line' logo and Famous Fighters of All Nations. Retains box art from original issue. Molded in correct medium gloss blue and clear with clear rectangular stand. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions.