Revell Orient Express HO Train, 1/87, 2190
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Saaled VG++
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Still factory sealed. Dated 1984. Nicely molded kit contains the complete consist as shown on the box top. Engine and tender are nicely molded and detailed. Both passenger cars are highly detailed inside and out.
Revell Messerschmitt Me-262 B-1a/U1 Night Fighter, 1/32, 4777
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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1988 issue. Nicely molded and detailed kit. Features removable engine panels to display detailed Jumo 004 turbojets, full cockpit detail, two belly tanks, FuG 219 'Neptun V' radar antennas, hinged canopy, crew of two and clear wing tip lights. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. NOTE: the decals are intact, but the factory wax paper is stuck to the decals. You may need to provide your decals.
Aurora Chance-Vought F8U Crusader (F-8), 1/50, 119-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Dated 1957 on the instructions. This is the second issue of this kit; please note the 'Famous Fighters' in the border of the logo, the 98 cent price extension, the 98 cent 'price circle' to the far right near the logo and no Parents' Magazine Seal. The first issue is identical inside but has two airborne aircraft on the box artwork. Kit features retractable landing gear, removable tail section and jet engine. Molded in bright glossy gray and clear. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. NOTE: the box would grade higher than 'very good+' but there is a tape tear on one long side (from the factory tape) and a closed split on the other long side.
AMT USS Enterprise Command Bridge Star Trek - (TV Series), 1/635, S950
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Early issue dated 1975. Not the common reissue. Molded in gray and includes crew members and a large sheet of full-color decals for the various screens. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Decals are in 'excellent' condition.
AMT Star Trek (TV Series) USS Enterprise - Yorktown / Valiant / Hood / Farragut / Excalibur / Intrepid / Republic / Constitution / Lexington / Potemkin / Constellation / Exeter / Kongo, 1/635, S951
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Early issue dated 1968. Molded in white and green-tint clear plastic and contains decals for all the starships from the series. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Decals are 'excellent.'
Comet Curtiss Robin - 22 inch Wingspan Balsa Flying Model Airplane, 3303
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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There are two versions of the Robin from Comet from this time period (1960s/70s) - this is the one with the larger 22 inch wingspan. Kit features traditional wood/tissue construction, detailed full size plans, building instructions, hardware, wheels and canopy material (if required), tissue, rubber and propeller. The model has not been started. Inventoried complete with all parts and instructions. Comet was a famous manufacturer of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998.
Comet Curtiss Robin - 22 inch Wingspan Balsa Flying Model Airplane, 5303-98
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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There are two versions of the Robin from Comet from this time period (1960s/70s) - this is the one with the larger 22 inch wingspan. Kit features traditional wood/tissue construction, detailed full size plans, building instructions, hardware, wheels and canopy material (if required), tissue, rubber and propeller. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. Comet was a famous manufacturer of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998.
Comet Stinson SR-7 - 25 inch Wingspan Flying Balsa Airplane Model, 3209
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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1970s reissue of the older kit. Kit features traditional wood/tissue construction, detailed full size plans, building instructions, wire stock, completely preformed wooden wheels, clear material, rubber, tissue and propeller. The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. Comet was a famous manufacturer of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998.
Aurora Piper Aztec C, 1/72, 282-70
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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1968 issue and still the only injection molded Aztec kit. After Aurora purchased the Comet molds, they reissued the Comet civil light aircraft line. It appears that Aurora may have been inspired by the Comet kits or sales of the reissues, and they produced several more new molds to add to the line. This Aztec is one of those kits. Since the kit was designed new, it has significantly more detail than the older Comet kits. Features all recessed panel lines, full interior with a sofa, four seats and instrument panel, optional position landing gear and rotating propellers. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Crown Smith and Wesson .44 Magnum Gun Model - Full Size Replica, 1/1, G236
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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From LS molds. Remarkable life-size highly detailed model of the famous .44 Magnum, first developed in 1956. The LS line of full size handguns is widely considered the finest of all plastic firearm replicas. Includes most internal details, numerous metal parts and sprints and functioning mechanism. You can load it and fire the plastic shells. Features very realistic gunmetal and wood colored parts, brass plated cartridges, chrome Smith and Wesson badges and even barrel and stock weights for the right 'feel.' Not an operating gun but a very realistic replica. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. NOTE: I can only ship this kit to countries where gun replicas are legal.
Revell Big Daddy Don Garlits '74 AA/FD Fuel Dragster, 7140
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
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Still factory sealed. Dated 1987. Features detailed supercharged 426 Hemi 'Elephant' motor, full tubular dragster chassis, removable body panels, Goodyear drag slicks, Don Garlits driver figure and full decals.
HP Models HMS Indomitable Battlecruiser 1909, 1/700, GB009
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Limited production waterline kit cast in high-definition resin. Very highly detailed. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. Recommended for the experienced modeler.
Tamiya IJN Hibiki Destroyer, 1/700, WLD052
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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1/700 scale waterline kit. Very highly detailed and finely molded. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Lindberg Arado AR-234B Jet Bomber, 1/72, 472-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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1972 two-piece box with Tom Morgan artwork. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. 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.
Matchbox Morris C8 Mk II + Willys Jeep + 17pdr Gun - with Diorama Display Base, 1/76, PK-172
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Dated 1977. Includes all three kits. Very nicely molded kit from the Matchbox 1/76 scale series. Comes with realistic diorama battle display. Markings are for either Royal Artillery 8th Corps 11th Armored Division Normandy June 1944 or 7th Armored Division, France, June 1944. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Fujimi Nakajima B6N2 Tenzan 'Jill' - Off The Aircraft Carrier Taiho 1944, 1/72, 7AD2-600
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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High quality Fujimi kit. Features all fine recessed panel lines, gear well and cockpit detail and optional bomb or torpedo loads. Decals represent an aircraft from the ill-fated aircraft carrier Taiho. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
DML Lockheed P-38M Two-Seater Night Lighting - 418th Night Fighter Sq Atsugi Japan 1945, 1/72, 5019
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. Dated 1994. Excellent kit with 94 parts. Superbly molded with all very fine recessed panel lines. Features detailed cockpits, detailed gear wells, prop blades that can be positioned at any pitch angle, rockets and drop tanks.
Rosebud Kitmaster English Electric Deltic Diesel Locomotive, HO, 10
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Very nice model of an usual subject. The Deltic was a very powerful locomotive for passenger and freight service. It weighed 106 tons, had a top speed of 105 mph and included two diesel engines that produced 3,300 horsepower. The model is nicely molded and includes detailed front and rear cabins and trucks. This is a static plastic model only, although some people have motorized them. NOTE: this kit has minor, neat construction. The windows to the front and back have been installed; quality of construction is 'professional.' There is no other assembly and zero painting. The kit has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. The decals have a short closed tear on one 'Deltic' logo.
Airfix Douglas DC-3 (C-47) Dakota - USAF or Silver Cities Airlines Decals, 1/72, 483
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
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Second logo issue kit from the late 1950s. Includes rare civil decals and paint scheme information for G-AMYV Silver City Airliner and military C-47. This kit is nicely detailed and molded for it's time. The gear retracts and extends, the elevator, rudder and ailerons move, props and wheels rotate, the rear and front doors can be positioned opened or closed, and there is an interior bulkhead and floor at the rear of the fuselage. Includes paratrooper, airline steward figure and two pilots. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Silver City was a independent British Airline that operated up to 15 DC-3s and was well known for it's Air Ferry Service with the Bristol Superfreighter (which Airfix also made a kit of).
Airfix Short Sunderland III, 1/72, 681
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
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Still factory sealed. Type 3 logo 1960s issue 'Porcupine'. Older but nicely detailed model features beaching gear, rotating turrets with elevating guns, movable control surfaces, external bomb load and rotating props. The Sunderland's 21-year record with the RAF has made it a legend. Derived from the Empire Class Flying Boat Airliners, Sunderland IIIs had a top speed of 210 mph and an endurance of 12 hours. These qualities made the Sunderland a superb platform for North Sea and North Atlantic patrols, ASW and SAR. Crews usually loved the airplane; its large size afforded many airborne comforts that bomber or fighter crews could only dream of, such as bunk, a head and an area for food preparation.