Monogram Model Kits
Monogram Grumman F8F Bearcat - Mini Masterpieces, 1/72, 5013
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$28
1989 Mini Masterpieces issue. Older but superb kit made from the original 1960s Blue Box molds. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram Speedee Bilt B-25 Mitchell - Wood and Plastic Model Aircraft, H-1
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$395
Rare early Monogram kit from the early 1950s. Fantastically well detailed and presented multi-media kit with 34 injection molded parts in clear, red, black and gray acetate and 57 die cut or shaped balsa parts including the famous Monofoil pre-formed wings. This example has never been started. The yellow, clear and red black plastic parts are still in the factory sealed red boxes. The other parts were never sealed and have been inventoried 100% complete with decals (in amazing 'near mint' condition), sand paper, plans and instruction book (both also in 'near mint' condition). It still has all of the correct internal packing as shown. Please note that this kit must be shipped insured. This is the first large-scale non-flying scale Speedee-Bilt model, the B-25 Mitchell. Before there were plastic models, there were wooden aircraft kits. These usually came in two types - solid and stick and tissue. The solid models were static and usually contained a few blocks of balsa and sometimes a detail part or two. These "Make Wood Look Like Plane" models required a very high level of skill in carving and finishing. The stick and tissue variety were slightly easier to build and provided the ultimate thrill - they could fly when complete with rubber power (and later with free-flight gas and eventually RC). They still required a great deal of skill, so manufacturers sought ways to make model building more accessible to everyone. One idea was pre-carving and/or prefabrication. This raised prices, naturally. Many manufacturers launched lines of 'easy' to build flying models but only Monogram succeeded in making an entire line at an affordable price that would actual fly. Monogram, however, wanted to make true scale models that could still be assembled easily. So they created the four large and highly detailed non-flying scale Speedee-Bilt bombers - the B-25, B-26, B-24 and B-17. The kits were a tremendous success and sold well in the early to mid 1950s.
Monogram Speedee Bilt B-17 Bomber - Memphis Belle, 1/62, H3-495
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$595
Very rare, classic early multi-media kit from 1954 with a fantastic internal part presentation. Features the amazing Monofoil Wing, dozens of cleanly die-cut balsa wood piece on factory-painted sheets, completely precarved fuselage blocks and other pieces, injection molded clear parts for all windows and canopies, nose and tail sections, wing tips, crew members, turrets, propellers, cowlings, wheels, nacelles and more, Monoglue cement unopened in the original box, four glass bottles of Monodope which are all still good and more. Includes a beautiful full-size fold out plan, a highly detailed and heavily illustrated instructions booklet, extensive full color decals and even a small catalog showing the full Speedee-Bilt line, Superkit line, Jet Racers and even Monogram's first two plastic kits (P-1 Midget Racer and P-2 Hot Rod). This kit has never been started. Inside, all of the internal cardboard presentation material is in amazing 'near mint' condition. All of the parts in the three upper trays are still factory tape sealed. All the parts that were not sealed have been inventoried complete. The plans and instructions are in 'excellent+++' condition and the decals are in 'excellent++' condition with light yellowing as the only significant flaw. The box displays better than the 'good' rating but is graded as such because of the heavy edge wear and hole shown on the lower center/left box edge, two factory tape tears on the long sides (about 1.75" long and 3/4" wide) and other general wear as shown. Please note, this kit must be shipped insured. These models have a fascinating history. Before injection molded plastic kits were common, Monogram issued the famous 'Speede-Bilt' and 'Super Kits' which featured injection molded details and precarved wooden parts. Of these, the Speede-Bilt B-24 and B-17 were the finest. These kits are rare today because there was only one issue, their relatively high 1950s price of $4.95 and the fact that injection molded plastic kits came out one year and were taking the US market by storm; it was the end of the wooden kit era.
Monogram B-24 Liberator Speedee-Bilt - Five Star Super Deluxe Kit, 1/60, H4-495
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$695
Dated 1954. Rare, desirable and very collectible one-and-only issue of this classic early multi-media kit with a fantastic internal box presentation. Includes numerous plastic parts in red, gray, clear and black, four unopened glass bottle of Mono*Dope that are still good, an unopened tube of MonoGlue still in the original mint box, all prefabricated wooden parts including the amazing Monofoil wing, three sheets of die-cut and factory painted wood (intact and unpunched), colored die-cut cardstock sheet, sandpaper, gun barrel plastic material, decals in amazing 'excellent' condition, 'near mint' instruction book and full size plans. Inside, the kit is factory new. All of the factory cardboard presentation material is present and in amazing 'near mint++' condition. The kit has never been started. The small parts in the three lower trays are still factory tape sealed. All other pieces were never sealed and they have been carefully inventoried complete with all parts, paperwork, instructions, plans and decals. The box top is graded well above average as 'excellent.' It has superb color and gloss but moderate edge wear at the center top as shown, a light crease at the lower right, other general wear and a very small factory tape tear on thye upper long side measuring 1/2" by 1/4 inch. Amazingly, the celluloid plastic parts range from no warping to very slight warping. This is very rare, as that type of plastic was unstable and warped easily over time. Before injection molded plastic kits were common, Monogram issued the famous 'Speedee-Bilt' and 'Super Kits' which featured injection molded details and precarved wooden parts. Of these, the Speedee-Bilt B-24 and B-17 were the finest. These kits are very rare today due to their relatively high original price of $4.95 and the fact that plastic kits had just come to the US market a year before and were gaining market share very rapidly. This kit must be shipped insured.
Monogram Speedee Bilt B-25 Mitchell - Wood and Plastic Model Aircraft, H-1
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$369
Rare early Monogram kit from the early 1950s. Fantastically well detailed and presented multi-media kit with 34 injection molded clear, red, black and gray acetate and 57 die cut or shaped balsa parts including the famous Monofoil pre-formed wing. This example has never been started and is inventoried 100% complete with all parts, glue, dope, decals, sand paper, plans and instruction book. It still has all of the correct internal display cardboard as shown. NOTE: the decals are only in 'good' condition and have some damage as shown. Please note that this kit must be shipped insured. This is the first large-scale non-flying scale Speedee-Bilt model, the B-25 Mitchell. Before there were plastic models, there were wooden aircraft kits. These usually came in two types - solid and stick and tissue. The solid models were static and usually contained a few blocks of balsa and sometimes a detail part or two. These "Make Wood Look Like Plane" models required a very high level of skill in carving and finishing. The stick and tissue variety were slightly easier to build and provided the ultimate thrill - they could fly when complete with rubber power (and later with free-flight gas and eventually RC). They still required a great deal of skill, so manufacturers sought ways to make model building more accessible to everyone. One idea was pre-carving and/or prefabrication. This raised prices, naturally. Many manufacturers launched lines of 'easy' to build flying models but only Monogram succeeded in making an entire line at an affordable price that would actual fly. Monogram, however, wanted to make true scale models that could still be assembled easily. So they created the four large and highly detailed non-flying scale Speedee-Bilt bombers - the B-25, B-26, B-24 and B-17. The kits were a tremendous success and sold well in the early to mid 1950s.
Monogram 1931 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Convertible, 1/24, 8203
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$89
1972 issue of this very highly detailed kit with fantastic fit and finish. Features full rolling chassis build-up just like the actual car, complete front and rear suspension, driveline, & steering linkage, detailed engine & engine compartment, removable hood, complete interior detail, opening left and right main doors, opening rumble seat and small rumble seat door, the top can be removed with a replaceable boot cover and more. Includes a very large tree of chrome parts. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Monogram B-24D Liberator, 1/48, 5604
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$65
1983 first issue with the finest mold quality. This is an excellent model featuring full interior, landing gear, gear well and bomb bay details, bomb load, optional position bomb bay doors, rotating propellers turrets & wheels, pivoting nose wheel, optional waist gun covers, boarding ladder, crew of four and more. Includes decals for Moby Dick, 90th Bomb Group 5th AF. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram RF-101B Recon Voodoo, 1/48, 5818
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$42
Features full dual cockpits, detailed nose and main gear wheel wells, engine inlet tubes and compressor blades, full exhaust detail and optional position speed brakes. Never started and inside it is either still in the factory sealed bag or inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram F-8 Crusader - US Marines VMF(AW)-235 or Navy VF-11 USS Roosevelt - (F8U), 1/48, 5826
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$39
Large, quality model from 1988 featuring very good cockpit and gear well detail, optional position air-to-air refueling probe, optional position folding wing tips, optional position canopy and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram Pro Modeler Messerschmitt Me-410 B-1 - With CMK Interior Set / CMK Engine Set / Moskit Exhaust / Eduard PE / Mask Set - (Me410B-1), 1/48, 5936
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$72
Build the ultimate 1/48 Me-410! Includes the following never used and internally sealed accessories: CMK 4007 Me-410B Interior Set, CMK 4008 Me-410B Engine Set, Moskit 48-04 Me410 Hollow Thin Exhaust, Eduard 48-243 Me410B-1 PE Brass Detail Set and Eduard XF-012 Me-410 Mask Set. The actual model is beautifully molded with fine recessed panel lines. Markings for three aircraft are provided: Major Eduard Tratt, with 38 kills from II./ZG26, II./ZG-76 Konigsberg 1944 and 8./ZG26 Konigsberg, Neumark 1943/44. NOTE: this kit has very minor and 'professional' subassembly as follows: wheel halves built. There is no other assembly. Inventoried with all parts and instructions present but NOTE: missing decals.
Monogram Space Shuttle With Fuel Tank and Boosters, 1/72, 85-5089
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$265
Hard-to-find and very large model measures over 31 inches tall when assembled. Features liquid fuel tank, two solid rocket boosters, detailed cargo bay and special stand. Includes markings for several Shuttles - Enterprise, Endeavour, Discovery, Columbia, Challenger and Atlantis. Molded in white and clear with a black display base. The kit has never been started. Most parts are still in the factory sealed internal bags. The parts that were not sealed (the SRB and the center tank trees) have been inventoried complete. With decals and instructions.
Monogram Pro Modeler B-25J Mitchell, 1/48, 5927
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$74
Hard-to-find 1996 issue is unique because it contains all parts to convert the bombardier's compartment into a platform for a large battery of .50 caliber machine guns. Also includes exterior mounted rear-facing camera, crew members and weighted tires. Features decals for 345th Bomb Group (the Air Apaches) aircraft 'Lazy Daisy Mae' of the 501 Squadron and 'Sag Harbor Express' of the 499th Squadron. Excellent detail inside and out. Features full interior detail, optional position bomb bay with bomb load, rotating turrets and elevating guns, optional position crew hatch, and rotating props. Never started. Factory sealed bags with decals and instructions.
Monogram B-58 Hustler - Supersonic Bomber, 1/48, 85-5704
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$139
The only injection molded 1/48 B-58 model made to this date. Excellent detail and well molded. Features highly detailed landing gear and wheel wells, full cockpit and unique ejection pod, four nuclear bombs, two pod choices and opened or closed cockpit hatch. Includes for the "Bendix Trophy Winner" that made the record New York to London run. The kit has never been started. The parts that were factory sealed are still in the sealed bags. The very few large parts that were not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions.
Monogram B-26 Marauder Flak Bait - White Box Issue, 1/48, 5501
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$68
1970s first issue with the finest mold quality. This large scale kit features excellent interior detail, crew members, rotating turrets with elevating guns, good wheel well detail, opened or closed bomb bay doors, internal bomb load, rotating propellers, rear boarding ladder and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram B-1B Bomber, 1/72, 5605
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$95
This is the very first release from 1983 with SAC Badges and has very high mold quality as you would expect. Features operating swing wings and stabilator, detailed undercarriage, wheel wells and full cockpit. Includes 17 cruise missiles and a crew of 4. The kit has never been started. The parts that were factory sealed are still in the internal factory sealed bags; the parts that were never sealed are inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions. Please note this is the same molds as later camo issues of the B-1B - it just has earlier decals. NOTE: the decal backing sheet has some brown age spots; but only the backing paper is affected. The actual transfers are fine.
Monogram De Havilland Mosquito - N.F.II / Mk.IV / F.B.VI / II Night Intruder - Four Star Issue, 1/48, PA129-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$42
First issue 'Four Star' kit dated 1965. Very finely molded and detailed for that time and contains parts to build any one of four versions: NF II Night Fighter, Mk IB Bomber, Mk VI Fighter Bomber and MkII Night Intruder. There is no assembly but NOTE: one propeller and two seats are neatly painted. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram P-47N Thunderbolt Pro Modeler - USAAF 19FS 318FG Capt. John Vogt 'Drink'n Sister' le Shima 1945 / 73FS 318FG Lt. Robert Redfield 'Sack Happy' le Shima 1945, 1/48, 85-5929
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good++
$32
Still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box top concave. 1994 issue that is the is the superb Pro Modeler kit. This model is from completely new molds (not the old Monogram P-47). Features all fine recessed panel lines, excellent cockpit, pilot figure, optional position canopy, detailed gear wells and full engine, clear wingtip navigation lights, a nice selection of weapons including drop tanks, bombs and rockets and very colorful decals for the two aircraft listed.
Monogram Mercury and Gemini Capsules - Young Astronauts Issue, 1/48, 5909
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$64
1987 issue from original Revell molds. This hard-to-find and well detailed 1/48 scale kit contains both Mercury and Gemini capsules with interiors. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The poster is not present.
Monogram P-47D Thunderbolt - 56th FG 61st FS Lt. Col. Francis S. Gabreski or RAF No. 81 Sq - White Box Issue, 1/48, 6838
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$38
1973 Monogram/Mattel 'Tall Box' release with a rare 'Excellent+' condition box. This is a very finely molded and detailed model in the finest Monogram tradition. It features very fine raised panel lines, recessed control surface markings, an excellent cockpit, opening canopy, detailed gear wells, pilot figure, centerline drop tank two wing mounted bombs and more. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Monogram First Lunar Landing Apollo 11 - Astronauts on the Moon, 1/48, 5503
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$75
Still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box concave. This is the second issue (1979 - 10th Anniversary Commemorative Issue) of this classic kit. Perhaps the highest quality kit available of the Apollo 11 moon landing scene. Rare kit includes LEM, moon base, solar wind detector, seismometer, flag, astronauts, laser reflector, stereo camera and TV Camera.