Universal Thunderbolt P-47, 1/43, A3
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
$29
Very rare model from about about 1942/3. It is a completely pre-fabricated multi-media kit; No painting is required and all parts are formed to final shape. It features fully carved and painted hardwood fuselage, carved and painted main gear wheels and struts, heavy, die-cut red and black cardstock wings, tail feathers, gear doors and other details, and cylindrical hardwood dowels for machine guns and gear door actuators. The cardstock wings have top and bottom halves and when placed over the main spar they are 3D with an airfoil. Never started. The kit has been inventoried and NOTE: missing one piece of die-cut cardstock, the main wing spare. Easily made since there is a perfect pattern: the sheet is present where it was neatly die-cut from. Otherwise includes all other parts and instructions. NOTE: the instructions have bug damage, but not enough to interfere with assembly. Also note: while a historical bit of modeling, this is not a scale model. It is in the middle-ground between being a toy and a model. Universal Toy and Novelty Company was located at 1225 South Wabash Avenue in Chicago Illinois. Although they were around for decades and had extensive production, little is known about the company. When model kits became popular in the 1920s during the early aviation craze, they were quick to jump on the bandwagon. In the 1920s they are also know for a fine series of baseball cards. Other model kits were of ships, tanks, etc. and some had incredibly colorful box designs like the Cruiser Chicago and some landing craft.
Guillows Nakajima A6M2-N Rufe - 16 Inch Wingspan Flying Balsa Wood Aircraft, 507
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good+
$22
Still factory sealed. This stick-and-tissue flying model is dated 1976 and features die-cut quality balsa wood parts, spar and strip stock, light vacuform plastic parts such as nose cowl, clear bubble canopy and other details, rubber band motor, plastic thrust bearing, plastic propeller, wire propeller shaft, covering tissue, accurate scale plans, illustrated step-by-step model building booklet and color decals.
Hasegawa Kawasaki T-4 Hamamatsu Training Wing - 31st TSQ 1st SQ JASDF '306' or '6', 1/72, 1007
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$24
SALE!! Includes two kits in one box. Please read carefully for the condition of the models as they are 'builder quality' only. NOTE: both models have minor and 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: wing halves assembled; cockpit tubs assembled; intake halves assembled. There is no other assembly. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Very finely molded with all recessed panel lines, full cockpit, two piece canopy, drop tanks and a painting guide and large, colorful decals sheet for aircraft two aircraft of the JASDF 31st TWQ 1st AW.
Italeri Tornado Gr.Mk.1 - West German Jabo G38 / Marineflieggergeschwader 1 Jagel Germany / RAF / Italy, 1/72, 151
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$22
Features all fine recessed panel lines, very good cockpit, crew members, swinging wings (with rotating pylons), two piece canopy, detailed landing gear, optional position air brakes and a wide variety of weapons loadouts. Includes decals and paint guide for all four aircraft listed. Some guides are in the instructions while two others are in full color on the back of the box. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram Hawker Mk 1B Typhoon, 1/72, PA213-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$55
Still factory sealed and in investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition. First issue from 1968 and part of a very successful series of 1/48 scale WWII aircraft introduced by Monogram during the late 1950s into the 1970s. Features optional position landing gear, detailed wheel wells, full cockpit interior, pilot figure, clear wing light lenses, rotating wheels & propeller, optional position canopy and more.
Aurora Cessna Skymaster 337, 1/72, 279-70
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$69
1968 issue of the famous tandem light aircraft that saw civil and military service. 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 Skymaster is one of those kits. Since the model was designed new, it has significantly more detail than the older Comet kits. Features all recessed panel lines, full interior with front and back bulkheads, four bucket seats and instrument panel, clear windows and rotating propellers. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including all parts, decals and instructions.
Nichimo Supermarine Spitfire 5B, 1/70
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$34
Early 1960s kit with very collectible box art on the high gloss box top. Very cleanly molded kit with moving ailerons, retractable landing gear, rotating prop and ice-blue tinted clear display base. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hawk Chrome Plated Lockheed U-2 - (Authenti-Plate), 1/48, 300-300
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$54
Ideal builder. The chrome is in 'very good' to 'very good+' condition and the decals and instructions are 'excellent.' Slight yellowing is the only flaw on both. 1962 hardbox kit with Bill Campbell artwork. Completely chrome plated; it is difficult to find the chrome in this good of condition (please note that 'very good' is not mint, but is more like 'just above average'). Large scale with 20 inch wingspan. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and decals & instructions.
Heller Saab J-32 Lansen, 1/72, 343
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$32
Still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box top slightly concave as shown. Includes parts to build A or C variant and decals for both aircraft from Flygflottilj 17 or Flygflottilj 11.
Ideal Aeroplane & Supply BB-55 USS North Carolina BB-55 Battleship 1941 - 18 Inch Long Wooden Ship Model
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$129
Very rare kit from 1941 that measures 18 inches long when assembled. It depicts the ship basically as she was launched. Includes completely pre-molded and shaped pressed-wood hull in solid, "near mint" condition, two sheets of cleanly done printwood, two sheets of quality cardstock ("Due to war emergency and government restrictions" according to a special paper insert) and wood stock in many shapes and sizes. Includes excellent full size plans and instructions. The plans show numerous detail views of the ships details and superstructure. Never started and complete.
IPMS Palm Trees In Photoetched Brass Plus Street - Bagged, 1/35, BP-018
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$20
SALE!! Includes factory sealed 1/35 scale Palm trees and also an opened, printed cardstock 1/35 scale street corner as shown.
Revell Mirage 5 BR Mephisto - Mirage V With Reconnaissance Nose, 1/32, 4753
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$84
Still factory 'round tape' sealed. From 1991 and well detailed with removable engine, optional position landing gear, opening canopy, optional missiles, recon nose and a very large, extensive decal sheet.
Revell Siddeley Hawker Harrier - RAF or US Marines, 1/32, 4718
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$48
1982 issue. Large 1/32 scale kit measures a large 17 inches long when assembled. Features detailed rotating side jet nozzles, detailed engine, removable engine inspection panel, optional position landing gear, optional position speed brake, full cockpit with pilot, underwing loadout of rocket pods and drop tanks, opening canopy and movable wheels. Includes decals for both versions. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
KP Mil Mi-8 or Mi-17 Hip - Slov-Air (Civil Flying Crane) / Czech Air Force (multiple) / USSR (multiple), 1/72, KP28
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$18
Very nicely detailed and cleanly molded featuring numerous optional parts for Mi-8 and Mi-17 variants, full interior with cockpit and cargo bay with benches, optional weapons load, decals for several helicopters and more. Never started. Factory sealed internal parts bag with decals and instructions.
Airfix AEC Matador & 5.5 Inch Gun - Bagged, 1/76, A14V
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$22
Still factory sealed. 1960s Type Three logo bag with header. Part of the excellent 1/76 Airfix armor series and includes detailed truck and 5.5 inch gun models.
Hobby Bereznyak-Isayev BI-1 - Soviet Rocket Fighter - Bagged, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$24
Still factory sealed with the original header. Limited run Russian injection molded kit with brown and an injection molded clear canopy. There is little flash and fine raised and recessed detail. Please note that the kit did not come with decals and the instructions are inside the header. 'BI' stood for Blizhnii Istrebitel, which was 'close-range fighter' in Russian. Obviously, it also stood for the last names of the designers. The program was the Soviet Union's effort to produce a low cost rocket interceptor. The airplane flew and flew well, but it was plagued by engine issues, corrosion from nitric acid, and eventually tail flutter at high speeds that caused the loss of the most experienced test pilot, Grigory Yakovlevich Bakhchivandzhi. The early development started in 1938, with the first flights in 1940. The aircraft underwent a series of engine improvements and was still testing through 1945. The aircraft never entered series production. Bi-1 through BI-9 were built.
Marvel Ryan STM-2 - Combat Planes Of America Series - Solid Wood Aircraft, 1/32
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
$38
Rare, large 1/32 scale solid model from 1942. At that time, their were 'fliers' and 'solids.' 'Fliers' were notoriously off-scale and lacked detail so they would fly well. 'Solids' were true scale models that were solid wood and designed only to be scale miniatures (they did not fly). This kit has a worn and clear taped box but inside everything is factory mint because all parts and the plans are still wrapped in the factory tissue. They have never been unwrapped, so you will be the first to open them up. Features a 12 inch wingspan and from what I know about these kits it has balsa blocks and wood stock, printwood and quality plans with construction notes, cross section templates as well as a painting guide. Marvel Mfg. Company was located in Seaford, Long Island, New York and had an extensive line of solid aircraft, wooden ships, army tanks and more. Just as a small example, the following are advertised on the back of this larger-scale solid kit: Grumman JRF-2, Mariner PBM-1, Bell YFM-1, P-38, P-40, Baltimore, Ryan STM-2, Curtiss AT-9, Douglas A-20A, Republic Guardsman, Grumman Skyrocket and Douglas 8A-5.
MB Models British Crusader II Conversion Kit, 1/35, 1007
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$16
High-definition cast resin conversion kit includes turret, gun and other parts with text instructions. Never used and inventoried compete. Please note, this is only a conversion kit. The base kit is not included.
Hobby Line Viking Ship - 20.1 Inches Long - (Mantua), 1/40, 780
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$95
Made by Mantua under the "Hobby Line" label. Excellent and well detailed plank-on-frame model features precision laser-cut hardwood parts, quality hardwood for planking, mast, etc., a complete set of brass fitting including shields, rigging material, sail cloth and more. Includes superb full size plans with text instructions. Never started. All smaller parts are still factory sealed; the larger parts were never sealed and have been inventoried complete. With all paperwork present.
Lotte MBB Bo-105 PAH-1 / SH-2F Seasprite / August-Bell Jetranger / SA-341D Gazelle - With Decorated Gum
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc To VG++
$40
SALE!! Includes all four rare and well detailed small scale kits. The Bo-105 is 1/98 scale, the Seasprite is 1/150, Jetranger 1/100 and the Gazelle 1/99. Each kit includes two very cool large pieces of sealed gum which has detailed line drawings of either a helicopter, ship, aircraft or rocket model of the Lotte line. The Jetranger is still factory sealed; all others have never been started and are still in the internal factory sealed bags.