Revell Bendix Talos US Navy Missile SAM-N-6 RIM-8 - 'S' Issue, 1/40, H1808-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++++
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First issue of this rare kit. 1957 hardbox with the 'S' logo on the sides and famous box art. Large scale and well detailed. Forward fins move and launcher works. Includes three man crew. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Monogram British Grant M3 Medium Tank - With Diorama Instructions, 1/32, 7535
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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1973 issue. Rare large 1/32 scale armor kit. Very well detailed. Includes color brochure on making a diorama for this kit. NOTE: the inside of the lower hull has been neatly airbrushed gray. There is no other painting and no assembly. Inventoried with all parts and instructions. NOTE: missing decals.
AMT Budweiser 1923 Ford Model T Delivery Van, 1/25, 2401
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++++
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Still factory sealed. Nicely detailed with Ford 4 cylinder Model T engine, detailed underside, removable hood, complete interior and more. Molded in color, clear and with rubber tires and full Budweiser decals.
Revell Motorized Robert E. Lee Steamboat, 1/275, H402-398
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+++
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1961 Master Modeler issue. Contains Master Modeler collectors stamp for this kit. Includes full motor pack with 'Long life motor - Brass contacts - Precision gears'. Operates forward or reverse in water. The kit has never been started. All parts are still in the internal factory sealed bag. Includes decals, flag sheet, Master Modeler's Stamp and instructions.
Monogram TWA Douglas DC-3, 1/90, P9-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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First issue dated 1955. This first issue has the 'P' prefix on the part number instead of the 'PA' on the second issue. This model features optional position cabin door, rotating propellers and wheels, pilot, copilot, hostess & passenger figures and more. Includes colorful TWA decals. Molded in bright silver and clear plastic. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Scale Flight Comet's B-8 Kittyhawk Biplane - 16 inch Wingspan Dime Scale Flying Airplane, Dime
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Scale Flight Model Company in Bloomington, Indiana, USA was dedicated to releasing authentic reproductions of the finest "Dime Scale" flying model (stick and tissue) kits from the 1930s/40s. Dime Scale models used to sell for a dime in the 1930's, hence the name. They are actually box scale, but as a general guideline, they usually had a wingspan of 16 inches and have simple and light construction. "Dime Scale" models are now a class flown in some competitions. Kit consists of contest grade printwood, contest quality strip wood, machine cut balsa propeller, the best Japanese tissue, wooden wheels, competition bushed nose plug, brass thrust washers, prop shaft, prop freewheeler, FAI rubber strip motor and a copy of a genuine dime scale plan that was used in the 1930s-1940s. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions.
Revell Panavia Tornado G.R. Mk1 - Luftwaffe Marinefliegergeschwader, 1/32, 4761
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still sealed but the seal has split. From 1985. Large 1/32 scale kit. Very nicely detailed with all fine recessed panel lines, working elevator and swing wings and wing weapons pylons, complete cockpits, optional position nose with radome details, optional position speed brakes and landing gear, EloKa Zerberus II ECM pod, BOZ 101 chaff dispenser, four LFK Kormoran anti-ship missiles, AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, drop tanks and a very large decal sheet for two aircraft.
ESCI F-4C/J Phantom II - US Marines VMFA-232 / ALA 12 Spanish Air Force, 1/72, 9031
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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NOTE: builder kit only. Please read carefully. Very nicely molded kit with all fine recessed panel lines, good cockpit and gear well detail, optional position canopy, optional parts for both versions and a load out of four Sidewinders, four Sparrows and two drop tanks. NOTE: the interior surfaces have been airbrushed gray, black and silver as required. The exhaust and landing gear have also been airbrushed, as well as the canopy frames. Quality of all paint is excellent. The missiles are primed and the wheel hubs airbrushed as well. There is no other painting. NOTE: the drop tanks and cockpit has been built (excellent quality) and the instrument decal applied to the cockpit (pro quality). There is no other assembly. NOTE: missing one of the pilots control sticks. Inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions.
MPC Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star with Ground Crew (Ex-Airfix), 1/72, 2-2105
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-
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Dates from the mid 1970s. This kit is from quality Airfix molds and is from the MPC 'Air Combat Collection', which includes ground crew. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions. NOTE: decals are lifting. Note that this issue does not have 'Craft Master' under the MPC logo. Before this, MPC was marketing Airfix kits under the Craftmaster name in the USA. This continued for several issues and was finally discontinued (possibly with this issue) although MPC continued to distribute Airfix models.
AMT 1923 Ford Model T Delivery Van - Bell System - Bagged, 1/25, 32664
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-
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Nicely detailed model featuring detailed engine, separately molded frame, suspension and driveline, removable hood, full interior and more. Molded in black, clear and with rubber tires. NOTE: the four main frame parts have been assembled. Assembly is neat but the front cross member was install upside down. There is no other assembly or painting. NOTE: missing one metal axle and the engine gooseneck. Inventoried with all other parts, Bell System decals and instructions.
AMT-Hasegawa Boeing B-47E Stratojet SAC (Hasegawa Molds), 1/72, A671-600
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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This kit is part of an early effort in the 1970s by AMT to market quality Hasegawa kits in the USA. Hasegawa made the kits and decals in Japan and shipped them to AMT, who supplied the boxes and marketing. Kit is very nicely detailed with fine panel detail, cockpit, open/closed bomb bay doors with internal iron bomb load, tail "stinger" and detailed landing gear with good well detail. The model has not been started. The parts are still in the factory sealed bags with decals and instructions. The B-47 was a very advanced aircraft at the time. The XB-47 first flew in 1947. The big jet's speed was equal to or greater than all current fighter aircraft, so it received radar-controlled twin 20mm cannons in the tail as the only guns. Through the use mid-air refueling, the B-47 gave SAC it's first all-jet force for nuclear or regular bomb delivery. Although it was tricky to fly, Stratojets flew into the mid 1960s. A program to strengthen the wings for low-level attack was responsible for prolonging the service life.
Esoteric FW-190 V-2, 1/72, SLE-2
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Rare kit of FW-190 Prototype number 2. Only one V-2 was made. Limited edition kit is one of 500 made. Beautifully cast high-definition resin parts with metal details and full decals. Vacuform canopy and instructions included. Unstarted and complete.
Entex B-52 Stratofortress 'Air Giants', 1/320, 8464S
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Small scale kit with very good detail. Kit has assembly: fuselage halves have been built. Quality of assembly is excellent with no gaps. Otherwise the kit has not been started. Complete with all parts, decals, stand and instructions.
Frog Dornier Do-17 Z-2 - Finnish or German Markings - Orange Series, 1/72, F205
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-
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Build rare Finnish Air Force variant from PLeLv 46 (1943) or German 1 Gruppe KG3, France (1940). Very nice kit done to high Frog standards. Can be build to a very realistic model as there are no rivets and only very fine panel lines. 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, Blue, 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 Douglas Havoc A-20 / Intruder / Boston - RAAF Flt Lt. W.T. Nelson (VC) or RCAF 418 Sq 1942 - Green Series, 1/72, F208
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Nicely molded. High quality Frog kit - no rivets, just fine panel lines for a realistic model. Features separately molded ailerons, elevators and rudder. This kit has not been started. The parts are either still in the 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.
Airfix DH Tiger Moth Bagged, 1/72, 95
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good+
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1960s Type Three logo issue that is still factory sealed.
Monogram Wright Brothers Kitty Hawk, 1/40, 5300
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. 1973 'White Box' issue. Possibly the best kit ever injection molded of the first aircraft to sustain powered, controlled flight. Excellent detail and includes rigging material and instructions. Kit also features figures of Orville and Wilbur Wright, monorail launching track and carrier dolly and historical accessories-"C" clamp, bench, can, spade and starting battery that were all present at the first flight.
Airfix Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter Iranian AF Bagged, 1/72, 123
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Bagged kit with header. Airfix third type logo. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Lindberg Focke Wulf FW-190D-9 - (FW190D9), 1/72, 582-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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One-piece soft box dated 1965. This kit has an usual part number. Most of the 1965 FW-190D-9s start with '433', and this one is '582'. This box is in very good condition which is most unusual for these thin boxes. Never started. NOTE: missing prop shaft. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora Nieuport 28, 1/48, 108-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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Dated 1957, but this is likely the 1957-1959 issue due to the 79 cent price extension on the part number. Classic Jo Kotula artwork - one of my personal favorites for Jo's Aurora WWI series. Molded in gloss light gray and black. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.