Best Winchester Lever Action Repeater Model 94 - 1/3 Scale Miniature Rifle, 1/3, G94-149
Plastic Model Kit
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Rare. Very nicely molded and detailed kit. Best's line of miniature rifles are all 1/3 actual size. The Model 94 stock is molded in a realistic dark brown wood color, while the other gun parts are molded in black/blue. Includes metal spring and many working features. Also includes a light tan wood wall display rack and foil/black name plate. The kit has never been started. All parts are still sealed in the factory bags and the instructions are included. Best Plastics was based in Brooklyn, NY. The entire rifle line consists of the Winchester Model 94, Stevens 311 Double Barrel Shotgun, Mannlicher-Schoenauer Sporting Carbine Improved Model 1952, Browning Automatic Shotgun, Savage Repeating Rifle Model 1899 and Remington Wingmaster Model 870.
Best Mannlicher-Schoenauer Sporting Carbine Improved Model 1952 - 1/3 Scale Rifle, 1/3, G52-149
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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Rare. Very nicely molded and detailed kit. Best's line of miniature rifles are all 1/3 actual size. The Sporting Carbine stock is molded in a realistic medium brown wood color, while the other gun parts are molded in black. Includes metal spring and many working features. Also includes a light tan wood wall display rack and foil/black name plate. The kit has never been started. Inventoried complete with all parts including instructions. Best Plastics was based in Brooklyn, NY. The entire rifle line consists of the Winchester Model 94, Stevens 311 Double Barrel Shotgun, Mannlicher-Schoenauer Sporting Carbine Improved Model 1952, Browning Automatic Shotgun, Savage Repeating Rifle Model 1899 and Remington Wingmaster Model 870.
Pegasus Gloster Gauntlet, 1/72, 004
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
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Limited production injection molded kit. Still factory sealed. Kit was not issued with decals.
Central Model Toy Mig-19 Farmer East German - Soviet - Cuban and North Vietnam, 1/72, CE202-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Very nicely molded kit with all recessed panel lines. Has decals for all four air forces. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Monogram 1958 Ford Thunderbird Convertible or Hardtop, 1/24, 2759
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. 1987 issue of this classic kit. Very finely molded and detailed kit with traditional high Monogram quality. Features all parts needed to build the convertible or hardtop, detailed engine, engine compartment, underside with suspension, exhaust and drive line, full interior and opening doors and hood. Molded in colored plastic, chrome, clear and with rubber tires.
Jordan Products 15 Ton Mack Locomotive - HO Scale (Not Powered), HO, 302
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Very nicely molded and detailed small kit. Not powered but the instructions give information on the proper power units. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including instructions.
Lehigh 40' Wood Sheathed Refrigerator Car - 'Gerber's Strained Vegetables-Better For Baby' - HO Craftsman Kit with Trucks and Paint, 1/87
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Very good quality wood and metal kit from the Golden Age of HO Craftsman kit. Builds a very accurate prototype of the 40' Wooden Reefer in colorful Gerber colors of dark blue, light blue and black. Includes cast metal trucks and two glass bottles of factory paint. Kit features pre-cut and pre-scribed sides and car ends of heavy bristol board that are factory printed. Also includes pre-cut and milled floor and roof, other cut wood and wood & metal stock as needed, metal roof walk, ice hatches, brake wheel and system, brake platform, couplers, end sills, roof ribs and ladders. The model has never been started. NOTE: missing one roof rib. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts and instructions. Includes full size plans. If you have an interest in these kits and the revolution they created in modeling, please read the article about their history located on this website. Please cut and paste this link in your browser to see it - http://www.oldmodelkits.com/blog/plastic-model-kit-history/the-ho-scale-model-railroading-revolution-of-the-1940s/
Constructo US Navy Baltimore Schooner Enterprise 1799 - Wood and Metal Plank-On-Frame Ship Kit, 1/51, 80822
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Very highly detailed and intricate ship kit. Measures 32 inches long and 26.75 inches high when assembled. Castings are in solid brass or Britannia metal. Includes full size plans and instruction book. The kit has never been started. The inner box (and all parts and paperwork) is still internally sealed.
Merlin Models Gloster Grebe, 1/72, 9
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Limited production kit, less than 2000 made. High quality injection molded kit. Features full decals and extruded pre-shaped strut material. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora Gotha Bomber, 1/48, 126-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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First issue dated 1958 with 'Famous Fighters' in the sunburst logo. Classic Jo Kotula artwork. The box is in exceptional 'Very Good+' condition with nice color and gloss and four solid corners. There is light wear and creasing as well as minor litho damage on one short side. Very nicely detailed kit for it's time. Molded in the correct burgundy and black. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Bandai McLaren M6B Can Am Racer - Motorized, 1/20, 600
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Hard-to-fine 1/20 scale kit. Features gear box and motor hidden inside detailed rear engine, opening rear hood, opening (tilting) forward body, rear suspension with u-joint drive to each rear wheel, steerable front wheels, interior detail and more. Includes electric motor and metal gear box with nylon gears. Molded in bright orange, clear, dark gray, satin chrome plate and with rubber tires. NOTE: the kit has minor assembly. The drivers seat and front suspension have been assembled. Quality of assembly is excellent and the front wheels steer and the hubs rotate perfectly. There is no other assembly and no painting. NOTE: missing the following metal parts: two small screws, one small spring, one small nut. All plastic pieces are included. Inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora-KB Fokker E.III (E-III), 1/48, 1134-170
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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1972 Collector's Series issue with greatly improve molds and terrain display base. Never started. NOTE: missing prop shaft. Inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions. NOTE: decals have a small amount of peeling.
Revell McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 Airbus SAS Airlines - With Special 3rd Main Gear Strut - Great Britain Issue, 1/144, H119
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Revell modified the molds of this kit to include the rare 3rd main gear strut, which is mounted on the fuselage between the two wing-mounted main gear struts. Revell Great Britain issue from 1972. McDonnell-Douglas and Lockheed both produced tri-jets for an over-estimated market, which lead to neither design being very financially successful. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. This collector stored his decals and instructions in a climate controlled environment. Please note that the instructions have three holes for a binder and the decal sheet was neatly cut so the decals could fit in a protective envelope. Only the blank backing paper is cut. None of the designs (transfers) are damaged.
Strombecker Boeing B-47 Strato-Jet (Stratojet) - 12.5 inch Wingspan Solid Wooden Aircraft Kit, C-45
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Classic large 12.5 inch wingspan kit. Made of solid, completely precarved Western Pine - not balsa. Builds up to an impressive display model. Kit includes fuselage, wings, elevators, rudder, engine pylons and engine nacelles all cut to shape, wood filler, cement mix, sandpaper, hardwood stand and stand arm. Large and very well detailed USAF decal sheet is as new. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Instructions are as new; even the Strombecker's Model-Makers Club application is intact. Before plastic kits were introduced, Strombecker was famous as the premier hardwood preshaped model manufacturer. In the 1940s and 1950s, Strombecker kits were flawlessly engineered but not inexpensive. All wooden parts are hardwood and are precarved to shape - you only had to glue, sand and paint to finish them.
Renwal Customized Service (Tow) Truck (Wrecker Crane US Army 5 Ton 6 x 6), 1/32, 301-298
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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Very rare. This is the civil version of the 6x6 US Army Wrecker Crane kit. The difference is that this version is molded in white, has a large custom decal sheet and chromed baby moon hubcaps. This large model has 155 parts and many action features. The kit incorporates nearly all the movable features of the actual equipment. The front wheels steer realistically, the hood opens to show the highly detailed engine, the windshield is collapsible and the doors of the cab can be opened and closed. The cab can be enclosed with a simulated canvas top. The rear train provides realistic suspension over irregular surfaces. The crane is completely operable and can hoist actual objects. The winch can be used realistically to pull other models. The jacks can be extended and lowered to support the truck. Additional sheave blocks are provided for hoisting and pulling operations. All four functions of the crane - lifting or lowering the shipper, extending or retracting the boom, winding or unwinding the hoist drum and swinging the boom to the left or right - can be realistically simulated. Inside the kit is almost as new. One part (truck bed) painted silver. No other painting and no assembly has been done. (DOT3 Brake Fluid will remove the paint if you wish) The kit has been inventoried 100% complete and bagged. Complete with decals and instructions.
Pocher Ferrari Testarossa Engine Kit, 1/8, KM51
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-
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Detailed, large 1/8 scale kit. The kit has never been started. Most parts are still in the factory sealed bags. The ones that are not sealed have been inventoried complete with all parts. Includes instructions and decals.
Aeroclub 9 Cylinder Bentley Rotary Engine and Prop, 1/72, EP016
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-
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Precision metal castings. Contains engine and prop. Much greater detail than injection molding. Never used and complete.
Elliott North American B-45A / B-45B / B-45C Tornado, 1/72
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Well made vacuform kit with metal cockpit, struts, wheels and other details. Includes parts and instructions for B-45 A / B / C variants. Never started and complete with all parts and plans with instructions. Vacuform kits are only recommended for experienced modelers.
Aoshima HMS Victorious Aircraft Carrier, 1/700, WLA109-800
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc-
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Very highly detailed waterline small scale (1/700) model. This kit has never been started. It is either still in the internally sealed factory bag or has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals (if supplied) and instructions.
Testors Vought A-7D Corsair II - USAF Pennsylvania ANG 146 TFS 112 TFG / 3rd TFS Korat Thailand, 1/72, 341
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+++
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From the superb Fujimi molds when they made the finest quality kits in the world. Features all fine recessed panel lines, detailed gear wells, cockpit detail, two piece canopy, and a loadout of 300 gallon drop tanks, AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles and Mk-82 Snakeeye bombs. The Testors issue includes decals for Pennsylvania ANG 146 TFS, 112 TFG and 3rd TFS Korat Thailand. Never started. Factory sealed bag with decals and instructions.