Aurora Grumman F9F-6 Cougar - (F9F6), 1/82, 293-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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Dated 1957 but actually a mid 1960s issue due to the newer logo and 50 cent price extension. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Everything is Go - Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster/Friendship 7 Flight, 1/110, H1833-249
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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Rare first issue. Hardbox is dated 1962 and the parts are molded in the correct gray, silver and yellow. This kit was modified from the Atlas Ballistic Missile molds. It is single greatest model kit for the Mercury Atlas program. Contains highly detailed Atlas/Mercury, launching pad, ramp, tractor transports, nitrogen tank and trailer. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. NOTE: the kit is missing the small "Everything Is Go" booklet.
Lindberg F-86D Sabre Jet Fighter, 1/48, 522-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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1950s issue with Gaedke artwork. Hard to find. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, 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.
Aurora SSN 585 Skipjack - World's Fastest Atomic Submarine, 1/228, 711-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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Hard-to-find first Aurora issue of the famous Skipjack submarine. Dated 1959 and carries the correct oval sunburst logo with 'Famous Fighters' in the border. Fantastic Jo Kotula artwork. Kit features moving hull and conning tower planes, display stand and a removable hatch revealing bulkheads and reactor detail. 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 and instructions.
AMT-Frog Ocean Pioneers - Bleriot XI / Spirit of St. Louis / Southern Cross Fokker, 1/72, 3901-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. High quality Frog kits issued in AMT boxes as part of a short-lived marketing program. Contains all three kits.
Comet Douglas F4D Skyray, 1/88, PL-5-29
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-
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Rare kit from the 1950s. One-piece flip top box with early 29 cent price extension. Glossy white and clear plastic. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. NOTE: the instructions are torn, and are missing an approximately 1 x 2 inch section. Comet originally began model production in 1929 with a line of balsa flying models. In the mid-1950s Comet made a beautiful line of small and medium scale aircraft and missile models with colorful boxes. The early issues were in one-piece 'flip-top' boxes, and the later issues and releases were in standard two-piece 'hardboxes' with a lithograph slick glued to the top box. In 1963 Comet sold the plastic kit molds to Aurora, who reissued some but not all of the kits.
MPC Return of the Jedi A-Wing Fighter, 1-1973
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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1983 issue tied into the famous movie. 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 and instructions.
Monogram P-40N Curtiss Warhawk - White Box Issue, 1/64, 6792
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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1973 White Box issue kit from the original 'Four Star' mold first released in the 1960s as a '49er' kit. Very finely molded with excellent detail and traditional Monogram quality. The model has never been started. The parts are inventoried 100% complete with decals and instructions.
Monogram Twin Mustang F-82G - White Box Issue, 1/72, 7501-0175
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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1973 "White Box" issue. Has parts and markings for both day (silver scheme) and night fighter (black) version. Features canopies that open and close to show cockpit detail, detailed gear wells, detailed gun bay with .50 caliber machine guns and removable hatch, rotating wheels and propellers and missiles, bombs and drop tank loadout. Very finely molded and detailed kit with traditional high Monogram quality. The model has never been started. The parts are either still in the factory sealed bag or have been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Monogram B-25 Mitchell White Box Issue, 1/70, 6819
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++++
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1973 White Box release of the 1950s Four Star kit. Ideal builder. Kit features rotating wheels and propellers, side gun packs and cannon/machine gun nose, crew members, underwing rockets and boarding ladder. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Revell Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupe 'S' Kit Issue, 1/41, H901
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Rare dated 1959 'S' kit. Classic box artwork by Knight. The box is in exceptional near mint condition with great color and gloss. Inside, the model has not been started. It is molded in silver and red and has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts and mint instructions.
Monogram Missile Mobile - Regulus II / Bomarc / Rascal / Matador / Atlas / Snark, 1/128, PD43-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Very rare kit from 1959. First and only issue. When Monogram issued the 'US Missile Arsenal-31 Missiles', the soon devised a way to get more money out of the molds. This happened in two ways. The first was the "Missile "Bags" and this Missile Mobile. The mobile is quite large; it measures 18 inches deep and 24 inches across. The Regulus II, Bomarc, Rascal, Matador, Atlas and Snark all hand from heavy printed cardboard cloud cutouts. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals, 'clouds', rigging thread and instructions.
Airfix RAF Air Sea Rescue Launch, 1/72, 05281
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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Very nicely detailed large-scale kit. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Precise Raytheon AIM-7F Sparrow Air-to-Air Missile
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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Rare Factory/Desk Promotional model produced by Precise for Raytheon. Mint in the factory box. I opened the sealed box and removed the missile and stand for inspection only. Missile measures 9 inches long . Original shipping box says 'Precise Models Inc - Elyria Ohio' on one side and 'Raytheon AIM-7F' on the other side. Insurance required on shipping.
Precise Douglas Improved Honest John Ballistic Missile
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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Rare Factory/Desk Promotional model. Missile measures 15.75 inches long. Condition is exceptional. Missile is mint and base is near mint. Original stand says 'Improved Honest John Douglas'. No repairs and no touch-ups. Decals are mint. No cracks on the missile or the base. Insurance required on shipping.
Precise Douglas Honest John Ballistic Missile
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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Rare Factory/Desk Promotional model. Missile measures 15 inches long as does the base. Condition is exceptional. Missile is mint and base is excellent ++. Original stand says 'Douglas Honest John'. No repairs and no touch-ups. Decals are mint. No cracks on the missile. Minor hairline crack in the horizontal base running from the front of the upright support - measures 1/2 inch to either side of the upright. Insurance required on shipping.
Revell SA-365 (HH-65A) Dauphin 2 US Coast Guard/French Army, 1/72, 04467
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Has decals for both version. Ex-Matchbox molds. Nicely detailed. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Comet North American NA-35/Vega 35 Trainer - 17 inch Wingspan Balsa Flying Model Airplane, 5301-98
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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1970s reissue of the older kit. 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. Kit features traditional wood/tissue construction, detailed full size plans, building instructions, hardware (if required), tissue 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.
Berkeley Republic P-47N Thunderbolt Flying Model Airplane Kit, 5-6 595
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Large high quality kit in the agreed museum scale of 1/16. Wingspan measures 32 3/4 inches. Rugged design is completely wood covered - no tissue. Featuring operating flaps and throttle. Originally designed as a gas powered model for control line, or can be converted to electric power and modern RC (radio control) gear. Features full size plans, die cut balsa and plywood parts, shaped leading and trailing edges, metal hardware, formed wire landing gear, wheels and authentic decor. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Berkeley is a very famous manufacturer of flying model kits from the Golden Age of flying aviation, about 1932-1954. Most all Berkeley kits contain a high degree of prefabrication to speed up assembly. Founded in 1933 by William Effinger, the company was quite progressive in producing quality kits - it was likely the Berkeley 'Buccaneer' was the first gas powered model in kit form. In the later 1930s, Effinger acquired the services of a very talented Henry Struck. Struck went on to design numerous award-winning kits under the Berkeley name. Berkeley weathered the post WWII recession and emerged as a major kit producer in the late 1940 and 1950s. These were great years for Berkeley and they produced some incredible and large kits. The company went bankrupt in about 1960 however. Fox engines (Duke Fox) bought the company and released the kits alongside his own FOX models and engines. This arrangement did not last, and in the early 1960s the Berkeley name disappeared from hobby shop shelves.