Aurora Convair B-58 Hustler, 1/96, 144-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
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1963 issue in an excellent hardbox with very good gloss and color. This kit was issued after Aurora bought Comet's molds. Comet had made two B-58s - a very small scale one and a bigger version, as they did with many models. This one is the larger Comet version. The original molds were cut in the late 1950s and the kit is well detailed for it's time - with all recessed panel lines, full landing gear and gear door detail, the large 'pod', clear windshield, pilot and a display stand. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Airtec North American T-39 / T3J-1 / CT-39G Sabreliner - US Marines - Bagged, 1/72, 002
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
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Still in the factory bag. Very nicely cast resin aircraft with metal engines and pylons. Control surfaces are represented by recessed panel lines. Can be built as civil or military. Includes three decal sheets for all windows (cockpit and side), wing walks, etc and for the colorful US Marines version. The builder will have to provide decals for other variants. I believe this model is made from molds created from an original factory style model of the Sabreliner. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Aurora Beechcraft Super 18 Larger 1/60 Scale, 1/60, 83-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Mint
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The first owner of this kit was careful to keep the original cello wrap on the box top, thus making this a mint condition box top. Ex-Comet molds from 1964 and the first release from Aurora of this kit. Comet made two molds for the Beech 18, a small one and this one, the larger scale (1/60) version. Features clear windows, recessed panel lines, rotating props and pinstripe decals with N numbers. Never started and 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora Halberstadt CLII (CL-II / CL.II), 1/48, 136-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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The first issue of this kit, dated 1959 with 98 cent price, early sunburst and "Famous Fighter" around the oval. Jo Kotula boxart. The kit has not been started. NOTE: missing prop shaft - easily made from stock plastic. Inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions.
Lindberg Arado Ar-234B Jet Bomber, 1/72, 439-60
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed, but the seal has split. 1966 hardbox issue with Tom Morgan boxart. 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.
Hobby Craft Arado AR-234 B-2N - With True Details Cockpit and Squadron Canopy, 1/48, HC1673
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Includes True Details Resin Cockpit and Squadron Crystal Clear Canopy. Never started. Kit is either 100% inventoried with all parts/decals and instructions or is factory sealed/factory sealed internal bags.
Monogram Space Shuttle With Fuel Tank and Boosters, 1/72, 5900
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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Very large 1/72 scale kit measures over 31 inches tall when assembled. Features liquid fuel tank, two solid rocket boosters, detailed cargo bay and special stand. Has markings for several Shuttles - Enterprise, Discovery, Challenger and Atlantis. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, including decals and instructions.
Revell North American B-25B Mitchell Doolittle Raider, 1/48, H285
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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1971 issue. Can be built as a standard B-25B or includes conversion parts for a Doolittle Tokyo Raider. Features movable and retractable lower turret (or cover for raider), three crew, detailed engines with removable cowlings, rotating props and wheels and optional position bomb bay doors and bomb load. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora German Sea Raider Atlantis 'The Rattlesnake of the Ocean', 1/456, 710-249
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+++
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Please read carefully as this kit is missing parts. First issue. The hardbox is dated 1959 and has the "Famous Fighters" in the oval 'Northern Lights' logo. Dramatic Jo Kotula artwork. This is the only model ever made of the famous (or infamous) German WWII converted merchant raider which was the subject of several books and a major movie called 'Under Ten Flags'. The long WWII voyage was legendary, and the ship is well represented in this full hull model. Covers can be removed to reveal hidden guns, torpedo tubes and the Ar-196 floatplane. The box has four solid corners, no repairs and vibrant color - but there is wear and creases as shown. The model has never been started. NOTE: missing four parts - (3) small stanchions (they look like vents and can be easily made) and (1) box gun cover. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions. Shipping insurance is required.
Hasegawa IJN Nachi Heavy Cruiser, 1/700, B-6-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
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Very highly detailed 1/700 waterline kit. Never started. Factory sealed bag with instructions and decals.
Fujimi IJN Tone Heavy Cruiser, 1/700, WLC004-250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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1/700 scale waterline kit. Very highly detailed and finely molded. All trees are still sealed in factory bags. Complete with instructions and decals (if furnished).
US Borax Borax Twenty Mule Team and Wagon, 1/48
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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The Borax company commissioned this kit as a tie-in to the TV series 'Death Valley Days'. Originally a radio program, 'Death Valley Days' had a long run on television and ended as one of the longest running westerns in entertainment history. Very nice kit of the famous borax wagons that would cross 162 miles of Death Valley with 20 mules in the days before the railroad. There was not a single house or other sign of habitation along the route. One leg was 60 miles with no water. The two wagons carried 25 tons of Borax and the mules covered 16 to 18 miles a day with a two man crew. The sturdy wagons were purpose built for the trip. Although they carried huge loads, there is no record of one every being stranded. Never started. Still in the factory sealed bag with instructions.
Fujimi Bell AH-1S TOW Cobra - US Army, 1/48, 44
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
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Larger scale TOW Cobra kit with US Army markings. Typical high Fujimi quality molds. Features fine recessed panel lines, some fine raised panel lines, detailed cockpit, rotating gun turret with elevating guns, rotating main and tail rotors, load out of four 70mm rocket pods, TOW missiles and decals for the US Army. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bags including decals and instructions.
Hubley 1930 Packard Dietrich Convertible Victoria, 1/22, 4863
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+++
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In the 1930s Packard was the style leader in America and a beautiful, fast status symbol. Packards were not the most expensive, but were the most desired cars. The 1930s Packards are seen as the high point of the brand. This model has 140 parts. This kit is highly detailed and features metal bodies, chassis, hood, engine and other detail parts with injection molded details, clear parts, and a large tree of chrome plated parts. Builds to a very realistic model since the largest parts that were metal on the car are also so on the model. Builds a full rolling chassis just like the real car. Very good suspension, steering and exhaust detail. Engine is highly detailed and the hood is removable. Includes flexible radiator hoses. Working worm-gear steering. Full interior detail with very clear thin windshield and special interior side panels. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Chrome parts are still factory sealed as are the small parts.
Imai NAMC YS-11 With Clear Fuselage / Full Interior and Ground Tug - Piedmont Airlines, 1/72, 4601
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Very rare. Early release of this kit containing 3 fuselage halves - two white and one clear. This was done since the kit was originally designed with a detailed interior. Very nicely molded. Features working wing flaps and rudder, rotating props and a complete interior including floor, cockpit and passenger seats as well as an aircraft tow tug and tow bar. Even a nose weight is included. With large and colorful Piedmont decals. Never started. Factory sealed bags with decals and instructions.
Yunyj Tyechinik Mikoyan Gurevich Mig-21F, 1/50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Unusual large scale (1/50) for Soviet models. This release is from'Yunyj Tyechinik', which succeeded MZMPI (which was the first kit manufacturer in the USSR) and continued till a new name was introduced in the mid 1970s. Never started. Factory sealed bag and complete with all parts and instructions. Not sold with decals.
Bandai NAMC YS-11 With Full Interior and Ground Tug - Piedmont Air lines or ANA Airlines, 1/72, 5217-750
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
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The box is complete but worn as shown. The kit inside is mint, complete and still in the factory sealed bags. The decals are mint and still sealed as well. Includes instructions. Early release of this kit with large and colorful Piedmont and ANA decal sheets. Very nicely molded. Features working wing flaps and rudder, rotating props and most interestingly, a complete interior including floor and all cockpit and passenger seats as well as an aircraft tow tug and tow bar. Even a nose weight is included.
Revell 1998 Chevrolet Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car, 1/25, 85-2857
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. 2004 issue. Very nicely detailed with over 125 parts. Features special Indy Pace Car roll bar and strobe lights, detailed 5.7L engine, removable hood, full interior, Indy 500 Pace Car decals and more. Molded in white, clear, red tint clear, chrome and with rubber tires.
Hasegawa Fieseler FI 156C-1 Rommel's Storch or Mussolini Rescue Plane, 1/32, 1141
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Kit has decals for either famous aircraft and the splinter camo SB+UG. Very highly detailed kit features figures, complete interior, highly detailed engine and firewall, removable cowling, optional position doors and wire landing gear. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. NOTE: one edge of the decals is stained and 5 transfers (three iron crosses and the two solid swastikas) are affected.
Cleveland Mile Fliers Polish Valor Gas Type Fuselage Balsa Flying Model Airplane Kit, C-4
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Early World War II kit. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. The Cleveland Model and Supply Company played a pivotal role in the development of true scale models. In 1909 Bleriot’s English Channel flight caused a surge in aviation and model aircraft around the globe. Several companies were ideally positioned to take advantage of the aviation craze. In the USA, Wading River Manufacturing Co. (1909), White Aeroplane (1911), Ideal Model Aeroplane (1911), Broadfield Model Aeroplanes (1919) were among these pioneers, offering everything from plans and parts to complete kits and ARF models. Lindbergh’s 1927 crossing of the Atlantic Ocean caused an even bigger world-wide phenomenon called “The Aviation Craze” that extended up to the start of World War II. Many companies such as Megow, Guillow's and others started right around the time of Lindbergh’s flight. Some of these models flew and flew well, but they all had one thing in common - were generally not accurate scale representations. In 1929, a youngster named Ed Packard had a very advanced dream – to produce incredibly accurate, true scale models that flew perfectly. This radical idea established the world’s longest operating single-owner model airplane supply business – Cleveland Model and Supply Company. To this day, Cleveland models are treasured as the most accurate flying scale models produced. The fact that Mr. Packard started and successfully grew this business during The Great Depression is a testament to his ideals and business skill. I highly suggest the excellent book called ‘Aviation’s great Recruiter – Cleveland’s Ed Packard’ by H.L. (Herm) Schreiner. It is an excellent history of the man, his company and the times of the Golden Age of Model Aviation.