Monogram OS2U-3 Kingfisher - US Navy Land or Floatplane - White Box Issue - (OS2U3), 1/48, 6834
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
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Still factory sealed. 1973 issue with unique boxart that is not frequently seen. Very nicely molded and detailed kit. Can be built with floats or with wheels.
ITC Battleship BB-3 USS Oregon (Indiana Class), 1/225, 3732-298
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair-
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The USS Oregon was this countries third battleship and had a famous career in the Spanish American War. A very well detailed kit in big 1/225 scale of a rare subject. NOTE: the hull and the fore and aft decks have been assembled. Quality of assembly is excellent. Below the waterline has been neatly painted red. Other small parts have some detail paint of fair quality. This paint can be stripped with DOT 3 brake fluid or other stripping solution. The kit has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals/flags and instructions. Ideal builder.
Lindberg Grumman F11F-1 Blue Angels - (F11F F11F1)with Blue Angels Booklet, 1/48, 541-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Classic 1950s kit with all features that made these kits special. Has movable ailerons, rudder and elevators and detailed engine with opening inspection panel. Still the only early short nose F11F Tiger kit in 1/48. Colorful Gaedke artwork. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions. Includes special Navy/Blue Angels booklet. NOTE: the original owner neatly highlighted the Lindberg kits he owned on the back of the 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.
Revell Junkers Ju-87 B/R Stuka - Great Britain Issue, 1/72, H149
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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1976 Revell of Great Britain issue. Contains decals and parts for both B and R variants. 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.
Revell Avro Dam Buster Lancaster with Secret Bomb, 1/72, H202
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Dated 1971 with dramatic softbox artwork. The Dam Busters squadron was famous for its daring raids on three German dams on May 16, 1943. Carrying the special Barnes Wallis-designed bombs, the Lancasters flew very low over the water in the face of heavy flak to drop the rotating bombs perfectly. Many did not return. The bombs did perform as promised, first skipping over the water, hitting the dam, then rolling down 30 feet before exploding with tremendous force. In an airburst, these bombs would not have damaged the dams, but since water is incompressible, the dams were breached. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
ZP Ruch PZL P-23 Karas, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Unusual Eastern Bloc model kit. ZP Ruch is a Polish manufacture in Warsaw who first produced kits in 1965. Siedlce received all the molds in 1972 and Ruch ceased production. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Unknown Yak-9, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Russian made. Manufacture unknown. Well molded parts with realistic very light raised detail. Some flash. Never started. Kit is either 100% inventoried with all parts/decals and instructions or is factory sealed/factory sealed internal bags.
Revell De Havilland DH-100 Vampire Mk.5 - RAF 2 Versions, 1/72, RH4163
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. Revell Lodela issue. Contains decals for two RAF aircraft.
Revell Saab J-29 Tunnan - Swedish Air Force, 1/72, 4396
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
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Still factory sealed. Issued in 1991.
Revell Macchi MC-200 Saetta (MC.200), 1/72, 4160
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+++
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Still factory sealed. 1985 Revell of Germany issue from the original 1960s molds.
Hudson Miniatures 1911 Mercer Raceabout, 1/16
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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Very well detailed large 1/16 kit from 1949. Features plastic wheels, grill, steering wheel, lights and other accessories and wooden and metal main parts. Although all of Hudson's 1/16 kits have excellent detail, this one has even more detail than usual thanks to Hudson's engineers having access to the actual car owned by Mr. J. Fetterolf of Buckingham, PA. This kit has never been started. Some small parts are still in the internally sealed factory bag and the other parts have been been inventoried complete with all parts, plans and instructions. Hudson Miniatures created a very popular line of automobile kits in a constant 1/16 scale shortly after WWII. The kits sold very well...so well that you could argue that Gowland & Gowland borrowed Hudson's subject matter for their ground-breaking 'Highway Pioneers.' The Hudson Miniatures 'Old Timers' even spawned a line of imitators, with Fador's 'Smallster' being one of the better in quality. Sales did drop on the appearance and popularity of the much smaller (and less accurate) Gowland/Revell 'Highway Pioneers' in 1951. When the all-injection molded Gowland kits proved not to be a passing fad, Hudson quickly planned and released his own all-plastic, small-scale competition called 'Lil' Old Timers Quickie Kits.' The kits were of excellent quality, but it was too little too late. Additionally, sales of the excellent wooden kits faltered further in the next few years with the introduction of accurate, 1/24 and 1/32 all-plastic cars in the mid 1950s. This forced Hudson to discontinue the wood kits and the plastic line was sold to Revell and subsequently re-released. Today, these excellent, big 1/16 kits are often the only model available of these early automobiles. The 1911 Mercer Raceabout is one of the rarest American cars. The Mercer was built in Trenton, NJ and powered by a 30 hp T head 4 cylinder engine. Displacement was 300.7 cubic inches and the car had a wet clutch four speed transmission. The car weighed 2,500 lbs and cost $2600 and could do 112 mph. The Mercer was perhaps the most famous sports car of the time. It was rugged, handled very well and had excellent performance.
Lindberg Fire Boat, 1/180, 741-39
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
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Still factory sealed. Small scale, one piece box issue from the 1960s.
Lindberg Tow Boat 'River Queen' - Cellovision Issue, 743-29
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+++
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Late 1950s issue. Still factory sealed. Features fantastic Ray Gaedke artwork. No scale is listed, but the kit is full hull and measures roughly 5 inches long when assembled.
Lindberg Republic F-91 Thunderceptor / XF-91, 1/48, 513-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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1950s hard box features Gaedke artwork. 1st Issue with early round Lindberg logo. Never started. 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.
LS K5Y2 Type 93 Intermediate Trainer Willow with Floats, 1/72, 2
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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1/72 scale kit with legendary high LS quality. Builds to a highly accurate and detailed kit. Molded in orange and clear 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. LS was one of the earliest Japanese manufacturers to produce very high quality kits. The fact that Hasegawa still uses some LS molds testifies to their detail and accuracy.
Revell Chance Vought F8U-1 Crusader 'S' Kit - (F8U1), 1/67, H250-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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The first issue of this classic kit, from 1956 in the 'S' box. Molded in the correct light gloss gray and clear with the famous 'Swivel Base Display Stand'. The kit features optional position folded wings, pilot, rotating wheels and two piece canopy. Never started. 100% inventoried complete with all parts/decals and instructions present. The box would grade higher, but it has a 1" tape tear on one short side from the removal of the factory tape.
Aurora Grumman F9F Panther Jet, 1/49, 22-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Mint
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Investment-grade condition box and kit. Dated 1960 with the sunburst logo but the "Famous Fighters" on the short sides only. This is actually an older box with a lower price extension, but it has factory applied "100" stickers over the old price. These molds are from one of Aurora's first two kits - the F9F and F-90. Aurora simply went out and purchased the two early Hawk F9F and F-90 kits and copied them almost exactly. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Monogram Chaparral 2D Coupe, 1/24, PC142-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
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Still factory sealed. This is the 1996 reissue of this 1960s kit.
Unknown Stampe & Vertongen SV.4 B, 1/72
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
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Never started. Complete with all parts and instructions. No sign of manufacture.
Contrail Bouton Paul Sidestrand / Overstrand RAF Medium Bomber - Bagged, 1/72
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
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Still factory sealed. This model builds either version. The Sidestrand was a medium bomber that entered service in 1928 with 101 Squadron. The airplane was fast for the time and flew well, but production was terminated after only 18 were built. The Overstrand was an improved Sidestrand and was originally called the Sidestrand Mk.V. The Overstrand entered service with 101 Squadron in 1934. This medium bomber was the first RAF aircraft with a power operated turret. Although only 24 examples were built, the aircraft was considered a great success and they served in squadron service will 1937. A few saw service as trainers till 1941.