Comet Aeronca Chief - 54 inch Wingspan for R/C for Free Flight, 3506
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$89
1970s very large scale kit with a large 54 inch wingspan. For rubber or gas free flight or RC (radio control). Features traditional wood/tissue construction, high-quality printwood, factory-cut stringers and spars, blasa nose block & wooden stock as required, finished wheels & thrust button, metal propeller shaft/rubber hook, rubber motor, tissue, propeller and detailed full size plans, building instructions. The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. 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.
Roden Opel Maultier - Sd.Kfz.2 Semi-Track Truck, 1/72, 715
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$16
Very well detailed model from new molds. Features rolling chassis built up just like the actual vehicle, detailed engine, opening hood, suspension & driveline, full interior, flexible tracks and more. Includes detailed multi-view paint guide and decals for 3 different trucks. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Huma Model Lippisch Li DM1 (DM-1) - Bagged, 1/72, 2511
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$22
Limited issue kit that is very well molded. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Doyusha Fokker F-27 Friendship - ANA Air Lines, 1/144, 11
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$39
From very high quality molds. Features recessed panel lines, extensive decals, full landing gear and display stand. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
MPC Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet American Airlines, 1/144, 2-3300
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$46
From the 1970s and quality Airfix molds. This model features optional position landing gear, optional position baggage & passenger boarding doors, very good engine intake and exhaust detail, clear windows and more. The kit has never been started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. NOTE: the box has water stains as shown on the right side. The decals are 100% intact but lifting from moisture exposure. There are some light stains on the instructions as well
Aoshima Nakajima Saiun C6N1 - Myrt Navy Reconnaissance Aircraft, 1/72, 3
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$20
1960s high-gloss box art issue for the Japanese market. Features rotating propeller, retractable landing gear, crew of three, folding wings and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Zvezda Sukhoi Su-24M, 1/72, 7267
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$18
Very nicely molded with all fine recessed panel lines, very good cockpit, opened or closed canopy, swing wings, detailed gear wells, a very large variety of 9 different types of bombs, missiles & gun packs and more. Includes paint guide and decals for two different Russian bomber aircraft. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: decal backing paper has light tan stains; the actual transfers look fine.
Williams Brothers Douglas World Cruiser, 1/72, 72-424
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$22
The only kit of the first aircraft to fly around the world. In 1924 four World Cruisers set out on a 27,553 mile flight that lasted 175 days. The epic flight was an adventure to say the least, and one aircraft (Boston) was lost, only to be replaced by the factory prototype, which was quickly renamed Boston II. Includes decals for all five aircraft. Well molded. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell C-47 Skytrain Berlin Airlift - 60th Troop Carrier Wing (heavy) Fassberg November 1948 'Fassberg Flyer' / 1st Airlift Task Force AFB Wiesbaden 1948, 1/72, 04399
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$39
this 50th Year Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift issue is dated 1998 and features 83 pieces, all fine recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit with crew, bench seat passenger/cargo compartment with bulkheads, optional position rear cargo/passenger door, complete twin-row radial engines, rotating wheels and propellers, optional parts for three different variants and more. Includes multi-view paint guide and decals for both Berlin Airlift aircraft listed. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
AGA T-43 Radar Picket Ship - Ex Open Ocean Minesweeper, 1/400, 2401
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$18
Still factory sealed but the seal has splits. The T43 Class were large minesweepers originally built by the Soviet Union from 1948 to 1957. Poland produced some of this class also. The subject of this kit is a modification to carry out acoustic or radar monitoring work. This is a full-hull kit with good detail.
AMT 1964 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass 3 In 1 Issue - Stock / Custom / Racing - (F85), 1/25, 5024-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$85
Rare, especially in this condition which is never started and 100% complete condition. this model features parts and accessories to build any one of the three versions listed, complete stock or competition engine with dual Judson Superchargers, detailed engine compartment, opening hood, choice of stock or racing hoods, optional front disc brakes, stock or race interior, stock or complete custom front and rear end treatments and more. Molded in white, clear, red-tinted clear, chrome plate and with narrow whitewall rubber tires and metal axles and body screws. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals, white wall stickers, assembly instructions and the special white wall sticker small instruction sheet. Please NOTE: there is a small burn on the back of the radiator that does not show when it is assembled to the radiator support. There is one spoke missing from the stock steering wheel.
Imai Esmeralda - 4 Masted Full-Rigged Ship With Sails, 1/350, B-311
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$22
Still factory sealed. Waterline model measures about 8 inches long when assembled. This is one of the finer smaller-scale sailing ship models and features detailed deck fittings and houses, lifeboats and davits, separately molded yard arms, detailed standing rigging diagrams, full vacuform sails, running rigging diagrams and more. Usually molded in white, green (hull base plate) and wood tan.
StromBecker American Airlines Convair Flagship - 10 Inch Wingspan Solid Wood Kit, C-38
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$129
Superb kit from the 1950s and makes a very impressive display when built. This highly prefabricated model made from solid Western Pine - not balsa wood. Features completely precarved fuselage, wings, engine nacelles & tail feathers, ready to install propellers, full landing gear and even wood filler, glue, and sandpaper. With detailed instructions and drawings with aircraft history and a large, colorful American Airlines decal sheet in amazing "Near Mint" condition. Never started and complete with all parts and plans. 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 - usually only a quick sanding would finish them.
Classic Warships USS Sims Class Destroyer - Hammann / O'Brien / Walke / Buck / Morris / Russell / Roe / Hughes / Anderson / Mustin / Wainwright, 1/192
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$369
Very rare, very large scale museum-quality model with superb detail. Features excellent high-definition resin hull, superstructure, turrets and range finder, numerous precision cast metal fittings and a large and extensive photoetched brass detail set. Includes full, illustrated instructions. The kit has never been started. The smaller (like the turrets) resin parts, metal fittings and brass parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags; the larger resin pieces were never sealed and have been inventoried complete. Includes hull number decals and instructions. Please note, this kit is not for beginners; experience in building large resin ship models is highly recommended. These destroyers served early in WWII and thus had a high attrition rate; Sims was lost with the tanker Neosho in the Battle of the Coral Sea, Hammann was assisting the crippled Yorktown at Midway when I-168 torpedoed both her and Yorktown. O'Brien, Walke, Buck and Morris were casualties of war also. The rest of the class were expended in nuclear testing after the war or scrapped in 1947.
Cleveland 1936 Caudron Racer - Balsa Flying Model Airplane Kit, 1/16, SF-63
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$110
Very rare 1936 'Silver Box' issue. This is a Cleveland 'SF' or 'Scale Flying' model in museum scale of 1/16. This is the earlier simple cardboard box with the silver printing. All Cleveland kits were exceptionally complete and this one is no exception. Features very high quality balsa printwood, stringers and spars, fully formed & finished wheels, thrust button and spinner, balsa blocks and stock as required, metal stock, scale propeller block, clear windshield celluloid and covering tissue. Includes the famous CD high-quality plans. Even includes the original factory packing tissue. The model has not been started. Inventoried complete with all parts and paperwork. 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 running single-owner (77 years) model airplane 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.
Pocher Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza 1931, 1/8, K71
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$1200
This kit is still factory sealed in the clear cello wrap but the seal has splits. Pocher made the finest automobile models ever created. The detail and working parts on these long out-of-production, big 1/8 scale kits is amazing. This kit has 1954 parts of plastic, brass, steel, leather, iron, rubber, copper and many other material. Working features include operating steering, working suspension, lights that operate from the dashboard, doors that open and close with operating door latches and handles, starting handle that operates the crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons, V-belts, Fan, dynamo and more in the engine and much more. Recommended for experienced modelers only. This is the desirable early version with the most realistic wheel construction. Each wheel is built just like a real spoke wheel with individual spokes and well over 100 parts each. Shipping insurance (and Express Mail for international customers) is required.
Lanier RC Sea Bird ARF - 60 Inch Wingspan Almost Ready To Fly R/C Aircraft, 87206
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$100
**SAVE! Pick up in Lexington, KY and eliminate all shipping charges. I can meet you at our local Panera Bread for delivery.** This is a large, 90% finished RC model that is truly 'Almost Ready To Fly.' Never started. Inside, everything is exactly as it left the factory. The smaller parts are still in the factory sealed bags. The larger parts were never sealed and have been inventoried complete. Includes all paperwork. NOTE: this kit came in a very sturdy and thick cardboard box. It will ship in that box wrapped in thick brown paper. If you wish for it to be placed inside another box, let me know in the 'comments' section of checkout but be aware that additional shipping charges will apply.
Monogram US Air Force Refueling Group B-47 And KC-135, 1/240, P409-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$295
Very rare, one and only issue dated 1960. When Monogram invested in the tooling for the 18 aircraft "Air Power" set, the sales did not meet expectations. In order to increase revenue from the molds, Monogram issued three separate kits- the "Refueling Group," "Bomber Group" and "Fighter Group" in the "Forty Niner" series with the Tu-16 Badger, F-101 and P-40. These kits utilized aircraft from the Air Power set with special blue-molded display stands, unique decals and instructions. The two aircraft are well molded with recessed panel line detail. Decals are in amazing 'near mint' condition and the instructions in 'near mint+' condition. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. NOTE: this kit must be shipped double-boxed for protection.
Aurora De Haviland DH-10 Bomber, 1/48, 125-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$125
Dated 1957 with classic Jo Kotula box art. This is the edition with the '198' price circle in the upper right and no Parent's Magazine approval seal. Box is in 'excellent+' condition with like new color and gloss, four solid corners and no tape or price tags. Flaws include very, very light wear and creasing. Molded in gloss olive drab and clear. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Even includes the original tissue packing paper.
Revell Martin PBM-5 Mariner - 'S' Issue, 1/112, H258-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
$129
1957 first issue with the superb box art that early Revell kits are now famous for. Very nicely molded and features rotating gun turrets, optional position port and starboard bomb bay doors, bomb load, rotating propellers, optional position crew entry doors and more. Correctly molded in gloss Navy Blue and clear with a clear Revell 'Globe' stand. This kit has not been started. It has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Please note that the box displays 'Near Mint' or better but is graded 'excellent+++' because there is general and even wear on the top long side panel.