Revell Destroyer USS The Sullivans Fletcher Class DD-537 - Pre 'S' Issue, 1/301, H305-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM-
$169
1955 Pre-'S' release in exceptional investment-grade 'Near Mint-' condition. Beautiful boxart has like-new gloss and color, four solid corners, no price tag or tag marks, no fading, tears, creases or missing litho, no tape (other than the factory sealing tape of course) and no repairs. The only flaws are very light, even general wear. Full hull kit with detailed deck, main 5 inch guns, anti-aircraft guns, torpedo tubes and more. It has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including all parts, decals flag sheet and instructions.
Hawk Atlas Satellite InterContinental Ballistic Missile ICBM, 200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$325
Rare, one and only issue from 1956 of the theorized (and incorrect) Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. Features three stages, optional position entry doors, launch pad and crew members. Molded in correct gloss silver, white and transparent red plastic. Box is in 'very good' condition with nice color and gloss, four solid corners and no tape (other than the factory sealing tape. Flaws in include those shown - mainly edge and corner wear, general light shelf wear as shown and one 1" closed tear on the top short side. It is only visible from up close. Inside, the kit is excellent. It includes the original two Hawk bags and the one 'krinkle' bag for the transparent red parts. All of the bags have been opened. The kit has been carefully inventoried and it is 100% complete with all parts, 'very good+' condition decals and instructions.
OKB-144 Ilyushin Il-76TD - Aeroflot Or Polar Version, 1/144, 104
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$18
Features injection molded main parts, injection molded clear parts, brass PE fret of details, full landing gear and more. Includes painting guide and a large decal sheet for both aircraft listed. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Heller TWO AMX 30/105 And TWO VAB 4x4, 1/72, 79899
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$20
SALE!! Includes all four kits in the two boxes shown (there are two of each kit in each box. Al four have not been started and are inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Hasegawa Polikarpov I-16 Type 18, 1/72, AP27
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good++
$14
Still factory sealed and there is a small amount of mold inside the seal, so there was once moisture trapped between the cardboard and seal. Very finely molded kit with all fine recessed panel lines, very good cockpit, enclosed and detailed gear wells and more. Never started. It has been invento
AJ Model PZL W-3RM Anakonda - (W-3 RM), 1/72, 72005
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$24
This kit is from all new molds and features a very good cockpit, cabin floor and bulkheads, full Navy sensors, antennas, equipment and more.
Armo 9K72 Elbrus Scud B R-14 Missile With Self-Propelled Tactical Missile Launcher/Transporter, 1/72, 72030
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$22
This is a very high quality multi-media model. Features beautiful high-definition resin parts, numerous PE metal details, clear film windows, all parts to build the missile and transporter in 'transport' or 'firing' position, detailed interior, optional position doors and much more.
Execuform Convair 340 / 440 / 540 / 580 / C-131B - Bagged, 1/72
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
$44
Still factory sealed. Rare 1/72 scale vacuform kit and still the only Convair 540 and 580 model kit made in any scale. Contains optional parts and instructions for all versions listed. Basic kit only with essential airframe parts. Vacuform kits are only recommended for people experienced with this type of kit. Previous experience and scratch building skills are certainly required.
Aurora Regulus II Guided Missile with Launcher, 1/48, 378-249
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$379
1958 release of this kit featuring classic Jo Kotula boxart. The large 1/48 scale missile comes with a fully operational scale launcher. The hardbox has 'very good' color and gloss, four solid corners, no price tag or tape tears and no torn or missing litho. Flaws include general wear and edge and corner wear as shown. The kit has never been started and is factory new inside right down to the original tissue packing paper. Aurora factory sealed the silver parts and the red missile parts; these are both still sealed. The deep blue parts were not sealed but have been inventoried 100% complete. Includes decals and instructions in 'excellent' condition. This kit must be shipped insured. The Aurora "Missile Line" is legendary. In the late 1950s, the first missile model kits sold briskly, so Aurora and Revell both planned extensive lines. However, the missile modeling craze disappeared as quickly as it started. Models that were in the works were canceled or completed if they were far enough along. Those that were completed were fine efforts but sold poorly and had very short lives, making them rare collector items today.
Aurora Focke-Wulf FW-190, 1/47, 30-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$159
True 1960 hardbox release in amazing, investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition. Notice the 79 cent extension, 'Sunburst' logo with 'Famous Fighters' inside which gives us the early date. The box is amazing with only the very lightest and slightest of wear. Molded in high-gloss black and clear with the clear triangular 'globe' display stand. It even includes the original factory tissue packing paper. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Decals are intact and perfectly flat, graded 'excellent++' with slight yellowing as the only flaw; the instructions are 'near mint++' condition.
Aurora Boeing P-26A Peashooter, 1/43, 115-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$42
Early 1954 or '55 first issue with old 'Aurora Line' rectangular logo. This kit was issued shortly after moving to the West Hempstead facility on Long Island. The side logos are the old Brooklyn style but with the new address in the lower bar. Molded in the correct glossy light blue and clear with the early style Aurora rectangular stand, correct Tatem Company decals and the correct instructions. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. The box has wear as shown and also a narrow 1.5 x 1/4 inch factory tape litho pull on the upper long side.
Wingnut Wings Sopwith Snipe Late, 1/32, 32054
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$139
Out of production. Amazingly well detailed and certainly the finest injection-molded Snipe available in any scale. Never started. Many of the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags; however some are opened and have been inventoried. NOTE: missing #19 cockpit floor. Otherwise complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya Mazda 787B No.18 Le Mans 24 Hours 1991, 1/24, 24326
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$74
2012 issue that is highly detailed inside and out with a complete engine, full suspension, complete interior, tube frame, brake calipers and discs, removable rear deck and much more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
MPM Gloster Meteor FR Mk.9 - RAF 208 Sq At Various Middle East Bases Early 1950s / 208 Sq Malta Operation Musketeer 1956 / C Flight 8 Sq Sharjah During Oman Operations Jan 1958-May 1960 - BAGGED, 1/72, 72534
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
$28
NOTE: bagged kit; there is no box. The box is shown for reference only. Hard-to-find Fighter Reconnaissance version of the venerable Meteor. This high quality, limited production model features all fine, recessed panel lines, recon nose with clear camera panels, very good cockpit, detailed main and nose gear wells, good intake & exhaust, choice of two canopies, drop tanks and more. Includes paint guide and decals for all RAF aircraft listed. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa F6F-5E Hellcat Nightfighter - VF(N)-22 / Patexent River Evaluation Aircraft With AN/APS-4 Radar - (F6F5), 1/72, SP113
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$20
Still factory sealed but the seal has split in the center as shown. Very finely molded and detailed. Includes correct parts for radar and decals for two aircraft.
Airfix TWO Lockheed Hudson I - Coastal Command 206 Sq Or 269 Sq - (A-29), 1/72, 04034
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$34
SALE!! Includes two models in one box. Kit #1 is never started and is still factory sealed inside. Kit #2 is never started and inventoried 100% complete. Both include instructions and decals. 1990s issue of this older well detailed model features 84 pieces, separately molded ailerons and elevators, extensive clear windows, rotating turret with elevating gun, rotating propellers &wheels and more. Includes decals for both squadrons.
Lindberg Dornier Do-335 Arrow, 1/72, 438-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$19
1966 hardbox issue with Tom Morgan boxart. 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.
Monogram F-105G Wild Weasel - Thunderchief, 1/72, 5431
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$32
1984 issue and an excellent, well molded model for that time. Features detailed cockpits and wheel wells, ECM pods, drop tanks, pilots, optional position canopies, AGM-78 Standard ARM and Shrike Missiles. Includes decals for two aircraft. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora Aurora ATLANTIS Merchant Raider Factory Model, 1/456
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
$1400
In the 1950s and early 1960s the major model manufacturers would create factory-built and painted display models. These were intended for hobby shops to help stimulate sales. These were disposable items that were produced in very low numbers, so they are very rare today. Here is one of the rarest of the rare: The 'Rattlesnake of the Ocean' Merchant Sea Raider Atlantis factory build up by Aurora. The unbuilt kit is among the most valuable and rare Aurora single kits, making the factory built display much more so. This one is in excellent original condition. The painting is 1950s professional quality as is the gluing. The glue has held up well and all parts of the ship are very solid. The ship is very clean. The original paint is almost flawless with some light scratches on the port side. The 'ATLANTIS' decals are perfect. The stack 'K' starboard decal is mint; the port one is missing 2mm of the white top on one leg of the 'K'. The factory cardboard wood-tone base is 100% intact with typical corner splits on the bends and edge wear. The removable covers display is mint with all 10 gun/hanger covers present. The kit is now 100% complete. It was missing 4 small parts which I am providing. I took them from an original Atlantis kit, so they are 100% correct. (they are the propeller, 'Y' rear crane, rear flag and rudder) Overall, this is an excellent and rare investment piece for the advanced Aurora collector. Shipping insurance required. From modeler Stephen Payne: Recommend that the builder or collector of this kit add the following books to their collection-The German Raider Atlantis by Captain Bernhard Rogge & Wolfgang Frank & Sea Raider Atlantis, Story of a German Surface Raider by Ulrich Mohr & A.V. Sellwood. The first book is by the ATLANTIS commander, Kapitan zur See Bernhard Rogge. He oversaw the transformation and outfitting in Bremen and captained the ship during her 602 day operational voyager which sank or captured 22 ships totaling 144,384 t (142,104 long tons). Rogge also was one of the few German officers of flag rank who was not arrested by the Allies after the war due to the way he had exercised his command of Atlantis. Captain J. Armstrong White, captain of the British CITY OF BAGHDAD, which Atlantis sank in July 1941, stated, "His treatment of prisoners left respect, instead of hatred."The second book is by the ATLANTIS First Officer, Ulrich Moher. Both books read much the same as the events related are the same, but it is interesting to see these events from the two perspectives. Captain White (see above) wrote the foreword to Atlantis, the Story of a German Surface Raider, written by U. Mohr & A. V. Sellwood.The German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis (HSK 2), known to the Kriegsmarine as Schiff 16 (SHIP 16) and to the Royal Navy as Raider-C, was a converted merchant vessel to German Hilfskreuzer (auxiliary cruiser) used for commerce raiding. Commerce raiders did not seek to engage warships, but rather attack enemy merchant shipping; the measures of success are tonnage destroyed (or captured) and time spent "at large" holding up enemy resources. Atlantis had the longest raiding career of any German commerce raider in either world war.
Aurora The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Universal Pictures, 1/8, 461-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$250
Very rare original issue hardbox kit from 1963. The box is in 'very good+' condition with great color and gloss. The flaws are light corner and very light edge wear, as well as a very fine vertical scratch on the center left; it may not show up in the photo but it is there. All four corners are solid and there are no tape or price tags or marks. Inside, the kit is molded in the correct tan. It has never been started. It has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts. The instructions are in 'excellent' condition with light yellowing. This kit must be shipped insured.