Revell Highway Pioneers Five Kit Gift Pack - Series Two / 1908 Buick 10 Rumble / 1904 Oldsmobile Van / 1914 Stutz Bearcat / 1910 Studebaker Electric Coupe / 1915 Model T Ford Sedan, 1/32, H43-445
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
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Very rare set from about 1953 or '54 which includes all five models, a glass bottle of "Pactra's Cement For Revell Kits", a brand-new Pactra special issue "Highway Pioneers Painting Set" in a unique box with their legendary 'Namel paints in red, yellow, blue, white, black, gold, chrome silver and thinner and a brush. Never started; the 5 models have been inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions present. Molded in dark green, white, yellow and black plastic. Inside, the kit is correct with all cardboard dividers. Before the 1950s 'model building' never made the top 10 list of boy's activities. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream. Starting the 1910 and '20s, many dedicated modelers began building flying or static airplanes, ship, train, automotive or other subjects. Basic kits existed, but the majority of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. The availability of wooden model kits expanded rapidly after Lindberg's flight due to the nation-wide 'Aviation Craze.' However, it was widely reported by hobby publications that because of the high degree of skill required in building wooden aircraft that less than 80% of the kits purchased were successfully completed (and far fewer flown). That changed in the early 1950s with the introduction of plastics and injection molding machinery. The phenomenon of the all-plastic Gowland & Gowland 'Highway Pioneers' car kits was a significant force in proving that model building as a hobby could have mass appeal, since the kits were easy enough to build and finish. These 1/32 scale vehicles could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real car - and had zero carving or painting required. The Highway Pioneers series lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the early 1960s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys...and adult males as well!
Tamiya Panzer Kampfwagen III Ausf. M/N Motorized, 1/35, MT136
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
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Still factory sealed. Very rare and even more so in this condition. Features metal gearbox, all required hardware and a very well detailed model of this early WWII German workhorse Panzer.
Pit Road HMS Barham Battleship (1941) - Queen Elizabeth Class, 1/700, WL-60
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
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Rare kit with legendary Pit Road quality. Features a fantastic resin cast waterline hull of higher quality than any injection moldings could achieve, large details cast in resin, a very large number of precision cast metal small parts (down to watertight doors), metal stock and a well detailed, illustrated set of instructions including a camo painting guide and side elevation with rigging. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. Please note that this is a very highly detailed kit and recommended for experienced model builders. The box displays slightly better than the 'fair++' grade but is rated as such because there is wide masking tape on both long sides and box tray (bottom).
Enterprise F4U-5 Corsair - Static Or .039 to .074 Gas Engine Flying Model - 17.5 Inch Wingspan, 147-125
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Rare, highly prefabricated model from 1955 and even rarer in never started & complete condition. Enterprise pulled out all the stops on this design to make it easy to build and to give a realistic appearance - so good that you can make a static model from it to be proud of. However, it is designed for U-Control operation on the engines listed and has a wing area of 50 sq. inches, length of 14.75 inches and a wingspan of 17.5. The kit is almost completely sheeted - there are only two very short section of tissue paper needed. Features die-cut wooden parts, fuselage that is side sheeted and has factory-carved upper and lower front sections, a beautiful factory-carved wing with the correct airfoil and notched at the gull wing lines, die-cut horizontal and vertical stabilizer with elevators, hinge material, plywood landing gear mounts, fully formed wire gear struts, finished main and tail wheels, a bag of metal hardware, plastic cowling and pilot's bust, clear vacuform canopy that is still in mint condition and perfectly clear (not yellowed), covering tissue, a beautiful set of full color decals (still in amazing 'near mint' condition), covering tissue and superbly illustrated assembly instructions in 'excellent++' condition. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes all paperwork. Please NOTE that while there is no assembly, the die-cut balsa parts have been very neatly removed from the sheet by an adult.
Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf-109 G-6 Italian Air Force - (Bf109G6), 1/48, JT166
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Hard-to-find 1998 release of the famous '109 in Italian service. Very highly detailed and superbly molded with all very fine recessed panel lines. Features very highly detailed cockpit and landing gear wells, drop tank, separately molded leading edge slats and split flaps, multiple piece canopy and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell John F Kennedys PT-109, 1/72, H310
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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1977 issue and a very nice scale model of Lt.(jg) John F. Kennedy's historical ship. Measures just over 13 inches long when assembled. Features 4 torpedo tubes, 2 twin .50 caliber machine guns, 20mm cannon, life raft, 4 crew figures, rudder and prop detail and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals, flag sheet and instructions.
Monogram Hawker Hurricane - Mk IIA/Mk IIB/Mk IIC/Mk IID/Mk IV - Blue Box Issue, 1/48, PA90-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Third issue of the classic kit dated 1968. This is part of the popular and successful Monogram 1/48 WWII line that they started in the 1960s. Features all parts and decals to build any of the five versions, retracting landing gear, rotating prop & wheels and a wide variety of guns, bombs, rockets and cannon. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya Stuart M3 Light Tank - With Five Figures / Brick Wall Set / Sand Bag Set - Markings For USA (2 Tanks) / Britain / Canada, 1/35, MM342
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Well detailed armor model that also includes brick wall set, numerous sandbags, tank commander, four soldier figures, working bogies, flexible tracks, elevating main gun, rotating turret, optional position main hatch and more. There are decals for the following tanks: US Army Tunisia Front 1st Armored Division, US Army Europe 3rd Armored Division, British Army North Africa and Canadian Army 4th Armored Brigade. With paint guide. Never started. The tank parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags; the accessories have been inventoried complete Includes decals and instructions.
Italeri 1/35 M101 105mm Howitzer / Dragon 1/35 M-16 / AR-15 Family / ESCI 1/35 Napoleonic Wars British Infantry / ESCI 1/72 German Weapons Set / Verlinden 1/35 German Panzer Crew WWII / Verlinden 1/35 US Small Arms Ammo Boxes, 319
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc to Good
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SALE!! Includes all accessories listed and in their original boxes. Please read carefully for the condition: Verlinden Ammo boxes: still factory sealed. Verlinden Panzer Crew: never started and internally factory sealed. Italeri Howitzer: never started and with all parts but NOTE: missing instructions. Dragon M-16/AR-15 Family: never started and inventoried complete. ESCI Napoleonic Wars: factory sealed. ESCI 1/72 German Weapons Set: never used and inventoried complete.
Testors T-38 Talon White Mosquito, 1/48, 337
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
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Still factory sealed but the seal has small splits and wear. Dated 1985 and from high quality Fujimi molds. Features 46 pieces and includes decals for T-38A of the 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin AFB, Del Rio, Texas or T-38A with red wings, rudder and nose of the San Antonio Air Material Area, Kelly AFB, Texas. Please note there is a small, closed tear at the lower left that did not show up in the photo.
Artesania Latina J.S. Elcano Spanish Navy Training ship - 17.9 Inch Long Wooden Ship, 1/250, 200102
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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And excellent model of this beautiful ship. It is ideal for the first-time wooden ship builder because of the high degree of prefabrication. Features completely carved one-piece hardwood hull, all other hardwood parts either die-cut or machine cut to shape, a large number of precision fittings made from brass, metal and hardwood, all rigging material and wooden rigging blocks, sailcloth with printed outlines and details, paint, sandpaper and more. This model includes a full color heavily-illustrated instruction booklet as well as superb full size plans with detailed construction drawings and full rigging details. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes all paperwork.
Fujimi IJN Submarines I-15 and I-46 / Minicraft I-400 Submarine / Minicraft I-1 And I-6 Submarines, 1/700, WLS074-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc to Sealed NM
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SALE!! Includes all three models in the original boxes. The I-400 and I-1 & I-6 are still factory sealed. The I-15 & I-46 are never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Airfix TWO Bristol F2B McKeever - (F.2B) Major McKeever, 1/72, 01080
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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SALE!! Includes two models in one box. The kits have never been started and are inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. 'Special Edition' release from older molds has markings for Major McKeever's famous aircraft.
Airfix TWO Spad S.VII Guynemer 1917 Special Edition - (S-VII), 1/72, 01081
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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SALE!! Includes two models in one box. The kits have never been started and are inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Dated 1988. Finely molded, older model that includes markings for the famous French Ace.
Airfix Albatross D-V - (DV) - Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 3-29
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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1960s kit with excellent and colorful Craftmaster artwork. Well molded for that time. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Narvik Class German Destroyer, 1/600, 02205-9
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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From the 1970s. Very nicely molded and detailed full hull kit. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Revell 1909 Stanely Steamer Highway Pioneers - US Antique Series, 1/32, H34-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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1954 issue of the famous Highway Pioneers 'US Antique' series. This was the first time that a Highway Pioneers box showed a unique illustration of the kit inside; prior to this they were generic. Molded in medium green plastic. This kit has never been started. All parts are still in the factory sealed bag. Includes instructions. These kits have a fascinating history. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream and never made the top 10 list of boys activities. Spurred on by the nation-wide aviation craze in the 1920s, many became modelers and built flying or static wooden models of airplanes, ships, trains, automotive and other subjects. Basic kits existed, but many of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. That changed in the early 1950s when the Gowland & Gowland/Revell Highway Pioneers became the sales sensation of the year. Demand was so great that the factories could not keep up and almost overnight 'model building' was mainstream. The phenomenon of the 'Highway Pioneers' kits was a significant force in proving that model building as a hobby could have mass appeal, provided that the kits were easy enough to build and finish. These 1/32 scale vehicles fit the bill: they could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real cars. The success of the Highway Pioneers lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the late 1950s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys...and many adult males too!
Revell 1910 Ford Model T Highway Pioneers, 1/32, H32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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1952 first issue in the 'Series One' yellow box. This early issue has the Gowland & Gowland 'balloon' logo on the long sides and no price extension on the part number. These issues feature the same 5 car artwork on every box; the only way to identify the contents was an ink-stamped name on the box ends. Molded in black plastic. This kit has never been started. Inventoried complete with with all pieces present and includes instructions. These kits have a fascinating history. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream and never made the top 10 list of boys activities. Spurred on by the nation-wide aviation craze in the 1920s, many became modelers and built flying or static wooden models of airplanes, ships, trains, automotive and other subjects. Basic kits existed, but many of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. That changed in the early 1950s when the Gowland & Gowland/Revell Highway Pioneers became the sales sensation of the year. Demand was so great that the factories could not keep up and almost overnight 'model building' was mainstream. The phenomenon of the 'Highway Pioneers' kits was a significant force in proving that model building as a hobby could have mass appeal, provided that the kits were easy enough to build and finish. These 1/32 scale vehicles fit the bill: they could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real cars. The success of the Highway Pioneers lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the late 1950s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys...and many adult males too!
Eduard Airacobra Mk.I Dual Combo - Bell P-39, 1/48, 1120
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Rare Dual Combo issue from 2006 includes both highly detailed kits with recessed panel lines, extensive PE parts, full mask set, nose weights and more. Includes markings for several different aircraft. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
MPC Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1a - (ex Airfix), 1/24, 2-3500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Very large scale model with a wingspan of over 18 inches. Features detailed Rolls-Royce Merlin engine with removable panels for display, sliding canopy to show complete cockpit, two detailed gun bays with 8 Browning .30 caliber machine guns and removable panels, retractable landing gear, real rubber wheels and more. Never started. The small parts are still in the factory sealed bags; the large parts were never sealed and have been inventoried complete. With decals and instructions.