Megow Airacobra P-39, S-50
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$34
Rare 1940s solid wood scale model features a 6" wingspan, balsa printwood, fuselage block, a factory-sealed envelope of small parts, color insignia sheet, detailed instructions and very nice plans. Never started and complete. Fred Megow founded one of the very first national-wide (and world-wide) hobby empires during the 1930s Great Depression. Megow Models became a giant manufacture and carried extensive lines of solid scale model, flying stick-and-tissue rubber or gas powered models, rolling stock & passenger equipment and even an extensive line of military and civil ships in all sizes. His autobiography is available and makes fascinating reading. Megow kits are very collectible today for their high quality and attractive box designs.
Hobby Craft Hawk 75 M/N/O - Chinese Air Force / Thailand / Argentina 1943 or 1947, 1/48, HC1557
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
$29
Nicely detailed and molded kit with all fine recessed panel lines and decal for the four aircraft listed. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora British Churchill Tank, 1/48, 327-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$89
1972 Big A softbox issue still mint and factory sealed. Features elevating gun, rotating turret, figures, operating treads & bogies and more. Includes a battlefield display stand.
Dragon Arado Ar-234B Nachtigall, 1/72, 5012
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$32
Still factory sealed. Very highly detailed and superbly molded with all very fine recessed panel lines. Features a highly detailed cockpit, detailed gear wells, photoetched parts and more. Has decals for the three aircraft listed.
Hasegawa TBM-3 Avenger - VC-94 USS Shamrock Bay / VC-97, 1/72, AP34
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$39
Dated 1996. Well detailed and widely considered the finest Avenger in 1/72 scale. Features all fine recessed panel lines, cockpit detail, detailed gear wells, open or closed bomb bay with interior detail and torpedo loadout. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Accurate Armour Comet - British Heavy Cruiser Tank - WWII And Post War Options, 1/35, K18
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$68
Rare and far superior to any injection molded kit of this subject. This highly detailed model is made in Scotland by Accurate Armour. It features high-definition cast resin main parts, flexible resin tracks, 6 opening hatches, rotating cupola, etched brass details, opening driver's visor, full tool kit cast in metal, Ariel cage & wing mirror, metal sprockets and running gear and optional parts for all types of Comet rotating machine guns. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
AMT Plymouth Horizon - TC-3, 1/25, 2218
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$49
Still factory sealed. Features full engine detail, transaxle assembly, removable hood, underside detail, complete interior and more.
Megow Vultee Vanguard, S-52
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
$32
Rare 1940s solid wood scale model features a 6" wingspan, balsa printwood, fuselage block, a factory-sealed envelope of small parts, color insignia sheet, detailed instructions and very nice plans. Never started and complete. Fred Megow founded one of the very first national-wide (and world-wide) hobby empires during the 1930s Great Depression. Megow Models became a giant manufacture and carried extensive lines of solid scale model, flying stick-and-tissue rubber or gas powered models, rolling stock & passenger equipment and even an extensive line of military and civil ships in all sizes. His autobiography is available and makes fascinating reading. Megow kits are very collectible today for their high quality and attractive box designs.
Airmodel Versuchsflakwagen IVc Mit 8.8cm Flak 41 - German 88mm Self Propelled Flak 41 Gun On Prototype Chassis IVc, 1/35, AM-1057
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$69
Very highly detailed model with precision, high-definition cast resin parts, three frets of PE details, two part metal gun barrel, flexible tracks and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
True Build P-39 Airacobra - Wood Model Kit - Joe Ott, 1/48, 603
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair+
$24
Dated 1944. The 'True Build' series was Joe Ott's answer to scale solid model construction. This model is 1/48 scale and features bread-and-butter (laminated) construction, four big die-cut hardwood sheets and very large full-size plans that include three views of the model, many detail drawings, templates and very extensive text instructions. Never started. All the parts are still in the original die-cut sheets (unpunched) with all paperwork.
Tamiya Tiger I - Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I Sd.Kfz. 181 Ausfuhrung E Fruhe Production, 1/35, 35216
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$46
Still factory sealed. Very well molded and detailed.
Hobby Craft Convair B-36D Peacemaker - USAF #44-92095 1953 or #44-92033 1955, 1/144, HC1272
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$62
Very nicely molded kit that is still quite large in 1/144 scale. Features all recessed panel lines, some cockpit detail, full landing gear, separately molded rudder, rotating props and more. There are decals and paint guide for the two aircraft listed. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Lees Hobbies Tuppence Pennyplane - 18 Inch Wingspan Flying Model Airplane, K221
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$24
High quality kit with an 18 inch wingspan. All components needed are included down to the pre-built-propeller assembly and 1/4 mil mylar covering material. The model has not been started. The small parts are still in the factory sealed bag and the larger parts have been inventoried complete. Includes plans with instructions.
Ace Model Shop 1946 Ford Club Coupe, 1/24, 49R
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$42
From 1949/1950. Although Ford is not mentioned, there is no mistaking that this is the 1949 Ford Club Coupe, from the all-new line of cars that saved the Ford Motor Company. This well designed prefabricated model is primarily wood with plastic wheels and tires and with some metal details and other metal parts. Features main wood parts that are all cut to profile (cut in two dimensions) or die cut and with other wood stock such as dowels. There are four excellent one-piece plastic wheels/tires with tread, a number of metal parts (like a steering wheel, hubcaps etc.), metal stock and even decals. There are excellent instructions with detailed building text, full size three view drawings, photos of the assembly process and a very nice photo of the built model. This kit is designed to be motorized; however, Ace did not include the motorizing parts with the car and they had to be purchased separately. Never started. Inventoried complete and includes decals and instructions. The famous modeler Gordon A. Babb founded Ace in 1942. Mr. Babb was born in 1897 and became a well-known builder and competitor in the model field with aircraft and cars. National 'how to' hobby magazines often carried details articles about how to build his designs. In his first year in business, he sold 1,800 jeep kits. By 1952 the line had greatly expanded the line to hot rods, T-rods, midgets, roadsters and much more and he was expecting to sell 600,000 model kits. Mr. Babs was famous for inventing the first gas-powered midget racer model which sparked a nation-wide building spree and speed competition. His 'Ace Model Shop' was in Pasadena, California and the mailing address was 60 N. San Gabriel Blvd. Later the address was simply Ace Products, Pasadena 8, California. Most solid 'display' kit producers in the 1940s simply provided plans and blocks of wood, maybe with a few accessories. Ace went well beyond that with all cut-out parts, fully formed wheels and even some metal parts, occasionally small plastic details and sometimes even decals. The plans went well beyond the average also, featuring numerous views (not just three), detail views for sub-assemblies and even text instructions. There were at least 15 car kits in the line and also many military vehicles which were popular kits in World War 2. We don't know what happened to Ace 'Models Of Merit' but the introduction of plastic kits (started by the Highway Pioneers) put an end to most wood kit production.
Airfix DH Comet 4B - Dan-Air Skyking Series, 1/144, 03170-7
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good-
$34
Still factory sealed but the seal has split and shrunk with age and drawn the box top convex on the top side, left side and bottom. Very nicely detailed and molded kit from 1980 features clear windows, full landing gear and passenger boarding stairs. Includes colorful Dan-Air London decals. The initial Comet Is were in operation long before the 707, which gave the British an incredible post-war lead in the expanding civil aviation market. Just as the Comet was flying high and orders were pouring in from around the world, Comets began to mysteriously fall out of the sky. Everything from lighting to terrorist bombs were blamed. For months the root cause went undiscovered. Then, in a landmark investigation that is considered the first modern post-crash autopsy, it was discovered that the stresses around a small ADF window on the top of the fuselage were causing metal fatigue failure when the fuselage was pressurized. To confirm this, a Comet I was placed in a water tank and subjected to pressurization stresses. After some time, a dramatic failure occurred. Then parts of a crashed Comet were pulled from underwater proving once and for all that this was the root cause.
Pantera TWO Su-22 M3 Fitter H, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$29
SUKHOI SALE!! Includes two aircraft in the one box shown. They have never been started. Each is inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Features very fine recessed panel lines, 'good' cockpit, wings that swing, external stores and more.
Aurora General Dynamics TFX F-111A - USAF, 1/48, 368-250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$95
1969 issue hardbox issue of this classic kit. Aurora put forth an excellent effort for that time on this big F-111. It features good detail and swing wings, correctly retracting landing gear, pilot and radar navigator and Air Force markings. The kit has never been started. The small parts that were factory sealed are still in the sealed bags. The bigger parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions.
Tamiya Dornier Do-335 B-2 Pfeil Arrow Heavily Armed Version - (Do335B2), 1/48, 61088
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$79
Still factory sealed. Rare, limited issue with special wing-mounted cannon dated 2003.
Dragon Flakpanzer IV Kugelblitz - With Crew - CyberHobby Issue, 1/35, 9109
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$36
Still factory sealed. Well detailed with 490 pieces. Includes the special "Achtung - Jabo!" four-man Panzer Crew from France 1944.
Tamiya M1A1 Abrams 120mm Gun Tank, 1/35, 35156
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$36
Features movable turret, elevating gun, optional position hatches, clear plastic for periscopes, commander figure and accurate machine guns. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.