Adams USMC Winnie the Whale LVT(A)(4), 1/40, K157-149
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$135
Very rare 1958 high-quality model and the original issue from Adams. Features working bogies, flexible tracks, crew of two, four soldiers and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The box displays better than the 'very good+' grade but is rated as such because there is a small, narrow litho tear on the left short side. These molds must have had a very interesting history. The molds were cut in the late 1950s, either at Adams or by one of Revell's contractors. It appeared to be part of the Adams/Revell 1/40 line but only Adams issued the kit. UPC (Universal Power Master) had use of these molds in the 1960s are perhaps the early 1970s; however, the molds were probably in Japan as most if not all the UPC production occurred there. Around this point, SNAP plastics of Hillside, New Jersey acquired this kit along with many of the other ex-Adams military molds. While the UPC issues say 'Made in Japan' the SNAP issues say nothing of the origin of the manufacture; so perhaps they were made in New Jersey. Things get even more interesting with the Life-Like issue. How Life-Like came across the molds is unfortunately unknown but it may have been in a bulk-purchase of molds from SNAP since there were in the same general part of the country. This is simply conjecture, however.
Aurora Tu-104 Aeroflot - (Civil Tu-16 Badger), 1/130, 127-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$65
1959 issue of the military bomber turned civil transport. Molded in the correct gloss gull gray and clear with the clear triangle 'World' stand and Aeroflot decals. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Pyro HMS Victory - The Ship of Admiral Lord Nelson, B369-75
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$29
Dated 1966 but is probably late 1960s due to the 'soft' style box. Nicely molded small scale ship model that measures about 7 inches long when assembled. Full hull kit includes very nicely molded wood plank and deck detail, very fine copper plates below the waterline, molded-in deck detail with separate cannons, masts and ratlines, display stand and billowing sails. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Hasegawa Focke-Wulf Fw-190 A-8 Bar - Aircraft Of Luftwaffe Ace Hptm. Heinz Bar Kdr.II/JG1 - (Fw190A-8), 1/72, AP115
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$22
Still factory sealed and a limited issue from 1995. This is an excellent model and features all fine recessed panel lines, very good cockpit, detailed and enclosed gear wells, optional position canopy and an optional centerline fuel tank. Includes paint guide and decals for Bar's box art aircraft.
Revell 1999 Chevrolet Silverado CK Extended Cab Pickup Truck, 1/25, 85-7646
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$39
1999 issue. Very well detailed with 126 parts. Features detailed engine and engine bay, removable hood, full interior and detailed chassis underside. Never started. All the parts that were factory sealed are still sealed; the parts that were not (clear and chrome) have been inventoried complete. With instructions and decals.
AMT 1966 Mercury Park Lane Hardtop - Stock Or Custom, 1/25, 6326-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$125
Very rare and even more so in this condition, which is never started and 100% complete. This is the original issue from late 1965/1966. It features a detailed 425 CID Marauder V-8 engine with dual quads, detailed engine compartment, opening hood, molded-in chassis detail, complete stock or custom interior, many custom options, stock or full custom front and rear end treatments and more. Molded in white, clear, red-tinted clear, chrome plate and with rubber tires and metal axles. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell North American X-15 - 'S' Issue, 1/65, H198-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$185
Rare First issue dated 1958 with classic box art. This model has movable vertical fin and dive brakes, removable rocket engine, hinged landing skids and removable canopy. Molded in gloss black, clear and with the famous Revell Swivel 'Globe' stand. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Decals and instructions are in 'excellent++' condition with light yellowing as the only flaw. NOTE: the box displays much better than the 'Excellent++' rating. It is rated that because the left side short panel is only 'good++' with scuffing and edge wear.
Hubley 1930 Packard Model 740 Custom Roadster, 1/22, 4860
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$119
Still factory sealed but the seal is brittle and has numerous splits. This model is one of a very popular and collectible series that Hubley issue in the 1960s or early '70s It is very well detailed with 143 pieces and features highly detailed cast-metal body, chassis, hood, engine and other detail parts with injection molded details, clear parts, and a large tree of chrome plated parts, full rolling chassis build-up just like the real car with excellent engine detail, removable hood, complete exhaust and suspension, working steering, flexible radiator hoses, rubber tires, chrome spoke wheels, working worm-gear steering, full interior detail with very clear thin windshields and special interior side panels. In the 1930s Packard was the style leader in America and a beautiful, fast status symbol. Packards were not the most expensive, but were the most desired cars. The 1930s Packards are seen as the high point of the brand.
Monogram Speedee-Bilt Long Midget - ex Midget Mustang - Flying Scale Model, G6-100
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$135
Formerly released as the Midget Mustang. Scale flying rubber powered wooden model. Before there were plastic models, there were wooden aircraft kits. These usually came in two types - solid and stick and tissue. The solid models were static and usually contained a few blocks of balsa and sometimes a detail part or two. These "Make Wood Look Like Plane" models required a very high level of skill in carving and finishing. The stick and tissue variety were slightly easier to build and provided the ultimate thrill - they could fly when complete with rubber power (and later with free-flight gas and eventually RC). They still required a great deal of skill, so manufacturers sought ways to make model building more accessible to everyone. One idea was pre-carving and/or prefabrication. This raised prices, naturally. Many manufacturers launched lines of 'easy' to build flying models but only Monogram succeeded in making an entire line at an affordable price that would actual fly. The original "Speedee-Bilt" kits were in one-piece two-color boxes. In the early 1950s, shortly before plastic kits were available, Monogram changed to the 'hardbox' with a lithographic slick glued to the top as this kit. Speedee-Bilt kits contained die cut and pre painted wooden parts, completely formed airfoil wings, carved wheels and numerous plastic details like cowlings, pilot, missiles, prop and more. Assembly was by detailed full size plans. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present
Aurora Lockheed P-38 Lightning, 1/48, 99-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$69
This fantastic Jo Kotula box artwork is dated 1959, but the kit is from the mid 1960s due to the '130' price extension, lack of 'Famous Fighters' in the ovals and block logo on the instructions. Molded in silver and clear the the 'triangle' clear stand and stand arm. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Please NOTE that the box top has very light age foxing on the right vertical side. It goes 1 inches to 1.5 inches in towards the center and is difficult to see, but it is there.
Airfix Yak-9D - Type Two Logo Issue Bagged, 1/72, 114
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$32
late 1950s issue with the 2nd Style Airfix logo. The bag and header are original. Header is 'very good' but has been very neatly opened. Never started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing pilot. Otherwise complete with all other parts, decals and instructions.
AMT 1993 Ford Ranger Splash, 1/25, 8944
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$44
Still factory sealed. This is an excellent model that features over 100 pieces, can be built stock or custom., detailed engine, removable hood, full interior, working tailgate and detailed underside. Molded in gray, clear, red tint clear, chrome and with rubber tires.
AMT USS Reliant NCC-1864 Star Trek - The Wrath of Khan, 1/650, 8766
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$35
Factory aealed and hard-to-find. the seal has shrunk and drawn the box top concave at the upper left as shown. The model measures over 20 inches long when assembled and is well detailed.
Revell Whip-Fly Russian Yak-25 Flashlight - Sound and Streamers, 1/50, H158-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$125
Rare. Based on the 1950s Yak-25 "S" kit, the Flashlight Whip Fly comes with USSR decals, flight ballast, handle, 12 feet of control line, control ring, colorful streamers for the jet engines and a underside pod which is a in-flight whistle! Never started. All parts and all paperwork are still in the factory sealed bag. The long side of the box shows the complete Whip-Fly series with the action box art, which includes H151 F9F-8 Cougar, H152 F-84F, H153 F-89D Scorpion, H154 F8U-1 Crusader, H155 F-39 Airacobra and H156 F-101A Voodoo. Although not listed yet, there was also a Whip-Fly Canberra, F-106 and Yak-25 Flashlight. The Whip-Fly series seemed like a good idea...at first. Revell quickly realized that spinning heavily-ballasted, sharp objects at dizzying speeds in or outside the home near groups of children was not the best idea. The series was quickly discontinued.
Tamiya M3A2 Halftrack Armored Personnel Carrier, 1/35, 35070
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$58
Still factory sealed. Well detailed kit that includes nine figures and numerous accessories.
Robbe Balance Motor Glider - 63 Inch Wingspan R/C Aircraft, 3173
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$265
Very Rare. This is a highly prefabricated motor-glider model that includes a plastic fuselage with all necessary holds and cuttings done (down to the nose for perfectly pre-defined thrust angle), anodized aluminum tail boom, factory-built wings with main sparts of pine wood, factory-built tail feathers, electric motor and mount, 6x6" folding propeller, spinner and motor switch unit, very complete R/C hardware pack, light-weight vacuformed canopy (still factory sealed and in superb condition), extensive, full color decal (sticker) sheet and more. Never started. Inside, the kit is exactly as it left the factory. Robbe sealed most of the parts in clear bags; those parts are still factory sealed. The very few parts that were never sealed are inventoried complete. Includes all paperwork. The heavily illustrated and large instruction book is in German, English and other languages as well.
Hawk Mister Mulligan - 1935 Thompson Trophy Winner - One-Piece Box Issue, 1/48, 703
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$95
Very rare and for the advanced model collector. This is the true first issue of the Mister Mulligan. It has a fascinating history for it is among the earlist injection molded kits produced in the United States. The Hawk model company was the most innovative in America and had been making constant 1/48 scale models in wood with metal accessories since the late 1920s. During the re-run of the World's Fair in 1933, Hawk may have made the world's first injection molded airplanes models - but they were not kits. The models were completely finished and were on display for the then-large sum of $25 each. The Mates brothers, who founded and ran Hawk, were quick to incorporate this new technology by replacing the metal detail parts with injection molded details to the wooden kits in the late 1930s. During the war, Hawk put it's injection molding knowledge to work making ID models for the US Armed Forces. Originally there was a nation-wide program to have children and adults make these from wood, but consistency was an issue - injection molded solved this problem. Immediately after WWII in 1946, Hawk made the Curtiss Racer model injection molded in black tenite. The box was a simple one-color affair. This may have been the first injection molded airplane kit produced in the USA; another contender is the Varney's PT-17. Both met a very cool reception at hobby shops. Hawk quickly changed the Curtiss box to two colors and added box artwork while molding the kit is bright yellow acetate. In 1947 Hawk approached toy stores since hobby shops were giving the kit poor promotion. The toy stores did much better. Spurred on by toy store sales in '47, Hawk added four classic racers in '48, all molded in acetate - the Gee Bee, Howard Ike, Laird Solution and the Supermarine S6B. In 1949 Hawk molded them in a much more stable polystyrene and additional Thompson Trophy Races were introduced to the line; this Mister Mulligan kit is one of those. It is molded in high-gloss white plastic, clear and with a dark brown pilot figure. Inside, the kit is factory-new. The small parts are still sealed in the factory 'krinkle' clear bag. The fuselage halves and wing were never factory sealed and inventoried complete. Includes the correct instructions with the '703' part number and advises the use of "...carbon tetracholoride" as a cement because plastic model glue was still not widely available. The instructions are also a detailed painting guide because at this point Hawk did not furnish decals with their plastic kits. The box is in very good condition with great colors. The box has not been crushed, bent or flattened, which is unusual since this type of box is not very strong. The instructions are in 'excellent' condition.
Airfix Great Western Ocean Liner - Type 3 Logo Issue, 1/180, 802
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$159
1960s 3rd style logo issue of this famous kit. The Great Western was the first ship specifically built for the Atlantic Ferry Service and was designed by I.K. Brunel (who designed the Great Eastern). When launched in 1837, she carried 120 first class, 20 second class, and beds could be set up for an additional 100 if needed. The crew was 60 men. The first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean was in April of 1838 and took just over 15 days. After crossing the Atlantic 64 times, she ran for 10 years between Southampton and the West Indies before being broken up in 1857. The kit is the large scale Airfix Japan issue; it is well detailed and features full hull, complete deck fittings, ships boats, preformed rat lines (realistic and scale Revell type), detailed paddle wheels, billowing sails, color flag sheet and much more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Nakajima Ki-27 Type 97 Nate - Capt Hyoe Shironaga 2nd Company 24th FR Philippines 1940 / Lt. Cdr. Saburo Hayashi 4th Flight Regiment 1940, 1/72, NP9
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$20
Still factory sealed and from 1995. Limited edition with 48 pieces and decals & paint guide for both aircraft listed.
Topping Martin Bullpup-B ASM-N-7b (AGM-12C) Air-to-Ground Missile
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$159
Rare Factory/Desk Promotional model produced by Topping for Martin. Larger version with 10 inch missile. Condition is exceptional. Missile is 'mint' and base is easily 'near mint ++.' The correct, original stand says 'Martin Bullpup B.' There are no repairs, no touch-ups and no cracks. Please note that shipping insurance is required.