Aurora US Navy Sealab III, 721-400
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$395
Very rare first and only issue from 1969. This large and well detailed kit of this unique US Navy underwater habitat is highly detailed inside and out and includes a clear panel to show off the complete interior. The delicate clear part is in 'near mint' condition with only light scratches; it has been protected for shipping. Molded in bright yellow, tan (display base) and clear plastic. The kit has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts and includes 'near mint' condition decals and instructions. However, NOTE: this kit has some 'professional' quality sub-assembly as noted. Step 1: floor assembly (4 beds, four side panels), side panel 53 to panel 53A; (2) beds to wall; Step 2: (4) outer frames and (4) hatches to yellow outer hull; Step 3: ballast tank halves and lid (3 pieces total); base built (3 pieces total). There is no other assembly.
Special Hobby Koolhoven FK-51 Dutch Version - 13 LVA de Haamstede mary 1940 / E14 MLD De Kooy Base Feb/March 1940 / 426 LVA III-2 LvR (Reconnaissance Squadron) Noordwijkerhout May 1940 - Bagged, 1/72, SH72048
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
$26
NOTE: bagged kit; there is no box. The box is shown for reference only. This detailed, limited-run injection molded kit featuring optional parts for different aircraft, all fine recessed surface detail, many brass PE parts, resin details, very good cockpit, complete engine, clear windscreens and more. Includes rigging guide & paint guide and decals for all aircraft listed. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The Koolhoven F.K.51 was the winning design in a 1935 Dutch government contest for a new trainer. The prototype was designed by Frederick Koolhoven and first flew on 25 May 1935. This two-seat, fixed undercarriage aircraft was an equal-span biplane designed to use a variety of engines from 249 to 500 hp. The Royal Netherlands Air Force (LVA) ordered 25 aircraft in 1936 and 1937 that were powered by a 270 hp Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah V radial engine. Another 29 aircraft were ordered with 350 hp Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX engine. The Dutch Naval Aviation Service ordered 29 aircraft powered by a 449 hp Pratt & Whitney radial while between 1936 and 1938 the Royal Dutch East Indies Army bought 38 aircraft with 420 hp Wright Whirlwind. The Spanish Republican government ordered 28 F.K.51s, 11 with 400 hp Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IVa radials and 17 aircraft powered by 449 hp Wright R-975E Whirlwind radials; these were refereed to as F.K.51bis. Production totaled at least 142 aircraft and twenty-four fuselages of the F.K.51 were assembled at Aviolanda. While the majority of F.K.51s were employed as elementary trainers within the Netherlands in the Royal Dutch Flight Schools or in reconnaissance roles by the Royal Netherlands Air Force in the Dutch East Indies, twenty-eight were clandestinely sold to the Republican government during the Spanish Civil War, despite a Dutch embargo on the sale of arms to either side of the conflict. Some of those arriving in Spain were used as light bombers by the Republicans in the Cantabrian region of Spain.[2]Some LVA F.K.51s were briefly used for reconnaissance duties following the German invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940. Several F.K.51s being destroyed on the ground by attacking Luftwaffe aircraft. The Dutch Naval Aviation Service's F.K.51s were used to carry neutrality patrols from January 1940; however most were damaged or destroyed during an attack on De Kooy Airfield on 10 May.When the Japanese invaded in March of 1942, the Royal Dutch East Indies Army had 27 F.K.51s available for service. They saw the war coming and on December 5, 1941, the flying schools were shut down and the F.K.51s were formed into two reconnaissance squadrons based on Java.
Aurora F7U Cutlass Navy Jet Fighter, 1/70, 496-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$52
1961 hardbox issue with fantastic box art by jo Kotula. Includes decals for F7U-1 NATC aircraft. Molded in gloss medium gray and clear, with full landing gear and a triangle-based two-piece display stand. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. It even includes the original factory packing tissue paper.
Valom Sukhoi Su-6 AM-42, 1/72, 72001
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$22
Well detailed kit with recessed panel lines, a large fret of photoetched details, very good cockpit and more. Never started. The resin and photoetched parts are still in the factory sealed bags. The other parts have been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Frog Junkers JU-87G Stuka - Hungarian Air Force or Hans Rudel, 1/72, F181
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$18
This 1970s issue includes markings for Stab/Stukageschwader 2 Hans Rudel and Hungarian 102/1 Dive Bomber Squadron (1943). Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions. Frog is considered the father of injection molded model kits. Frog is considered the father of injection molded model kits. The Lines Brothers opened Frog in 1932, capitalizing on the fever caused by Lindberg's solo transatlantic flight. Almost overnight the western populations became 'Air-Minded', and anything aviation was in high demand. Frog created a quality line of stick and tissue rubber powered aircraft and gliders as well as innovative ready-to-fly rubber powered aircraft that required no assembly. The box even contained a built-in rubber motor winder and fuselage holder. Model airplane flight competitions were popular in Great Britain, and one category was 'Rise Off the Ground', or ROG. By changing this to 'Flies Right Off the Ground', the FROG name was born. In 1936 Frog created a line of injection molded plastic models, the first such kit line in the world (Hawk sold a line of injection molded aircraft models in 1934 but they were factory assembled and painted). Named 'Penguin' after the bird that does not fly, the kits were innovative beyond the means of production. At a time when models were simply built by wingspan, the Penguin line was a constant 1/72 scale. Furthermore, a large 1/72 Short S.30 Empire class flying boat contained a full interior and lights! A line of accessories such as AA guns, tractors, hanger, ambulance, sound locator, searchlights and lighting kits were quickly added to the line. WWII caused a pause in production. After the war the box color changed from silver to green, and Penguin kits were also marketed in the USA. Production ended in 1950. Frog quickly expanded and released the Red, Blue, Orange, Black, Green, Gold Token, Spin and Comet series as well as Trail Blazers and several others. It is noteworthy that while most manufacturers in the 1940s/50 were making toy-like models, Frog attempted to make very realistic models. For example, 'detailing' kits with excessively large rivets was once very popular. Frog ignored this trend and continued to mold aircraft with fine panel lines and no rivets. As a result, Frog kits can be built into very realistic replicas. Production ended in the late 1970s, but Frog molds are still in use around the world.
Lindberg Grumman TBF Avenger, 1/48, 5307
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$28
Still factory sealed. Dated 1987. These molds are from the famous motorized 1950s 'Action Kit'. It features retractable landing gear, movable control surfaces, opening canopy, elevating and rotating gun turret, opening bomb bay doors and more. It does not include the motorized or a few of the other original features.
Hasegawa F-4J Phantom II VF-21 Freelancers, 1/48, 09596
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$45
Limited production issue from 2005. The Hasegawa 1/48 Phantom series are considered the finest F-4 kits every produced in this scale. Features 118 pieces, very fine recessed panel lines, excellent cockpits and much more. This kit has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. There is no assembly but NOTE: it has minor and neat painting as follows: one lower canopy frame painted ('professional' quality), upper wing halves and horizontal stabilizers/elevators airbrush primed (professional) and four Sidewinders airbrush primed (professional).
Doyusha Bae Aerospatiale Concorde - British Airways or Air France, 1/200, 200-CO 1000
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$18
From very high quality molds. Features recessed and raised panel lines, extensive decals for both air lines, optional position landing gear and display stand. NOTE: this kit has very minor, 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: intake fans and exhaust glued to engine housings. There is no other assembly. Inventoried 100% complete and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram Douglas DC-3 TWA, 1/90, PA9-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$145
Still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box top slightly concave. This is the second issue dated 1955; the first issue has same art but kit #P9-98. The box has as-new color and gloss. Features optional position cabin door, rotating propellers & wheels, pilot, copilot, hostess and passenger figures and colorful TWA decals.
Academy Mig-21PF Fishbed D - Egyptian / North Vietnam / USSR - (Mig-21), 1/48, 2166
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$22
Still factory sealed. Finely molded and detailed model features all fine recessed panel lines, good cockpit detail, open or closed canopy, separately molded wing flaps and ailerons, detailed gear wells and more.
Planet Models Avro Manchester Mk.I, 1/72, 127
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$145
Rare. Very high quality and detailed resin cast kit with clear canopies & side windows and decals & paint guide for the box art aircraft shown. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M5c Zero Type 52 Hei - 203 Naval Air Sq August 1945 Omura Air Base Nagasaki / 252nd VAS march 1945 Shingehara Air Base Chiba /, 1/72, D23
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$20
Limited edition from 2001. Features all fine recessed panel lines, very good cockpit, detailed gear bays, complete dual-row radial engine, drop tank and more. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora HC-1B Chinook - (CH-47), 1/48, 350-249
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$85
Second issue hardbox issue with a 1961 date, but from about 1965 because of the simplified logo. The 'excellent+' condition box shows off the classic Jo Kotula artwork to full effect. This very large 1/48 scale kit features good cockpit and rotor detail, moving rotors, clear side and cockpit windows and full decals. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. The box displays better than the 'excellent+' grade but is rated as such because there is tape residue on at the center of the two long sides.
Airfix Mig-15 - Polish Or USSR Air Forces - Bagged, 1/72, 97
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$24
1960s bagged kit with header and the Airfix third type logo. Includes decals for both air forces. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present
Pocher Fiat 130 HP Grand Prix de France 1907, 1/8, K70
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$565
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. Recommended for experienced modelers only. This kit is a perfect reproduction of the original car that won 1st place at the 1907 Grand Prix de France with an average of 113.612 KPH with Felice Nazzaro as the pilot. The prototype of this car was used with the original drawings to create this model. It has 823 parts of plastic, brass, steel, leather, iron, rubber, copper, aluminum and other materials. Features include super detailed engine, opening hood, complete interior, all pilot controls, operating steering, working suspension, operating steel drive chains and more. The kit has never been started. Almost all the parts are still in the factory sealed bags; but several bags had torn open due to age. So I inventoried those bags and they are complete. I taped them shut for safe transport or put the parts in a new ziplock. Includes complete instructions and decals. Shipping insurance (and Express Mail for international customers) is required.
Amodel Ilyushin Il-20 / Il-24, 1/72, 72013
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$175
Rare and the only 1/72 scale injection-molded kit ever made of this large aircraft. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero Fighter Type 22a, 1/48, JT110
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$32
Still factory sealed and from 1995 This is a highly detailed kit that is superbly molded with all very fine recessed panel lines. Features an excellent cockpit, detailed landing gear wells, drop tank, optional position canopy and more.
Revell Everything Is Go - Mercury Capsule And Atlas Booster / Friendship 7 Flight, 1/110, H1833-250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$65
Hard-to-find 3-color plastic soft box issue from 1969 that includes the 'Everything Is Go' story booklet. The parts are molded in the correct gray, silver and yellow. Includes the 'Everything Is Go' booklet telling the story of the Friendship 7/Lt. Col. Glenn Flight. This kit was modified from the Atlas Ballistic Missile molds. It is the single greatest model kit for the Mercury Atlas program. Contains highly detailed Atlas/Mercury, launching pad, ramp, tractor transports, nitrogen tank and trailer & much more. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya Bismarck German Battleship Motorized, 1/350, 7301
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$95
Rare motorized issue that is ideal for R/C conversion. Features metal gear box with nylon gears for drive on two props, electric motor, propeller shaft stuffing boxes and a 28 inch long one-piece hull. The kit is very highly detailed and easily considered the finest 1/350 scale kit of this subject. Never started. Most parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags; two bags are opened and those have been inventoried complete. Includes flags and instructions.
Tamiya Takata Dome NSX 2005 - With Pre-Painted Die-Cast Under Panel, 1/24, 24291
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$129
Rare. Still factory sealed and highly detailed inside and out. Dated 2006.