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IHP HMS Invincible British Battlecruiser Design G3 1922 - Hull Plus Large And Unique Parts Only - Imperial Hobby Productions, 1/700, SLP-3

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: NM

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This kit consist of a beautiful high-definition resin cast waterline hull and the ship's large & unique parts. These parts include 3x main turrets, fore and aft funnels, secondary turrets, several superstructure parts for fore & aft and four gun directors. The instructions say that it is 'about 70% complete" so like all IHP 'hull + unique/large parts' models, you will need another kit to completely detail it; in this case, IHP recommends the 1/700 Tamiya Rodney or Nelson kits to detail the model to the 1922 configuration. In some cases the Pit Road/Skywave sets of "Equipment For Navy Ships" works well for even finer details. Never started. The hull is in mint condition. The small parts are still factory sealed. Includes instructions with excellent drawings and references. The Invincible class was parts of Britain's attempt to maintain naval parity with Japan and the United States in the year immediately following WWI. The Japanese 8-8 Plan and the American Military Laws passed in 1916 provided for very large battleship and battlecruisers, all of which would have outclassed even the Royal Navy Hood, which was under constructions. In response the RN drew up plans and requirement for capital ship to carry no less than 16 inch guns. These battlecruisers were laid down in 1921 and were known as the Invincible class. They were worthy of the name; indeed, they would have been the most powerful capital ships ever built for the Royal Navy. The Invincible design has the main armament concentrated forward to shorten the armored citadel and allow for high-powered propulsion machinery to be install aft. This results in a very forward-looking vessel and the firing arcs of some main guns were limited. The British simply justified this by stating that British ship do not run away, and therefore no heavy aft weapons were needed. For the first time in British capital ship construction a transom stern was fitted. The G3 battlecruisers were significantly larger than their predecessors of the Admiral class. They had an overall length of 856 feet (260.9 m), a beam of 106 feet (32.3 m), and a draught of 36 feet (11.0 m) at deep load. They would have displaced 48,400 long tons (49,200 t) normally and 53,909 long tons (54,774 t) at deep load, over 8,000 long tons (8,100 t) more than the older ships. They had a metacentric height of 7.786 feet (2.4 m) at deep load as well as a complete double bottom. Four ships were planned: Invincible, Inflexible, Indomitable and Indefatigable. These impressive ships were more like fast battleships than battlecruisers so it seems redundant that a slow battleship companion was also planned (with 18 inch guns). The Washington Treaty brought an end to the construction in 1922. However, this design was modified to fit the new treaty limits and the result was the Nelson class battle ships (called design O3) of 1927.

Hasegawa F/A-18D Hornet Night Attack - US Marines VMFA(AW)-121 Green Knights / US Navy VFA-106, 1/72, ET2

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: NM

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1991 issue with 100 pieces. Very finely molded with all recessed panel lines and features very good cockpit and gear well detail, pilot figure, optional position canopy, underwing loadout, drop tanks, boarding ladder and a large decal sheet for two different aircraft. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.

Aoshima Yawatamaru Pacific Ocean Liner, 1/700, WLEO97-600

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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1/700 scale waterline kit. Very highly detailed and finely molded. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.

Matchbox TWO Fairey H9A Seafox - Cruiser HMS Asturias 1942 or HMS Arethusa 1939 Malta, 1/72, PK-36

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

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SALE!! Includes two kits in the one box shown. Both models are never started and inventoried with all aircraft parts, decals and instructions present. NOTE: missing display stands. This is still the only 1/72 scale injection molded kit of this handsome aircraft. A very nicely molded kit of the Royal Navy cruiser floatplane with markings for both aircraft listed. Includes color painting guide on the back of the box. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.

AMT Star Wars Imperial TIE Fighters - Two Fighters With Special Display Base, 8438

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

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Includes two TIE Fighters with interior and pilot figures, special Death Star display base and clear stand arms. Once assembled, the fighters can be positioned in any attitude on the stand arms. Never started. The clear parts are still factory sealed; the gray parts are inventoried complete and includes instructions.

AMT Lockheed Vega Floatplane - Alaska-Washington Airways / Alaska Coastal Airlines / Alaska Southern Airways, 1/48, T637

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good-

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Original 1970s issue. This famous classic aircraft design is almost identical to the Winnie Mae (Wiley Post's Around The World Aircraft) but for commercial use. At one point the Vega equipped about 12 Alaskan airline companies who found it ideal for the environment. Includes markings for Alaska-Washington Airways, Alaska Coastal Airlines and Alaska Southern Airways are included. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.

Matchbox Noorduyn Norseman UC-64A - USAF 8th AF UK August 1944 / Northway Aviation Ltd Manitoba Canada 1974, 1/72, PK125

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed Exc

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Still factory sealed and dated 1981. Detailed inside and out and can be built with floats or landing gear. Includes markings for colorful civil 'Northway Aviation Ltd' and USAF Air Force Service Command in Stansted. There is a color painting guide for both aircraft on the back of the box.

Aurora Spad XIII, 1/48, 107-69

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

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First issue hardbox dated 1957 with great Jo Kotula artwork. Please note the 69 cent price extension and oval 'Famous Fighters' sunburst logo. This is part of a popular and very successful series of 1/48 scale WWI aircraft that Aurora started in 1956 and added to well into the 1960s. Many of the line were in production right up until the demise of Aurora in the mid 1970s Molded in correct high-gloss olive drab and black plastic. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Even includes the factory tissue packing paper. Please NOTE: this kit displays slightly better than the 'Very Good' rating but is graded as such because there is a 1/2" x 1/4" tape tear on the lower long side.

Monogram Boeing F4B-4 And F11C-2 Goshawk - White Box Issue, 1/72, 6795

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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SALE!! Includes both kits in the original boxes. The actual aircraft have never been started and are inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions. NOTE: missing display stands.

Matchbox Boeing P-12E - US Army 95th Attack Sq or 27th Pursuit Sq 1st Pursuit Group, 1/72, 40003

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

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1983 issue. Includes markings for two colorful aircraft, 95th Attack Squadron and 27th Pursuit Squadron, 1st Group. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.

Airfix Buccaneer S2/S2C/S2D/SM50 - 809 Sq FAA HMS Ark Royal 1970 / 1976 / 800 Sq FAA HMS Eagle 1966 / South African Air Force 24 Sq 1970, 1/48, 08101

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good

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Very highly detailed and features all recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit & ejection seats, realistic air inlets/compressor fans, optional position air brake, folded or unfolded wings, detailed gear wells, optional slipper tanks, rocket pods, iron bombs and more. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.

Hasegawa Grumman EA-6B Prowler - USN VAQ-130, 1/72, 1137

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc+

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Well molded and features detailed cockpit, optional position canopies and crew boarding stair, ECM pods and more. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.

Tamiya Russian SSGN Kursk - Oscar II Class Submarine, 1/700, 31906

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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Highly detailed waterline kit. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and and instructions.

AMT LZ-128 Hindenburg Zeppelin, 1/520, T557

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed Exc

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Still factory sealed but the seal splits on the short ends. Original issue from the mid to late 1960s - not the common reissue. Scale kit of the classic German Airship measures 18.5 inches long when built and can be displayed 'In Flight' with included eyelets or on the included desk stand. Comes with full color decals and a scale DC-3 model for comparison.

AMT X/YB-35 Flying Wing - Builds The XB-35 Or YB-35, 1/72, 8615

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed VG

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Still factory sealed. Builds either version of Jack Northrop's famous flying wing bomber. Large and very well detailed.

Hasegawa TWO McDonnell Douglas TF-18A Hornet - Canadian Royal Air Force (RCAF) / Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) or US Navy VFA-125 Rough Riders, 1/72, 811

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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SALE!! Includes two kits in the one box shown. Kit #1 is never started and inventoried complete with all parts, including decals and instructions. NOTE: Kit #2 has very minor and 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: cockpit floors and control sticks to inside of lower fuselage half. There is no other assembly. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. This is a highly detailed model that features 83 parts, all fine recessed panel lines, detailed cockpits, optional position canopy and speed brake, optional crew boarding ladder, a full load of missiles and drop tanks and decals for the aircraft listed.

Fujimi Grumman F-14A Tomcat Jolly Rogers - VF-84 / VF-41 Black Aces / VF-32 Swordsmen, 1/72, 28002

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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From high quality molds. Nicely detailed with very fine recessed panel lines, rubber tires and PE parts. Features detailed cockpit and crew, optional position canopy and crew boarding ladder and hatches, detailed gear wells, wings that swing, optional position leading edge slats and trailing edge control surfaces, very good engine inlet and exhaust detail, detailed display engine with engine cart, a variety of loadouts including (4) AIM-54 Phoenix, (2) AIM-9 Sidewinder, (2) AIM-7 Sparrow, drop tanks and more. Has decals and paint guide for all three aircraft listed. The kit has never been started. Some parts are still in the sealed bags. The ones that are not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions.

Airfix Lockheed Super Constellation - 1049 Super G Connie - Irish International Airlines / Quantas / Australian HAR Aircraft, 1/72, 08008

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good

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The model is the only 1/72 kit of the famous 'Stretch Connie' and comes with a huge decal sheet with extensive and colorful extensive decals for Irish International, Quantas and the HAR (Historic Aircraft Restoration) aircraft in Australia. Well detailed and molded. The kit has never been started. All of the small parts are still factory sealed. The white parts tree was not sealed and has been inventoried complete with all parts. Includes decals and instructions.

Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M1 12-SHI Experimental Zero Fighter - Zero First Prototype, 1/48, 09840

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed NM

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Still factory sealed. Rare, special issue and a very highly detailed kit. Superbly molded with all very fine recessed panel lines. Features very highly detailed cockpit and landing gear wells and more. From Bill Koppos on modelingmadness.com: Planning an aggressive war of expansion across far-flung regions, the Japanese Navy was looking for an air-superiority fighter with extreme long range capabilities. The specification 12-shi included range and armament requirements that scared off all bidders except one-Mitsubishi, with talented head designer Jiro Horikoshi leading the team. The new airframe was built with lightness paramount, as with the available engines the specs could only be met if every spare ounce was pared off. Extra-Super-Duralumium, an ultra light new alloy, was employed in the main spars. Pilot armor was not considered. To keep fuel capacity at a maximum, no fuel tank protection was used, and a expendable underbelly fuel tank planned from the start. Watching European developments, the J.N. required 20 Millimeter Cannon main armament. One was planned for each wing, along with the usual 2 7.7 machine guns. Wanting to use a company engine, the Mitsubishi Zuisei ('Holy Star') 13 power plant of 870 hp was installed in the machine. As there was no airfield adjacent to the factory, the aircraft had to be disassembled and transported (allegedly by oxcart) 25 miles to Kagamigahara airfield in Nagoya. Mitsubishi's legend first took to the air on 1 April 1939. Except for top speed, the fledgling fighter performed well, exceeding the 12-shi requirements. One problem was a dangerous vibration, another poor lateral stability. A second slightly modified prototype was added to the test program, this crashed without explanation, but testing went on. The vibration problem went away when a three bladed propeller replaced the original two blade unit, the stability fixed by lengthening the fuselage and redesign of the rudder and stabilizers slightly. The more powerful, but Nakajima designed Sakae 12 engine solved the speed problem. Thus appeared the familiar Zero-Sen, conqueror of the Pacific.