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Comet Aeronca Chief - 54 Inch Wingspan for R/C / Free Flight, P9

Wood Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

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Very rare 1950s issue of this large-scale model with a 54 inch wingspan. For rubber or gas free flight or R/C (radio control). Features traditional balsa wood and tissue construction, high quality printwood sheets, factory-cut spars and stringers, balsa nose block, fully formed wheels and thrust button, covering tissue, factory-carved balsa propeller (80% finished) and detailed full size plans with building instructions/notes. The model has not been started. Inventoried complete with all parts above and plans present. Comet was a famous manufacturer of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998.

Berkeley Privateer Super 15 Flying Boat - 60 Inch Wingspan Flying Aircraft For R/C, 19-4

Wood Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

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Rare, very large wingspan R/C model for .09 to .15 engines. Features precision cut wood parts, shaped trailing edges, NACA 'Long Planing Hull' design, all sheet balsa fuselage, self-draining hull and sponsons, beautiful stamped metal nacelle, hardware pack, covering material, full sized plans, decal and more. Never started. The hardware pack is still factory sealed and all other parts have been inventoried complete including the paperwork. Berkeley is a very famous manufacturer of flying model kits from the Golden Age of flying aviation, about 1932-1954. Founded in 1933 by William Effinger, the company was quite progressive in producing quality kits - it was likely the Berkeley 'Buccaneer' was the first gas powered model in kit form. In the later 1930s, Effinger acquired the services of a very talented Henry Struck. Struck went on to design numerous award-winning kits under the Berkeley name. Berkeley weathered the post WWII recession and emerged as a major kit producer in the late 1940 and 1950s. These were great years for Berkeley and they produced some incredible and large kits. The company went bankrupt in about 1960 however. Fox engines (Duke Fox) bought the company and released the kits alongside his own FOX models and engines. This arrangement did not last, and in the early 1960s the Berkeley name disappeared from hobby shop shelves.

Falcon Model Airplane Co Me-109 - (Bf-109), B37

Wood Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good

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From the mid to late 1940s. Large scale, solid wood kit featuring profile cut fuselage, wings, tail surfaces, printwood, wood stock as required, finished wheels, plastic 3-blade big spinner propeller and full size plans with templates. Complete and never started.

J&J J-Craft Trainer - 65 Inch Wingspan R/C Aircraft

Wood and Metal Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good+

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Excellent, large-scale Radio Control trainer and still popular today. Never started. The parts that were factory sealed are still in the factory sealed bags; the larger parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete. Includes full size plans. NOTE: this kit will ship in this box (wrapped in heavy brown paper) unless you specify otherwise. If shipped in another box, additional shipping charges will apply.

Tamiya US Jeep 1/4 Ton 4X4 Willys MB, 1/35, 35219

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed NM

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Still factory sealed. Detailed kit from high quality molds.

Revell DC-7 Flagship American Airlines One-Piece Stand Arm Pre -S Issue, 1/122, H219-98

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

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Very rare true first issue from 1954/55 with the rare one-piece stand arm and correct instructions. This Pre-S model has fantastic artwork of a DC-7 at the moment just before touchdown. It is easy to see why these models are considered the pinnacle of box artwork and so so collectible today. Besides the one piece stand arm and instructions, another difference in the first issue is that the main gear axles are separate parts on this issue. On the second issues the gear struts were modified and the axles were moved to the wheels, and the stand arm was changed to two plastic parts because the one-piece stand arm was fragile and in use it broke easily. Few true first issues were made because Revell quickly corrected this weakness. Correctly molded in gloss silver and clear and a large, colorful decal sheet. Inside, the kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Instructions are 'very good++' with the detailed American Airlines route map on the back. Decals are also 'very good++' and flat with no curl and the typical yellowing as the main flaw. The box has excellent color and gloss as shown but has general wear, very faint writing in the white zone of the 'REVELL' logo and a small litho tear shown at the center top of the box.

Special Hobby P-59 A/B Airacomet, 1/72, SH72058

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

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Finely molded with all recessed panel lines, excellent cockpit, PE details, detailed gear wells, drop tanks, injection molded canopies and decals for P-59A "Smokey Stover" No. 44-22610 and P-59B "Reluctant Robot" No. 44-22633. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.

Accurate Miniatures Curtiss SB2C-1C Helldiver - (SB2C1C), 1/48, 480405

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG++

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Very finely molded and highly detailed; widely considered the finest 1/48 'Beast' model ever made. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. NOTE: missing decals.

Accurate Miniatures Grumman TBF /M Avenger Lt. (jg) George H.W. Bush VT-51 USS San Jacinto - (TBFM), 1/48, 480120

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed NM

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Still factory sealed. A superb model and widely considered the finest Avenger in 1/48 scale. Features over 100 parts of excellent mold quality. Includes complete crew stations, detailed rear turret interior, full engine, separately molded rudder, detailed bomb bay with weapons load and optional position bomb bay doors, bomb cart, optional position pilot's canopy and rear crew entry door and decals and paint guide for the listed aircraft.

Lukgraph Vought SBU-1 Corsair - Scout Bomber, 1/32, 32-09

Resin Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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Rare, very large 1/32 scale, incredibly detailed model kit. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.

Sweet FOUR GM FM-2 Wildcat - (F4F), 1/144, 14103

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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SALE!! Includes four Wildcat models. Sweet Aviation Models are perhaps the finest and most detailed kits ever produced in 1/144 scale. This kit features the FM-2 'Cat with super-fine recessed surface detail, very good engine, dual drop tanks, fully detailed landing gear and more. Even includes wheel chocks. The large and extensive decal sheet has markings for 5 different aircraft and there is also a full color painting guide. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.

Scale Art Model Services 1950s REA Delivery Truck Style A - O Scale, 1/64, OK2

Resin Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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Rare O scale model that is beautifully molded in high definition resin. Includes full instructions and all signs & markings shown on the box top photograph of the model. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.

Life-Like USS Olympia - Admiral Deweys Flagship - (ex Pyro), 1/240, B240-250

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good-

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Life-Like issue with with the original Pyro part number and A.J. Rudisill artwork. Most likely from the early to mid 1970s. This is a full hull, large scale model of Admiral Dewey's famous flagship. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts including instructions. Oddly, the instructions still say Pyro. Life-Like purchased the entire Pyro plastic kit line in the 1970s.

Herr Engineering The Scout - 30 Inch Wingspan Balsa Flying Model Airplane, K-101

Wood Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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Large 30 inch wingspan wooden kit for scale rubber flying or conversion to electric RC. Includes high quality laser cut balsa wood, complete hardware, colorful tissue, clear windshield, contest rubber and plastic propeller, wheels, complete building instructions, full size plans and decals. The model has not been started. The parts are still in factory sealed bags and includes instructions.

Top Flite Rascal 18 JIGTIME Flying Balsa Aircraft, B1

Wood Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good

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Many companies tried to produce fully prefabricated flying model kits that would really fly. Of all these attemps, only Top Flite succeeded with the late 1950s 'JIGTIME' flying rubber free-flight model series. The Jigtime series were highly prefabricated 3D (not profile), all balsa models with no tissue. The tissue, rib and spar method was eliminated and it is built off of central jigs with all parts factory pre-painted with a colorful design. Includes fuselage sides, top & bottom, completely finished wings with the correct dihedral and camber, finished tail feathers, fully formed wire landing gear struts, finished wheels, plastic prop, thrust button, washers, rubber motor and full instructions. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried and NOTE: missing 1/2 of the pilot bust. Otherwise complete with all other parts and includes instructions.

Fantastic Plastic XSL-01 Manned Space Ship - With Materials For Building The Revell Launch Pad, 1/75

Resin Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc+

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Sells for $185 new. This very large XSL-01 is a scaled-up copy of the original classic Revell 'S' kit. It is cast in high-definition resin and even has decals in the proper colors as the original Revell model. Because this Fantastic Plastic issue came with it's own base and not the original Revell base, the previous owner purchased a very large number of factory-sealed bags of Plastruct material that could be used to scratch-build a Revell launch base; even a quality photocopy of the Revell instructions are included for reference material for the pad. He even includes ladders and railings. This big XLS-01 has not been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts present and includes decals and instructions. Please note that for this issue, Fantastic Plastic replaced the weak 'styrene rod' in the instructions with a metal rod that is taped into the box top.

Revell Heinkel He-115 C-1 - 3/Ku.Fl.Gr 106 Luftflotte 2 France Late 1940 Night Operations / 1/Ku.Fl.Gr 906 Luftflotte 5 Pori Finland 1942, 1/72, 04342

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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1993 Revell of Germany issue. Very nicely molded with very fine raised panel lines and recessed control surfaces. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.

Tamiya Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu Type 11 Rex, 1/48, 61036-1800

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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1994 issue with high-gloss box art features all fine recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit, markings for two aircraft and also a beaching dolly. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.

Mach 2 Armstrong Whitworth Argosy - 1970s RAF Version, 1/72, GP064

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good

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This is a limited edition injection molded, large-scale model of this famous British RAF and Civil Transport Aircraft. Big and well detailed with decals for the camo version illustrated on the box art. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.

Skywave TWO USS Buckley DE51 Class Destroyer Escorts - With Decals For Any Ship In The Class, 1/700, W8

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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Includes two complete, highly detailed waterline models. Includes full color painting guide and extensive decals with many white and black hull numbers so you can build virtually any ship of this class. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.