Monogram North American F-86 Sabre Jet - The Huff or Miss Jenny, 1/48, 5427
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$34
Still factory sealed. Dated 1983. Very nicely detailed kit of the famous Korean War fighter. Features full cockpit and landing gear detail, optional open machine gun bay and hinged flaps. There are decals for both aircraft listed.
Monogram Focke-Wulf FW-190 A-8/R-3 - A-7/R2 - A7/R3 - A-5/U8 - A-8/R1 - A-5/U3 Tropical - Four Star Issue, 1/48, PA107-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$34
Hardbox first issue dated 1965 and molded in the proper green, black and clear plastic. Very nicely designed- can make any of 6 versions listed and also includes paint guide and decals for all variants. Has optional position canopy and landing gear with a very large variety of underwing stores and gun options. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora Russian Stalin Tank, 1/48, 303-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
$145
Rare first issue from 1956 with Northern Lights logo. The box is in beautiful "Excellent+++" condition with factory-new color and gloss and four solid corners. There is no fading, no stains, no tears or missing litho, no creases and not price tags or tag marks. It would have graded 'Near Mint' but there is a very small (11mmx 5mm) factory tape pull on the upper long side. Molded in the correct gloss deep green with flexible black treads. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Frog English Electric BAC Canberra B(1) Mk.8 - or B(1)Mk. 12 South African or RAF, 1/72, F203
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$26
Like most Frog kits, this model does not have out-of-scale rivet detail but has very fine panel lines only, which makes it easy to build up to a very realistic model. Includes parts and decals for either version; the markings are for RAF No.88 Sqn, Wildenrath Germany 1960 or South African Air Force No.12 Sqn, Waterkloof, 1969. Never started. Inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions present. Please NOTE that the box displays slightly better than the grade. It is rated as such because there is tape residue / masking tape and tears along the lower border of the four sides.
Williams Brothers Boeing 247 Airliner - Roscoe Turner Racer or United Air Lines, 1/72, 72-247
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$35
Often called the first 'Modern Airliner,' the successful Boeing 247 was one the earliest transports with all metal construction, retractable landing gear, de-icers and controllable pitch props. The model features two types of windshields, rubber tires, optional position landing gear and struts, full interior detail for two ships: long-range tanks and accessories for Col. Turner's MacRobertson Race Entry, and complete passenger seat interior for the United version. Colorful markings for Turners racer or the UAL ship shown on the cover. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Skywave Echo II SSGN With Tu-95 / F-4E Phantom II / F-15C Eagle / F-15E Strike Eagle / F-16 A/C Fighting Falcon, 1/700, SW-1200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$28
Hard-to-find model from excellent molds with all recessed panel lines. Includes two Echo II waterline models, (2) Bears, (4) Eagles, (4) F-16s and (4) Phantoms and a very large, extensive decal sheet. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Aoshima IJN Takao Heavy Cruiser Super Detail - With PE Parts and IJN WWII Naval Ordnance Set, 1/700, 036143-300
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$29
Very highly detailed and well molded waterline kit. Includes extensive PE parts (as shown on the right of the box top) and a factory sealed IJN WWII Ordnance Set (2 sprues). The actual kit has not been started and all parts are still in the factory sealed bags. With decals and instructions.
Monogram T-28D Fighter/Bomber - Vietnamese or USAF, 1/48, 0121M0100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$38
Still factory sealed. 1994 reissue of the 1967 Blue Box kit. Nicely molded and featuring operating landing gear, good cockpit detail, sliding canopy, rotating prop and wheels and three figures - instructor, student and mechanic.
Hawk Douglas A-24 - (Army SBD Dauntless), 1/72, 612
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$32
Still factory sealed. Dated 1965 with Tom Morgan artwork. This was an excellent kit for that time with perfect fit and all recessed panel lines.
Airfix Boston Bomber, 1/72, 385
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$28
Type three logo issue from the 1960s. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions. The lower left corner of the decal sheet has a small black stain, but the actual transfers are clear of damage.
Matchbox Westland Wessex HU.5 HAS.31 - Royal Navy 845 NAS HMS Bulwark 1966 / Australian Navy 725 NAS RAN NOWRA 1963 - (S-58), 1/72, PK-133
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$26
Still factory sealed. Dated 1987. Very nicely molded kit. Features very fine raised detail, very good cockpit and rear cabin, opening cabin door, optional parts for stowed flight position tail and rotor, optional cowlings + exhaust and parts for RAF HC Mk2 / HUM K5 for both naval air squadrons.
MPC McDonnell F-4 Phantom Profile Series - F-4B/C/D/E & J - Phantom Thunderbirds/VF-11 or USAF Vietnam, 1/72, 2-1508-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$36
Still factory sealed. In the 1970s MPC released the popular Profile Series. Inside was a quality Airfix kit but with MPC decals to make any one of the 3 F-4 variants listed. The decals include colorful markings for VF-11 Sundowners from the USS Coral Sea (1971), USAF 4th TFS Vietnam and Thunderbirds Aircraft #1.
Frog Swordfish Mk.1 - 810(TSR) Sq HMS Ark Royal 1041 or No. 701 Catapult Flight HMS Hood 1938, 1/72, F258
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$22
Final issue with the late 1970s Frog logo. Includes decals for both historic aircraft and a color painting guide as well. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. 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, 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.
Hasegawa Mig-17 D/E Fresco - USSR / East German / Indonesian Air Forces, 1/72, 083
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$27
Very nicely molded kit that builds up to a realistic model. Includes air-to-air missiles, drop tanks, pilot figure, detailed landing gear and decals for three air forces. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Supermarine Spitfire Vb - 601 Sq RAF Sicily 1943 / 303 Sq RAF Spring 1942 / 145 Sq (Desert Camouflage) RAF Helwan May 1942, 1/32, S18
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$42
Excellent older kit with very good detail features optional parts for all three aircraft, excellent cockpit and gear well detail, optional position pilot boarding door and canopy, and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hobby Craft Dornier Do-17M/P - Luftwaffe 3(F)/22 1940 / Bulgaria AF 1944, 1/48, HC1603
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$29
Nicely molded with recessed panel lines and good cockpit. Includes decal and paint guide for both air forces. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Accurate Miniatures North American P-51A Mustang - Allison Powered, 1/48, 3402
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$39
Still factory sealed. Well detailed and molded with over 60 parts, recessed panel lines, complete cockpit, full wheel wells and optional weighted tires.
Life-Like 120mm Anti-Aircraft Gun and Carrier Tillie the Toiler - (ex Adams), 1/40, 09657
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$69
From quality ex-Adams molds. Highly detailed and includes crew. There are many moving parts as with was originally an 'Adam's Action Model.' Molded in green and black. The green plastic parts have been inventoried 100% complete; the tires are still sealed. With decals and instructions.
Orange Crush-Revell 1915 Ford Model T Sedan - Bagged, 1/32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Bagged
$22
Very rare kit with a fascinating history. Around 1958/59, Orange Crush of Mexico offered a promotion. They offered free, colorful, plastic model cars if you collected correctly-marked Orange Crush bottle caps. The models are 1/32 scale Revell Highway Pioneer series - although there is no mention of Revell or Lodela anywhere on the boxes. Orange Crush had the boxes and even the instructions specially made for them with no mention of a manufacturer. They were never given part numbers. NOTE: there is no assembly, but one driving lantern has been painted. There is no other painting. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes photocopied instructions. You could redeem your caps two ways - at the Orange Crush truck and at a Modelandia Hobby House. Orange Crush also released two full-color booklets and a complete paint set for the cars. A colorful cardboard box held 7 colors of paint in glass bottles, complete with 'Orange Crush' screw-on caps! The entire promotion was done in coordination with Modelandia Hobby House which had up to 19 stores. Modelandia's name appears on each of the boxes and the paint as well. Robina S.A. was the bottler or distributor of Orange Crush in Mexico at that time. The box side lists the other 18 kits with small color pictures of each and shows three sizes of OC - Family Size (Familiar), Grand (Grande) and Normal. You could also obtain models with Titan bottle caps. Titan was also bottled by Robina and came in large (Titan) and smaller (Titancito) sizes and apparently more than one flavor. We do not know how Orange Crush had access to the plastic kits or who sealed the internal bags with the Crush instructions inside them. We can assume that it may have been Lodela, since they would have had access to the Revell molds. It is not know for how long the promotion lasted, but Orange Crush was one of the most dominant soft drinks in Mexico at that time. Here is one clue: some boxes claim that Modelandia had 13 locations; other boxes, which obviously came later on, claim 19 locations. This may indicate that this promotion went on for a significant amount of time.
Tamiya Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VI, 1/48, 61053
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$34
Very highly detailed. Features all fine recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit and crew station, two crew members, detailed engines, optional position canopy and more. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.