Revell Harbor Tug Taurus / Gowanus / Los Angeles - (ex-Long Beach Tugboat), 1/108, H314
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$49
Lodela issue from 1977. This is a reissue of the famous 1950s 'S' Long Beach tug. Includes decals for all three tugs. Large scale (1/108) kit features very good detail for that time, full hull with prop and rudder detail, full deck fittings, railings, and even crew members. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The Long Beach, of which Taurus is listed as one of her class, was built in Decatur, Alabama in 1943 and was one of a fleet of tugs operated by the Wilmington Transportation Company. She had a registered length of 81.1 feet and a beam of 24 feet. Gross tonnage was 146 inches and she drew 8 feet of water. Powered by a 700 hp diesel, the range was just over 3,500 miles.
Monogram McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II Pro Modeler Issue - USAF 307 TFS 31st TFW, 1/48, 85-5978
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$58
Still factory sealed. 2003 Pro Modeler issue with recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit and gear wells, single piece or optional multi-piece canopy, two pilot figures, crew ladder and excellent instructions.
Nichimo USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 - Motorized, 1/1109, U318
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$26
Small scale motorized kit for operation in water. Nicely molded and detailed. Can be assembled as an operating model or a waterline display model. Includes aircraft and electric motor. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including and instructions.
Nichimo IJN Akagi Aircraft Carrier Motorized With Toms PE Super Detail Set, 1/500, U-5020
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$89
Includes Tom Model Works #5004 1/500 Scale IJN PE detail set, never used and complete with instructions. The actual model is larger-scale and older with excellent detail for that time. Includes all hardware for motorized operation in water or static display. Please note that Nichimo did not include the motor. Features one piece hull, detailed island structure, nicely detailed deck with molded in planking, AA batteries, lifeboats, below flightdeck superstructure detail, four scale props and rudder for static display, counterweight system for list-free operation in water, Val dive bombers with separately molded landing gear and bombs, Kates with separately molded torpedo and Zeros with separate drop tanks, very large decal sheet with full length deck markings and air group decals, display stand with gold plated pedestals and more. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bags including decals and instructions.
DML Su-24 MR/MP Fencer E/F, 1/72, 2516
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$20
Still factory sealed. Very high quality kit dated 1992. Features all very fine recessed panel lines, detailed dual cockpit with optional position canopy, detailed gear well, extensive under-wing weapons load and a paint guide and decals.
Hobby Craft Dornier Do-17M/P - Luftwaffe 3(F)/22 1940 / Bulgaria AF 1944 - Bagged, 1/48, HC1603
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
$32
Bagged kit - no box. The box is shown for reference only. Nicely molded kit with recessed panel lines. Includes decal and paint guide for both air forces. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
ESCI Leopard 2 Battle Tank - Switzerland or Germany, 1/35, 5022
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$20
Nicely molded and detailed 1/35 scale armor kit. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions.
Dumas Tuna Clipper Tuna Purse Seiner - 37 Inches Long for R/C or Display, TC-37
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$95
Still factory tape sealed. A stunning scale model of the beautiful 1,100 ton ship made by Campbell Industries, San Diego, California. The kit features pre-cut mahogany and birch parts, deck hardware, rudder, propeller and shaft and instructions with full size plans.
Monogram Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - (F6F5) 'White Box' Issue, 1/48, 6832
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$42
Still factory sealed. 1973 release of the classic Four Star kit from 1963. This is one of a very popular series of World War II aircraft that Monogram originally released in the 1960s. The wings fold properly as on actual aircraft, the landing gear retracts including tail wheel and arresting hook and includes bombs, drop tanks and rockets. Well molded and detailed kit for that time.
AMT 1951 Chevrolet Fleetline - Stock / Street / Custom, 1/25, T284
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$42
Still factory sealed. Can be built any one of three ways. Includes extensive customizing and street parts. Features detailed engine and engine compartment, opening hood, detailed underside, complete interior and rubber tires.
Fujimi D4Y4-S Type 43 Suisei 'Judy' - Carrier Dive Bomber, 1/72, C-8
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$25
This model dates from when Fujimi made the finest models in the world. Features all fine recessed panel lines, gear well and cockpit detail and optional bomb and drop tank loads. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Frog Hawker Hunter FGA Mk.9 or Mk.59 - RAF No. 54 Sq 1969 or Swiss No.1 Sq 1964, 1/72, F204
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$20
Late 1970s final logo issue. Includes parts and decals to make either version/aircraft. Excellent full color painting guide is located on the bottom of the box. Typical high quality Frog kit with fine panel lines and no rivet detail so it builds up to a realistic model. This kit has not been started. NOTE: missing display stand. Otherwise inventoried with all airplane parts, 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, 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.
Hobby Boss Morser Karl-Gerat 040/041 Mortar Initial Version, 1/72, 82904
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$24
Very cleanly molded and well detailed modern kit dated 2007. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Convair R3Y-2 Tradewind - Kikoler/Brazil Issue - (R3Y2), 1/168, H178
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$44
Ideal builder. Same molds as the classic 1950s 'S' kit. Features counter-rotating props, opening cargo nose and loading ramps. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Kikoler issue made in Brazil using the original 'S' box artwork. Likely from the early to mid 1960s.
VP Blohm & Voss BV-40 Armored Attack Glider - Bagged, 1/72
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$14
Very high quality vac kit. Beautifully molded with all fine recessed panel lines. Includes white vac parts and clear window material. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
ESCI Harrier GR.5 - RAF 233 OCU, 1/72, 9065
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$14
Still factory sealed. Nicely molded and features a good cockpit, optional position canopy and air brake as well as four BL755 cluster bombs, two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and more.
Monogram General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, 1/48, 5401
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$28
Still factory sealed. 1995 issue from the popular older molds of this early F-16 with AIM-9 Sidewinders and two wing mounted drop tanks. Features full cockpit, fine panel lines, detailed wheel wells and more.
Trumpeter TWO 06202 (20 Total) F4F-4 Wildcats / TWO 06203 (20 Total) TBD-1 Devastators, 1/350
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$26
Includes all 4 sets with a grand total of 20 F4Fs and 20 TBDs. Very highly detailed with all recessed panel lines and individually molded landing gear and other details. Molded in clear. All sets are complete and never used. Includes decals and instructions on the back of the box.
Cleveland Kling's Folkerts Speed King Racer - Balsa Model Airplane Kit, 1/16, SF-71
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$79
Older issue in the cardboard box with 'Cleveland World Famous Models' printed in silver. From around 1937-1942. This is a Cleveland model in museum scale of 1/16. All Cleveland kits were exceptionally complete and this one is no exception. This kit is specifically designed as a scale model with retractable landing gear. However, if you do wish to fly it, additional instructions are provided on the necessary modifications. Features very high quality balsa printwood and strip wood, covering material, highest quality plans, all parts required for assembly and decals (if issued with the kit). The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. NOTE: there is light bug damage to some paperwork. The Cleveland Model and Supply Company played a pivotal role in the development of true scale models. In 1909 Bleriot's English Channel flight caused a surge in aviation and model aircraft around the globe. Several companies were ideally positioned to take advantage of the aviation craze. In the USA, Wading River Manufacturing Co. (1909), White Aeroplane (1911), Ideal Model Aeroplane (1911), Broadfield Model Aeroplanes (1919) were among these pioneers, offering everything from plans and parts to complete kits and ARF models. Lindbergh's 1927 crossing of the Atlantic Ocean caused an even bigger world-wide phenomenon called "The Aviation Craze" that extended up to the start of World War II. Many companies such as Megow, Guillow's and others started right around the time of Lindbergh's flight. Some of these models flew and flew well, but they all had one thing in common - were generally not accurate scale representations. In 1929, a youngster named Ed Packard had a very advanced dream- to produce incredibly accurate, true scale models that flew perfectly. This radical idea established the world's longest running single-owner (77 years) model airplane business- Cleveland Model and Supply Company. To this day, Cleveland models are treasured as the most accurate flying scale models produced. The fact that Mr. Packard started and successfully grew this business during The Great Depression is a testament to his ideals and business skill. I highly suggest the excellent book called 'Aviation's great Recruiter- Cleveland's Ed Packard' by H.L. (Herm) Schreiner. It is an excellent history of the man, his company and the times of the Golden Age of Model Aviation.
Monogram Twin Mustang F-82G Day Fighter or F-82F Night Fighter - 449th Sq Ladd AFB Alaska Last Prop Driven Fighter in the USAF Retired Nov. 12 1953 / Col. Oliver Cellini C.O. of 52nd All Weather Group Mitchell AFB, 1/72, 85-5257
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$18
Well molded and detailed kit with traditional high Monogram quality. Features good duel cockpit detail, opening and closing canopies, detailed gun bay with removable service hatch, detailed gear wells, optional radar, drop tank and rocket parts and markings for both day (silver scheme) and night fighter (black) version. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.