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MPC Thunder Struck - Big Dodge Pulling Truck, 1/25, 1-0442

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed Exc++

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Still factory sealed and from 1981. Very rare and even more so in this condition. Features blown V8 engine with Zoomie headers, opening hood, complete interior, detailed chassis, suspension & 4x4 driveline, huge cleated tires, opening tail gate, off-road accessories and more.

Revell USS Constitution Old Ironsides - S Issue, 1/192, H319-298

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG++

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'S' issue dated 1956 and most likely the second issue of this great model; the actual kit looks as good or better than the box illustration! Revell's early ship models were remarkable. This kit is no exception and has excellent detail. Features full cannons and carriages on both decks, complete deck fittings, preformed ratlines, rigging thread, standing and running rigging diagrams, flag sheet and more. Molded in black and wood tan. The kit has never been started. The model has never been started. It has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, flags, rat lines, cutting guide and instructions present. There is a closed split on one of the creases and stain on the instructions but it does not interfere with using them for assembly. The box has excellent color and gloss, and there is no tape or tape marks or price tags. The only flaws are light general wear, edge wear and two closed corner splits.

Megow Contest Commercial - 36 inch Wingspan Cabin Style N.A.A. Class 'C' Flying Model Airplane, J-16

Wood Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good++

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From 1940. Part of the AYA 'Air Youth of America' series of aircraft. Kit features 36 inch wingspan and 25 inch long fuselage, full size plans, print and strip balsa wood, nose block, covering material and a very nice pre-carved propeller blank (final finishing required). The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete. Fred Megow was a famous pioneer in the model aircraft field from the late 1920s till 1949. His product lines of semi-prefabricated, solid and stick and tissue kits won him national and extensive world wide distribution - possibly the first modern model manufacture to achieve this. His fascinating story involves trying novel and untested marketing ideas in the Great Depression, followed my explosive world-wide growth. Mr. Megow was a true pioneer in the early days of modeling and a leader in the low price field so that every boy could afford a kit during those difficult times. Megow also produced scale operating train and trackside kits, ship models (large and small) and automotive subjects. Megow's catalogs claim that they were pioneers in HO scale, and there is documentation to support this fact. Megow's early HO train kits served not only to promote this now-popular scale nationally, but were among the very first train kits. Model train kits were responsible for the explosion in model railroad popularity in the late 1930s - please see the article in this website about these kits.

Monogram B-29 Superfortress - With Diorama Instructions - Enola Gay / Thumper / Bocks Car, 1/48, 5700

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good+

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First issue from 1977 with the highest mold quality. Includes the desirable diorama sheet. Highly detailed model with extensive interior, optional parts for the proper turrets for Thumper or the special turret delete for the atomic bombers. two nuclear bombs 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man' and much more. The bombs are not included in some later issues. Never started. Inventoried with all parts, decals and instructions present.

Revell Highway Pioneers Five Kit Gift Pack - Series Two / 1908 Buick 10 Rumble / 1904 Oldsmobile Van / 1914 Stutz Bearcat / 1910 Studebaker Electric Coupe / 1915 Model T Ford Sedan, 1/32, H43-445

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good++

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Very rare set from about 1953 or '54 which includes all five models, a glass bottle of "Pactra's Cement For Revell Kits", a brand-new Pactra special issue "Highway Pioneers Painting Set" in a unique box with their legendary 'Namel paints in red, yellow, blue, white, black, gold, chrome silver and thinner and a brush. Never started; the 5 models have been inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions present. Molded in dark green, white, yellow and black plastic. Inside, the kit is correct with all cardboard dividers. Before the 1950s 'model building' never made the top 10 list of boy's activities. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream. Starting the 1910 and '20s, many dedicated modelers began building flying or static airplanes, ship, train, automotive or other subjects. Basic kits existed, but the majority of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. The availability of wooden model kits expanded rapidly after Lindberg's flight due to the nation-wide 'Aviation Craze.' However, it was widely reported by hobby publications that because of the high degree of skill required in building wooden aircraft that less than 80% of the kits purchased were successfully completed (and far fewer flown). That changed in the early 1950s with the introduction of plastics and injection molding machinery. The phenomenon of the all-plastic Gowland & Gowland 'Highway Pioneers' car kits was a significant force in proving that model building as a hobby could have mass appeal, since the kits were easy enough to build and finish. These 1/32 scale vehicles could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real car - and had zero carving or painting required. The Highway Pioneers series lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the early 1960s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys...and adult males as well!

Tamiya Panzer Kampfwagen III Ausf. M/N Motorized, 1/35, MT136

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed Exc+

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Still factory sealed. Very rare and even more so in this condition. Features metal gearbox, all required hardware and a very well detailed model of this early WWII German workhorse Panzer.

Pit Road HMS Barham Battleship (1941) - Queen Elizabeth Class, 1/700, WL-60

Resin Model Kit,   Box Condition: Fair++

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Rare kit with legendary Pit Road quality. Features a fantastic resin cast waterline hull of higher quality than any injection moldings could achieve, large details cast in resin, a very large number of precision cast metal small parts (down to watertight doors), metal stock and a well detailed, illustrated set of instructions including a camo painting guide and side elevation with rigging. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. Please note that this is a very highly detailed kit and recommended for experienced model builders. The box displays slightly better than the 'fair++' grade but is rated as such because there is wide masking tape on both long sides and box tray (bottom).

Enterprise F4U-5 Corsair - Static Or .039 to .074 Gas Engine Flying Model - 17.5 Inch Wingspan, 147-125

Wood Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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Rare, highly prefabricated model from 1955 and even rarer in never started & complete condition. Enterprise pulled out all the stops on this design to make it easy to build and to give a realistic appearance - so good that you can make a static model from it to be proud of. However, it is designed for U-Control operation on the engines listed and has a wing area of 50 sq. inches, length of 14.75 inches and a wingspan of 17.5. The kit is almost completely sheeted - there are only two very short section of tissue paper needed. Features die-cut wooden parts, fuselage that is side sheeted and has factory-carved upper and lower front sections, a beautiful factory-carved wing with the correct airfoil and notched at the gull wing lines, die-cut horizontal and vertical stabilizer with elevators, hinge material, plywood landing gear mounts, fully formed wire gear struts, finished main and tail wheels, a bag of metal hardware, plastic cowling and pilot's bust, clear vacuform canopy that is still in mint condition and perfectly clear (not yellowed), covering tissue, a beautiful set of full color decals (still in amazing 'near mint' condition), covering tissue and superbly illustrated assembly instructions in 'excellent++' condition. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes all paperwork. Please NOTE that while there is no assembly, the die-cut balsa parts have been very neatly removed from the sheet by an adult.

Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf-109 G-6 Italian Air Force - (Bf109G6), 1/48, JT166

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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Hard-to-find 1998 release of the famous '109 in Italian service. Very highly detailed and superbly molded with all very fine recessed panel lines. Features very highly detailed cockpit and landing gear wells, drop tank, separately molded leading edge slats and split flaps, multiple piece canopy and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.

Revell John F Kennedys PT-109, 1/72, H310

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good

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1977 issue and a very nice scale model of Lt.(jg) John F. Kennedy's historical ship. Measures just over 13 inches long when assembled. Features 4 torpedo tubes, 2 twin .50 caliber machine guns, 20mm cannon, life raft, 4 crew figures, rudder and prop detail and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals, flag sheet and instructions.

Monogram Hawker Hurricane - Mk IIA/Mk IIB/Mk IIC/Mk IID/Mk IV - Blue Box Issue, 1/48, PA90-100

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good

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Third issue of the classic kit dated 1968. This is part of the popular and successful Monogram 1/48 WWII line that they started in the 1960s. Features all parts and decals to build any of the five versions, retracting landing gear, rotating prop & wheels and a wide variety of guns, bombs, rockets and cannon. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.

Tamiya Stuart M3 Light Tank - With Five Figures / Brick Wall Set / Sand Bag Set - Markings For USA (2 Tanks) / Britain / Canada, 1/35, MM342

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

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Well detailed armor model that also includes brick wall set, numerous sandbags, tank commander, four soldier figures, working bogies, flexible tracks, elevating main gun, rotating turret, optional position main hatch and more. There are decals for the following tanks: US Army Tunisia Front 1st Armored Division, US Army Europe 3rd Armored Division, British Army North Africa and Canadian Army 4th Armored Brigade. With paint guide. Never started. The tank parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags; the accessories have been inventoried complete Includes decals and instructions.

Italeri 1/35 M101 105mm Howitzer / Dragon 1/35 M-16 / AR-15 Family / ESCI 1/35 Napoleonic Wars British Infantry / ESCI 1/72 German Weapons Set / Verlinden 1/35 German Panzer Crew WWII / Verlinden 1/35 US Small Arms Ammo Boxes, 319

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed Exc to Good

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SALE!! Includes all accessories listed and in their original boxes. Please read carefully for the condition: Verlinden Ammo boxes: still factory sealed. Verlinden Panzer Crew: never started and internally factory sealed. Italeri Howitzer: never started and with all parts but NOTE: missing instructions. Dragon M-16/AR-15 Family: never started and inventoried complete. ESCI Napoleonic Wars: factory sealed. ESCI 1/72 German Weapons Set: never used and inventoried complete.

Testors T-38 Talon White Mosquito, 1/48, 337

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed VG

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Still factory sealed but the seal has small splits and wear. Dated 1985 and from high quality Fujimi molds. Features 46 pieces and includes decals for T-38A of the 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin AFB, Del Rio, Texas or T-38A with red wings, rudder and nose of the San Antonio Air Material Area, Kelly AFB, Texas. Please note there is a small, closed tear at the lower left that did not show up in the photo.

Artesania Latina J.S. Elcano Spanish Navy Training ship - 17.9 Inch Long Wooden Ship, 1/250, 200102

Wood and Metal Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG+

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And excellent model of this beautiful ship. It is ideal for the first-time wooden ship builder because of the high degree of prefabrication. Features completely carved one-piece hardwood hull, all other hardwood parts either die-cut or machine cut to shape, a large number of precision fittings made from brass, metal and hardwood, all rigging material and wooden rigging blocks, sailcloth with printed outlines and details, paint, sandpaper and more. This model includes a full color heavily-illustrated instruction booklet as well as superb full size plans with detailed construction drawings and full rigging details. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes all paperwork.

Fujimi IJN Submarines I-15 and I-46 / Minicraft I-400 Submarine / Minicraft I-1 And I-6 Submarines, 1/700, WLS074-100

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc to Sealed NM

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SALE!! Includes all three models in the original boxes. The I-400 and I-1 & I-6 are still factory sealed. The I-15 & I-46 are never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.

Airfix TWO Bristol F2B McKeever - (F.2B) Major McKeever, 1/72, 01080

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

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SALE!! Includes two models in one box. The kits have never been started and are inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. 'Special Edition' release from older molds has markings for Major McKeever's famous aircraft.

Airfix TWO Spad S.VII Guynemer 1917 Special Edition - (S-VII), 1/72, 01081

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG+

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SALE!! Includes two models in one box. The kits have never been started and are inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Dated 1988. Finely molded, older model that includes markings for the famous French Ace.

Airfix Albatross D-V - (DV) - Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 3-29

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

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1960s kit with excellent and colorful Craftmaster artwork. Well molded for that time. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.

Revell 1909 Stanely Steamer Highway Pioneers - US Antique Series, 1/32, H34-69

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good-

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1954 issue of the famous Highway Pioneers 'US Antique' series. This was the first time that a Highway Pioneers box showed a unique illustration of the kit inside; prior to this they were generic. Molded in medium green plastic. This kit has never been started. All parts are still in the factory sealed bag. Includes instructions. These kits have a fascinating history. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream and never made the top 10 list of boys activities. Spurred on by the nation-wide aviation craze in the 1920s, many became modelers and built flying or static wooden models of airplanes, ships, trains, automotive and other subjects. Basic kits existed, but many of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. That changed in the early 1950s when the Gowland & Gowland/Revell Highway Pioneers became the sales sensation of the year. Demand was so great that the factories could not keep up and almost overnight 'model building' was mainstream. The phenomenon of the 'Highway Pioneers' kits was a significant force in proving that model building as a hobby could have mass appeal, provided that the kits were easy enough to build and finish. These 1/32 scale vehicles fit the bill: they could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real cars. The success of the Highway Pioneers lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the late 1950s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys...and many adult males too!