UPC Kaiwo Maru / Nippon Maru - 1930s Japanese Navy Sailing Training Ship, 1/200, 5019
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$95
Hard-to find kit of the old Japanese Naval Training Ship. The two sister ships were built in Kobe and launched in 1930. They were both steel four-masted barques carrying royals over double top and topgallant sails. They served as school ships for the Japanese merchant marine. After WWII, they carried demobilized soldiers home, and up to 1951 made dozens of trips to Asia and the Pacific. In 1952, they worked to collect the remains of Japanese war dead from the South Pacific. The ships were replaced in 1989. Very nicely detailed kit in large 1/200 scale. The assembled kit measures about 19 inches long when built. Molded in white, yellow and brown and includes extensive vacuform sails. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
ESCI Kamov Ka-34 Hokum - USSR, 1/72, 9073
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$14
Excellent molds with all fine recessed panel lines. Very well detailed with complete cockpit, two piece canopy, detailed gear wells and external weapons load-out with 2 SA-14 Gremlin containers, four AT-6 Spiral missiles and two UB-32 rocket launchers. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions.
Revell 707 Astrojet American Airlines 'Airmail' Issue With Trading Stamp, 1/139, H243-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$69
1961 issue in the famous 'Airmail' design box with artwork by J. Tsuchimori. This is the second version of this kit and the last issue to retain the 'Revelving' clear globe base that the "S" issue kits had. As a bonus it includes the trading stamp for this kit as well. The straight turbojets have been replaced with the early Jt3D-1 Fanjets, and the vertical fin is higher. Features moving rudder, rotating wheels and Revell's famous 'Globe' stand. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Please note that the box has light paint overspray on the left side as shown and tape residue on the sides, hence the lower 'good' grade.
MPC TJ Hooker Police Car - (T.J Hooker TV Show), 1/25, Q1-10676
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$54
Still factory sealed. Dated 1982 and issued as a tie-in to the popular TV show staring William Shatner.
Heller Le Redoubtable SSBN Submarine, 1/400, L701
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$17
1960s 'Yellow' style issue. Full hull kit featuring very fine raised and recessed hull detail, movable elevator, rudder and diving planes, counter-rotating props, decals and display stand. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The box displays better than the 'good-' grade but it is rated as such because there are two closed tears on the long sides, and one extends up on the box top. There is also plenty of other general wear.
Constructo Viking Ship, 80416
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$36
Makes a perfect first wooden ship kit. Measures 9.6 inches long when assembled. Features a wooden hull that is completely carved, shaped and drilled (ready for paint), die cut wooden parts, other wood parts as required, plastic oars, colorful pre-printed sail, glue, paint, full size plans, rigging diagram, step-by-step illustrated instructions and colorful shields. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes and instructions and plans.
Nitto M4-18T US Army 18 Ton High Speed Cargo Tractor, 1/35, 91
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
$38
Very nicely detailed model. Kit includes 7 soldiers, swiveling and elevating machine gun, rotating bogies, flexible tracks and more. The kit has never been started. All parts are still sealed in the original factory bags. Complete with instructions and decals.
Aurora Grumman F9F Panther Jet, 1/49, 22-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$65
Dated 1960, but I believe this is actually a later issue due to the 100 cent price extension and no 'Famous Fighters' logo on the short box sides. Molded in a brilliant gloss deep blue and clear with the clear triangle 'World' stand. These molds are from one of Aurora's first two kits - the F9F and F-90. Aurora simply went out and purchased the early Hawk F9F and F-90 kits and copied them almost exactly. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Monogram Mercury and Gemini Capsules - Young Astronauts Issue With Poster, 1/48, 5909
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$95
1987 issue from original Revell molds. Hard to find and well detailed 1/48 scale kit containing both Mercury and Gemini capsules. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The poster is included also.
Monogram Colonial Viper from Battlestar Galactica, 1/24, 6027
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$69
Still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box top concave as shown. Original release from 1978; not the common reissue. Very finely molded and detailed kit with traditional Monogram quality.
RCM Heinkel He-51, 1/32
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Bagged
$89
SPECIAL ORDER vacuform kit. Not shipped from stock. Kit is molded upon receipt of payment. Time from receipt to shipping your kit is usually 8 to 10 weeks. Kit includes resin and/or metal details -clear canopy and full size plans/instructions. Details included will vary from kit to kit but may contain landing struts - wheels - props - engines (not jets) - some cockpit parts - seats - etc. Other parts will need to be scratch built or from your spares box. Decals not furnished. Vacuform kits are only recommended for modelers who are experienced with this type of model. Special skills and scratch building experience are required. If you are curious, I highly recommend that you read the article 'How To Build Vacuform Model Kits' which is located on this website.
Special Hobby EMW A4b (Piloted V-2), 1/72, 72010
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$34
Piloted version of the famous A-4 (V-2) Rocket. The idea was the accuracy could be improved by providing a pilot who would do the final aiming then bail out. Several of the A 4b were actually built and test flown, but none with pilots. The reduced drag design, basically a two stage A 4B with strakes, was the intercontinental EMW A 9. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Heller Lockheed F-117A Stealth, 1/72, 80347
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$14
Nicely molded with all recessed detail. Includes large decal sheet for 415/416 TFS - 37th TFW TAC Tonopah April 1991 and 37th FW Tonopah 1991. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Planet Models Heinkel He-162B Volksjager with 2 AS-014 Pulse Jets - Luftwaffe, 1/72, 009
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$44
Rare. Very highly detailed resin cast kit with clear canopy. Decals and paint guide are included for the aircraft shown. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell M-50 Ontos - (ex-Renwal), 1/32, 8302
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$22
1982 Revell reissue of the excellent Renwal kit. Very highly detailed kit including working treads, some interior detail, opening hatches and covers and more. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. NOTE: the box has moisture damage but the kit inside is all in 'excellent' condition. The Ontos was a unique vehicle. Ontos is a Greek word for 'The Thing' and the vehicles lives up to that. Developed along a new concept in mobile warfare, the Ontos has little defense other than movement but a very powerful offensive punch. It carries six 106mm recoilless rifles and .50 caliber spotting rifles. The firing sequence went like this: the crew of three would get out and hand load the six large guns. Then the Ontos would quickly move towards the target. Once sited, the gunner would fire the .50 caliber machines guns until he saw them hit the target - this assured that the 6 big rifles were on target also. At the time, he could fire a full salvo of 6 or in steps of two. The 8.5 ton vehicle would then speed away, moving to a safe location to reload.
Williams Brothers Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr Engine Cylinder Kit - for Large Scale RC Aircraft - Bagged, 1 Inch
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$4
Still factory sealed. Originally made for large scale RC Aircraft. Cylinder measures 1 inch high and .75 inches in diameter near the top of the cylinder.
Tamiya Vought F4U-1A Corsair - VMF-111 Gilbert Islands Sept 1944 / VF-17 'BIG HOG' Nov 1943, 1/48, 61070-2000
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$32
Still factory sealed. From 200. Very well molded kit with traditional Tamiya quality. Includes optional folded wings and decals for all aircraft listed.
R&L Timber Transporter - Bagged, 1/130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
$8
Still factory sealed. Very well detailed small scale vehicle molded in two color and with rotating wheels. Small scale model from R&L in Australia. R&L marketed these kits independently but some were also sold by Minicraft/Hasegawa, Academy, as the Aurora 'Snaparoos' and in Kellogg's Cereal as premiums.
Comet Meteor - 21 Inch Wingspan Balsawood Flying Aircraft, 3409
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$22
Features traditional wood/tissue construction, quality printwood and spars, wood stock as required, fully formed wheels, thrust button, prop, rubber motor, covering tissue and detailed full size plans/building instructions. The kit has never been started. NOTE: missing narrow stipwood. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts 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.
Academy F-16A / F-16C Fighting Falcon, 1/48, 1688
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$24
Very finely molded with all recessed panel detail, all parts for either A or C variants, good cockpit and gear well detail, two piece (optional position) canopy, a very wide variety of under-wing ordinance and decals for the colorful aircraft on the box artwork. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.