Aurora Japanese Type 97 Chi-Ha Medium Tank with Army or Navy Markings, 1/48, 325
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
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Still factory sealed and in amazing investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition. Hard-to-find 1/48 scale armor kit in the 'Big A' box from 1972. Features elevating gun, rotating turret, figures, operating treads and bogies and battlefield display stand.
Hasegawa Kawasaki Ki-100 I Koh Otsu Tony - 5th Company 111th Flight Regiment Akeno Airfield July 1945 / 5th FR Kiyosu Airfield 1945 - (Radial Engine Tony), 1/48, JT38
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Dated 1995. Widely considered the finest Tony in this scale. Very well molded and detailed with all fine recessed panel lines, very good cockpit detail, fully enclosed gear wells, two drop tanks and more. Includes paint guide and decals for the two aircraft listed. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Convair Atlas - America's First Interncontinental Ballistic Missile - 'S' Issue, 1/110, H1822-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Dated 1958. Very rare ICBM and the first and only issue of this Revell 'S' kit representing the Atlas in ICBM configuration. Reissues are impossible because the the molds were altered to make the Mercury Atlas kit. Very highly detailed and molded in correct white, gray and bright yellow plastic. Features elevating missile support arms and hinged break-away supports, complete launching base, ramp and pad, missile truck and trailer that elevates 90 degrees to load missile and crew. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. The decals are in exceptional 'near mint' condition with the slightest yellowing as the only flaw. The instructions are also 'near mint' and not even yellowed. The box has great color and gloss, four solid & original corners, no repairs and no fading. However, it is only graded 'very good' because there is corner wear, edge wear and other general moderate to light wear as shown. All four side panels display like the box top does. Shipping insurance is required for this kit. This model has a great history. Fresh on the heels of the initial "Missile Boom" in model kit sales, Revell quickly planned a large series of missile kits. In order to make them more interesting, any accessories that could be included were such as launchers, transports, cranes and crew. Spurred on by early success, Revell decided to create an expensive missile model by adding all the trimmings - a complete base with support equipment. The result was the Convair Atlas ICBM, which sold for the almost unheard of price of $1.98 in 1958. However, the missile kit sales bubble exploded almost right at that moment and inventory turnover dropped to almost zero just as fast. The Atlas and most other Revell, Aurora and Monogram missiles were dropped from the line up. The high price and nearly non-existent sales ensured the rarity of this kit, but there was more to come. For a long time, it looked like Revell had wasted a small fortune on this kit. But in a few short years the Atlas would carry the Mercury Capsule into space. Revell would dust off the molds, cut in the correct changes and issue a new kit, the Mercury Atlas "Everything Is Go!" model. This model was a success for many years but the mold modifications made any reissue of the original Atlas ICBM impossible. From my friend Stephen Payne, Major, USAF (Ret): The launch pad in both kits used Launch Complex - 14 (also known asSpace Launch Complex-14 or "Slic-14") as their example. LC-14 waspart of what was known as ICBM Row at Cape Canaveral and originally usedto test the Atlas ICBM prior to being converted for the Mercury Spaceprogram (starting with John Glenn's orbital mission). The yellow & white trailers seen here were the gaseous nitrogen tube bank trailers. The nitrogen trailer in both Atlas kits came from the accessories associated with the Revell Thor kit. Having spent 5 years working at the Cape, I passed this site numerous times. Unfortunately, time & the elements have resulted in the removal of all ruminants of SLC-14. Only the memorial (with associated timecapsule) remains.
Pyro Fijian Outrigger Canoe, 1/35, 319-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Early hardbox issue from 1965 with box art by Howard Arnold. This unusual kit of a famous subject features very good detail, full rigging instructions, vacuform billowing sail (in 'mint' condition) and display stand. Measures roughly 10 inches long and 12 inches high when assembled. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. The ocean going Polynesian Sailing Canoe is a critical part of Polynesian heritage and history. Through many trips in and across the Pacific Ocean, Polynesians spread to numerous islands. One example was the colonizing of present day New Zealand as early as 1280 AD.
Revell British Vosper MTB - (Motor Torpedo Boat), 1/72, H335-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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1966 issue in the rare hardbox. Very nicely molded and detailed kit featuring twin .50 caliber machine guns, 20mm anti-aircraft guns, depth charges, Royal Navy markings and display stand. The model has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, flags and instructions. NOTE that the box displays better than the 'good' grade. It is ranked as such because there is a 2" x 1" section of missing litho along the upper left side corner.
Nichimo U-Boat Type IXB - Wolfpack U-107 Submarine Motorized, 1/200, U-2009
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Large scale kit that is well molded and detailed. Designed for water operation and includes all motorizing hardware. Can be made R/C with today's micro components. Features complete deck fittings, removable torpedo magazine covers with torpedoes inside, rotating deck gun, hand rails and five crew members. Molded in two colors, red and gray. The kit has never been started. Most parts are still in the internal factory sealed bag; only the few large parts were never sealed and they are inventoried complete. With decals and instructions. Please NOTE that Nichimo did not furnish the electric motor with this issue.
Frog Fairey Firefly F Mk.1 - Royal Dutch Navy Sumatra or Canadian - Bagged, 1/72, F257
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
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Still factory sealed. Builds Canadian Navy Firefly from the HMCS Magnificent, 1950 or the 860 Sq Royal Dutch Naval Air Service, Northern Sumatra 1946. Nicely molded with little to no rivet detail for a realistic build.
Entex Howard Hughes Spruce Goose HK-1 Hercules, 1/200, 8458
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Nicely detailed large model with a wingspan is over 19 inches when assembled. With clear display stand. Never started. All of the parts are present and still in the factory sealed bags. NOTE: missing decals and instructions.
Big Bag 'O Pilots And Ground Figures, 1/48
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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This zip lock contains a dozens of injection molded figures left over from mostly 1/48 scale kits. I would say that 95% of them (if not all) are 1/48. I recognize figures from Hawk, Monogram, Aurora and others, so theres are older figures. Some are from the jet age; others from WWII and even WWI. Most are not painted; some are neatly painted. Sold as-is.
Verlinden Carrier Deck Equipment, 1/72, 2459
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Very highly detailed resin casting for all of the items shown on the box top photo. Includes rubber hose. Never started with all parts still in the factory sealed bag. Please note, Verlinden did not issue instructions with this kit as it is self-explanatory using the box top photo as a building and painting guide.
Hobbymaster THREE WWII US Pilots And TWO Modern US Pilots - Blister Packs, 1/72, HP001
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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SALE!! Includes all five factory-painted pilot sets, ready to install in your 1/72 model kits. Three are US WWII tan uniforms and two are US modern pilots with white helmets and dark uniforms. All five sets are still factory sealed.
Novo Fairy Barracuda / Blackburn Skua (2) / Miles Magister 1 Trainer / Percival Proctor IV Trainer - (ex Frog) - Bagged, 1/72, F161
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
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SALE!! Includes all five factory sealed ex-Frog kits with all headers in 'excellent' or better condition.
Hasegawa Grumman F9F-8 Cougar - (F9F8), 1/72, 1139
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Late 1970s/early 1980s issue that is still demand today for it's high quality and detail. Includes markings for VT-26 or Blue Angels Aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa KA-3B Skywarrior - US Navy Tanker/Attack Aircraft, 1/72, K42
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory sealed. Excellent quality kit from all new molds dated 1998. Features all fine recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit and gear wells and much more.
AFV Club M16 MGMC Meat Chopper - Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun, 1/35, AF35203
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Very highly detailed inside and out. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
AFV Club U-2A Dragon Lady - High Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft, 1/48, AR48112
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Excellent kit from all new molds. Features all fine recessed panel lines, detailed cockpit, optional position landing gear, removable 'pogo' wing tip outrigger gear, opened or closed airbrake, Trimetrogon Type A-2 Camera (which be displayed separately, U-2 specific 'Howdah' (ground heat shield for cockpit) and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Sterling Northrop P-61 Black Widow - 37.5 inch Wingspan Flying Airplane, E-15
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Rare. Very high quality, scale kit designed for R/C, rubber power, gas or CO2, control line or non-flying super detail scale. Features quality die-cut balsa printwood and stripwood, diecut plywood, numerous crisp vacuform parts such as cowlings, cowl flap rings, spinners, wheels, turret and more, clear vacuform canopy and rear bubble in 'mint' condition, light-weight plastic and prop, hardware, rubber motor, fully formed wire landing gear, complete full color decals, covering tissue, superb full size plans that include building and flying instructions and conversion details for R/C and other forms of flight. Never started. The small parts are still in the factory sealed Sterling bag while the parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete with a paperwork. Sterling was a famous manufacturer dating back to the 1930/40s flying model craze. Although they continued to produce kits for decades after the flying model slump following World War II, they eventually fell victim to the general lack of interest in modeling that occurred in the early 1980s. I always considered Sterling kits to be deluxe kits as they were very complete.
Sterling Ford Tri Motor Island Airlines - 34 Inch Wingspan For RC / Control Line / Free Flight / Co2 / Rubber Power / Static Scale Display, E12
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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In amazing 'near mint' condition. Very large scale model that is well detailed. Can be built for rubber powered, gas powered free-flight, CO2 powered, control line, RC/radio controlled or static display. Features quality die-cut balsa sheet parts, stripwood and wing spars, plastic engines and other details, finished rubber wheels, preformed wire parts, hardware pack of control line parts, a big set of color decals for the box photo aircraft shown, covering material, instructions, full size plans and more. Never started. The parts that were factory sealed are still in the Sterling bag; the parts that were not have been inventoried complete. With all paperwork.
Guillows De Havilland DH-4 - 27 Inch Wingspan RC / Gas / Rubber Flying Model, 205
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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From about 1964 and in amazing 'near mint' condition. Large-scale, well detailed model can be flown rubber free flight, gas free flight, or converted to electric RC using modern servos and receivers. Features die cut balsa parts, rubber motor, plywood firewall, scale plastic wheels, plastic propeller, vacuform nose / machine guns / pilot busts, two big sheets of full color decals, covering tissue and excellent full size plans. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Guillow's founder, Paul K. Guillow, was a WWI naval aviator. In 1926 he began producing wooden model airplane kits. His 'Shelf Models' were some of the earlier non-flying models in production. Guillow's grew during the model boom of the 1930s, and when the Depression hit the hardest, Guillow's responded with lower prices and became one of the low price leaders, frequently advertising in Model Airplane News and other leading publications. During the war, like most manufacturers, Guillow's was forced to alternative materials such as cardboard and pine. Guillow's survived the post WWII slump by creating many inexpensive profile flying rubber powered aircraft and gliders in the 1950s (along with North Pacific) which became famous - some are still available today. The stick and tissue lines have been updated with laser cut parts and are still in production as of 2009.
Comet Curtiss Jenny JN-4D - 34 inch Wingspan Rubber / Gas Control Line / RC Flying Balsa Aircraft, 3646
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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Large 34 inch wingspan flying kit can be powered by rubber, electric and made RC with modern lightweight servos and receivers. This is a deluxe Comet kit from the 1970s and features true scale appearance, rugged Super-X non-warping wing assembly, Tube-O-Matic fuselage construction, many lightweight plastic details - cowling, machine guns, pilot, bombs etc. for flying models or static displays, quality die-cut balsa parts, plywood firewall, factory cut spars and stringers, fully formed gear struts and wheels, windscreen material, covering tissue, hardware, weight for balancing, scale four-blade and flying (2 blade) propellers, rubber motor, huge color decorating sheet, detailed full size plans and building instructions. The kit has never been started. The small parts are still in the factory sealed clear bag, and the parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete with all parts and includes insignia and instructions. Please NOTE that the box has bug damage as shown, mainly along the edges but everything inside the box is is fine. 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.