Monogram SSN Skipjack Submarine SSN585 - BAGGED, 1/228, 3101
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
$48
NOTE: bagged kit; there is no box. The box is shown for reference only. When Monogram acquired the Aurora molds, they only reissued the most accurate kits and usually did heavy mold modifications to bring them up to Monogram standards. In this case, the hull halves were detailed with fine, realistic panel lines and other details; the sail had any unrealistic detail removed as well as the raised outline for the numbers and where Aurora had only one periscope/sensor on the sail, Monogram correctly added two more for a total of three. It also features moving diving planes on the hull & conning tower, removable hatch revealing bulkheads and reactor detail and more. Includes a display stand. Never started. It has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hawk Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter, 1/48, 560-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$28
Softbox issue dated 1967. This very cleanly molded 'A' variant of the famous F-5 Tiger features over 60 pieces, 'good' cockpit, hinged canopy, pilot figure, two AIM-9 Sidewinders, (2) 750 lb bombs, two Bullpup Missiles and more. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: two bomb fins and 1 wing pylon are a different color plastic; they are from another issue of this same kit. Also includes what appears to be a very nice F-5 cockpit tub and instrument panel from the same-scale Monogram kit (perhaps - just a guess).
Adams Hawk Missile Carrier - M501, 1/40, K159-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$54
Rare original issue hardbox dated 1958. Well molded and detailed for that time featuring three Hawk Missiles, movable wheels and flexible tracks, elevating lift & supports, three figures and decals. The kit has never been started. The parts that Adams original sealed are still in the internal factory sealed bags; the parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions.
Airfix CA-13 Boomerang - Australian Fighter - Bagged T3 Issue, 1/72, 121
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$22
1960s issue of the first Australian fighter aircraft. The Boomerang was developed from the Wirraway as a stop-gap defender. The prototype flew on May 29, 1942. 250 were built and the aircraft was used extensively in New Guinea for ground support. Never started and NOTE: missing pilot. Otherwise inventoried complete with all other parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Convair F-102A Delta Dagger - 'S' Issue, 1/78, H233-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$125
Original issue from 1956. Hardbox artwork has superb colors and gloss, four perfect corners, no tears or missing litho and no fading. Very light general wear and the writing in the white part of the logo are the only flaws. Molded in the correctly gloss silver and clear and with the famous Revell clear 'Globe' base. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Decals and instructions are both in 'excellent' condition with the typical yellowing as the only real flaw.
Aurora Roman Bireme Warship, 1/80, 435-249
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$125
Large scale model in the 1967 hardbox. Very nicely molded and one of Aurora's better designed and detailed models. It is full hull, measures 11 inches long when assembled and features very nicely detailed hull planking and decoration, detailed deck and tower, individually molded oars and shields, two sails and 11 Roman Rulers, Tillers and Soldiers. Includes painting and rigging guide. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: the very tip of a rear hull half is neatly broken off but is present so you can repair it. It fits back perfectly for a simple repair.
Parkzone F-27 Stryker RTF - Fully Aerobatic, Combat-Ready R/C Flying Wing - Ready To Fly From the Box - 37 Inch Wingspan - PICK UP ONLY, PKZ1200
Other Materials, Box Condition: VG
$275
Very rare in this condition - MIB (Mint In Box) from a long-closed down hobby shop. Never removed from the box and factory-new inside. This is the 'ready to fly' from the box version of this high performance aircraft and features an FM 3 channel transmitter with receiver and servos, two flight modes selectable from the transmitter, large control surfaces for maximum pitch and roll authority, tough EP foam constructions, factory-applied paint and decals, powerful direct drive 480 size electric motor, X-Port pulg-n-play accessory system. battery, charger and more. Inside, everything is exactly as it left the factory. All parts are still in place and never removed. The small parts that were factory sealed are still in the factory sealed bags. With instructions. NOTE: Pick-Up ONLY due to the giant box size of this kit. After payment has cleared, we can meet at a local Panera Bread in Lexington for delivery. I will not ship this kit.
Revell Grumman F11F-1 Tiger - 'S' Issue - (F11F1), 1/55, H249-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$95
Original issue 'S' kit from 1956 with the fantastic box art that has made these kits so famous and collectible. The box is in remarkable 'Excellent++' condition with fantastic color and gloss. The only flaws are very light edge wear & shelf wear that is restricted to the side panels. The model features pilot and ejection seat, wing tips in the folded or flight position, full landing gear, detail main gear wells and more. Molded in the correct light gray and clear and includes the famous clear Revell 'Globe' swivel display stand. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. The decals and instructions are both in remarkable 'excellent++' condition.
Sword F3D-2 Skyknight Over Korea And Red Rippers - VF11 Red Rippers USS F.D. Roosevelt CVA-42 1953 / VMF(N)-513 Flying Nightmares Pohang AB Korea 1954 / Same Sq Pyungteag Korea 1953 / Same Sq Lt. Col RF Conley And M/Sgt. JN Scott Korea 1953, 1/72, SW72094
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$38
High quality, limited production model features all fine recessed panel lines, very good cockpit, opened or closed canopy, complete gear wells and more. With a paint guide and extensive decals (with stencils) for the four aircraft listed. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Ace BRM-1 Reconnaissance Vehicle And BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle, 1/72, 72109
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$14
SALE!! Includes all both kits. Never started. The parts are either still in the factory sealed bag or inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Dumas Gee Bee R-1 Racer - 24 Inch Wingspan Flying Model Aircraft, 403
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$38
Still factory sealed. This is a modern and well designed stick and tissue flying scale model designed for rubber power; however, many builders have converted these kits to electric free-flight and even R/C. This large scale kit features hand-selected laser cut balsa, contest rubber and plastic propeller, vacuformed details, color decals, full size plan, hardware, lightweight colored tissue and full step by step instructions.
Revell Whip-Fly F-89D Scorpion, 1/80, H153-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$125
1960 issue of the rare "Whip Fly" series. The box is in 'excellent' collector condition. Hardbox artwork for this series was the 'action' photos by Tom Kelly. The kit has never been started. Inventoried complete with all aircraft parts, decals, instructions, metal ring, plastic handle, square of clay, 12' of line and plastic streamers.
MPM XP-56 II Black Bullet, 1/72, 72510
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$44
Limited issue kit. Features all fine, recessed panel lines, very good cockpit detail, several resin parts, gear well detail and paint guide and decals for two aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Ideal Aeroplane & Supply CV-7 USS Wasp Aircraft Carrier - 18.5 Inch Long Wooden Ship Kit
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$185
Very rare kit from 1941 that measures 18.5 inches long when assembled. This well designed model even includes partial hanger deck sections where they are most visible from the port and starboard sides; even the rear elevator has a well, so it can be displayed up or down. Issued shortly before the war, the model was not reissued after the war since the Wasp was lost off Guadalcanal by what is likely the most successful submarine torpedo salvo in the history of warfare. Includes completely pre-molded and shaped wood-material hull in excellent, solid and straight condition, 5 sheets of cleanly done printwood (two are bristol board as thick as balsa but stronger), fully formed funnel, wood stock in many shapes and sizes, a fittings packet with four propellers & two anchors and two factory sealed packs of Casco Glue. Features excellent full size plans and instructions. The plans show numerous detail view of the ships substructure and a detailed view of the hanger deck, flight deck with pre-war markings and island. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and paperwork present.
MPM TWO Gloster Meteor Mk.8 - Austraila RAAF Over Korea - No77 Sq RAAF 'Constipated' 1951-53 / No.77 Sq 'Die-r-ear-pass-anything' 1952-54 / 77 Sq 'Marion' 1954 / 'Robin 1952 / MG 1953, 1/72, 72543
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$28
Very high quality, limited production model that features all fine, recessed panel lines, many cast resin and precision PE metal parts, very good cockpit, detailed main and nose gear wells and more. Includes paint guide and decals for all RAAF aircraft listed. NOTE: this kit has minor, 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: rudder pedals to floor; main gear bays to upper wings. There is no other assembly. Inventoried 100% complete and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Bristol Bloodhound Missile - Craftmaster Issue Box With A 1992 Kit Inside, 1/76, M7-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$26
NOTE: the kit inside is from 1992; the box is from the 1960s issue with fantastic art work. The Bloodhound was an early Mach 2 surface to air missile that defended Great Britain. The range was about 60 miles. The Bloodhound was launched with four solid rocket boosters. Once these burned out and fell away, the main ramjet took over and the missile road a radar beam to the illuminated target. This is a detailed and well molded kit for that time and includes one Bloodhound missile, working launcher assembly and transport trailer. NOTE: this kit has some 'excellent' quality subassembly as noted: jeep body shell built; launcher side panels to base; launcher "A" frame built (3 pieces). There is no other assembly. Inventoried complete with all parts and instructions present.
Monogram Little Air Force Assortment Gift Set Speedee-Bilt F-84 And Speedee-Bilt F-51 And Superkit F-51 (P-51) And Superkit F-84
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$795
Very rare 1950s gift set. Long before injection molded kit were mass produced in the USA, Monogram created what are widely considered the finest pre-fabricated wooden kits with plastic details. The Speedee-Bilt series were flying models with pre-painted and cut wooden parts with plastic props, cowls, pilots, etc. The Superkits were smaller static models with precarved wooden parts and many plastic details. The kits themselves are rare today, but the gift set is very rare. Monogram issued very few gift sets for injection kits, and even fewer in the early 1950s for the wooden kits. The gift set consists of a special 'Christmas' box with a tray and lift-off top with a cello window. This one contains 2 Superkits (F-84 Thunderjet and F-51 Mustang) and 2 Speedee-Bilts (also the F-84 and F-51). The outer box is intact with the original cello and is in 'very good' displayable condition but is not perfect. It has edge wear, general wear, light staining (visible at the upper left) and two closed split corners. The four kits inside are in mint boxes and have never started. Each is 100% inventoried complete with all parts,decals and instructions present.
Yellow Cat Japanese Army Type 4 Medium Tank Chi-To, 1/35, 35029
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$95
Very, very rare and highly detailed model cast in high definition resin. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. From tanks-encylopedia.com: The Type 97 Chi-Ha's successor - Type 4 Chi-To.Among the various medium tank designs developed in 1944, the Chi-To was probably the most promising. The development started while the Type 97 Chi-Ha Kai was still in production in 1943. The specifications were simple, requiring 75 mm (2.95 in) of armor and a high velocity 75 mm (2.95 in) gun. It was intended to be used against the most current Allied tank of the time, the M4 Sherman. The Type 4 Chi-To plans were ready in early 1944, but production was delayed due to steel shortages, mostly reserved to the Imperial Navy. Allied bombings and US submarine tactics also played their role in these shortages. Eventually, only two were built, a prototype and a pre-production vehicle, tested in 1944. Mitsubishi planned an optimistic 25 tank delivery rate per month, which was never realized. In the fall of 1944, it was decided to keep these tanks for the defense of the Japanese home islands. It is not known if the pre-production tank ever reached full operational status. Nonetheless, if the war took another course and the Olympic Operation would have been carried out, the Type 4 Chi-To would have been a formidable opponent, equal to the late variants of the Sherman. It was the most advanced Japanese tank to reach pre-operational level during WWII.
Eureka Hobby AD-2 Skyraider - 24 Inch Wingspan Class 1/2A Engine Control Line Flying Aircraft
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$275
Extremely rare, highly prefabricated kit from post-war Japan. Most likely from the early 1960s. These kits were produced to complete in the saturated American market, and they distinguished themselves by the quality and amount of work already done. This large-scale model can be operated with B or C class engines and features a beautiful aluminum full cowl, pre-shaped and assembled landing metal gear struts with rubber tires & metal hubs, completed hand-soldered metal gas tank, clear vacuform canopy (still excellent and not yellowed), diecut hardwood fuselage bulkheads, horiztonal & vertical stabilizers, elevator & rudder, die-cut fuselage keels, metal hardware packet still factory sealed with a Eureka paper header, finished wood propeller, die-cut wing ribs, die-cut and notched hardwood wing spars, a very large number of other factory cut parts (both large and small), sheeting wood, full size plans, full color insignia in the original Eureka envelope and more. Never started and complete. Eureka Hobby made a large line of giant scale gas powered models; they were not inexpensive, which is what makes them very rare today. This Bearcat was $8 in the early 1960s. Other aircraft produced, along with the wingspans and price are as follows: F4U Corsair (31" $10), Me-109E (36" $8), FW-190 (36" $8 and 26" $5.95, AD-4 Skyraider (36" $8), AD-2 Skyraider (24.5" $4.95), L-17 Navion (33" $8), F-94C Starfire with an all metal body and wings for Tiger-Jet engine (31" and $19.95, DC-6B (73", 59" long, four tanks, aluminum cowls, shock absorbing gear, four props for $47.50 - I had one of these, it was an amazing kit), Super DC-3 (61" $29.95, Fairchild Packet Transport (56" $29.50), C-45 Twin Beech (45" $28), Military DC-3 or C-47 (48" $24.50), SA-16 Albatross (54" $25.95), P-2V4 Neptune (51" $21.50), Commando (62" $28), Mig-15 (all metal body and wing, designed for Tiger Jet engine, 36" $22.50), F-84E Thunderjet (37.5" for Dyna-Jet fully enclosed engine and has rear aluminum fuselage $22.50) and finally a B-29 - the line flagship. This model had a 7 foot wingspan, was 59" long, was entirely wood planked and had numerous special features - all for only $39.50. San Diego Model Shop was at least one of the US distributors for these models.
SNAP USMC Winnie the Whale LVT A4 - With 75mm Cannon (Ex Adams), 1/40, 157-149
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$54
1960s issue of this high-quality model from the original Adams Action Model molds. Features working bogies, flexible tracks, crew of two and four soldiers and more. Never started. The parts have been inventoried 100% complete and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: one small bogie wheel is a different shade of plastic; it is from an earlier issue of this same kit. These molds must have had a very interesting history. The molds were cut in the late 1950s, either at Adams or by one of Revell's contractors. It appeared to be part of the Adams/Revell 1/40 line but only Adams issued the kit. When Adams divested of the plastic kit business, most if not all of the molds were purchased by Athearn, the famous craftsman HO railroad kit manufacturer. Athearn called their new division SNAP Plastics with an address of Hillside, New Jersey. When SNAP ceased production, UPC issued this kit. While most UPC kits say 'Made in Japan' the ex-SNAP issues say 'Made in the USA' so perhaps they were molded by Athearn in New Jersey or at least a contractor. Things get even more interesting with the Life-Like issue. How Life-Like came across the molds is unfortunately unknown but it may have been in a bulk-purchase of molds from Athearn since there were in the same general part of the country. This is simply conjecture, however.