Aurora Northrop P-61 Black Widow, 1/48, 392-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$179
Still mint in the factory seal. Hardbox issue dated 1960 - however, this issue lacks the 'Famous Fighters' in the oval logo boarder and has a 198 price extension, so it likely from 1961. Large 1/48 scale kit. This has to be some of Jo Kotula most fantastic artwork - the P-61 patrols over a South Pacific island base at night, destroying an intruder (or defender?).
KP Supermarine Spitfire Mk. LF IXE - RAF (Czech) 310 Sq - 312 Sq - 313 Sq / Two Czech AF Aircraft / Czech Civil Police Aircraft, 1/72
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$16
Very nicely molded model with very fine raised panel lines and good detail. Contains a large decal sheet for the six aircraft listed. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora 747 Pan Am Jumbo Jet, 1/156, 361-250
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$89
1968 issue hardbox with great artwork. Molded in gloss white with the older clear triangle 'World' Aurora stand and colorful, early Pan Am decals. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Continental Model Airplane Co Messerschmitt Bf-109 (Me-109) - 'Super Flyer' 21 Inch Wingspan Balsa Wood Flying Model
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Poor
$29
1940s flying model kit from the Golden Age of model aviation. Kit consists of stick and tissue construction and is intended to be rubber powered. Includes printwood sheets, strip wood in two sizes, completely carved main gear wheels, rough-cut balsa prop, balsa blocks, tissue, clear canopy material and metal stock for the landing gear and hardware. NOTE: one rib has been cut from the printwood sheet. No other parts have been cut out. Quality of the cut is excellent. There is no assembly. Inventoried complete with all parts and plans. NOTE: box is missing one set of end panels (inner and out flaps). The rest is there, but it suffers from age damaged, hence the 'poor' grade. The plans/instructions also suffer from age and have numerous cracks and splits. They are 95% complete, but many small chips are missing. They are certainly complete enough to build the kit.
Revell Chopped Deuce 1932 Ford Tudor Competition Street Rod, 1/25, H1335
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$44
Still factory sealed. Original 1976 issue. Features blown and injection Olds engine, detailed chassis and suspension, removable louvered hood, full custom interior and more.
Comet Sparky - 32 Inch Wingspan Wakefield-Style Flying Aircraft, 3408-149
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$64
Still factory sealed. From the 1960s/early 1970s. Rare large flying model. It is a reissue of the 1950s release. Features high quality print and strip balsa wood, a beautiful, large carved balsa prop that needs final sanding to shape, fully formed wheels, thrust button, metal and wood stock as required, tissue, and excellent full size plans with instructions. These aircraft were common in the 1930s when the sport of free-flight model airplanes reached it's zenith. It was not uncommon for these models to fly for 45 minutes or more on rubber power alone - many flew out of site, and it became common practice to write your name, address and phone number on the covering tissue. 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.
Revell Nike Hercules Missile 'S' Issue, 1/40, H1804-149
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$115
Original 1958 'S' issue hardbox with dramatic box art. Not the common reissue. Features missile with separating booster stage, operating launcher and three man crew. Molded in the correct white and dark olive drab. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora Jap Zero (Carrier Artwork) - Famous Fighters of All Nations, 1/48, 88-59
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM+++
$750
Second issue and the rarest Zero from Aurora. The first issue is the 59 cent Brooklyn, and this one is the short-term 59 cent issue from the move to West Hempstead. This box in is in Near Mint investment grade condition with as-new color and gloss. This art was only issued for one year and maybe less and with two issues - this one, 88-59 and 88-69. Molded in brilliant high gloss yellow and clear with the correct rectangular clear stand. This was the first issue with modified molds, so this kit includes the full landing gear and wing bombs, as well as the revised instructions to reflect that. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and correct decals and instructions.
CM CG23 USS Halsey (1989), 1/350
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: NM+++
$295
SPECIAL ORDER limited production kit. Museum quality high definition resin castings. Complete kit with all parts needed for assembly. Some kits include photo-etched details and decals if required -email for details on a certain kit. Kits are molded upon receipt of payment. Normal wait is six to eight weeks.
Bronzart Martin B-26 'The Marauder', 1/72
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: NM+++
$175
This is an all original solid metal model of the early B-26 Marauder. Please note the prop spinners, pointed tail and short vertical stabilizer. BronzArt originally produced ID models in 1/72 scale for the US Military in World War II. When hostilities ended, they continued to make some models for the general population, of which this is one. Measures 10 inches LOA with a 11 inch wingspan and is made exclusively of metal. All original paint and decals. Decals are excellent. Paint is excellent with very little wear. No cracks, missing parts or damage. There is no stand.
Hasegawa Mitsubishi Ki-15-I Babs - Reconnaissance Plane, 1/72, B3
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$28
Nicely detailed kit with all fine recessed panel lines and excellent cockpit and engine detail. Has decals and paint guide for two aircraft - one natural finish and one camo (as on the box artwork). The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Novo Miles Magister 1 Trainer - Bagged (Ex-Frog), 1/72, F153
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
$20
Still factory sealed. Bagged kit with Jo Kotula artwork header. From quality Frog molds and very cleanly molded.
MPC Lockheed L-1011 Tristar - Eastern Air Lines, 1/144, 1-4731
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$68
Still factory sealed. 1982 issue. Large 1/144 Tristar with colorful Eastern markings. Kit features optional position cargo and passenger boarding doors, clear cabin and cockpit windows and optional position landing gear.
Maly Modelarz Polish Armored Car Wz28 - (Wz-28), 1/25, 5-87
Cardstock Paper Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$16
Heavy cardstock, quality paper model kit that is completely pre-colored. Includes numerous detailed assembly drawings and full instructions (in Polish). Google Translate works great for this - I typed in a few lines and got English instantly. The kit has never been started and is complete and uncut. The scale is a guess only; several builders on-line have also reported it to be this scale.
CM HMS Campbelltown (St. Nazaire Raid), 1/350
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$95
SPECIAL ORDER limited production kit. Museum quality high definition resin castings. Complete kit with all parts needed for assembly. Some kits include photo-etched details and decals if required -email for details on a certain kit. Kits are molded upon receipt of payment. Normal wait is six to eight weeks.
H&F Model Airplane Co The Bee - 48 inch Wingspan Free Flight or R/C
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$89
H&F was out of Brooklyn, NY in the 1930/40s. Rare 1930s free flight model for B Class Competition. Since this model is super-stable, it would make an ideal conversion to RC. This model came from the estate of a very active and particular early aircraft kit collector. It is like factory-new inside and has not been started - it even includes 1930s style low profile wheels/tires. Complete with all parts, plans and decals (if originally included). Designed for 'Sniffing Thermals', the honored pastime of a generation of model enthusiasts. Flying model aircraft predated powered flight; however, balsa wood and printwood were not introduced until the early 1930s and the hobby took off, as well as the hunt for thermals. Gas flight began in the early 1930s, and early gas powered models, all powered by Brown engines, took home so many awards that they were forever separated in competition from rubber powered models. Design of gas models was tricky since RC (radio control) models could not yet be applied to the mass market; so a gas model had to not only fly and climb under power, but then glide sufficiently - all without any operator inputs once the airplane took off.
Fujimi Aichi B7A2 Ryusei Kai 'Grace' - Yokosuka Flying Group, 1/72, 2
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$26
Still factory sealed. High quality model from when Fujimi made the finest kits in the world. Features all fine recessed panel lines, rotating propeller, detailed cockpit, gear wells, torpedo load and optional position landing gear.
Revell USS Pennsylvania BB38 Battleship - Sea Power Issue, 1/426, H422-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$125
1961 Sea Power softbox release. Rare kit of the Arizona's sister ship. The Pennsylvania was in dry-dock during the December 7th Pearl Harbor attack and survived with minimal damage. She was rebuilt and saw significant action in the Pacific in WWII, steaming over 150,000 miles from 1941 to 1945. It is thought that she may have fired more ammunition than any ship in history and she never once reported 'Not Ready' for any operation or need. After being used as a nuclear test ship at Bikini, she was towed to Kwajalein and sunk. Never started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals, flag sheet and instructions.
Monogram GAM-63 Rascal Missile - with Transporter/Loader and Tractor - Four Star Issue, 1/48, PD42-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$475
Very rare. This is the one and only issue of this kit, dated 1958. High-quality kit for that time with plenty of features. Includes folding missile fins, rolling transporter/loader that actually cranks the missile up and down and side-to-side and the tractor/tug. Molded in the correct orange/yellow, bright red, white and black plastic. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. NOTE: postal insurance is required.
Hasegawa Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner ANA, 1/200, 10716
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$27
High quality molds from 2012. Features well detailed parts, optional position landing gear and a large, extensive decal sheet for almost any ANA registration. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.