Tamiya M247 Sgt York - US Air Defense Gun System, 1/35, 3626
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$42
Very well detailed model. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Strombecker Beechcraft Bonanza V35, C-41
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$95
Rare. Classic early 1950s kit. Made of solid Western Pine - not balsa. Builds up to an impressive display model. Kit includes fuselage, wings, elevators, rudder all cut to shape, sandpaper and a small parts bag with propeller, wheels, etc. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Decals and instructions are excellent. Before plastic kits were introduced, Strombecker was famous as the premier hardwood preshaped model manufacturer. In the 1940s and 1950s, Strombecker kits were flawlessly engineered but not inexpensive. All wooden parts are hardwood and are precarved to shape - usually only a quick sanding would finish them.
Airfix Gloster Gladiator - T2 Logo Bagged, 1/72, 1335
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$32
Still factory sealed. 1950s second style logo bagged kit with paper header.
Monogram B-25J Mitchell - USAAF Or US Navy PBJ-1J, 1/48, 5502
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$52
Still factory sealed. 1981 issue with excellent detail inside and out. Features full interior detail, optional position bomb bay with bomb load, rotating turrets and elevating guns, optional position crew hatch, and rotating props. Can be finished as a USAAF 396th BS, 41st BG aircraft from the Central Pacific or a unique Navy Blue/Grey scheme PBJ-1J.
Arii USS Nautilus SSN571 Nuclear Submarine, AR116-D100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$69
Very rare; not even listed in John Burn's guide. Small scale kit that measures about 6.6 inches long when assembled. The kit is basic, featuring only 10 plastic parts. It is also designed for motorized operation, and comes with a big slow-rpm prop, rubber motor and torpedo-shaped weight holder and weight that hang from the bottom when you wish to operate it. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. The instructions are on the bottom of the box top.
ICM Grosser Kurfurst German WWI Battleship, 1/350, S002
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$79
Highly detailed and finely molded full-hull model kit. Still internally sealed. Includes instructions. NOTE: Missing decals, which are flags.
Revell Olds Delivery Van Highway Pioneers - (Oldsmobile), 1/32, H44
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$40
1953 early issue molded in white plastic and it includes colorful decals for the van sides for the 'Gowland's Bakery'. This is from the issues produced by Gowland & Gowland as it carrier their 'balloon' logo on the side. These issues feature the same 5 car artwork on every box; the only way to identify the contents was an ink-stamped name on the box ends. This kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internally sealed factory 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!
Nichimo Chokai Heavy Cruiser - Motorized, 1/500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$98
Early issue from the 1960s of this unique 1/500 scale kit with rare glossy box art from the 'Golden Age' of Japanese model kit illustrations. Can be built as motorized full hull or static waterline version. Well detailed and molded. Includes original glue, and all hardware for motorizing, metal gear box for multi-propeller drive, brass and metal hardware, sealed tubes of glue and lubricant, dual stuffing boxes and even the electric motor is included. Features well one piece lower hull (molded in red), one piece upper hull (molded in gray), detailed deck and superstructure, rotating main turrets and separately molded secondary battery and AA guns, catapults, floatplanes and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Modelkrak Japanese Battleship Fuji, 1/700, MKs-J039
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$34
Finely cast resin waterline model that includes illustrated directions. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Hasegawa Kawasaki T-4 Hamamatsu Training Wing - 31st TSQ 1st SQ JASDF '306' or '6', 1/72, 1007
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$24
SALE!! Includes two kits in one box. Please read carefully for the condition of the models as they are 'builder quality' only. NOTE: both models have minor and 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: wing halves assembled; cockpit tubs assembled; intake halves assembled. There is no other assembly. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Very finely molded with all recessed panel lines, full cockpit, two piece canopy, drop tanks and a painting guide and large, colorful decals sheet for aircraft two aircraft of the JASDF 31st TWQ 1st AW.
Tamiya Kawasaki Ki-61-2 Hien Tony Motorized, 1/50, 6
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$52
Very early Tamiya kit from 1964 with a high-gloss box top and very collectible artwork. Features all very fine raised panel lines, working flaps and elevators, retractable landing gear, optional drop tank, retractable landing gear, three piece canopy, detailed wing guns with removable inspection panels and more. The kit is engineered to be motorized and includes all hardware to do so, but Tamiya did not include the motor with the model. Has decals for two aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The bags even have the Tamiya paper headers in 'excellent' condition.
Hasegawa TWO RAF Spitfire Mk.VIII - 155 Sq RAF 1945 / 92 Sq RAF 1941, 1/72, AP41
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$37
SALE!! Includes two kits in the one box shown. Very well molded with all fine recessed panel lines, excellent overall detail, very good cockpit, detailed gear wells and more. Includes large decal sheet for both aircraft listed. Kit #1 has never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. For Kit #2, NOTE: this kit has minor, 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: seat, control stick and rear bulkhead assembled to the cockpit floor. There is no other assembly. Inventoried 100% complete and includes decals and instructions.
Revell North American P-51B Mustang Shangri-La, 1/32, H295-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$52
1969 large-scale Mustang that is well detailed for that time. Features detailed Rolls Royce Merlin engine, removable cowl, full cockpit detail, pilot figure and rotating wheels & propeller. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, instructions and colorful decals for the box art aircraft.
Hasegawa P-40N Warhawk South Pacifc Campaign, 1/72, AT103
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$24
Very finely molded with all recessed panel lines, very good cockpit, enclosed wheel wells and more. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Heller Mirage IIIE - Versions Mirage IIIE / Mirage IIIR / Mirage 5BA - France / Belgium / Spain, 1/72, 253
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$24
1960s issue. Nicely molded and detailed featuring optional parts for all three versions, very fine raised panel lines, cockpit detail, drop tanks and more. Includes decals and painting guide for the three air forces listed. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Tamiya Navy Interceptor Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden Jack - Motorized, 1/50, 3
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$44
Very early Tamiya kit with a high-gloss box top and very collectible artwork. From the early 1960s and an excellent model for that time. Features all very fine raised panel lines, working flaps, rudder and elevator, retractable landing gear, retractable landing gear, three piece canopy and external wing bomb load. The kit is engineered to be motorized and includes all hardware to do so, but Tamiya did not include the motor with the model. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The bags even have the original Tamiya paper headers in 'excellent' condition.
Aurora German Pfalz D-3 - (D-III), 1/48, 109-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$68
Still factory sealed and in remarkable 'Mint' condition. Features classic Jo Kotula artwork. The box is dated 1957 but this is roughly the third or fourth issue because of the simplified blue-border logo which means it is from about 1963/64. This is part of the famous Aurora WWI series of 1/48 scale aircraft. The series began in 1956 and Aurora added new kits into the early 1960s. The line proved incredibly popular, so these kits were included in the 'mold upgrade' in the 1970s before Aurora went out of business. Monogram even reissued a few of these kits after they purchased the Aurora molds in the late 1970s.
Novo Bristol 138A - (ex Frog), 1/72, F165
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$32
From original Frog molds and very cleanly molded. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried with all plastic parts and and instructions present. NOTE: missing decals. On the 28th of September, 1936, the Bristol 138/A climbed to an altitude of 49,967 feet to establish a new world altitude record. In 1937 it climbed to 53,967 feet where the windscreen cracked. The pilot was saved by the pressure suit he was wearing.
MPC Northrop P-61 Black Widow, 1/72, 1105-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$30
Still factory sealed. 1970s issue features interior detail, rotating wheels and props, drop tanks, elevating guns and rotating turret, moving ailerons, positionable spoilers and optional bomb load. This kit is from quality Airfix molds and is one of the MPC issues that include custom and USAF decals, clear prop disks for 'in flight' look and the unique clear modular display stand. Note that this issue still has 'Model Products By Craft Master' under the MPC logo. Before this, MPC was marketing Airfix kits under the Craftmaster name in the USA. This continued for several issues and was finally discontinued although MPC continued to distribute Airfix and their own models.
Hawk F4D Skyray Triangle Box, 1/72, 402
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
$39
Rare Triangle Box issue from about 1957/58. As a marketing experiment, Hawk tried this novel and colorful box only with the Skyray. Dealers found it difficult to stack with other kits and it was discontinued. Most parts are molded in gloss white, with a green-tinted clear canopy and brown pilot. Never started. Inventoried and NOTE: Missing one rectangular gear door. Otherwise includes all other parts. NOTE: the four bombs are blue and not white; they are from another issue of this same kit. This box rates as only 'fair.' It has splits, wear and some clear tape on the top right as shown