Sterling Luscombe Sedan - 21 Inch Wingspan Flying Aircraft, Peanut, K-3
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$46
A well engineered, highly prefabricated model featuring all die-cut quality balsa parts, a large number of completely formed parts including fuselage sides, top and bottom, wing sheet covers, tail feathers, etc, finished wheels, plastic cowl & prop, rubber motor, hardware set, clear window material, colored tissue, color decals, full size plan and separate teaching instructions sheet. The kit has never been started. The parts that were factory sealed are still in the sealed bags. The parts that were not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions. All eyes were set on the great 'Air Age' that was promised after World War II. "An aircraft in every garage" was considered the next thing and there were few if any naysayers. One Luscombe entry into the promised age for the four place family aircraft was the 1948 Sedan. Designed for simplicity, reliability and economy, the Sedan did all three very well. Crusing speed was 130 mph at 1850 RPM with a top speed of 150 mph. She landed at 60 mph and weighed 2,280 lbs. Range with a pilot, 600 pounds of people or cargo was over 500 miles.
Airfix H.S. Trident 1C Sky King - British Airways, 1/144, 03174-9
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$38
Type Four logo issue. Nicely molded featuring clear windows, optional position cabin and baggage doors, optional position landing gear and mobile boarding stairs. Includes decals for four different British Airways aircraft G-ARPC / G-ARPD / G-ARPN and G-ARPR. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Junkers Ju-87D Stuka With Eagle Strike/ Cutting Edge / (2) Microscale Decal Sheets, 1/32, ST26
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$75
Includes the following 1/32 decal sets in mint, never used condition: Eagle Strike #32024 Achtung Stuka! Part 1, Cutting Edge #CED32.82 Stuka Attack Part 1, Microscale 32-17 Stuka Set #1 and Microscale #32-18 Stuka Set #2. The actual model is finely molded and highly detailed. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Glencoe Pfalz D-III - With Decals for 9 Aircraft, 1/48, 05115
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$22
Cleanly molded with recessed and raised detail. Includes a very large and colorful decal sheet for Ltn Klein Jasta 10, Vzfw Hegeler Jasta 15, Ltn Wunsch Jasta 22, Flugmaat Undiener Marine Field Jasta III, Ltn Gustav Beller Jasta 10, Ltn Lenz Jasta 22, Ltn Hans B. von Buttlar Jasta 18and Ltn Fritz Hohn Jasta 21. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The box artwork for this kit was done by Charles Sterns. He was a very prolific model builder and painter. Besides several Glencoe kits, one of his many paintings can be seen as the cover art for Over the Front magazine, 1992: Volume 7, Number 2.
Monogram OS2U-3 Kingfisher - US Navy Land or Floatplane - White Box Issue - (OS2U3), 1/48, 6834-0175
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$32
1973 issue with unique box layout & photo that is not frequently seen. Very nicely molded and detailed for that time and can be assembled with floats or with wheels. Includes decals and paint guide for US Navy or British versions. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Please NOTE that the decals have age micro-cracking.
Monogram US Navy DC-3 / R4D-5, 1/90, 7590
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$34
Dated 1975. Traditional high Monogram quality kit with the Navy decals. The molds are from the original C-47 Four Star kit. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Nakajima C6N1 Saiun Myrt, 1/48, JT84
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$35
Still factory sealed. Very well molded and nicely detailed with 119 parts, all fine recessed panel lines, excellent cockpit and more.
Aurora Cessna 310, 1/62, 283-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$175
Rare issue dated 1963 and from ex-Comet molds. Neatly molded with all recessed panel lines, clear side and front windows, tip tanks, rotating propellers, display stand and full pinstripe decals. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Aurora had started a line of inexpensive 29 cent kits in about 1957. The line was a success, and it was expanded. The line grew again when Aurora purchased the Comet molds, as most of Comet's line was very small scale kits, many of them civil aircraft like this one. It appears that Aurora was encouraged by the sale of the ex-Comet civil aircraft, as it expanded the line with it's own molds in the early 1960s.
Aoshima US Navy SB2C Helldiver, 1/72, 302
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$32
Late 1950s/early 1960s rare early issue with a high-gloss box top and very collectible artwork. this is a nicely molded kit for that time and features folding wings, retracting gear, sliding canopy and working tailhook. Never started. All parts are still sealed in the factory clear internal bag. Includes the original tube of cement, decals and instructions.
California Model Co SE-5a Scout and Nieuport 17 C-1 Wood Flying Airplanes, 1/16
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$18
NOTE: builder kits only, please read carefully. Includes the important parts from both kits. Probably from the 1940s. Includes full size plans/instructions and all required printwood. They have never been started but include no parts other than stripwood and plans. From Bill Baker Jr - "California Model Company originated in Long Beach, Calif in the late 1940's or early 1950's. My grandparents, William (Bill) Loyal Baker and his wife, Ruth (Tripp) Baker were the founders. The company started out as primarily balsa based model aircraft but later, in the late 50's or early 60's, branched into the model RR craft kits and Cub Scout craft kits. They even had a balsa speed boat kit powered by a model airplane gas engine adapted to fit. When they retired, around 1968 or 1969, they sold the business and the "shop" in North Long Beach they built to house their business. I have many fond memories as a young child "working" with them in the shop, assembling kits. I have a few unbuilt kits today!"
Hawk Spirit of St. Louis - Ryan NYP, 1/72, 608
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$22
Dated 1965 but this is a later version in the softbox but still with classic Tom Morgan artwork. Very nicely molded kit with all recessed panel lines and excellent fit. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
AMT Grilles and Bumpers - Custom and Competition, 1/25, 3005
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$26
Early 1960s narrow box issue; not a recent reissue. Contains 19 different grilles, inserts & bars, several bumpers, custom headlights and more. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions on the back of the box.
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.
Italeri Cessna O-2A Skymaster USAF - (ex Testors), 1/48, 814
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$36
From Testors molds. Includes decals for two USAF aircraft. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried and NOTE: missing one rocket pod half. Otherwise complete with all other parts, decals and instructions present.
Hasegawa Grumman A-6A Intruder - VA-35 USS Enterprise or VA-196, 1/72, JS-023-180
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$24
Very nicely detailed and includes decals for both very colorful hi-vis aircraft. Features fine raised and recessed panel lines, cockpit and gear well details and a variety of drop tank and iron bomb load-outs. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Cessna A-37A - USAF, 1/72, 036
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$22
Very well molded kit with 52 parts. Features very fine raised panel lines, Cockpit and gear well detail, two pilots and 100 Gallon drop tanks and Aero-6A and LAU-3A loadouts. Includes decals for two USAF aircraft. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions.
Entex Douglas DC-9-40 SAS - Stretch Version (DC-9), 1/100, 8513
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$85
Large scale DC-9. The box is worn but the kit inside is like new. Very well detailed and includes complete landing gear and full color SAS markings. The kit has never been started. The small parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags; the larger parts that are not sealed have been inventoried complete and includes decals and instructions.
Entex Douglas DC-9-40 Stretch Version - SAS Airlines, 1/100, 8513
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$125
Still factory sealed. Large scale DC-9 is very well detailed and includes detailed landing gear and full color SAS markings.
Aurora Northrop P-61 Black Widow, 1/48, 392-249
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$179
Still in the factory seal and in 'Excellent+' condition. The only flaws are corner creases at the left side as shown. Hardbox issue is dated 1960 - however, this issue lacks the 'Famous Fighters' in the oval logo boarder and has a 198 price extension, so it likely from about 1963/64. Large 1/48 scale model features some of Jo Kotula's finest artwork - the P-61 patrols over a South Pacific island base at night, destroying an intruder (or defender?).
Aurora P-51 Mustang Screwdriver Issue, 1/27, 377-350
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM++
$245
Original issue dated 1969 and in remarkable, investment-grade 'Near Mint++' condition. The box has only a tiny bit more wear than when it came off the assembly line. This kit was originally designed as a gas powered flying model. However, Aurora discontinued the gas powered line very shortly after introduction due to returns and liability issues. Since the mold investment was already made, Aurora marketed these kits as large scale static models and they became know as "Screwdriver Kits" to collectors. For example, the 1/32 scale B-25 was issued in Gas U-Control and then static - but the P-51 may have only been issued in static. Molded in dark blue, light blue and clear & with many metal parts. Never started. The metal parts are still factory sealed in the original 'krinkle' bag. All other parts have been inventoried 100% complete. Includes decals in amazing, perfect 'Mint' condition and instructions in 'excellent' condition with yellowing as the only significant flaw. Even includes the original factory screwdriver with the clear yellow handle.