Lindberg HMS Hood - -Motorized British Battlecruiser, 1/400, 763M
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$72
1979 release of the classic working kit. Could easily be made RC with today's small FM components. This is a large and nicely done motorized kit that sails well. One electric motor drives the ship on a course that you pre-set - figure 8, straight or circle. While sailing at a good rate of speed, the four main turrets slowly swing from port to starboard together and the guns elevate. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
AMT Peterbilt 359 California Hauler Tractor Semi Truck, 1/25, AMT866-06
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$54
Still factory sealed. Reissue from 2015. Super detailed truck with over 250 parts and over 70 in chrome. Features full rolling chassis build up just like the actual vehicle, removable hood, giant 567 CID Detroit Diesel engine, hollow vinyl truck tires, dual exhaust, running lights, horns, Goodyear tires, and fully detailed cab.
BaxMod Ratel 20 ICV Infantry Combat Vehicle - Pre or Post 1988 Versions, 1/35
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$59
High quality resin model with photoetched details. Features very nice underside and suspension, full engine, excellent interior, optional position hatches, optional parts for pre and post 1988 versions and more. The kit has never been started. The small parts are still in the factory sealed bags. The large parts were not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including decals and instructions. The Ratel 20 was the first in a range of Ratels developed for the South African Army. It was developed as an ICV for mechanized infantry during the Angolan bush war. They weigh 18.5 tons loaded, have a 6x6 drive, are powered by a 230kw 12 L turbo charged 6 cylinder water cooled diesel, can travel 105 km/h on the open road, have a range of 1000 km and are armed with a 20mm cannon and 7.62 machine gun. In bush war operations, the Ratel 20 proved to be an excellent ICV with a good balance of fire power, protection, speed, mobility and relative comfort for the 13 crew members. The Ratel 20 is still in service with the South African National Defense Force. All remaining Ratels have been upgraded and remain in service until a replacement ICV has been found.
Eduard Strip Down Fokker D.VIII (D-VIII) 'Flying Razor', 1/72, 7007
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$64
The most detailed kit available in 1/72 of the 'Flying Razor.' Full metal interior structure of 48 parts with 6 injection molded parts, two resin parts and film instruments. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bags including instructions.
Airfix Saab-Scania AJ-37 Viggen (Jaktviggen) - 162 Sq 'Petter Bla' (Blue Peter) Uppsala 2001 / 171 Sq Ronneby-Rallinge 1999, 1/48, 07107
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$39
Still factory sealed. Hard-to-find, large scale Swedish multi-role fighter. Features detailed cockpit, optional position canopy and airbrakes, two Sidewinder and two SkyFlash missiles and 30 mm gun.
Hasegawa Grumman F-14D Tomcat - VF-101 'Grim Reapers', 1/48, 09703
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$89
Still factory sealed. Special VF-101 issue. Very highly detailed kit with 247 parts. Beautifully molded with all very fine recessed panel lines. The Hasegawa 1/48 Tomcats are widely considered the finest kits of this classic fighter in that scale.
Squadron (2) P-38J Lightning Replacement Canopies, 1/72, 9113
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
$4
Very well molded, crystal clear two canopy set in 1/72 scale. Never used and still sealed in the original Squadron ziplock bag. These clear and thin canopies are a superior upgrade to the thick canopies supplied with most kits.
Matchbox Heinkel He-115 - Finnish or Luftwaffe, 1/72, PK401
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$34
Includes markings for Finnish LeLv 46 1942, Luftwaffe 1/Kustenfliegergruppe 706 Denmark 1940 and 1/Kustenfliegergruppe 406 Tromso Norway 1942. The last group took part in the attacks on Convoy PQ17 in June/July of 1942 in which 23 of 36 vessels were sunk by air attack and U-boats. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Dragon UH-1D Huey, 1/35, 3538
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$84
Superbly molded with over 160 parts and highly detailed inside and out. Features numerous prepainted photoetched parts and decals for 6 different helicopters. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Williams Brothers Seversky P-35 or SEV-S2 (S-2) - 27th Pursuit Sq 1st Pursuit Group Commander's or Lindberg's Aircraft, 1/32, 32-135
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$22
Older but nicely molded large-scale kit. Contains optional parts and decals for civil racer or military version. Features highly detailed engine and cockpit, three piece canopy, full size drawings and rigging diagrams and rubber or plastic tires. The military ship, PA69 was flown by Squadron Commanding Officer Willis Taylor of the 1st Pursuit Squadron and also by Charles Lindberg. When Lindberg flew this ship, his name was not put on it, likely to protect his privacy. The racer decals feature colorful numbers and striping for NX70-Y.
ESCI EFA Eurofighter EF-2000, 1/72, 9094
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$16
Still factory sealed. Features good cockpit detail, external stores with 10 Mk 82 bombs& 2 Mk 83 bombs and the markings shown on the box top.
Viking Models USS Jimmy Carter SSN-23 Seawolf Class Submarine With ASDS, 1/350, VK1024
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$18
NOTE: builder kit only, missing parts. Please read carefully. Full hull resin kit that includes the ASDS Minisub. The kit has never been started. NOTE: missing all photoetched parts and decals. (PE parts include railing, ladder, windscreen, prop blades and some other very small details.) Otherwise inventoried with all other parts and instructions present. NOTE: the resin prop shroud is present but broken into several pieces.
Cleveland Boeing F4B-3 - Flying Scale Aircraft (F4B), 1/16, SF-29
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$75
This is a legendary Cleveland 'SF' or 'Scale Flying' model in museum scale of 1/16. This is an early cardboard box issue with silver printing. All Cleveland kits were exceptionally complete for the time, and this is no exception. Features very high quality balsa printwood, strip wood, fully formed wood main and tail wheels, carved thrust bearing, prop blades, blocks, wires and other wood as required, covering material, highest quality plans and three color sheets of insignia. The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. NOTE: there is bug damage to the insignia sheets. The Cleveland Model and Supply Company played a pivotal role in the development of true scale models. In 1909 Bleriot's English Channel flight caused a surge in aviation and model aircraft around the globe. Several companies were ideally positioned to take advantage of the aviation craze. In the USA, Wading River Manufacturing Co. (1909), White Aeroplane (1911), Ideal Model Aeroplane (1911), Broadfield Model Aeroplanes (1919) were among these pioneers, offering everything from plans and parts to complete kits and ARF models. Lindbergh's 1927 crossing of the Atlantic Ocean caused an even bigger world-wide phenomenon called "The Aviation Craze" that extended up to the start of World War II. Many companies such as Megow, Guillow's and others started right around the time of Lindbergh's flight. Some of these models flew and flew well, but they all had one thing in common - were generally not accurate scale representations. In 1929, a youngster named Ed Packard had a very advanced dream- to produce incredibly accurate, true scale models that flew perfectly. This radical idea established the world's longest running single-owner (77 years) model airplane business- Cleveland Model and Supply Company. To this day, Cleveland models are treasured as the most accurate flying scale models produced. The fact that Mr. Packard started and successfully grew this business during The Great Depression is a testament to his ideals and business skill. I highly suggest the excellent book called 'Aviation's great Recruiter- Cleveland's Ed Packard' by H.L. (Herm) Schreiner. It is an excellent history of the man, his company and the times of the Golden Age of Model Aviation.
Aeroclub 160 HP Mercdes Inline Engine With Exahust - World War I, 1/72, EP020
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$4
Precision metal castings. Contains engine and manifold. Much greater detail than injection molding. NOTE: parts have never been used and are inventoried 100% complete. They are sealed in a small ziplock bag that does not include the shown header. The Aeroclub header is shown for reference only.
Guillows Aeronca Champion 85 - 24 inch Wingspan for Free Flight or R/C Conversion, 301
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$52
From 1961. Large scale well detailed kit. Can be flown rubber free flight, gas free flight, or converted to electric RC using modern small and light servos and receivers. Features quality die-cut balsa parts, stripwood and spars, excellent vacuform full engine cowl, scale wheels, thrust button, clear window material, rubber motor, plastic prop, metal stock and prop shaft, diecut plywood firewall for gas engine option, big decal sheet and two sheets of superb full size plans and detailed instructions. Never started and complete. 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.
Orange Crush-Revell 1910 Cadillac Limousine, 1/32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
$62
Very rare kit with a fascinating history. Around 1958/59, Orange Crush of Mexico offered a promotion. They offered free, colorful, plastic model cars if you collected correctly-marked Orange Crush bottle caps. The models are 1/32 scale Revell Highway Pioneer series - although there is no mention of Revell or Lodela anywhere on the box. Orange Crush had the boxes and even the instructions specially made for them with no mention of a manufacturer. They were never given numbers. The boxes were very thin and fragile cardboard. This has contributed to wear and you must be very cautious with them. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bag and the instructions are sealed in the bag as well. You could redeem your caps two ways - at the Orange Crush truck and at a Modelandia Hobby House. The box sides show the 18 cars in the series. Orange Crush also released two full-color booklets and a complete paint set for the cars. A colorful cardboard box held 7 colors of paint in glass bottles, complete with 'Orange Crush' screw-on caps! The entire promotion was done in coordination with Modelandia Hobby House which had up to 19 stores. Modelandia's name appears on each of the boxes and the paint as well. Robina S.A. was the bottler or distributor of Orange Crush in Mexico at that time. The box side lists the other 18 kits with small color pictures of each and shows three sizes of OC - Family Size (Familiar), Grand (Grande) and Normal. You could also obtain models with Titan bottle caps. Titan was also bottled by Robina and came in large (Titan) and smaller (Titancito) sizes and apparently more than one flavor. We do not know how Orange Crush had access to the plastic kits or who sealed the internal bags with the Crush instructions inside them. We can assume that it may have been Lodela, since they would have had access to the Revell molds. It is not know for how long the promotion lasted, but Orange Crush was one of the most dominant soft drinks in Mexico at that time. Here is one clue: some boxes claim that Modelandia had 13 locations; other boxes, which obviously came later on, claim 19 locations. This may indicate that this promotion went on for a significant amount of time.
Hawk Grumman F9F-3KD Drone Panther - GMSRon Two - (F9F3KD), 1/48, 502-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG-
$49
Softbox issue dated 1965 with Tom Morgan box art. Unique target drone issue is molded in gloss yellow and clear with special drone decal markings from Navy Guided Missile Service Squadron Two (GMSRon Two). Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Revell Kendall GT-1 Funny Car Chuck Etchells, 1/25, 7604
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$30
Dated 1995. Very nice kit featuring detailed racing chassis and engine, lift-up body, full racing cockpit, very colorful decals and more. Molded in white plastic, clear, chrome plate and with rubber tires. Never started. All the parts that were factory sealed are still sealed; the parts that were not (clear and chrome) have been inventoried complete. With instructions and decals.
Dolphin Capellini Italian Navy Submarine Marcello Class, 1/400, D012
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$54
Very rare. Beautifully cast resin kit with numerous cast metal details, many photoetched parts, options for waterline or full hull and even a display stand. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. CAppellini was a very successful Italian Navy submarine with a very interesting war record. She was started in Le Spezia on April 25, 1938 and launched on May 14, 1939. The Regio Marina took delivery of her on September 23, 1939. After training and working up, Cappellini left for her first war patrol with Captain Cristiano Masi for the Atlantic. The patrol did not go well; she was sighted at least twice and the British destroyer Vidette fired torpedoes at the submarine, which missed. But the Cappellini failed to score and eventually went to a Spanish Harbor then to La Spezia. The Navy changed commanders, putting Corvette Captain Salvatore Todaro in charge and this seemed to make a big difference. He navigated the Straight of Gibraltar submerged on Sept. 29 and broke out into the Atlantic. She sank the armed vessel Kabalo with torpedoes and used guns to sink the British merchant Shakespeare. On January 14 she sunk the British auxiliary cruiser Eumaeus after a long two hour battle involving both torpedoes and guns. On another mission in April of 1941, Todaro attacked two large vessels and sank one. Command changed for the next voyage to Lieutenant Aldo Lenzi and he proved as brave as Todaro, sinking the British Miguel de Larrinaga with two torpedoes near the Azores. Lieutenant Marco Revedin commanded Cappellini next, sinking the merchant vessel Tisnaren and the tanker Dinsdale. On Sept 13 she took part in the search for survivors from the Laconia, which U-156 had sunk. She rescued many survivors but naturally had little room for them; Revedin call the French and they too the survivors to shore. In may of 1943, Cappellini was converted into a 'carriage' submarine for cargo and placed under Captain Walter Auconi; she left for Singapore and arrived on July 10th and was given the new name Aquila III. According to official reports, the submarine was so overloaded that she was hardly buoyant; only the tip of the bow and part of the conning tower were above the water. After avoiding many air attackers, she did arrive safely but with completely dry fuel tanks. After unloading cargo Cappellini went to Sebang as planned to meet the submarine Giuliani. But with the situation in Italy in flux, the Japanese made various excuses and seized the submarine. The put the crew in a POW camp. And handed the submarine over to the Germans as UIT-24. However, some of the enlisted men in the POW camp decided to fight alongside the Germans and a mixed crew was formed with Oberleutnant-zur-See Heinrich Pahls as commander. She had five patrols like this until Germany surrendered; at that point the Japanese took her over again and assigned the name I-503. She operated that way until the end of the war. The Cappellini was eventually captured by the United States and sank in the deep waters off Kobe on April 16th, 1946.
Tri-ang Daytona Mini-Highway Racing Car Series
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$22
Not a model kit but a factory assembled and painted toy car. Features a pressed steel body on a die-cast chassis. In 'very good' condition with all parts, all decals and very little paint wear.