Plastic Model Kits
Revell 1903 Cadillac Highway Pioneers, 1/32, H35-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$36
1960 issue hardbox with full artwork; Highway Pioneers prior to this year simply had generic artwork and an ink stamped name on the box ends was the only way to identify the contents. This kit has never been started. All parts are still sealed in the factory bag. Includes instructions. The box would rate much higher than 'very good++' but there is age foxing on some of the box side panels. 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!
Revell Hawker Typhoon Mk.1B - No. 609 Sq Mavis Pinky Stark, 1/32, 85-4663
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$48
1996 release features full cockpit detail and hinged entry/exit door, detailed Napier Sabre Engine with removable engine cowl, movable wheels and prop and decals for Flight Officer L.W.F. "Pinky" Stark with 18 locomotive kills to his credit. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell USS Montrose PA212 or USS Randall Attack Transport PA224 - Haskell Class Attack Transport, 1/375, 05018
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$95
2004 issue from the original 1950s 'S' kit. Very well detailed kit with 83 parts. Features one piece hull, detailed deck and superstructure, 12.5cm cannon, 20mm twin anti-aircraft guns, life rafts, detailed masts, cargo booms, 15 very nicely molded landing craft, flag sheet and decals for the Montrose, Randall and full markings for the landing craft. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. The USS Montrose was on of 57 Haskell Class Attack Transports built for service in and immediately after WWII. The ships were designed to carry troops close to the beachheads, transfer them to landing barges (carried on board) and to supervise the landing operations. Her length was 455 feet and she could handle 1,560 troops and carry 3000 tons of equipment.
Revell Mercury and Gemini Capsules, 1/48, H1834
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$62
1996 reissue of the rare 1964 model. Classic manned space program kit. Large scale 1/48 scale capsules have well detailed exterior and interior and each comes with a stand. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Chance Vought F8U-1 Crusader - 'S' Issue - (F8U1), 1/67, H250-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$80
The first issue of this classic kit, from 1956 in the 'S' box. Molded in the correct light gloss gray and clear with the famous 'Swivel Base Display Stand'. The kit features optional position folded wings, pilot, rotating wheels and two piece canopy. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Revell Boeing E-4B Airborne Command Post - (747), 1/144, 4520
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$92
Still factory sealed. Rare kit from 1983. This is Revell's very nice 1/144 scale 747 kit with modifications and an entire new sprue of parts to make an authentic E-4B. Features optional position landing gear, air refueling receptacle, GE CF6-50E Turbofan Engines, full Command Post Decals and special radome and antennas.
Revell RF-4E Phantom II (F-4F) - Luftwaffe F-4F or 'Immelmann' RF-4E, 1/32, 4754
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$74
From 1985. Large F-4F kit is well molded and includes a very large and colorful decal sheet for one of two versions. Features full cockpit, optional position canopies, pilot figures, removable J79 engine, folding wing tips, movable arresting hook, optional recon nose and clear camera ports, optional position landing gear, drop tanks, AIM-9 Sidewinders, iron bombs, detailed radar with removable radome and more. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Fairchild F-27 - Lodela Issue, 1/94, H297
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$74
Still factory sealed. Revell Lodela issue. This issue retained the beautiful "S" artwork. Well detailed kit includes moving rudder, flaps and elevators, rotating wheels and props, Fairchild decals and loading ramp.
Revell Consolidated B-24D Liberator - With Tow Tractor - (Ex-Monogram), 1/48, 85-5625
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$68
Still factory sealed. From quality ex-Monogram molds and features full interior, landing gear, gear well and bomb bay detailing, rotating propellers, turrets & wheels, pivoting nose wheel, bomb load, optional waist gun position fuselage covers, optional position bomb doors, boarding ladder, crew of four amd more.
Revell Supermarine Spitfire, 1/72, H611-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$29
1963 early two-piece box issue with framable box artwork by Brian Knight, who illustrated many of the incredibly popular Revell 1/72 scale WWII single-engine aircraft line. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell 1956 Chrysler New Yorker Customizing Kit - Stock or Custom, 1/32, H1231
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$44
Still factory sealed. This is the 1996 reissue from the original 1956 'S' kit molds. Features a stock 1956 Chrysler New Yorker model and 78 customizing accessories such as turtle fins, mirrors, spotlights, hood scoops, side stacks, 'shark' fender fins, continental extension kit, antennas, 8 disc and bumper bullets, fender skirts and more.
Revell Curtiss Hawk 75A (P-36) - Finnish Air Force, 1/72, H658
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$32
1966 Revell of Great Britain issue with unique artwork and Finnish Air Force markings. Most Great Britian issues had special features; this one has a working canopy and expanded decal sheet. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell USS John Paul Jones DD-932 - Forrest Sherman Class Destroyer, 1/320, H309
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$78
Very nicely detailed kit from 1971 which measures over 15 inches long when assembled. Features rotating turrets, elevating guns, torpedo tubes, radar, decals and flag sheet. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals, color flag sheet and instructions.
Revell Boeing 707 / 307C Luftwaffe, 1/139, H108
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$42
Rare 1971 Revell of Germany issue. Never started. Features moving rudder, optional position cabin crew/passenger boarding doors, detailed engines and full landing gear detail. The kit is mint inside - all parts, decals and instructions are still in the factory sealed bag.
Revell 1960 Chevrolet Corvette, 1/25, H1203
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$32
1976 reissue of the popular kit. This kit is very well detailed and molded. Features opening hood, detailed engine and transmission, Goodyear Custom wide tread tires on Cragar Mach 8 Wheels, full interior and detailed chassis and suspension. Molded in chrome plate, blue, clear and with black tires. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions. NOTE: the chrome windshield frame is broken but both parts are there so you can repair it (which is best done by gluing it around the clear windshield).
Revell Piasecki H-16 Transporter - Air Power Issue, 1/96, H138
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
$32
1960s Air Power issue, made by Revell of Germany with English instructions. From the original 1950 "S" kits molds and well detailed for that time featuring good cockpit, crew members, opening rear cargo bay doors and more. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Revell HMS Ark Royal And Tribal Class Destroyer, 1/720, H483-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$60
967 issue contains both ship models. Very well detailed for that time and features snap-on-and-off lower hulls so they can be displayed waterline or full hull anytime you wish. Features 8 Fairey Fulmar aircraft, separately molded guns and gun directors, excellent superstructure and flight deck island, davits, lifeboats, full propeller & rudder detail, display stand and more. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Revell Douglas DC-7C Swissair, 1/122, H267
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$32
Not the original 'S' issue but the 1997 reissue. Even includes the original clear "Revellving" Swivel Stand that the 1950s early Revell kits were famous for. Ideal builder with very colorful Swissair decals. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Matchbox Dornier Do-18 Civil or Military G-1/V-2 - Luftwaffe Calais-based 3/KuFlGr 406 (1940) or 2/KuFlGr 506 Kiel 1938 or Civil D-AANE 'Zyklon' Lufthansa South Atlantic Mail Service (1938), 1/72, PK-409
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$37
Dated 1979. Nicely detailed kit for that time with markings for the three aircraft listed above. Never started. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Lufthansa was a pioneer in trans-oceanic mail services and the Do-15 and Do-18 grew to fit this need. Given the German interests in South America, it was no surprise that they established one of the first airmail services between Europe and that continent. This kit will build one of those aircraft, the Lufthansa South Atlantic Mail Aircraft (1938) D-AANE 'Zyklon' or the military version. The Do-18 was an improved D0-15 'Wal' and set several records during it's long useful life.
MPM Grumman F3F-1 Fighter - VF-4 Red Rippers USS Ranger / VF-3 USS Saratoga CV3 1937 - (F3F F3F1), 1/72, 72077
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$38
Very nicely done limited issue model featuring very fine recessed panel lines, resin castings, photoetched details, film instruments, very good cockpit, detailed landing gear and enclosed gear wells, rigging drawings and more. Includes a four view painting guide and decals for the two colorful aircraft listed. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.