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Monogram US Army Military Jeep And M3-37mm Gun - Four Star Issue, 1/35, PM21-98

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good++

$125   

Rare long box from 1957. Features hinged windshield, rolling wheels, rubber tires, driver, two combat troops and detailed M3-37mm field gun. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. The "Monogram Military Wheels" series was first released in the late 1950s and are such fine models that they still in high demand today by both builders and collectors. The original line included the Jeep and 37mm Anti-Tank Gun, US Army Armored Half Track Multiple Gun Carriage, US Army Eager Beaver Truck, Patton Tank, M-29C Weasel, The Fabulous GIs and US Army M3A1 Armored Personnel Carrier. All had many action features and nearly perfect fit and finish. Monogram expanded the line in the 1960s and early 1970s with additional USA and German tanks.

Monogram US Army M3A1 Armored Personnel Carrier - Four Star Issue, 1/35, PM34-149

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

$145   

Rare 1958 original issue with an 'Excellent' condition box top. Color and gloss are as new, there are four solid corners, no tears, missing litho, price tags or tape. Flaws are light edge wear and some light age foxing as seen at the upper right. This classic 'Four Star' kit is very well molded & detailed and features working flexible tracks, moving winch, elevating and swiveling machine gun, operating doors, full interior, rubber front tires, accessories and 9 realistic figures. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including all parts, decals and instructions.

Aurora Jap Zero Famous Fighters of All Nations, 1/48, 88A-69

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

$325   

Very rare. Most likely made in 1955 or maybe 1954. Please note the square 'Aurora Line' small logo and the 'Famous Fighters of All Nations' text to the left of it. The model is 100% correct inside, includes the original factory tissue packing paper, is molded in gloss yellow plastic and clear with the correct rectangular clear stand, four bombs and landing gear. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Nothing is broken; the instructions are in 'near mint' condition and the decals are 100% intact, just very slightly curled just at the ends and in 'very good+' condition. The box has excellent color and gloss but even wear on the top as shown; there is a tape tear on the left short side (1" x 3/4") and another smaller one on the right short side (3/8" x 1/4"). I believe this is the 4rd issue of this famous kit. The first was the Brooklyn, then the two 'Carrier' boxes, 88-59 and 88-69.

Frog Fiat G-55 - 1 Squadriglia I Gruppo Caccia Aviazione RAI 1944 and Erprobungskommando Unit Luftwaffe 1944 - (G.55), 1/72, F216

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed Exc++

$24   

Still factory sealed but the seal has a split on the lower long side.. Final logo issue from the late 1970s, just before Frog ceased kit production. This very well molded kit includes decals for both aircraft and a full-color, multi-view painting guide on the bottom of the box. Frog is considered the father of injection molded model kits. The Lines Brothers opened Frog in 1932, capitalizing on the fever caused by Lindberg's solo transatlantic flight. Almost overnight the western populations became 'Air-Minded', and anything aviation was in high demand. Frog created a quality line of stick and tissue rubber powered aircraft and gliders as well as innovative ready-to-fly rubber powered aircraft that required no assembly. The box even contained a built-in rubber motor winder and fuselage holder. Model airplane flight competitions were popular in Great Britain, and one category was 'Rise Off the Ground', or ROG. By changing this to 'Flies Right Off the Ground', the FROG name was born. In 1936 Frog created a line of injection molded plastic models, the first such kit line in the world (Hawk sold a line of injection molded aircraft models in 1934 but they were factory assembled and painted). Named 'Penguin' after the bird that does not fly, the kits were innovative beyond the means of production. At a time when models were simply built by wingspan, the Penguin line was a constant 1/72 scale. Furthermore, a large 1/72 Short S.30 Empire class flying boat contained a full interior and lights! A line of accessories such as AA guns, tractors, hanger, ambulance, sound locator, searchlights and lighting kits were quickly added to the line. WWII caused a pause in production. After the war the box color changed from silver to green, and Penguin kits were also marketed in the USA. Production ended in 1950. Frog quickly expanded and released the Red, Blue, Orange, Black, Green, Gold Token, Spin and Comet series as well as Trail Blazers and several others. It is noteworthy that while most manufacturers in the 1940s/50 were making toy-like models, Frog attempted to make very realistic models. For example, 'detailing' kits with excessively large rivets was once very popular. Frog ignored this trend and continued to mold aircraft with fine panel lines and no rivets. As a result, Frog kits can be built into very realistic replicas. Production ended in the late 1970s, but Frog molds are still in use around the world.

Hasegawa Heinkel He-51 A-1 - Luftwaffe, 1/72, JS-053

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good

$18   

This beautifully molded kit is from the late 1970s/early 1980s and includes colorful pre-war decals for the Luftwaffe. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.

Guillows Nieuport 11 - 24 inch Wingspan for Free Flight or R/C Conversion, 203

Wood Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed Exc+

$42   

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Still factory sealed. Dates from the late 1960s. Large scale model can be flown rubber free flight, gas free flight, or converted to electric RC using modern small, light servos and receivers. Features quality die-cut balsa sheet parts, stripwood and spars, die-cut plywood firewall for gas operation, light plastic cowl, pilot bust, machine guns, engine and more, scale plastic wheels, rubber motor, thrust button, plastic propeller, big sheet of full color decals, covering tissue and excellent full size plans with instructions. 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.

Air Lines Hotspur II - General Aircraft Ltd Glider - (ex Frog), 1/72, 7904

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good

$18   

This is a well detailed model from the original FROG molds. Features 'good' cockpit, pilot figure, separately molded rudder, elevators and ailerons, optional position cabin door, landing gear & skids and more. With paint guide and full color decals. Never started. Inventoried with all parts, decals and instructions present. Box art is by the famous Jo Kotula who did 1930s covers for the magazine 'Model Airplane News' and later the Aurora box art of the late 1950s. Air Lines kits are all Frog molds that the Lines Brothers imported to the USA between 1964-1966. The kits, decals and instructions were made in England, then imported to the USA where Testors created the boxes with the colorful trading cards on the back. There are one or two trading cards on each box which show the boxart but not the advertising/logo. Some kits contain a Testors color painting guide also, but it is not specific to any model.

Minicraft RMS Titanic Ocean Liner - (ex-Revell / Entex), 1/350, 1405

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: NM

$59   

Large and highly detailed model that measures over 30 inches long when assembled. It is from the original (but well modified) Revell molds. Just about every aftermarket photo-etched accessory you can imagine is available for this kit, so you can create a museum masterpiece if you wish. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.

Arii Japanese Navy Type 93 Advanced Trainer K5Y1 Willow - Markings for One Orange and One Silver Aircraft - (ex Otaki), 1/48, A338-800

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG++

$22   

From the original Otaki molds and a fine model that features very good cockpit and engine detail, pilots, decals for two colorful aircraft, full color painting guide and rigging wires and rigging information. There is also a beautiful full color painting guide showing both aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.

Life-Like Gloster Gladiator, 1/48, 09607

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

$22   

From Ex-Pyro molds. Nicely molded. Includes cockpit, positionable pilot figure and molded in realistic fabric surfaces. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.

Life-Like Gloster Gladiator, 1/48, 09607

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

$18   

Ex-Pyro and nicely molded. Includes cockpit, positionable pilot figure and molded in realistic fabric surfaces. There is no assembly but NOTE: a few sink holes on the wings are neatly filled with modeling putty. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.

Minicraft RMS Titanic Ocean Liner, 1/350, 11312

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG++

$56   

Large and highly detailed model that is over 30 inches long when assembled. Never started. Factory sealed bags and complete with decals and instructions. Just about every aftermarket photo-etched accessory you can imagine is available for this kit, so you can create a museum masterpiece if you wish; I prefer the sets from Tom's Modelworks and Gold Medal Models as they provide superb detail and are affordable.

Russian Project Antonov An-26 Curl - Limited Edition With PE Parts, 1/72, RP0201

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

$58   

This model of the venerable An-26 features main injection molded parts gray and clear parts, special brass PE details, good cockpit and more. Includes decals for multiple aircraft. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.

Monogram Grumman F8F Bearcat - White Box Issue, 1/72, 6789

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed NM

$34   

Still factory sealed. Dated 1979 and from the original 'Blue Box' molds. Very nicely done 1/72 scale kit with rotating prop and wheels, drop tanks and missile & bomb loadout.

Jim Shirley Productions USS Chester Armored Cruiser 1919 - First US Scout Cruiser CL-1 / CS-1, 1/700, JFL003

Resin Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc+

$175   

Very rare and the only known kit representing the first US Scout Cruiser. This kit has a beautifully cast resin main hull with a higher detail level than what is possible with injection molds. There are numerous other resin details. Includes full instructions with parts guide and illustrated assembly steps. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes all paperwork. The USS Chester was the United States Navy's first scout cruiser and designated CS-1. She was launched on 26 June 1907 by Bath Iron Works in Maine and sponsored by Miss D. W. Sproul. She was named in honor of the town of Chester, Pennsylvania. She was commissioned on 25 April 1908 and saw a very long and active service. Her designation was soon changed to CL-1 for 'Light Cruiser'. In July 1928 the ships name was changed to USS York, in honor of York, Pennsylvania.

Jim Shirley Productions USS Chicago CG11 1960s - Guided Missile Cruiser, 1/700, JFL0011

Resin Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc+

$125   

Very rare. This kit has a beautifully cast resin main hull and like most resin ships, is considered superior to injection molding. There are numerous other resin details. Includes full instructions with parts guide and illustrated assembly steps. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes all paperwork.

MPC 1972 Ford Mustang Mach I - Stock / Trans Am Racer / Hairy Super Stock, 1/25, 1-7213-225

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG-

$89   

Rare first issue from 1972. This is a well molded kit that can be built one of three ways. Includes many custom parts such as 351 engine or 428, mag wheels, roll cage, racing bucket seats and special instrument panel, racing slicks, headers and more. Features detailed complete engine, engine compartment, opening hood, full interior, rotating wheels, exhaust and underside detail. Molded in white, clear, red tinted clear, and chrome. With real rubber tires. The kit has never been started. Inside, it is still packed as it came from the factory. The white plastic parts are still in the factory sealed bag. The chrome, clear and tires were never factory sealed and have been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.

Revell Harbor Tug Long Beach - Pre S Issue, 1/108, H314-129

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

$155   

Rare 1955 Revell model with the great box artwork that has made these kits so famous and collectible. This large-scale model features excellent detail for that time and almost all items shown in the box art - railings, grates, name boards, navigation lights, vents, whistles, bumpers, bitts and even two crew members. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The box rates only 'very good' because it has isolated and light age spotting as shown. The Long Beach was built in Decatur, Alabama in 1943 and was one of a fleet of tugs operated by the Wilmington Transportation Company. She had a registered length of 81.1 feet and a beam of 24 feet. Gross tonnage was 146 inches and she drew 8 feet of water. Powered by a 700 hp diesel, the range was just over 3,500 miles.

Revell F-4F Phantom II - Luftwaffe - Japan Issue, 1/32, H178-2500

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

$165   

Very rare 1975 Japan issue of this famous model with unique box art. Features removable J79 engine, radar and removable radome, working tailhook, detailed cockpit, opening canopies, two pilot figures, optional position landing gear and and a weapons load of AIM-9 Sidewinders & AIM-7 Sparrow missiles, ejector racks, iron bombs, three drop tanks and more. Includes a very large Luftwaffe decal sheet and a large, full color fold-out painting and markings guide that also includes a full-size color photo of the built model. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.

Toms Modelworks Casablanca Class Escort Carrier, 1/700, 7003

Resin Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

$149   

Very rare waterline 'Jeep Carrier' that is beautifully cast in high-definition resin and includes many resin, cast metal and photoetched details. There is even a completely detailed (by some form of very fine printing) plastic flight deck. Never started and still in the internal factory sealed bags. With instructions.