Heller MD 450 Ouragan (MD-450) - Israeli 1956 or French Air Force EC 1/12 Cambraisis 1954, 1/72, 201
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$24
Still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box top concave. 1970s Heller issue with 'Black Box' design that has black background on the box top and all 4 sides. Includes markings for the two aircraft listed.
Hasegawa Nakajima Ki-44-II Shoki Tojo - 47th Sentai Narimasu 1945 / 85th Sentai Major Saitoh Kantong 1944, 1/72, 502
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$22
Very nicely molded kit featuring all fine recessed panel lines, good engine and limited cockpit detail, pilot figures (sitting and standing), optional position landing gear, belly tank, choice of canopies and some gear well detail. Includes decals and paint guide for both colorful aircraft. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Kawanishi N1K2-J Shidenkai George - 343rd Naval Kokutai 1st Lt. Kanno Tokushima 1945 / 343rd 1st Lt Oshibuchi Kanoya 1945, 1/72, 506
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$20
Still factory sealed. Inverted box art issue dated 1987. Features all very fine recessed panel lines, good cockpit, pilot figure, centerline drop tank and a paint guide and markings for both aircraft listed.
Pavla Mitsubishi Type 97 Ki-30 Ann, 1/72, 72016
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$38
Very good quality limited-production injection molded model with photoetched details, film instruments and decals for two aircraft (camo or natural finish). Never started. Factory sealed bag with decals and instructions present.
Heller Le Redoubtable SSBN Submarine, 1/400, L701
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$14
1960s 'Yellow' style issue. Full hull kit featuring very fine raised and recessed hull detail, movable elevator, rudder and diving planes, counter-rotating props, decals and display stand. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. The box displays better than the 'good-' grade but it is rated as such because there are two closed tears on the long sides, and one extends up on the box top. There is also plenty of other general wear.
MPM Lockheed Vega Model 5 / UC-101 - Shell Aviation or USAAF, 1/72, 72522
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$46
Still factory sealed. Has markings for either version. A very well made model of one of the greatest aircraft in aviation history. Wiley Post, Amelia Earhart, Hearst, USAAF and the RAF were among it's record setting pilots and operators. Kit features full cockpit and complete passenger cabin with floor and seats, optional wheel pants and other optional parts and decals with paint guide for the two aircraft listed. The Shell aircraft is a very colorful bright yellow overall with red trim.
Lindberg F7U-1 Cutlass - (F7U1), 1/48, 510-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$89
1956 or '57 Gaedke artwork with three aircraft and the carrier. The box top has like new color and gloss, four solid corners, no repairs, no price tags, no fading and no litho tears. General and even light wear are the only flaws. The model is molded in a stunning, high-gloss dark blue and clear plastic and includes decals for the box art aircraft including red and white checkerboards for the rudders. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions. Dating early Lindberg kits is problematic to a near complete lack of release information; early catalogs normally do not have dates, and there are no dates on early boxes or instructions & decals. However, by records kept when the kits were purchased new, we know this kit was issued either in 1956 or 1957. The early part number of '10' after the 5 would support such an early date, as Lindberg initially used sequential numbers. Please note that the instructions for this kit contain multiple factory mistakes! The pilot sits on a seat, not the 'board' shown in the instructions. The pitot tube is not even shown on the assembly page, but is present with the kit.
Aurora-KB Breguet 14 Collectors Edition, 1/48, 1141-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$74
1972 issue of this still-popular model with an amazing 'near mint' box. Features fair cockpit detail, Vickers and Lewis machine guns, two ground crew, US Air Service markings and paint guide, rigging instructions and a Battle Terrain Base. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Eduard Albatros W.4 Profipack - (W-4), 1/48, 8084
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$58
Still factory sealed. This is still the only injection molded 1/48 W.4 kit ever made. Quality model features excellent moldings with very fine detail, PE parts and mask set.
Eduard Nieuport 11 With Mask Set - Escadrille N26 / Escadrille N62, 1/48, 8069
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$26
Still factory sealed. High quality with excellent moldings and fine detail. Includes mask set and decals for two aircraft.
Master Modell Antonov AN-14 Bienchen Clod - Aeroflot / Soviet Air Force / East German Air Force DDR, 1/72, 1026
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$26
Older but nicely molded kit of this very useful and long-lived aircraft. Features very good cockpit, full cabin with floor, seats and bulkheads (with a clear window in the cockpit bulkhead), separately molded control surface hinges, rotating wheels and propellers, optional opened or closed rear loading doors with staircase, and a paint guide & very large and extensive decals sheet for the three versions listed. The Antonov AN-14 'Little Bee' was developed to fulfill an Aeroflot need for a small, twin engined, short-ranged aircraft holding 5 to 6 passenger or 500 kg of freight for an airport to city shuttle service. The aircraft was also designed to be suitable for hire, agriculture, medical service and pilot training. Design emphasis was placed on low-maintenance, STOL performance and rough field take offs and landings. The prototype was completed in spring of 1958 and flight testing started on March 15 of the same year. After solving some typical problem, the aircraft entered series production and was very successful, fulfilling many more duties than it was ever designed for. The AN-14 was eventually phased out but replaced by the An-14M with PTL engines. At present, it's successor model, the AN-28 went into production in Poland. In 1993, PZL-Mielec developed its own improved variant, the PZL M28 Skytruck.
Aurora-KB De Havilland DH-10A Collector's - (DH10), 1/48, 1125-300
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$75
1972 hardbox issue in amazing, investment-grade 'near mint' condition. This is an excellent builder and features 'fair' cockpit details, two Lewis machine guns, twin Liberty 12 engines, pilot, two gunners and 2 mechanic figures, painting guide, terrain display base and rigging guide. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including all parts, decals and instructions.
Revell Boeing B-52 Stratofortress - From Pre S Molds, 1/175, H150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$48
1976 issue and very likely the last release from the original Pre-S molds; makes an ideal 'Classic Builder.' Molded in black and clear and includes long range fuel tanks, clear cockpit and tail gunner canopies & display stand. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Republic F-84F Thunderstreak Whip-Fly, 1/54, H152-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$69
1960 issue of the rare 'Whip Fly' series. Hardbox artwork for this series was 'action' photos by Tom Kelly. Whip-Fly kits contain the aircraft model with nose ballast, a metal control ring, 12 feet of control line and a control handle so that you could spin the aircraft around in circles. This kit has never been started. It is either still in the internally sealed factory bag or has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. The long side of the box shows the complete Whip-Fly series with the action box art. Included are H151 F9F-8 Cougar, H152 F-84F, H153 F-89D Scorpion, H154 F8U-1 Crusader, H155 F-39 Airacobra and H156 F-101A Voodoo. Although not listed yet, there was also a Whip-Fly Canberra, F-106 and Yak-25 Flashlight. The Whip-Fly series seemed like a good idea...at first. Revell quickly realized that spinning heavily-ballasted, sharp objects at dizzying speeds in or outside the home near groups of children was not the best idea. The series was quickly discontinued.
Revell Mc Donnell F-101A Voodoo With Stamp - Master Modelers Club / Academy Issue, 1/75, H128-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$64
1962 hardbox USA issue with Master Modelers, Academy and 'Astronaut Wings' logos as well (on the side). This model is from the original 'S' kit molds and makes an ideal builder. Molded in silver and clear.Never started. Inside, it is factory-new. All parts and even all paperwork are still sealed in the factory bag.
Italeri Frecce Tricolori Aerobatic Team Mb-339 P.A.N / G-91 Gina P.A.N. / F-86 Sabre, 1/72, 1297
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$48
Limited edition issue that contains all three kits. Contains extensive and colorful markings for each as shown on the box top. Never started. All three have been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Air Lines Airspeed Oxford Trainer - (ex Frog), 1/72, 7906
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$22
Well molded kit features separate ailerons, rudder and elevators. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. 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 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.
Jasco Thermic 72 - 72 Inch Wingspan Glider
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
$115
Very large flying glider for free flight or R/C Conversion. Most likely from the 1940s but I am not certain. High performance contest model features die-cut ribs with a 6409 airfoil, solid balsa pod and hard boom, shaped leading and trailing edges, easy pop up dethermalizer, precut spars and strip wood, covering tissue and more. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes plans/instructions.
Frog Junkers Ju-88A-4 - Green Series, 1/72, F160
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$34
1960s issue with a desperate box art scene. Ground crew flee for their lives as Typhoons lob rockets into an airfield of gassed and about-to-be armed bombers. Well detailed and molded. Features 74 parts and separately molded ailerons, elevators and rudder. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions. 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, 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.
Tamiya M48A3 Patton Tank, 1/35, MM-220A
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$34
From very high quality molds and includes two figures and many scale accessories. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.