Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$34
Large 26" wingspan flying kit can be powered by rubber, electric and made into RC with today's tiny and lightweight servos and receivers. Comet was a famous manufacturer of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998. Kit features traditional wood/tissue construction, detailed full size plans, building instructions, hardware, wheels and canopy material (if required), tissue and propeller. The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$28
1960s/early1970s stick and tissue flying model that features quality balsa printwood, balsa strip stock for stringers & spars, completely shaped wooden wheels, block & dowel stock as required, rubber motor, plastic propeller, clear material for canopy, covering tissue and full size plans. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$34
From the early to mid 1960s. This stick and tissue kit can be powered by rubber as designed, converted to electric or built for static display. Features traditional construction techniques with quality, die-cut balsa sheet parts, stripwood, fully formed wheels and thrust button, wood stock as required, fully formed wire landing gear, rubber motor, plastic prop, wood thrust button, clear material for windscreens, a sheet of full color insignia, covering tissue and detailed, full-size plans and building instructions. Complete and never started. Comet was a famous manufacturer of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$75
From the late 1960s or very early 1970s and one of Sterling's top of the line kits. Features a modified Eiffel 400 special soaring airfoil, optional power pod, prefabricated with many finished parts, top quality die-cut balsa wood and birch plywood pieces, hardware packet, clear canopy, turned nose code, light weight plastic power pod fairing, scale decals, detachable wing panels for easy transport and more. Includes beautiful full-size plans that include building instructions. This kit has not been started. The harware packet is still factory sealed. The other parts have been inventoried and note: missing the following die-cut balsa sheets: #6 and #12. From a careful (not a casual) examination that took me over an hour, I believe it to be otherwise complete. Includes all paperwork and decals. NOTE: sold AS-IS as a builder or parts kit ONLY. NOTE: this kit came in a very sturdy, heavy-duty box. I will ship it in that box wrapped in heavy-duty thick brown packaging paper. If you would like it but inside another box, that can be arranged but I will invoice you after checkout for the different in shipping since it will be larger and heavier to ship once boxed.
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$225
Very Rare. This is NOS (New Old Stock) from a hobby shop that closed down in about 1994; you would be the first owner of this model. This Robbe motor-glider is a highly prefabricated model that includes a plastic fuselage with all necessary holds and cuttings done (down to the nose for perfectly pre-defined thrust angle), anodized aluminum tail boom, factory-built wings with main parts of hardwood, factory-built tail feathers, electric motor and mount, 6x6" folding propeller, spinner and motor switch unit, very complete R/C hardware pack, light-weight vacuformed canopy (still factory sealed and in superb condition), extensive, full color decal (sticker) sheet and more. Never started. Inside, the kit is exactly as it left the factory. Robbe sealed most of the parts in clear bags; those parts are still factory sealed. The very few parts that were never sealed are inventoried complete. Includes all paperwork. The heavily illustrated and large instruction book is in English, German and other languages as well.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$199
Rare and even more so in this condition - NOS (New Old Stock) from a closed hobby shop. You would be the first owner! This is a large, approximately 90% factory-built and finished RC model that is truly 'Almost Ready To Fly.' Features fully assembled and covered airframe parts, installed servo tray, pushrods, hardware, wheels, fuel tank and more. Never started. Inside, everything is exactly as it left the factory. All of the parts are still in the internal boxes. Some parts are still factory sealed; the parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete. Includes all paperwork. This kit can ship UPS Ground or you can eliminate all shipping charges by picking it up from me at my local Panera Bread. NOTE: this kit came in a very sturdy and thick cardboard box. It will ship in that box wrapped in thick brown paper. If you wish for it to be placed inside another box, let me know in the 'comments' section of checkout but be aware that additional shipping charges will apply. Please note that is is a huge kit, so International shipping is not available.
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$249
Very Rare. This is NOS (New Old Stock) from a hobby shop that closed down in about 1994; you would be the first owner of this model. This Robbie sailplane is highly prefabricated and features a Plura plastic fuselage with all necessary holes for the horizontal fin precision factory-made, profiled tailplane panels, slotted for pivot tubes, profiled all-balsa rudder, all balsa wings of 'Jedelsky' construction with all parts accurately profiled and die-cut (no covering material need), all wing joiner parts and brass joiner tubes, extensive R/C hardware packet, lightweight vacuform canopy and much more. Includes color decals (factory mounted to the underside of the box top with red 'Robbe' tape, extensive full-size plans and a large instruction book in four languages including English. Never started. Inside, the kit is exactly as it left the factory. Robbe sealed every small part in clear bags; and put the larger parts in open clear bags. The only parts not in factory bags are some of the larger balsa and lite-ply diecut sheets and the wooden strip stock (which is still sealed together with Robbe red tape). Includes all paperwork. This kit can ship via UPS Ground.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$36
Rare, 1950s deluxe solid wood model kit with a good amount of prefabrication. Features factory 3D cut fuselage, 2D cut wings and tail, plastic wheels, propeller, pilot & canopy, high quality light plywood printwood wing and landing gear struts & shocks, wood stock as required, cardstock templates for assembly and sanding, two colorful decal sheets for RAF No. 43 Squadron including all black & white checkerboards, national insignia, fin flash and even optional Squadron Leader's red and white checkerboard for the vertical stabilizer and more. The very large, fold-out plans are exceptional. They feature large, multi-view, detailed drawings of the completed model, small detailed views, wing and fuselage sections, numerous detail notes, comprehensive text building instructions, painting and marking guide, aircraft specs and more. Never started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. The plastic parts are still in the original wax paper bag. Avian was manufactured by Minikscale Ltd, Liverpool, 19, Great Britain. Avian advertised tese as 'Quarter Scale Super Detailed Solid Kits' that are 'Accurate True-To-Scale Models' and they certainly are. Other models in the 1/48 constant scale series included SE-5A Scout, Albatros D-III, Sopwith Camel, Spitfire Mk.V, Hurricane Mk.IIc, Mustang Mk.1, Tempest, F-100 Super Sabre, Supermarine Swift F4 and Supermarine S.6.B Schnieder Trophy Racer. The box says "More Types to Follow."
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$125
NOS (New Old Stock) from a long-closed hobby shop; you would be the first owner of this kit. Lanny Sheedls and Gene Crim teamed up to form D.C Antiques, where they reproduced some of the all-time greats from the Golden Age Of Model Aviation. Burd Model Airplane Company - whose motto was "A Burd Always Flies!!!" made the famous, top-of-the-line King Burd gas model in 1936. Originally powered by a now rare Baby Cylone ignition engine, Danny and Gene used a tremendous assortment of power plants from .09s to 19s and received considerable enthusiasm whenever and wherever it flew. They flew it both free-flight and R/C. It builds up quickly and has the flight characteristics of a much larger plane and flies like a dream. R/C modifications are drawn in on the plans. Features factory cut wing ribs, all stringer and spar stock, balsa blocks as required, Du-Bro nylon control horns, nylon hinges, improved (over the original) fully formed metal landing gear struts, white, black and dark red covering material, full size rolled plans and text instructions including CG information. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and paperwork present.
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$165
NOS (New Old Stock) from a long-closed hobby shop; you would be the first owner. This is a fantastic, very large scale model that is highly engineered. Features neatly die-cut plywood parts, beautiful machined balsa parts, formed plastic full cowl, formed clear plastic canopy and side windows (not yellowed and in mint condition), fully formed metal landing gear, pre-formed metal control linkage, formed and notched wing trailing and leading edges, fuel tank, extensive hardware pack and more. Includes two sheets of detailed, full size plans with text instructions. Never started. All of the smaller parts are still in the factory sealed "PILOT" clear bags. The parts that were not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including the plans. There is mention of decals anywhere and none are present.
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$125
Rare. This is NOS (New Old Stock) from a hobby shop that closed down in about 1994; you would be the first owner of this model. Never started. Inside, the kit is exactly as it left the factory. It has been inventoried complete. Includes all paperwork. This model can ship via UPS Ground or you can eliminate the shipping charges completely and pick it up from me at my local Panera Bread Restaurant. NOTE: this kit came in a very sturdy and thick cardboard box. It will ship in that box wrapped in thick brown paper. If you wish for it to be placed inside another box, let me know in the 'comments' section of checkout but be aware that additional shipping charges will apply and an invoice will emailed to you for that.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Poor
$34
From the 1950s. This kit contains three small balsa gliders. All parts are die cut. Full size plans are included. These are magnificent fliers. The kits have never been started and are complete with all parts unpunched and plans.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$75
This kit is from the legendary JEMOCO R/C line. Features heavily prefabricated all-wood construction, numerous factory carved-to-shape pieces, cleanly die-cut wood parts, factory-cut foam core wings, fully formed wire landing gear struts, formed plastic details such as a clear canopy with frame lines (in mint condition and not yellowed), exhaust stacks, air scoops & some fairings, deluxe hardware package, custom decal sheet and more. Includes rolled, full size plans. The kit has never been started. Almost every part is still factory sealed with the orange & black JEMCO stapled header cards. The few parts that were never sealed (foam wings and plastic details) have been inventoried and appear to be complete. Includes decals and full size plans. NOTE: missing instruction manual - which is where the parts list would have been. (The instructions are currently available; someone ask for them on a popular R/C forum in 4/2026 and a member provided them.) So although it looks brand new inside, I was NOT able to inventory the kit...so it is only sold AS-IS as a builder or parts kit. NOTE: the decals are present but have aged badly. They are peeling and lifting; you will need to provide your own decals. NOTE: this kit came in a very sturdy, heavy-duty box. I will ship it in that box wrapped in heavy-duty thick brown packaging paper. If you would like it but inside another box, that can be arranged but I will invoice you after checkout for the different in shipping since it will be larger and heavier to ship once boxed.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$250
NOS (New Old Stock) and from a long-closed down, all-R/C hobby shop. You would be the first owner. This giant ARF is 90% factory assembled and finished; the wings, tail feathers and fuselage are hand-built of high-grade balsa & plywood and covered. All aircraft hardware and components are included. Does not include R/C radio equipment, glow engine and propeller; these must be purchased separately. Inside, it has never been started and is factory new. All large parts are still in the factory sealed bags and taped to the factory internal cardboard. The smaller parts are still in the factory sealed bags. Includes all paperwork. Due to the large size of the box, it can only be shipped via UPS (United Parcel Service) or eliminate shipping all together and pick it up from my at my local Panera Bread.
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$150
Still factory sealed and rare. This is NOS (New Old Stock) from a hobby shop that closed down in about 1994; you would be the first owner of this model. This very unique design has landing gear and is also an seaplane...or it can take off and land on snow! This model can do every maneuver that a conventional model can do except spin. It will also do one maneuver that conventional models do not do - a controlled vertical descent. Features full size plans, fully formed landing gear, die-cut balsa parts, premium quality hardwood and plywood parts, quality AAA grade balsa, complete hardware package, and more. The new and revised (for this issue) 36 page instruction manual has over 150 photos and illustrations that leaves nothing to chance. This model can ship via UPS Ground or you can eliminate the shipping charges completely and pick it up from me at my local Panera Bread Restaurant. NOTE: this kit came in a very sturdy and thick cardboard box. It will ship in that box wrapped in thick brown paper. If you wish for it to be placed inside another box, let me know in the 'comments' section of checkout but be aware that additional shipping charges will apply and an invoice will emailed to you for that.
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good
$225
Still factory sealed and rare. This is NOS (New Old Stock) from a hobby shop that closed down in about 1994; you would be the first owner of this model. The kit is of traditional wood construction and designed for R/C operation off water or land. Shipping is via UPS Ground or you can eliminate the shipping charges completely and pick it up from me at my local Panera Bread Restaurant. NOTE: this kit comes in a very sturdy and thick cardboard box. It will ship in that box wrapped in thick brown paper. If you wish for it to be placed inside another box, let me know in the 'comments' section of checkout but be aware that additional shipping charges will apply and an invoice will emailed to you for that.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$125
Aero models was out of Brooklyn, New York probably from the late 1950s and early 1960s. The Aero series contained a minimum of four large aircraft and were popular for their good performance with the RC equipment of the time. This model came from the estate of a very active and particular early aircraft kit collector. It is like factory-new inside. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes full size plans.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
$39
1950s issue flying model with the box art showing a Coke next to the young builders snack plate and finished product. Kit features traditional wood/tissue construction with 3 big sheets of high quality printwood, factory-cut stripwood & spars, wood stock as required, fully formed wheels, covering tissue, fully formed metal propeller shaft/rubber hook, fully formed hardwood thrust button, rubber motor, factory-carved balsa wood propeller (needs final sanding) and detailed full size plans that include building instructions, canopy frames and templates for fairings, insignia, etc. The model has not been started. Inventoried complete. The box is complete and has great color, but it is graded 'fair++' because it has heavy wear and a short closed tear. Comet was a famous manufacturer of stick and tissue flying and static models. In the 1930s Great Depression, they lead the low-priced kit revolution with the "Dime Scale" kits and famous advertisements in Model Airplane News magazine and others. Comet reached it's peak in the 1930s when they acquired the services of Carl Goldberg. Goldberg was a highly accomplished modeler with articles in Model Airplane News and famous designs that won him several National level competitions in the 1930s and beyond. (Carl Goldberg went on to found his own company and produced well designed and popular free-flight and RC aircraft). Comet survived the post World War economic slump and continued kit production until they were bought out by long-time competitor Guillow's in 1998.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
$36
Still factory sealed. This is a modern and well designed stick and tissue flying scale model designed for rubber power; however, many builders have converted these kits to electric free-flight and even R/C. This large scale model features hand-selected laser cut balsa, contest rubber and plastic propeller, vacuformed details, color decals, full size plan, hardware, lightweight colored tissue and full step by step instructions.
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$28
Excellent wooden kit designed for rubber power but can also be converted to electric and R/C with todays small components. Features hand-selected laser cut balsa, contest rubber and plastic prop, vacuformed details, color decals, full size plan, hardware, lightweight colored tissue and full step by step instructions. 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.
