SS Rex Ocean Liner - With ScaleDecks Wood Deck - Italian Line / Mid To Late 1930s
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$669
Finally, the Pride of the Italian Line in 1/350 scale! The SS Rex is from the same team that brought you the 1/350 SS Normandie Ocean Liner. This four year project is a 100% new model and represents the Rex in her glory years of the mid 1930s. All design work was done in CAD by Ken Friend, a master modeler, designer and builder of experimental engines and test equipment and an engineer who specialized in CAD/CAM/CAE Systems Management and Implementation. All of the smaller parts are printed on ultra-high resolution 3D SLA resin printers. These parts meet and often exceed what is possible with injection molded plastic. Only the larger parts (hull, deck pieces and funnels)are cast resin. These are pressure-cast from de-aired molds to minimize air bubbles. The Italian Line advertised that "The Southern Route Is the Lido Deck Route." By virtue of avoiding the stormy and cold North Atlantic, travelers experienced a true outdoor lifestyle. The Rex was intentionally designed for this. For this model, extensive research and time was spent capturing the exact look of the colorful 1st and 2nd Class Aft Pool Areas- from the changing room & showers, grab rope on the pool, pool slide, stairs & diving boards, tables with umbrellas, recessed (covered) 1st Class Restaurant/Lounge and more. Because of the superior performance of 3D Printing, over 90% of the usual PE (photoetched) metal parts are now 3D printed resin. This is a vast improvement as they are no longer flat, but are true to the shape of the prototype. This also makes for a nearly complete model "out-of-the-box." Includes a real wood deck from Scaledecks. NOTE: railings are the only parts not included with the model shown. They are not required to complete the kit, however 1/350 railings are sold by a vast number of aftermarket sources. I will refer all buyers to the sources that I believe work the best with the kit. more info >
Hasegawa Mitsubishi Ki-67 Type 4 Hiryu Peggy - 7th Army Group 3rd Sq / 2nd Flight Company Sq. / 74th Army Group 1sy Sq, 1/72, CP19
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$40
Very highly detailed with full interior and optional position bomb bay doors with full interior and bomb load. Includes paint guide and markings for three aircraft. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please note that part F5, a small triangle (one of 4) to mount the torpedo on the bomb bay is broken, but all parts are present so you can repair it. Not used if the bomb bay is modeled closed.
MFA High Sierra ARF Glider - 78.5 Inch Wingspan For R/C, 601
Other Materials, Box Condition: Good
$150
This is a very large ARF glider with a 200cm wingspan. Features beautiful gel-coated fiberglass fuselage, factory wood veneered foam wings, blue-tinted clear plastic canopy, factory-cut wood parts, hardware and more. Includes a huge and colorful decal sheet and instruction book. The kit has never been started. The small parts are still in the factory sealed bag; the larger parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete and includes all decals and paperwork which are both also still factory sealed. 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
Yellow Cat Japanese Army Type 4 Medium Tank Chi-To, 1/35, 35029
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$149
Very, very rare and highly detailed model cast in high definition resin. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. From tanks-encylopedia.com: The Type 97 Chi-Ha's successor - Type 4 Chi-To.Among the various medium tank designs developed in 1944, the Chi-To was probably the most promising. The development started while the Type 97 Chi-Ha Kai was still in production in 1943. The specifications were simple, requiring 75 mm (2.95 in) of armor and a high velocity 75 mm (2.95 in) gun. It was intended to be used against the most current Allied tank of the time, the M4 Sherman. The Type 4 Chi-To plans were ready in early 1944, but production was delayed due to steel shortages, mostly reserved to the Imperial Navy. Allied bombings and US submarine tactics also played their role in these shortages. Eventually, only two were built, a prototype and a pre-production vehicle, tested in 1944. Mitsubishi planned an optimistic 25 tank delivery rate per month, which was never realized. In the fall of 1944, it was decided to keep these tanks for the defense of the Japanese home islands. It is not known if the pre-production tank ever reached full operational status. Nonetheless, if the war took another course and the Olympic Operation would have been carried out, the Type 4 Chi-To would have been a formidable opponent, equal to the late variants of the Sherman. It was the most advanced Japanese tank to reach pre-operational level during WWII.
Matchbox North American P-51D Mustang - 'Dooleybird' RAF No.19 Sq 1945 or USAAF 485 FS/370 FG/9th AF, 1/72, PK-13
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$24
Still factory sealed. 1973 two-piece box issue that includes decals for both aircraft and a color painting guide on the back. The box art showing KM272 represents an RAF 19th Squadron aircraft. In March 1946, this was one of the last Mustangs to serve in RAF Fighter Command before this squadron converted to Hornets.
Revell Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket - (D5582), 1/54, H121
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$38
Revell of Great Britain 1960s Academy release with great box art unique to this issue. Kit features optional position landing gear and cockpit hatch, boarding ladder and pilot in the boxart pose. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Ace Traction Avant 11CV / le SPW P-107 U-304(f) / Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. F / Kfz.15 Personnel Vehicle / Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf.C, 1/72, 72273
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+ to Exc
$42
SALE!! Includes all 5 kits which have never been started. They are either inventoried complete or the parts are still in the factory sealed bags. Includes decals (if furnished by Ace) and instructions.
Hasegawa Leyton House Lola T90-50 F3000 Limited Edition, 1/24, 20452
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$39
Hard-to-find, out of production kit dated 2020. This finely molded model features 91 pieces. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Arado Ar-196 A-3 Seaplane With Eduard Mask - KG-100 at Crete / Aircraft on the Tirpitz, 1/32, 04688
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$140
Includes Eduard #JX119 Mask Set, still factory sealed. The actual kit is dated 2010 and features 192 pieces, fine recessed surface detail, detailed internal tubular space frame, full cockpit & stations, optional folded wings, optional position speed brakes, separate ailerons, individual navigation lights, detailed BMW engine, separately molded maintenance flaps on the engine and nose, two different 3 bladed props, display stand and decals for the two aircraft listed in the title. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Hawker Tempest Mk.V, 1/72, 4123
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$18
Still factory sealed. 1983 issue is an ideal builder because it is from the same molds as the classic 1963 issue. Features optional position landing gear, movable propeller and wheels, pilot figure, clear canopy and RAF markings.
Cleveland Vought Corsair V-65 - 18 Inch Wingspan Free-Flight Rubber Powered Flying Aircraft, 1/24, D-41
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$75
Very rare and even more so in an 'excellent' box and 'factory tissue sealed' inside. From the mid 1930s to the early 1940s. This is a Cleveland 'D' or dwarf kit. The term 'Dwarf' is just a bit deceptive, as it is Cleveland's designation for 1/24 scale. Most Cleveland kits were designated 'SF' or Scale Flying - 1/16 scale. The Dwarf kits were needed to fill a market demand for smaller flying models. All Cleveland kits were exceptionally complete and Dwarfs were no exception, containing very high quality balsa printwood, stringers & spars, fully formed wheels, covering tissue, a wood propeller that is about 90% carved and just needs final sanding, gray rigging thread (if required), metal and balsa stock as required and more. With Cleveland's famous high-quality plans. Amazingly, this kit is still 'factory tissue sealed' inside. When the Cleveland workers packed each kit, they wrapped them in tissue that effectively made a seal which has not been disturbed. Whoever buys it will be the first one to see the contents since it was packed in the factory over 90 years ago. 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 supply 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.
Revell Kugisho P1Y1/2 Ginga Frances, 1/72, H103-800
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$32
Rare 1976 Revell Japan hardbox issue with unique box art. This fine model features all parts and markings to make P1Y1, P1Y1a, P1Y2 and PI2-S variants, full interior detail, complete twin-row engines, optional position landing gear, open or closed bomb bay with different bomb or torpedo loads and more. NOTE: this kit has minor, 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: upper floor, seats and instrument panels to the main floor. There is no other assembly. Inventoried and NOTE: missing (1) #17 propeller retainer; does not show when assembled and very easy to fabricate from flat plastic. Includes all other parts, 'near mint' condition decals and instructions.
Modelsvit Messerschmitt Bf-109 D-1 - Condor Legion Werner Molders 1938 / Luftwaffe Lt Joachim Bohner Hage 1940 / 2/JGr 176 Germany 1939 / Jgr 102 Hptm Gentzen Nov 1939 / Hungarian Air Force Varpalota 1943 / Swiss Air Force Autumn 1944 - (Bf109D-1), 1/48, 4806
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$36
1/48 scale kit that Features 115 pieces, all fine recessed surface detail, PE details, excellent cockpit, enclosed and detailed wheel wells, separately molded control surfaces (all of them), optional position canopy and much more. Includes a full color paint guide and decals for all aircraft listed. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell B-29 Superfortress - Air Power Series, 1/315, H141-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$55
1961 Revell hardbox issue from the 'Air Power' series. This is the same kit as the "S" version with the difference being the box, decals and a new style stand. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Please note that the box top has light age foxing, hence the grade of only 'good.'
Airfix Graf Spee Pocket Battleship - T4 Issue, 1/600, 04211-0
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$44
1976 issue that is very well detailed and finely molded like most Airfix ships. Full hull model with complete deck fittings including all guns, cranes, lifeboats, torpedo tubes, float plane and more. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions.
Comet Boeing B-47 Stratojet, 1/205, PL-22
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$58
Rare kit from the 1950s. One-piece flip top box with early 39 cent price on the two short box sides. Nicely molded in glossy silver and clear plastic with all recessed panel lines. The aircraft is in the 'in flight' configuration and includes the Comet 'teardrop' based stand. The kit has never been started. Inventoried and NOTE: missing (1) of (2) engine pylons. Easily made. Otherwise complete with all other parts, decals and instructions present. The box is only 'good' because of general wear and two split corners which have been clear taped back together. Comet originally began model production in 1929 with a line of balsa flying models. In the mid-1950s Comet made a beautiful line of small and medium scale aircraft and missile models with colorful boxes. The early issues were in one-piece 'flip-top' boxes, and the later issues and releases were in standard two-piece 'hardboxes' with a lithograph slick glued to the top box. In 1963 Comet sold the plastic kit molds to Aurora, who reissued some but not all of the kits.
Life-Like 1910 Buick Model F Tourer - (ex-Pyro), 1/32, 09464
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+++
$36
From Pyro molds cut just before Life-Like took over production. Pyro's intent was to issue this in the 'Vintage Brass Car' series, but the timing was disrupted by the sale of their plastic kit line to Life-Like; as a result it was never issued under the Pyro name. Well detailed with full engine and engine compartment details, complete interior, separately molded front and rear suspension/axles, spoked wheels, optional top with porthole rear windows and a four piece hood that can be built closed or correctly opened. Molded in ivory with brass plated & clear parts and rubber tires. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including instructions.
Revell Fiat CR-42 Falco, 1/72, H648-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$24
USA one-piece box issue dated 1966. The kit has never been started. The actual aircraft has been inventoried complete and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: missing display stand.
Airfix Grumman J4F Widgeon, 1/72, 10030
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$22
US Airfix issue from 1979 and a very nicely molded kit for that time. Never starte. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. The Widgeon saw WWII service as a Coast Gurad transport, trainer and recon aircraft. Before the war, the Widgeon was active in it's original design purpose - as a luxury sport airplane and executive transport amphibian.
Hudson Miniatures 1914 Regal Lil' Old Timers Quickie Kit, 1/32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$44
Rare. When the Gowland/Revell 'Highway Pioneers' burst upon the hobby scene in 1951, they started a hobby revolution. Plastic model kits were not new in 1951, but successful mass marketing of plastic kits was new. The sensation swept the country, and Gowland & Revell could not make the kits fast enough. The fact that the public was buying these models shocked the successful hobby establishment. One such manufacture was Hudson Miniatures. In the 1940s, Hudson had established a name in making 1/16 scale 'Old Timer' models of automobiles. These were excellent kits with wood and metal parts, but a high degree of skill was required to carve and finish the wood parts. In the late 1940s, they added some injection molded plastic parts (usually acetate wheels) to the series but never considered making a completely plastic kit. When Hudson saw what was happening with the Highway Pioneers, he began to design his own 1/32 scale line called 'Lil Old Timers', which hit the stores in 1954. An early paper fold-out catalog shows 18 models including some real gems like the 1910 International Harvester Passenger Car, 1911 Brush Delivery Truck and 1906 Columbia Electric Car just to name a few. The line was bought by Revell a short time after it's release, and Revell did reissue some (but not all) of the kits. As you would expect from Hudson, this is a nice kit with excellent moldings and detail for the time. The kit is molded in a very bright yellow plastic. Never started and inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions present. The 1914 Regal Coupe is perhaps the rarest of all cars ever built in America. It was underslung, which was rare for the time, and the body was all wood and similar to old horse-drawn carriages of colonial times. The design was sometimes called a Colonial Coupe. The large car seated only two people and could hit 40 mph with it's 25 hp engine.
Hasegawa P-40E Warhawk South Pacific Aces - 9th FS 49th FG Lt. Andrew J Reynolds Darwin Australia Spring 1942 / 9th FS 49th FG Lt. John D Landers New Guinea 1942, 1/48, 09702
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$36
Excellent kit dated 2006 from new molds. Features 109 parts, all fine, recessed panel lines, excellent cockpit and wheel well detail, optional position canopy, drop tank and more. Includes decals for the two aircraft. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.