Hi-Flier Howard DGS 8 And Bellanca Skyrocket - TWO 16.5 and 16 Inch Wingspan Flying Balsa Aircraft, 51
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$30
SALE! Includes both factory sealed and very well designed stick-and-tissue flying models.
Hi-Flier Rearwin Sportster And Stinson 105 - TWO 16 Inch Wingspan Flying Balsa Aircraft, 54
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG And Sealed Exc
$30
SALE! Includes both well-designed stick-and-tissue flying aircraft kits. The wingspans are close but approximate. The Rearwin is still factory sealed. The Stinson is never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes plans/instructions.
Comet Nieuport 11 - 13 3/8 Inch Wingspan Flying Balsa Airplane Model, 3210
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$32
1970s issue of one of the old 1930s kits. It features traditional wood/tissue construction, quality die-cut printwood, factory-cut stingers and spars, fully formed wheels, thrust button and propeller; covering tissue and detailed full size plans with building instructions. Never started and inventoried complete. 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.
Dynaflite S.E.5a - 64 Inch Wingspan R/C Aircraft - (SE-5a), 1/5, DYFA3045
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$249
Still factory tape sealed. This is an excellent, very large 1/5 scale kit. It features conventional wood construction, die cut parts& pre-cut wood stock as required, ABS plastic front and bottom cowl, exhaust pipes and pilot's headrest, highly simplified strut attachment system, removable wings, landing gear that retracts for storage and more. Can be run with a wide variety of motors and with a 4 Channel or greater radio with 7 or 8 servos. NOTE: this kit will be shipped in this sturdy box (with no outside box) unless you specify otherwise. There will be additional shipping cost if you wish to have it in sent in another box.
Sterling Spad XIII Drops Twin Bombs in Flight - 24 Inch Wingspan For RC / Free Flight / Control Line, A21
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$85
From the early to mid 1960s. This rare 24 inch wingspan kit is designed for R/C, free flight or control line. Includes innovative system for automatically dropping bombs in flight. Features die-cut balsa parts, plastic wheels with rubber tires, finished wire landing gear struts and other metal parts, pre-formed nose bearing & plastic propeller, plastic engine covers, bombs, radiator cowl, machine gun panel, pilot bust and more, clear die-cut windshield, rubber motor, control surface hinge material, hardware, full color decals and superb full size plans with instructions. Never started. The hardware and fittings factory bag is still factory sealed. All the other parts were never sealed and have been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Sterling was a famous manufacturer dating back to the 1930/40s flying model craze. Although they continued to produce kits for decades after the flying model slump following World War II, they eventually fell victim to the general lack of interest in modeling that occurred in the early 1980s. I always considered Sterling kits to be deluxe kits as they featured color decals, high-grade die cut balsa, vacuform plastic detail parts, plastic wheels (if required), finished wire landing gear, rubber motor and plastic prop, full size plans with instruction details and full instructions for conversion to RC or control line. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
RN Models SE-5 Scout And Fokker D-VIII - TWO Kits With 20 Inch Wingspan - For Scale Rubber / Gas Electric Free Flight or R/C, CG504
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$46
These two high quality flying scale model kits are from the 1980s . Both feature factory cut balsa parts, quality balsa printwood sheets, strip stock, plastic propeller, rubber motor, nose block, nylon thrust button, rubber hook/propeller shaft, all hardware and more. Includes covering tissue. Never started. The smaller parts are still in the factory sealed bag. Inventoried complete with all parts, excellent full size plans and aircraft history.
Sterling P-51D Mustang Drops Bombs In Flight - 24 Inch Wingspan for R/C / Control Line / Free Flight, A13
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$79
From the early to mid 1960s. This kit is part of Sterling's expensive big-wingspan series that was designed for R/C and also includes numerous extra parts for control line operation. It can also be flown free-flight. Very nicely produced stick-and-tissue model that features high quality die-cut balsa sheet parts, stripwood and spars, fully formed wire landing gear struts, finished wheels, other wood and metal stock as required, light plastic engine cowl, spinner, air scoop, exhaust manifolds, bomb and many other details, perfect condition vacuformed plastic canopy that is not even yellowed, rubber motor, plastic propeller, a big set of decals, coving tissue and excellent full size plans with detailed instructions. Never started. The small parts are still factory sealed in the Sterling bag; the parts that were never factory sealed have been inventoried complete. Sterling was a famous manufacturer dating back to the 1930/40s flying model craze. Although they continued to produce kits for decades after the flying model slump following World War II, they eventually fell victim to the general lack of interest in modeling that occurred in the early 1980s. I always considered Sterling kits to be deluxe kits as they had the action features and included everything needed to complete the model.
Sterling Sopwith Camel - 24 Inch Wingspan Flying Aircraft For Free Flight Control Line Or R/C, A26
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
$84
Dates from the early to mid 1960s. This large and well detailed stick-and-tissue kit is designed for rubber or gas free flight or 'easy conversion to control line or R/C flying.' Features precision die-cut balsa parts, beautifully detailed and formed lightweight plastic parts including cowl, machine guns, engine front & nacelle, propeller & pilot, rubber band motor, wheels, scale decals, full plans, control line & R/C conversion instructions and more. Never started. The small parts are still factory sealed in the Sterling clear bag; all other parts are inventoried complete and includes decals and plans/instructions.
Todays Hobbies F-18 Hornet - F/A-18 - Static Display Or Catapult Launched Glider - US Navy, 1/24, J-2
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$44
Still factory sealed. This is a large, very well detailed model that is 28 inches long and has a 20 inch wingspan. Features die-cut wood, light vacuformed plastic details, clear canopy, factory-cut spars and stringers, balsa block and other stock wood as required, complete decals and more. Can be made to fly as a catapult-launched glider or can be built for scale static display.
Todays Hobbies F-14 Tomcat - (F-14A) - Static Display Or Catapult Launched Glider - US Navy, 1/24, J-4
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$48
Still factory sealed. This is a large, very well detailed model that is 31 inches long and has a 32 inch wingspan. Features optional swing wings, die-cut wood, light vacuformed plastic details, clear canopy, factory-cut spars and stringers, balsa block and other stock wood as required, complete decals and more. Can be made to fly as a catapult-launched glider or can be built for scale static display.
StromBecker Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket - Bagged - (D5582), G42
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$26
Perfect 'Classic Builder' kit! StromBecker was famous for this line of precarved hardwood and plastic kits. The carving is done to the final shape. When complete it makes an impressive desk top display. This one includes beautiful hardwood parts, a clear plastic canopy, full decals in 'excellent' condition as shown, sandpaper, sanding stick and photocopied instructions. The kit has never been started. It is either still in the factory sealed bag or inventoried complete with all parts with decals and instructions.
Guillows Hellcat F6F Carrier Fighter - 16.5 Inch Wingspan Balsa Flying Model Airplane, 503
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$18
1976 stick and tissue flying model which features die cut balsa parts, vacuform nose/spinner, wheels, plastic propeller, hardware, vacuform canopy, colored tissue, insignia and full size plans with detailed building instructions. The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions/plans present. 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.
Monogram Speedee Bilt B-25 Mitchell - Wood and Plastic Model Aircraft, H-1
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$395
Rare early Monogram kit from the early 1950s. Fantastically well detailed and presented multi-media kit with 34 injection molded parts in clear, red, black and gray acetate and 57 die cut or shaped balsa parts including the famous Monofoil pre-formed wings. This example has never been started. The yellow, clear and red black plastic parts are still in the factory sealed red boxes. The other parts were never sealed and have been inventoried 100% complete with decals (in amazing 'near mint' condition), sand paper, plans and instruction book (both also in 'near mint' condition). It still has all of the correct internal packing as shown. Please note that this kit must be shipped insured. This is the first large-scale non-flying scale Speedee-Bilt model, the B-25 Mitchell. Before there were plastic models, there were wooden aircraft kits. These usually came in two types - solid and stick and tissue. The solid models were static and usually contained a few blocks of balsa and sometimes a detail part or two. These "Make Wood Look Like Plane" models required a very high level of skill in carving and finishing. The stick and tissue variety were slightly easier to build and provided the ultimate thrill - they could fly when complete with rubber power (and later with free-flight gas and eventually RC). They still required a great deal of skill, so manufacturers sought ways to make model building more accessible to everyone. One idea was pre-carving and/or prefabrication. This raised prices, naturally. Many manufacturers launched lines of 'easy' to build flying models but only Monogram succeeded in making an entire line at an affordable price that would actual fly. Monogram, however, wanted to make true scale models that could still be assembled easily. So they created the four large and highly detailed non-flying scale Speedee-Bilt bombers - the B-25, B-26, B-24 and B-17. The kits were a tremendous success and sold well in the early to mid 1950s.
Monogram Speedee Bilt B-17 Bomber - Memphis Belle, 1/62, H3-495
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$595
Very rare, classic early multi-media kit from 1954 with a fantastic internal part presentation. Features the amazing Monofoil Wing, dozens of cleanly die-cut balsa wood piece on factory-painted sheets, completely precarved fuselage blocks and other pieces, injection molded clear parts for all windows and canopies, nose and tail sections, wing tips, crew members, turrets, propellers, cowlings, wheels, nacelles and more, Monoglue cement unopened in the original box, four glass bottles of Monodope which are all still good and more. Includes a beautiful full-size fold out plan, a highly detailed and heavily illustrated instructions booklet, extensive full color decals and even a small catalog showing the full Speedee-Bilt line, Superkit line, Jet Racers and even Monogram's first two plastic kits (P-1 Midget Racer and P-2 Hot Rod). This kit has never been started. Inside, all of the internal cardboard presentation material is in amazing 'near mint' condition. All of the parts in the three upper trays are still factory tape sealed. All the parts that were not sealed have been inventoried complete. The plans and instructions are in 'excellent+++' condition and the decals are in 'excellent++' condition with light yellowing as the only significant flaw. The box displays better than the 'good' rating but is graded as such because of the heavy edge wear and hole shown on the lower center/left box edge, two factory tape tears on the long sides (about 1.75" long and 3/4" wide) and other general wear as shown. Please note, this kit must be shipped insured. These models have a fascinating history. Before injection molded plastic kits were common, Monogram issued the famous 'Speede-Bilt' and 'Super Kits' which featured injection molded details and precarved wooden parts. Of these, the Speede-Bilt B-24 and B-17 were the finest. These kits are rare today because there was only one issue, their relatively high 1950s price of $4.95 and the fact that injection molded plastic kits came out one year and were taking the US market by storm; it was the end of the wooden kit era.
Monogram B-24 Liberator Speedee-Bilt - Five Star Super Deluxe Kit, 1/60, H4-495
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$695
Dated 1954. Rare, desirable and very collectible one-and-only issue of this classic early multi-media kit with a fantastic internal box presentation. Includes numerous plastic parts in red, gray, clear and black, four unopened glass bottle of Mono*Dope that are still good, an unopened tube of MonoGlue still in the original mint box, all prefabricated wooden parts including the amazing Monofoil wing, three sheets of die-cut and factory painted wood (intact and unpunched), colored die-cut cardstock sheet, sandpaper, gun barrel plastic material, decals in amazing 'excellent' condition, 'near mint' instruction book and full size plans. Inside, the kit is factory new. All of the factory cardboard presentation material is present and in amazing 'near mint++' condition. The kit has never been started. The small parts in the three lower trays are still factory tape sealed. All other pieces were never sealed and they have been carefully inventoried complete with all parts, paperwork, instructions, plans and decals. The box top is graded well above average as 'excellent.' It has superb color and gloss but moderate edge wear at the center top as shown, a light crease at the lower right, other general wear and a very small factory tape tear on thye upper long side measuring 1/2" by 1/4 inch. Amazingly, the celluloid plastic parts range from no warping to very slight warping. This is very rare, as that type of plastic was unstable and warped easily over time. Before injection molded plastic kits were common, Monogram issued the famous 'Speedee-Bilt' and 'Super Kits' which featured injection molded details and precarved wooden parts. Of these, the Speedee-Bilt B-24 and B-17 were the finest. These kits are very rare today due to their relatively high original price of $4.95 and the fact that plastic kits had just come to the US market a year before and were gaining market share very rapidly. This kit must be shipped insured.
Monogram Speedee Bilt B-25 Mitchell - Wood and Plastic Model Aircraft, H-1
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$369
Rare early Monogram kit from the early 1950s. Fantastically well detailed and presented multi-media kit with 34 injection molded clear, red, black and gray acetate and 57 die cut or shaped balsa parts including the famous Monofoil pre-formed wing. This example has never been started and is inventoried 100% complete with all parts, glue, dope, decals, sand paper, plans and instruction book. It still has all of the correct internal display cardboard as shown. NOTE: the decals are only in 'good' condition and have some damage as shown. Please note that this kit must be shipped insured. This is the first large-scale non-flying scale Speedee-Bilt model, the B-25 Mitchell. Before there were plastic models, there were wooden aircraft kits. These usually came in two types - solid and stick and tissue. The solid models were static and usually contained a few blocks of balsa and sometimes a detail part or two. These "Make Wood Look Like Plane" models required a very high level of skill in carving and finishing. The stick and tissue variety were slightly easier to build and provided the ultimate thrill - they could fly when complete with rubber power (and later with free-flight gas and eventually RC). They still required a great deal of skill, so manufacturers sought ways to make model building more accessible to everyone. One idea was pre-carving and/or prefabrication. This raised prices, naturally. Many manufacturers launched lines of 'easy' to build flying models but only Monogram succeeded in making an entire line at an affordable price that would actual fly. Monogram, however, wanted to make true scale models that could still be assembled easily. So they created the four large and highly detailed non-flying scale Speedee-Bilt bombers - the B-25, B-26, B-24 and B-17. The kits were a tremendous success and sold well in the early to mid 1950s.
Guillows De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk -17 inch Wingspan Rubber Powered Balsa Wood Kit, 903
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$18
This is a scale stick and tissue rubber powered flying model that features die cut balsa parts, vacuform nose, wheels, plastic propeller, hardware, vacuform canopy, colored tissue, insignia and full size plans with detailed building instructions. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and 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.
Guillows Messerschmitt Bf-109 - 16.5 Inch Wingspan Balsa Flying Model Airplane, 1/24, 505
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
$18
Still factory sealed. This 1976 stick-and-tissue flying model features quality die-cut balsa wood parts, light vacuum-formed plastic parts such as the nose cowl, exterior detail and a clear canopy, scale wheel set, rubber motor, plastic propeller, plastic thrust bearing, wire propeller shaft, covering tissue, accurate full-size scale plans, illustrated step-by-step building booklet and full color decals.
Guillows Waco Custom Biplane - 24 Inch Wingspan Flying Airplane, 50-6
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$59
Rare, dated 1948. Very early Guillow's kit with the old logo. Features 5 sheets of die-cut balsa parts, factory-cut stringers and spars, shaped nose block, plastic prop, tissue paper, fully formed wooden wheels and thrust bearing, hardware (prop / rubber shaft) and full size plans with instructions. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Guillows Messerschmitt Bf-109 - Scale Balsa Flying Airplane Model, 1/24, 505
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$32
From about 1962. This is a high quality stick-and-tissue flying model from Guillow's very popular series of WWII kits that sold well for decades. Features 16.5 inch wingspan, color decals, quality die-cut balsa wood, strip wood, plastic propeller, vacuform cowling, spinner, radiator, exhaust, air scoop & other details, wood wheels, clear canopy (in perfect condition & not yellowed), covering tissue and more. The full size plans are excellent and contain a significant amount of building instruction and guidance as well. This kit has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.