Aurora Model Kits
Aurora MG Sports Car, 1/32, 511-70
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$65
1961 issue from ex-Advanced molds. This kit features good outline, very good interior with seats, dash board, steering wheel and column and floor with carpet texture, convertible top cover, gas tank and filler cap, front and rear bumpers and black rubber tires. Molded in a bright gloss red. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The box displays better than the 'very good++' grade but is rated as such because there are two short pieces of narrow masking tape on the two long sides.
Aurora Jaguar XKE Gran Tourismo, 1/32, 533-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$68
1963 issue in excellent condition. The box has wonderful gloss, color and artwork. A nicely scaled down version of the popular 1/24 Jaguar. Features full interior, clear windows and headlight covers, separately molded wheels, knock-offs, mufflers and bumpers. Molded in red, clear and with rubber tires. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
Aurora Cunningham Sports Car, 1/32, 515-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$75
Dated 1961 and from ex-Advanced molds. Hard-to-find second issue with the 'Gold Course' artwork. Molded in gloss gray with real rubber tires. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions present. The box is only graded 'good' because there is significant bug damage on the left short side panel and lighter damage on the other three side panels & edges as shown.
Aurora Jaguar XK-120 Roadster, 1/32, 512-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
$55
Dated 1961 and part of the popular Aurora 1/32 scale automobile line. Features one-piece body, interior detail and rolling wheels. Molded in ivory plastic and with rubber tires. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. The box has bug damage to the litho 'slick' as shown on the top and also on all four sides. The instructions are confusing as they show four outer wheels then four more outer wheels but they are not labeled on the instructions...also, there is no place for them on the sprues. Therefore I believe they are a mistake on the instructions.
Aurora Fokker D-7 - (D-VII DVII), 1/48, 106-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$75
First issue from 1956 with the one-year-only Northern Lights rectangular logo. The box gloss and color and factory new and very light wear is the only flaw. It showcases the famous artwork by Jim Cox; this original art lasted longer than any other at Aurora, only being replaced in the early 1970s when the molds were revised. Molded in the correct high-gloss dark green and black plastic. Decals are in rare 'excellent' condition and the instructions are 'near mint++.' Never started and inventoried 100% complete with all parts decals and instructions present.
Aurora Fokker D-VIII - The Flying Razor, 1/48, 135-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$65
First issue from 1959 with fantastic Jo Kotula artwork, FF logo and Parents' Magazine Seal on the lower right. Please note that this box exists in two versions; one with the PM seal at the extreme lower right and one with it an inch or so to the left. A nice kit of the dreaded 'Flying Razor' of WWI. The D-VIII had what it took to turn the tide in the air, but was introduced too late and in too few numbers to make a significant difference. Molded in a metallic high-gloss green and black plastics. Kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora Halberstadt CL-II, 1/48, 136-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$65
The box is in 'excellent' condition and the second issue from 1963/64. It does not have Famous Fighters in the main logo but does have 'Famous Fighters' in the border of the box side logos. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora Fokker D-VII, 1/48, 753
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$32
Still factory sealed. This is the final issue of this kit, dated 1976. It is from improved molds. Aurora removed the lines for the decals, added many details, freshened up some older ones and added a very fine fabric texture to the parts.
Aurora Sikorsky HH-3 Jolly Green Giant, 1/72, 505-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$74
1969 hardbox issue in superb, investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition with factory-new color and gloss, four solid corners, no fading or stains and very light wear as the only flaw. In the late 1960s/early 1970s, Aurora realized that it needed to produce new and better kits if they were to stay in business. Several helicopters, aircraft and ships were released with markedly improved mold quality from the older kits. The HH-3 is one of those kits. The result is a very nice scale model with fine molded detail. Never started. Inventoried with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Aurora British SE-5 Scout - White Rectangle Issue, 1/48, 103-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$65
Very rare version and the rarest of all Aurora SE-5s. Note that the rectangular background for the oval 'Famous Fighters' logo is white and not the more common yellow. The two issues are identical other than the background color for the lower-right rectangle. The hardbox is dated 1956 with the original Jim Cox box art but with the 1957 oval 'Famous Fighters' logo. The original rectangle 'Northern Lights'; logo has been neatly blotted out with a white rectangle of the same size. The fact that the price is still 69 cents (as the original issue) means this issue is very late 1956 or very early '57. Molded in gloss olive green and black. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: there is a short tape tear on the lower long side measuring 1/2" x 1/4" and two dark, translucent tape stains (1" x 3/8") on the upper long side.
Aurora M-109 Self Propelled Howitzer - Young Model Builders Club Issue / YMBC / US or West German, 1/48, 781
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$44
Hard-to-find 1/48 scale '109 kit in the original YMBC cardboard mailing box. This is the 1976 improved molds version which features elevating gun, rotating turret, opening hatches, movable bogies, flexible tracks and combat crew. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Aurora Albatross D-3 - (Albatros D.III / DIII), 1/48, 104-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$49
First issue from 1956 with Northern Lights logo and the 69 cent price circle on the right of the box top. Molded in the correct glossy dark green and black. Decals and instructions are correct for the first issue as well and are in 'excellent' condition. The kit has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Aurora Sopwith Camel - Red Dot Issue, 1/48, 102-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc-
$64
Very rare variation of the first issue from 1956 with Northern Lights logo. Please note that the 69 cent price circle is red; this kit is rarely seen. The large rectangular 'Northern Lights' logo was only used for this one year and in 1957 it was replaced by the 'Famous Fighters' Oval Sunburst. The box artist on this issue is Jim Cox, one of the first if not the first box artist for Aurora. This kit is part of a very successful WWI aircraft line in 1/48 scale that Aurora introduced this year. The line sold so well that kits were added to it into the 1960s. Molded in the glossy olive drab green and black. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Aurora C-119G Flying Boxcar With AC-119 Conversion Parts, 1/77, 393
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$45
1972 'Big A' issue. NOTE: builder kit only and please read carefully. Features including cargo doors open and close, good cockpit and full-length cargo interior, removable loading ramps, scale field gun with parachute and drop sled, scale jeep with parachute and drop sled, rotating propellers and more. NOTE: this kit has 'professional' quality sub-assembly which will make finishing this model much easier. Wings & booms assembled, raised decal markings sanded off and gaps filled with putty & sanded smooth & primed; the correct port-side fuselage windows for the guns have been made square; resin mini-guns are glued to the floor at the proper angles, fuselage raised decal markings are sanded off; the correct forward windows have been added below the fuselage. There is no other assembly. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Aurora F8U Crusader - (F-8), 1/50, 119-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$32
NOTE: perfect builder kit, please read carefully for the condition. Dated 1957 and the true second issue with the 'Famous Fighters' in the sunburst logo border. This model features retractable landing gear, removable tail section. detailed jet engine, good cockpit and more. Molded in gloss gray and clear with the transparent Aurora 'Triangle' world stand. There is no assembly but NOTE: there is very neat painting to the engine parts, seat, instrument panel, wheel, struts, nose and rudder tip. There is no other painting. Inventoried and NOTE: Missing two parts, the pilot figure and one nose gear door. Otherwise complete with all other parts.
Aurora Douglas M2 Mailplane - Western Air Express M-2 US Mail Service, 1/48, 775
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
$46
Still in the factory seal. Dated 1976. At this late date in Aurora history, they were only releasing the best molds and usually after some scale modifications. This model contains decals for two Western Air Express aircraft.
Aurora AT-6 Texan, 1/48, 70-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
$54
From 1956 and the rare first issue of this classic kit. Please note the early rectangular logo "Aurora Line" logo. It is molded in silver and clear plastic and includes the correct early rectangular clear base Aurora stand, the correct instructions showing this base, and the correct early Tatem decals which Aurora issued without a stand decal. (Aurora included stand decals with the introduction of the triangular 'world' base style clear stand.) Molded in silver and clear plastic. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Please NOTE that the box displays better than the 'fair++' grade is because the box has a thin border of masking tape along the lower sides.
Aurora North American F-100 Super Sabre, 1/103, 490-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$52
Dated 1961 with the great Jim Cox artwork that makes these early Aurora kits so collectible & popular. This issue has a slightly larger box than earlier ones. This is a very good kit for that time, molded in a beautiful gloss silver & clear, with full landing gear and the clear 'Triangle World Map' stand. Never started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Please note, this is not a reissue of the Comet model. Aurora cut these molds years before acquiring Comet's F-100.
Aurora British SE-5 Scout - Without Parents Magazine Seal - Yellow Box Issue, 1/48, 103-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
$59
Rare box art version and in very impressive 'Excellent++' condition. The 'Yellow' hardbox is dated 1960 and was only issued for a few years at the most. The kit is molded in gloss olive drab and black. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Aurora P-38 Lightning - With Texas Ranger Noseart, 1/84, 498-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$38
1964 dated hardbox and the first issue from the 49 cent price extension. This is the kit with the 'Texas Rangers' nose art decal and the famous Aurora clear 'Triangle World Map' base. Molded in gloss dark olive green and clear. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.