Revell 1903 Cadillac Highway Pioneers, 1/32, H35-79
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$36
1960 issue hardbox with full artwork; Highway Pioneers prior to this year simply had generic artwork and an ink stamped name on the box ends was the only way to identify the contents. This kit has never been started. All parts are still sealed in the factory bag. Includes instructions. The box would rate much higher than 'very good++' but there is age foxing on some of the box side panels. These kits have a fascinating history. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream and never made the top 10 list of boys activities. Spurred on by the nation-wide aviation craze in the 1920s, many became modelers and built flying or static wooden models of airplanes, ships, trains, automotive and other subjects. Basic kits existed, but many of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. That changed in the early 1950s when the Gowland & Gowland/Revell Highway Pioneers became the sales sensation of the year. Demand was so great that the factories could not keep up and almost overnight 'model building' was mainstream. The phenomenon of the 'Highway Pioneers' kits was a significant force in proving that model building as a hobby could have mass appeal, provided that the kits were easy enough to build and finish. These 1/32 scale vehicles fit the bill: they could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real cars. The success of the Highway Pioneers lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the late 1950s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys...and many adult males too!
Megow Albatros - Albatross German WWI Fighter, S-2
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$32
This rare solid wood scale model is dated 1942. The box is in unusually good condition which is very rare for kits of this age. This kit features two sheets of printwood, fuselage block, other wood stock as required, fully formed wheels, color insignia, detailed instructions and very nice plans. Never started and complete.
Aurora Sopwith Camel, 1/48, 102-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$46
SALE!! First issue from 1956 with Northern Lights logo. This logo was only used for this one year - in 1957 it was replaced by the 'Famous Fighters' oval 'Sunburst'. The box artist on this issue is Jim Cox, one of the earliest if not the first Aurora box artist. 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. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Vickers Vanguard - Skyking Issue - BEA Airlines, 1/144, SK501
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$74
Rare 1960 first issue with "Skyking" Airfix logo at the lower left. This is a very nice model for that time featuring optional position cabin doors, clear side and cockpit windows, rotating props and wheels, two push-up boarding stairs with railings and extensive BEA decal sheet. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Classic Airframes Curtiss Hawk III - Fuerza Aerea Argentina El Palomar 1938 / Fuerza Aerea Argentina Regimiento 2 March1945, 1/48, 446
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$46
Rare. Highly detailed with main injection molded parts and many resin details. Includes a full color paint guide and decals for both aircraft listed. Never started. Factory sealed bags with decals and instructions present.
Classic Airframes Regianne RE-2001 CN - 101 Gruppo 5 Stormo 'Tuffatori' Co-Belligerent Air Force 1943 / 234th Sq Cacchia Nottura, 1/48, 425
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$49
Out of production and rare. Very high quality, limited issue injection molded kit with all fine recessed panel lines, resin cockpit and other resin details, decals for the two aircraft listed and more. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including paint and placement guide, decals and instructions.
Hawk Curtiss R3C-2 Racer - (R3C2), 1/48, 620-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$29
Hardbox is dated 1961 and has the early 50 cent price extension. This nice 1/48 kit of the sleek 1925 Schneider Trophy Winner features recessed panel lines, raised wing rib lines and excellent fit. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
AMCO Baku Geki Ki-99 - Japanese Navy Dive Bomber - Official Identification Model Kit Build For Victory - Solid Wood Model From WWII - Comet - (Type 99 Val), 1/72, IA-17
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$46
1940s WWII wooden kit from AMCO, which was a division of Comet. Features all hardwood parts including blocks & wood stock, sandpaper, CASCO glue, a full size cardstock template and patter sheet and highly illustrated double-sided assembly instructions. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and paperwork present. This is an official identification model. The US Armed Forces found themselves in a World War with almost no ID models. Someone decided that it would be perfect to let the air-minded modeling youth build them for the military, and thus the "Identification Model" was born. However, the idea did not last as the quality ranged from excellent to horrible, with the majority on the later side. A much better substitute was found by casting one-piece models out of a hard rubber plastic. Little did anyone know that this was a foretaste of the doom of the solid wood scale model, which was replaced by plastic in the early 1950s.
Aurora American Buffalo, 1/16, 402
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$76
Still factory sealed and rare. The box is in investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition. Dated 1972 and part of Aurora's Animal Series which included the Black Bear & Cubs, American Buffalo White Tail Deer, White Stallion, Wild Horse Black Beauty and Thoroughbred Race Horse.
Lotte MBB Bo-105 PAH-1 / SH-2F Seasprite / August-Bell Jetranger / SA-341D Gazelle - With Decorated Gum
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc To VG++
$40
SALE!! Includes all four rare and well detailed small scale kits. The Bo-105 is 1/98 scale, the Seasprite is 1/150, Jetranger 1/100 and the Gazelle 1/99. Each kit includes two very cool large pieces of sealed gum which has detailed line drawings of either a helicopter, ship, aircraft or rocket model of the Lotte line. The Jetranger is still factory sealed; all others have never been started and are still in the internal factory sealed bags.
Merlin Models Supermarine Spitfire MkXII, 1/72, 19
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$16
Quality limited run injection molded plastic kit featuring all recessed panel lines and finely cast metal details. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram TWO P-51B Mustang - Blue Box Issue, 1/72, PA143-70
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$29
SALE!! Includes two kits. Both are never started and include all plastic parts. However, there is only one set of decals and one instruction sheet. First issue dated 1967. This is one of two 'Blue Box' box art variations that share this part number. Well detailed very finely molded featuring good basic cockpit, pilot figure, optional regular or Malcolm Hood canopy, swiveling tail wheel strut, rotating wheels & propeller, drop tanks and bombs and more. Includes a display stand. With decals for the famous 'OlE-II.'
Maircraft Bellanca Cruisair - Solid Wood Model Airplane, 1/48, S-5
Vaccuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$32
Maircraft was originally founded in the early or mid 1930s by Gordon Christoph and went by the name Aircraft Model Company. The company produced a typical line of solid 'profile cut' kits that required the usual high talent levels for carving and finishing. A former Comet Model Airplane & Supply Co. salesman, Jack Mair, bought the company in the early 1940s and renamed it Maircraft. This company was one of the handful of solid kit producers who issued models in a consistent 1/48 scale during the 1930s and 1940s (others included Hawk and Dyna-Model). This lead to one of the most desirable and rare model kits ever produced in the USA - the wood/plastic 1/48 United DC-3 model issued immediately after World War 2. Other than the P-61 and a few other Maircraft offerings, most were simple kits that sold for the low price of about 35 cents and gave the owners many hours of pleasurable work. This kit features a full size plan with instructions steps, fuselage that is about 80% 3D cut, profile cut wings and tails, wood stock as required and a small factory sealed paper envelope of details. Never started. The small parts are still sealed; the larger parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete and includes excellent step-by-step text and illustrated building instructions and full-size three-view plans with fuselage and wing templates.
Eagle Model Aircraft Co Culver Cadet - Light Aircraft, 1/48
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$42
Rare 1/48 scale kit from the early 1950s. Solid wood, scale display model has about a 7 inch wingspan when built. Features profile cut fuselage and wings, round metal stock for main gear struts, printwood horizontal and vertical stabilizers, tail wheel and main gear wheels and metal propeller. It includes a fantastic set of full-size three view plans with step-by-step, beautifully illustrated instructions with fuselage and wing templates. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. Other kits in this light plane 1/48 line included the Ercoupe, Taylorcraft 15, Aeronca Champion, Piper Cub Coupe and Stinson 150. Eagle Model Aircraft Company was located in Brooklyn, NY.
AMT 1960 Chevrolet Custom Fleetside Pickup - With Go Cart, 1/25, AMT1063M-12
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$38
Modern (recent) reissue of this classic and well detailed model. Features a full rolling chassis build just like the real truck with detailed drive line, exhaust, suspension and linkage, detailed 'Stovebolt 6' Chevy engine, full interior, detailed engine compartment, opening hood (with optional detailed hinges), full bed and optional position tailgate. Also includes a complete Go-Cart kit and go-cart bed racks for transport. The kit has never been started. Almost all parts still in the internal factory sealed bags; the few that were not have been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Novo Vickers Vimy Mk IV Heavy Bomber - No. 70 Squadron Egypt 1921 / RAE 1919-1922 Research Aircraft Used For Experiments Including Automatic Landing Systems - (ex Frog), 1/72, F163
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$42
Still factory sealed. From quality ex-Frog molds. Please note that this is the wartime version with the guns and bombs and not the post-war transatlantic version. The 'gun & bomb' version has become somewhat harder to find. Includes markings and color paint guide for the two aircraft listed.
Airfix Fairey Firefly MK 5 - Type Three Logo Issue, 1/72, 298
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$29
Well molded model from the 1960s that features full interior, 3 part canopy, folding wings, moving ailerons, optional position landing gear, rotating wheels & propeller and full underwing stores. The model has not been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Monogram F-15 Eagle, 1/48, 5801
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$36
1979 first issue of this large 1/48 scale Eagle with very good detail, fit and finish. Features very highly detailed cockpit, detailed gear wells and engine air inlets, drop tanks, ECM pod, Sidewinder and Sparrow missiles, optional position canopy, speed brake and pilots boarding step, detailed radar and optional position radome and an excellent decal sheet for three aircraft (1st TFW Langley AFB / 33rd TFW Elgin AFB / 32nd TFW The Netherlands). Never started. The parts that were sealed at the factory are still sealed; the parts that were never sealed have been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Pyro The Revenge Sir Francis Drakes Flagship, B263-125
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$35
Larger scale Pyro kit. Full hull model measures about 7 inches long when assembled. Nicely molded in wood brown and white with billowing sails and a display stand. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. This is one of the 'intermediate' line of Pyro ship kits, which were first called '$1.00 Models' and in 1967 were renamed '$1.25 Models.' All were roughly the same size and were a significant increase in detail from the Pyro '50 Cent Models' line (later called 74 cent models). Kits in the $1.00/$1.25 line (by 1967) included the Skipjack, Cutty Sark, Charles W. Morgan, HMS Bounty, HMS Ark Royal, USS Constellation, British Bomb Ketch, Chinese War Junk, Elsie - Gloucester Fisherman, Henri Grace A'Dieu, Dutch Staten Jacht, Gotta Le Jon and others. 50 Cent/75 Cent kits in 1967 included the Mayflower, Barbary Pirate, USS Constitution, Santa Maria, Golden Hind, Half Moon, Bon Homme Richard, Brig of War, HMS Victory, Flying Cloud, Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria, La Reale French Galley, Venetian Carrack, Roman Merchant, Spanish Galleon and others.
Revell USS Fletcher Destroyer - With Hull Numbers for Any Fletcher Class DD, 1/306, 5106
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$48
Large scale full-hull kit from older molds. Includes enough white hull numbers that you could build any of the similar Fletcher class destroyers. Never started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals, flags and instructions.