Silver Streak New York Central System 40' Wooden Box Car - Central of Georgia HO Craftsman Kit, HO, 929-221
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Very highly detailed and well made kit that is accurate to the prototype. Silver Streak was one of the manufacturers who made very realistic wood and metal kits during the Golden Age of Railroad craftsman kits from the 1940s/early 1950s. Features hardwood pre-scribed and factory painted, decorated and lettered car sides for New York Central System, pre-cut and milled hardwood roof, floor and inner sides, other metal and hardwood stock as needed. high quality diecast car ends, doors, coupler pockets and covers, roof walk saddles, brake equipment, brake wheel and much more, steel ladders, roof ribs, door guides (for opening doors), grab irons, chain and more. Please note that is kit is designed for full underbody detail with complete brakes - a challenging but very rewarding task. The kit has never been started. All parts are still internal factory bag sealed and instructions are included.
Artesania Latina Santa Maria 1492 Columbus' Flagship, 1/65, 20411
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Superb plank-on-frame model that measures 560 mm long (22 inches) when assembled. Features precision 'High-Tech' factory cut hardwood and plywood parts (looks like laser cutting to me), quality stripwood, sailcloth, all fittings (wood and metal), numerous types of rigging cord, full color cloth flags, full size plans, instructions and even large color photos of the construction in progress on the inside of the box lid. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes plans and instructions.
Revell Sikorsky CH-53G (HH-53C) - With Scale Howitzer and Jeep - Luftwaffe or USAF, 1/48, 4576
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
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Still factory sealed but the seal has split. From 1986. Includes decals and optional parts for USAF or Luftwaffe versions. Large and highly detailed kit. Features movable main and tail rotor, auxiliary fuel tanks, detailed full cockpit, full cargo interior, opening cargo door, working drive-on ramps, scale army jeep and 105mm howitzer, refueling probe, optional rescue hoist and more.
MPC Concorde SST - British Airways (Airfix Molds), 1/144, 1-4733
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
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1982 issue from quality Airfix molds. This is from the 2nd set of Airfix molds, which are the most accurate. Very finely molded and nicely detailed. The kit has never been started. The parts are all in the internal factory sealed bag. Includes decals and instructions. NOTE: I have included the Airfix decals for British Airways with this model because the original decals are intact but water damaged.
AMT-Frog Shackleton Mk III - (Ex-Frog) - RAF or South African Air Force, 1/72, 3902-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. From high quality Frog molds. Has decals for both aircraft. Well detailed model with rotating props, movable ailerons, rudders, and flaps. Can be built with gear up or down and radome extended or retracted. 20 inch wingspan.
Airfix Short Stirling Bomber - with Tractor and Bomb Carts Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 1602-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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1960s Craftmaster issue. Includes accessories as shown on box cover. Kit features elevating guns, rotating turrets, interior, rotating props and wheels, movable control surfaces, optional position bomb bay doors, bomb bay detail and bombs and optional position undercarriage. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Airfix HMS Hood - Craftmaster Release, 1/600, S2-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
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Factory sealed. Dramatic Craftmaster artwork.
Airfix Handley Page Halifax B.Mk.III Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 2-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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From the 1960s. Kit features movable control surfaces, elevating guns, rotating turrets, retracting landing gear, rotating props and wheels. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. Craftmaster kit were Airfix kits made in England and distributed by MPC in the United States.
Fador 1909 EMF Single Seater / EMF Touring / EMF Roadster - 3 in 1 - Builds Your Choice Of Three, 1/16
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Rare kit from about 1949. Very unique in that it may well be the first use of the term '3 in 1' when referred to a model kit. Big scale model is highly detailed for that time and measures 8.75 inches long when assembled. Includes parts and instructions for building one of the three versions listed. Features a large number of die-cut, machined and saw-cut wooden parts and excellent plastic wheels, grill/radiator, steering wheel, headlights, lanterns and horn. Also includes metal parts, metal stock and die-cut cardstock. Includes plans with four elevation drawings, a great many detail drawings, templates and even the correct tufting pattern for the seats! Extensive text instructions are furnished also and there is even a detachable tonneau and detailed painting instructions. The kit has never been started. NOTE: Missing (1) very fine paper strip (easily made). Not missing another parts. The rear differential has been painted. There is no other painting or assembly. NOTE: plans and instructions are a 78% size photocopy of the original on many 8.5"x11" sheets of paper. The EMF 30 was produced by the EMF company which stood for Everett, Metzger and Flanders - the three owners. But in the early days it was jokingly referred to as 'The Every Morning Fix It" and "Every Mechanical Failure." Each car came complete with a catalog numbering every single part, which made replacements easily obtainable. The engine was four cylinders and turned out a very respectable 30 horsepower. It had a 106 inch wheelbase and held 15 gallons. All cars were painted EMF Red and were a sight to behold. The EMF 30 price with standard equipment was $1250 and included acetylene headlights, generator, side oil lamps, tail lamps, lamp brackets, tube horn, tire repair kit and magneto. Fador was another maker of big 1/16 classic cars and competed with the bigger Hudson Miniatures. Fador called the line 'Smallersters' and the design & parts breakdown of the kits are very similar. The full name was Fador Mfg. Company and the address was 501E. Clinton St., Elmira, NY. Hudson Miniatures, launched in 1948, apparently beat Fador to the market by at least a year or more. Hudson's national success probably lead Fador to choose the same subject (antique cars) and in the same scale, 1/16. Hudson snatched up the most obvious classic automobiles for kit subjects, forcing Fador to select very carefully. Fortunately, they chose well and they are still the only models ever made of these subjects. There is no record of Fador making any plastic kits; the introduction and overwhelming popularity of the Revell/Gowland Highway Pioneers and the models that quickly followed probably drove them out of the market. This was the fate of most wooden kit manufacturers who did not make the transition. In 1949 the Fador line consisted of a 1909 Hupmobile Roadster, 1904 Cadillac Runabout, 1905 REO 4 Passenger Runabout and one kit that was "3 In 1' - it made one of the following: 1909 EMF Single Rear Seater, 1909 EMF Touring or EMF Roadster. The Baker Electric kit was introduced in 1950 and possibly others as well.
Monogram F-51D Mustang Action Model (P-51) - Four Star Issue, 1/32, PA77-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
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Still factory sealed and in investment-grade condition. First issue of this classic large-scale 'Action Model.' Canopy opens and closes to show highly detailed cockpit. Tiny levers under the wings drop 2 bombs. Knob on the bottom rotates and extends/retracts main gear and tailwheel; all gear doors including tailwheel open and close automatically with the gear. Not only do these features sound great, but they work. My built kit is 30 years old and functions like new! Great detail. This kit has an interesting history. In 1961, Monogram introduced the 1/32 scale Phantom Mustang. This was a very ambitious project. The kit was transparent, highly detailed and included two electric motors. One motor raised and lowered the main gear and tail wheel while the other spun the prop. Two small levers on the base dropped bombs from the wings. It was molded in clear, silver, black, red and zinc chromate green. Although successful, the kit was expensive to produce and Monogram charged a hefty retail price of $4.98. As a way to create more revenue from the molds, Monogram cleverly created this kit - using some of the same molds as the Phantom Mustang. The silver parts tree was completely re-cut and does not match the Phantom version. The red stand, gears and motorizing features were simply left out and the model molded in solid colors. The gear retraction/extension features was retained, but not motorized. On the new silver parts tree they added a small knob (placed on the bottom of the wing) and the same for the bomb dropping mechanism. This lowered the price to $1.98 and this additional revenue hopefully helped pay down the original mold costs.
Aurora Halberstadt CLII - (CL-II / CL.II), 1/48, 136-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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SALE!! The first issue of this kit, dated 1959 with 98 cent price extension, 'Famous Fighters' around the early oval sunburst logo, Parents' Magazine seal and Jo Kotula boxart. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Entex Mazda Wankel Rotary Engine - Motorized, 1/5, 8201
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
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Box is worn but the kit inside is mint. Large working engine kit. Visible with clear parts. Has electric motor, stand and flashing lights for ignition. Never started. All parts still sealed in factory bags.
Blue Ribbon DeHavilland FB.5 Vampire - (ex-Heller) - Bagged, 1/72, RO 8283
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed
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Still factory sealed. From ex-Heller molds and made in Mexico. Very nicely molded with recessed control surfaces and fine raised panel lines. Includes decals for RAF 112 Sq or 4 Esc 1/4 Lafayette Frierdrichafen Germany 1951.
MPC Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna Cale Yarborough / Junior Johnson NASCAR, 1/25, 1-1709
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc++
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Still factory sealed. Very rare first issue.
Estes SWAT 34 inch Flying Model Rocket, 2017
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Complete and never started.
Renwal The Visible V8 (V-8) - Transparent Motorized Operating Auto Engine, 1/4, 802-1298
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
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The early issue from the late 1950s or early 1960s. Classic motorized kit with over 100 moving parts. All internal cardboard and cello display packing is present. Includes the Renwal parts order sheet, packing inspection ticket, instructions and original V-8 booklet. When built, all major internal parts move via electric motor and spark plugs (red lights) flash in time. This kit has never been started. Inside, the kit has never been started. I did a complete inventory on all clear, red, black and metallic colored parts. Most small parts packets are still sealed, but the ones that are open have been inventoried complete. Does not include Renwal plastic cement. The box shows better than the 'Fair++' grade but it has much clear tape on it, especially the sides.
Pacific Pike 40' Single Sheathed Wood Box Car - Canadian National - - Wood and Metal HO Craftsman Kit With Sprung Metal Trucks, 1/87, BX-2
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Very high quality HO craftsman kit. This model builds a very accurate prototype and is made from the same primary materials as the actual car. Features precut and milled hardwood roof, cut sides and floor, prescribed and factory painted and lettered hardwood sides, and ends and other parts cut to size, metal and wood stock as required, metal detail parts, detailed full size plans with instructions. This kit is designed for full underside car detail - for advanced modelers only but well worth the effort. The kit has never been started. The small parts are still in the factory sealed bags, and the parts that were not sealed have been inventoried complete.
Revell Lockheed Electra American Air Lines - Master Modelers Club Issue, 1/115, H255-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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Very rare 1961 Master Modelers Issue. The box art is the same as the 'S' release, but the long box sides show the 'Whip Fly' line on one side and the 'Picture Plane' series on the other side. Molded in gloss silver just as the 'S' kit, and includes the same instructions and clear 'Globe' base also. Inside, the kit is factory-new. It has never been started and all parts and paperwork are still sealed in the internal factory bag.
Guillows Curtiss P-40 Warhawk - 27 inch Wingspan Gas/RC/Rubber Powered Balsa Wood Kit, 1/16, 405-500
Wood and Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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In rare investment-grade 'Near Mint' condition inside and out. Purchased new on May 23, 1967 in Northern Ohio. One of a very popular 1/16 scale series with a 27 and 7/8 inch wingspan. Stick-and-tissue flying model designed for gas power, radio control (RC) or rubber power. Features quality die cut balsa parts, stripwood and spars, excellent plastic nose, spinner, exhaust, radiator cowl, outer gear well parts and much more, beautiful clear vac canopy that is still like new, die-cut plywood parts for gas operation and U-Control, fully formed wheels and thrust button, rubber motor, plastic prop, metal prop shaft and hardware packet, U-Control line, metal stock, a very large decal sheet in 'new' condition, superb plans with instructions and covering tissue. The kit has not been started and is complete. 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.