Heller Vought F-8 Crusader - F-8E / F-8E (FN) / F8J - French Aeronavale Flotille 12F / VF-24 USS Hancock / VF-194 USS Ticonderoga, 1/72, 259
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$19
Early Heller 'Yellow Box' trim issue from the 1960s. Very nicely molded with recessed control surfaces and fine raised panel lines. Features parts and decals to build any of three aircraft listed, optional position wing (up or down), two piece canopy, 'good' cockpit detail, optional position speed brake and detailed well, detailed main gear well, Matra or AIM-9 Sidewinder AAM and more. NOTE: this kit has minor, 'professional' quality subassembly as follows: control stick to cockpit floor; intake ramp and bulkhead to one fuselage half. There is no other assembly. Inventoried 100% complete and includes decals and instructions.
AV USK Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk, 1/72, AV1015
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$24
Limited edition injection molded model that has good detail and includes a large decal sheet for two aircraft. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell F/A-18E Super Hornet - US Navy VFA-41 USS Nimitz, 1/48, 85-5850
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$29
Excellent kit from newer molds with over 110 parts. Features all fine, recessed panel detail, excellent cockpit, optional position canopy, well designed intake and exhaust, detailed gear and gear wells, weighted tires, centerline external tanks and a variety of weapons. Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Hobby Craft Sopwith Camel F-1 - RFC 28 Sq Capt. William Barker 1917 / No. 65 Sq RAF Museum and Hendon (ex-Academy), 1/32, HC1681
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$24
Still factory sealed and from quality Academy molds. This large-scale kit has good detail and a large decal sheet for two different aircraft.
Lindberg US Fleet Submarine - (ex Varney), 1/240, 703-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
$125
Rare kit with a fascinating history. These molds are believed to be the oldest production plastic ship model in US modeling history. The kit started as the Varney Fleet Sub in the mid 1940s. It is widely regarded as the very first USA all-plastic construction kit of a military vessel. Varney produced an all plastic aircraft kit at the same time, the PT-17. It is the #1 candidate for the first plastic airplane kit in the USA. Varney was a famous manufacture of model trains, first O then a leader in HO models. The two new additions did not sell very well - remember, the Gowland/Revell 'Highway Pioneers' had yet to be issued, so the boom in modeling had not occurred. Varney soon sold the molds for the Fleet Sub and the PT-17 to O-Lin (along with the molds for a fantastic multi-media kit with a wooden hull and plastic fittings, the Varney PT Boat). O-Lin was a joint venture by Paul Lindberg and Mr. Olsen. O-Lin successfully reissued the PT Boat with an injection molded hull and deck, PT-17 Stearman and Fleet Sub but modified the molds for the Sub. The original Varney kit had a solid, one-piece black hull and gray fittings. O-Lin engineers created a two-piece hull that provided a hollow hull and made from the same shot of plastic as the fittings. The 'Lin' in O-Lin, Paul Lindberg, was already well known for his publication of articles and plans for flying model aircraft in some of the leading aviation publications in the 1940/50s. Mr. Lindberg soon bought out Mr. Olsen and began marketing the same O-Lin kits under 'The Lindberg Line.' One immediate change was the box art. O-Lin box art was usually two or three color and not very exciting. Near the end of O-Lin, the partners asked Ray Gaedke to provide some box art. The bright colors and vivid action were an immediate hit, and Paul Lindberg took this lesson and Mr. Gaedke with him to the new 'Lindberg Line.' Lindberg continued to issue the old Varney kits with the O-Lin modifications. The kit has been issued by a resurgent Lindberg as late at 2009, likely making it the longest running plastic ship kit in US history. This model is in superb condition. The Ray Gaedke box art has perfect color and gloss, four solid corners and only the light wear shown. Inside, the model has not been started. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes 'excellent+' condition decals and 'near mint' condition instructions.
Pioneer 2 Sukhoi Su-21G Flagon, 1/72, 5005
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$18
Still factory sealed. The final variant of the Flagon series was the 'G' with a pilot and WSO. Very nicely molded model with all fine recessed panel lines and air-to-air missiles. This kit is from ex-Pioneer 2 molds.
Revell Corporal Missile with Transporter - History Makers Issue, 1/40, 8649
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$40
1983 limited edition. This is the only reissue of this large and highly detailed kit 'S' kit originally from the late 1950s. It features the Corporal Missile and transporter-erector/launcher that functions like the real one. Never started. The launcher/vehicle parts are still in the factory sealed bag; the Corporal missile was not sealed and has been inventoried complete. Includes decals and instructions.
Airfix Heinkel He-111 H-20 - Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 3-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
$38
Dramatic artwork of He-111s on a very daring super-low-level bombing raid over London. This kit features over 75 pieces, elevating gun and rotating turret, pilot and crew, movable ailerons, elevators and rudder, optional position landing gear, external bomb load and more. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Airfix Japanese Chi-Ha Medium Tank - Blister Pack, 1/76, 01319-4
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$16
Factory sealed blister pack from 1973. Well molded kit with flexible treads, detailed bogies and rotating turret. Includes a color paint guide and markings for the Commanding Officer's tank No.3 Sqn No.1 Tank Division Malaya, 1942 from the Fall of Singapore.
Revell B-24J Liberator Pacific Raider Issue, 1/92, H237-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$58
Frist issue of the 'Pacific Raiders' in a 1965 hardbox; not the common reissue. Inside this model features the famous 1954 Pre-S Buffalo Bill kit but with Pacific Theater colors and markings. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. NOTE: the photo came out slightly better than the 'good+' rating but it is graded as such because there is light age foxing on the box. The foxing shows up in person but it so light that it hardly shows in the photo.
Airmodel Vickers Varsity T1 - Bagged, 1/72, 10
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$26
Rare 1/72 scale Varsity features very good quality moldings with recessed panel lines, clear canopy and detailed plans/instructions. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions. Not recommended for builders who are not experienced with vacuform kits. Scratch building is required.
Airfix German World War II Afrika Korps, 1/87, 01711-6
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$18
Still factory sealed and dated 1975. Contains 48 pieces of infantry and officers in action poses. Ideal for any 1/72 diorama.
Hasegawa Aichi E13A1 Jake With Catapult - Type IIB / Type IIB Heavy Cruiser Maya 1942 / Type II 7th Air Corps 1940, 1/72, E9
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$32
Hard to find model that features a highly detailed catapult, 'good' cockpit and interior with seats and crew, detailed engine with optional opened or closed cowling and more. Includes painting guide and decals for three aircraft. The kit has never been started. Inventoried with all parts and instructions present. Decals are present but NOTE: missing tail numbers for the first aircraft listed (includes them for Maya's aircraft and 7th Air Corps.
Lindberg Heinkel He-162, 1/72, 581-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Good++
$22
Still factory sealed. The one-piece soft box dated 1965.
MPM Focke-Wulf FW-190 S-5 - (FW190S5), 1/72, 72030
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$29
Still factory sealed. Very good quality limited issue kit of the two-seat '190 trainer. Features all very fine recessed panel lines, photo etched details and film instruments.
Hasegawa OV-10A Bronco - US Marines Forward Air Controller, 1/72, AT14
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$22
Limited edition with special decals for the aircraft on the box art. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Revell Chance Vought F8U-1 Crusader - 'S' Issue - (F8U1), 1/67, H250-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$85
The first issue of this classic kit, from 1956 in the 'S' box. Molded in the correct light gloss gray and clear with the famous 'Swivel Base Display Stand'. The kit features optional position folded wings, pilot, rotating wheels and two piece canopy. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Hasegawa Heinkel He-51 A-1 - Luftwaffe, 1/72, JS-053
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$18
This beautifully molded kit is from the late 1970s/early 1980s and includes colorful pre-war decals for the Luftwaffe. Never started and the parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Addar F3D Skyknight and F4D Skyray - 2 in 1 (Ex-Aurora / Comet), 901
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
$34
From ex-Comet(and ex-Aurora) molds. Addar was an attempt by ex-Aurora employees to carry on the name when Aurora went under. The Skyray is 1/88 scale and the Skyknight is 1/99. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present.
Revell Boeing PT-17 Kaydet - Great Britain Issue, 1/72, H649
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$34
Revell of Great Britain issue from 1965 with unique artwork and a two piece box. Well detailed 1/72 model of the famous trainer aircraft. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.