ITO Model Boat Kit Dual Cockpit Runabout
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Very rare kit from the 1950s. Almost everyone knows about the beautiful and valuable wooden toy boats that were made in Japan after WWII. But what many people do not know is that they were also issued as pre-fabricated kits of very high quality. All parts are hardwood and cut to shape - there is no cutting needed. Glue and brass nails are furnished as well, with full instructions. This one comes in its original box, which is in fantastic 'near mint' investment grade condition. The kit inside is exactly as it left the factory. All parts and instructions are still in the factory bag and have never been removed.
Lindberg US Fleet Submarine (ex-Varney), 1/240, 703-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Rare kit with a fascinating history. These molds may well be the oldest production ship kit in US plastic modeling history. The kit started as the Varney Fleet Sub in the mid 1940s. It is widely believed that it was 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 issued the PT Boat (the PT Boat was given 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's artwork along to the new 'Lindberg Line'. Lindberg continue 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 investment condition. The Ray Gaedke box art has perfect color as gloss as new. The box is near mint with only very slight wear as the only flaw. 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.
Revell Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Razorback - 'Brutal Lulu' 487 FS 353 FG Bodney England '43 / ''Hun Hunter XIV' 65 FS 57 FS Grosseto Italy '44, 1/32, 4779
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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1988 Revell of Germany issue with a huge and extensive decal sheet for both aircraft. Kit features full cockpit, opening canopy, complete engine with removable cowling doors, optional position landing gear, and rotating prop and wheels. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Tonka Dioramas The Wright Flyer Moment of Flight, 1/48, 7011
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Excellent kit from 1974. Contains all parts for a great display piece: very nice Flyer molded in the correct colors, full color contour Kitty Hawk NC base, figures, back drop, display case and 24 page historical booklet. The kit has never been started. The parts that were factory sealed are still in the sealed bags. The parts that were not factory sealed have been inventoried complete including instructions.
AMT 1956 Ford Victoria Hardtop, 1/25, 31545
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Highly detailed kit with over 170 parts. Molded in white, clear, red-tinted clear, chrome and rubber. Has parts for stock or custom versions. Features full engine, interior, opening doors and hood. Never started. Factory sealed bags and the parts that are not sealed have been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
ESCI M113 A1 APC, 1/72, 8305
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Very nicely molded and detailed 1/72 scale armor kit. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions.
Lee F-15 Eagle / F-14 Tomcat / F-4E Phantom II - Three Kits, 1/144
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Includes all three kits. The F-15, kit #02202, is still factory sealed. The F-14, #02201 is also factory sealed. The F-4E, #02203, is open but has never been started. All parts are still in the factory sealed bag and decals and instructions are included.
Formaplane Rogozarski IK-3 - WWII Yugoslavian Fighter - Bagged, 1/72, C38
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Very high quality vacuform kit from about 1987. Features recessed panel line detail and raised detail were appropriate, full cockpit, optional position landing gear, prop, clear canopy and more. Never started and complete with all parts and plans. Vacuform kits are not recommended for modelers who do not have experience building them.
Revell Lockheed Electra II Los Angeles Dodgers, 1/115
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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SALE! Very rare. Special issue of the Dodgers Team Aircraft made by Revell just for the concessions dealer 'Danny Goodman' for the LA Dodgers, Inc. I purchased this kit along with the Revell factory shipping carton. This carton was originally sold to Union 76 Service Station #3459, located at 12080 Ventura Blvd in Studio City California. The case was shipped directly from Revell in Los Angeles to the Union Oil Station; the gas station owner's son confirmed this. (Somehow Danny Goodman was bypassed in the transaction!). The kit is fresh from the original shipping carton with no more wear than you would expect. The box is in investment grade 'near mint' condition with the only flaws being some yellowing and light wear on the paper label. Inside, the kit is factory new. All parts, decals and instructions are still sealed in the Revell factory bag. The kit includes a wonderful photo of the 1963 Dodgers - World's Champions!
Revell Lockheed P-38J Lightning - Major McGuire's Pudgy - Bagged, 1/32, 4749
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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Bagged kit - the box is shown for reference only. Perfect builder. The collector stored this and all of his kits in bags because of limited storage space; this kit was never damaged. He was very precise; the canopy is bagged separate to prevent scratching, the small parts are in a zip lock for protection and then put into a larger sealed bag with the bigger parts and instructions. Decals are excellent. Large 1/32 scale kit features full underwing stores, detailed Allison engines with removable cowls, opening cockpit hood, fully detailed cockpit, four 50 cal. Machine guns and one 20mm cannon and movable wheels and props. Has decals for 'Pudgy IV'. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Langcraft Electric Outboard Motor
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Not a kit, but an early, fully assembled electric outboard motor for toy boats. Comes in the original box with the warning tag still attached to the prop. Motor is in excellent condition and is new old stock - it has never been run. Also includes wiring and hardware still sealed in the factory clear bag and an NOS metal on/off switch designed to look like a throttle. There are no instructions.
DML BA-20 Russian Armored Car, 1/35, 9003
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
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Still factory sealed. Has 87 parts and dates from 1993.
Emhar Tadpole WWI Tank With Rear Mortar, 1/35, EM4004
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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From 1995. Limited issue kit made in England. The Tadpole was an improved 'Male'/'Female' tank with a longer length which enabled it to cross bigger anti-tank ditches. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes instructions.
ESCI T-55 Tank, 1/35, 5044
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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From 1990. Older but nice armor kit with paint guide and decals for the four nationalities shown on the box top. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram Tigercat F7F-3 - (F7F3), 1/72, 6813
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Classic "White Box" issue smaller scale Tigercat model from 1973 with traditional high Monogram quality. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Matchbox Hawker Tempest MkVI or MkII - No.6 Sq Nicosia 1945 or Royal Indian Air Force No.7 Sq Poona India 1949, 1/72, PK-23
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. Dated 1974. Has color paint guide and decals for both aircraft.
Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 RF-c or IIB - Blue Panel, 1/72, 02042-0
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Still factory sealed. Has parts and decals for either version. Comes with underwing guns, drop tanks, missiles and bombs.
Airfix Westland Lynx HAS 3 - FAA No. 815 Sq HMS Exeter April 1986 / Flotille 31F Aernovale July 1984 (Lebanon Theater), 1/72, 03054
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Has decals for both helicopters. The Lynx is a very high performance military helicopter developed by Westland and Aerospatiale. This kit makes for a very nicely detailed model when built; I still have the one I built back in the early 1980s. Features full interior, opening doors, moving main and tail rotors and torpedo loadout. Never started. NOTE: missing one small part a bottom fuselage filler panel #125. Easily made from scrap plastic. Inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions present.
Hasegawa Boeing 737 Japan Airlines - Cosmos Gentian and Sunflower (all thee aircraft), 1/200, LT120
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Includes three 737 kits. Features extensive decals, optional position landing gear and display stand. Two aircraft are still sealed in the factory bags. NOTE: one aircraft has the engines neatly built and painted, and can only be finished in the 'gear up configuration since it is missing the nose gear. The last aircraft has no other assembly and is inventoried with all other parts and decals present. Decal sheet is 'excellent and instructions are included.
Revell SPAD XIII, 1/72, H4109
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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1980 Revell of Germany issue. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.