Aurora Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver, 1/48, 117-130
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
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Rare still factory sealed kit dated 1961 but likely from around 1963/64. The model is in investment grade condition and as just as it left the Aurora shipping box. The seal is still mint. The hardbox is in fantastic condition with like-new color and gloss. The date of 1961 is a bit early since this model does not have the 'sunburst' in the logo or the 'Famous Fighters' in the border. The kit has movable control surfaces and excellent detail for that time.
Revell F-15D or F-15E Eagle - USAF 58th FW Commander's Aircraft Luke AFB Glendale AZ, 1/32, 4755
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG
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This kit is still factory sealed but the seal has drawn the box top concave. From 1993. Very large 1/32 scale kit that is well detailed with 252 pieces. Feature full cockpits, optional position canopy, detailed nose radar with removable radome, detailed gear wells, 20mm gun, AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, Mk-82 bombs, droptanks, rubber tires and more.
Revell British Canberra Whip-Fly, 1/81, H157-129
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++++
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Rare. Based on the 1950s B-57 "S" kit, the Canberra Whip Fly comes with RAF decals, flight ballast, handle, 12 feet of control line, control ring, colorful streamers for the jet engines and a underside pod which is a in-flight whistle! Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Hasegawa Gates Learjet 35, 1/48, 1169
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
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Still factory sealed. Large scale (1/48) highly detailed kit. Features complete cockpit and passenger interior, optional position boarding doors and colorful decals.
Aurora-ESCI Panzer V Ausf. A Panther A - Decals for 4 Tanks, 1/72, 6204
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG++
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Still factory sealed. Unusual Aurora issue from ESCI quality molds. Very high mold quality and over 90 parts. Features flexible treads, decals for all versions listed and optional parts.
Hasegawa IJN Akagi Aircraft Carrier, 1/350, Z25
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Very large and highly detailed kit. The kit has never been started. It is like new inside. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Revell US Navy Sea Shadow Stealth Ship, 1/144, 5107
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
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From 1996. Out of production kit. Large scale model of the navy Stealth Test Ship. Well detailed kit with extensive decals. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. between 1983 and 1985, the Sea Shadow was just over 49 meters long and could achieve 15 knots with a diesel-electric power plant. For years the Navy tested the Sea Shadow off the California coast but only at night. Testing centered around stealth characteristics, steering, automation and sea worthiness. The ship was not revealed to the public until April 11, 1993.
ESCI HMS Prince of Wales Battleship, 1/1200, 420
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
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Still factory sealed. Very nicely molded small scale waterline ship kit that is ideal for war gaming. Features detailed hull, deck and superstructure, separately molded turrets, mast, some superstructure parts and more.
Aurora Athos of the Three Musketeers, 1/8, K8-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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1950s issue with sunburst 'Famous Fighters' oval logo. Never started and complete with all plastic parts and instructions. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Sterling Chris Craft 63' Motor Yacht - With B-11F Fittings Set - 40 Inch Long For R/C or Static Display, 1/19, B-11M
Wood and Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Very large and highly detailed wooden boat kit for static or RC. Includes rare the optional and desirable metal fittings kit B11-F. In the 1960s Sterling produced a line of famous and now legendary wooden Chris Craft Yacht kits. The kits were known for their scale fidelity, excellent design, strength and quality materials including mahogany woods as used in the actual boats. This is the largest one of the series - the 'Holy Grail' of the line - the 63' Motor Yacht. Specifically designed for gas or electric radio control or for a wonderfully detailed static model. Includes full size plans, instructions, drawings and photos of the full interior if you wish to model it, die-cut balsa and hardwood with inter-notched and self-locking construction, numerous die-cut African Mahogany sheets including cabin sides, windshields, aft cabin bulkhead, rear catwalk, transom and more, die-cut Gabon Mahogany decks and side catwalks, poplar motor mounts, decals and flags, reed molding, plastic for cabin windows, Venetian blind material, metal oval and round portholes, aluminum deck hatches, material for canvas skirt, marine hardware and more. This kit has never been started and is complete. No parts have been cut from the die-cut wood sheets, and the hardware bag is still factory bag sealed. Plans and instructions are excellent but have the expected paper yellow aging. The fittings set B11-F is in the original Sterling Box. The parts have never been used and is inventoried 100% complete with all parts.
AMT 1950 Ford Convertible 3 in 1 - Trophy Series, 1/25, T150-200
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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Hard-to-find late 1950s or very early 1960s hardbox issue. The box has wear as shown, but the inside of this kit is factory new, which is very rare. The kit has never been started and is 100% complete with all parts, excellent decal and instructions, original sand paper, upholstery material, an unused tube of AMT 'Plastic Body Filler Putty,' Bud Anderson's 'Model Car Builders Corner' pamphlet and the foldout 'Your License to Drive' for the Authentic Model Turnpike. The model itself is features a highly detailed stock Ford V-8 with intake and triple carbs, detailed engine compartment with opening hood, rubber tires and optional hubcaps, velor upholstery material with the patters printed on the back, full stock interior, custom interior options including bucket seats, television, floor shift, seat belts and custom steering wheel, detailed underside with separately molded front and rear suspension, optional convertible top up or down configuration and the following options: chopped windshield and vent windows, hood scoop, chrome scoop teeth, custom grills, nerf bars, side pipes, Caron Top, chopped hardtop, rear roll pan and rear nerf bars, license housing, full custom nose, extended hood, quad headlights, custom tail lights, windsplits, headlight shields, fins and more. Molded in gloss medium gray, clear, chrome and with rubber tires. NOTE: the custom hardtop rear clear piece is broken in two. Both halves are present.
AMT 1961 Falcon Ranchero - 3 in 1 Kit, 1/25, K-1031
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Rare and nicely molded kit. Original issue hardbox from 1961. Can be built as stock, custom or competition. Includes a very large variety of customizing parts. Features detailed complete engine, engine compartment, opening hood, full interior, rotating wheels, exhaust and underside detail. Molded in white, clear, red tinted clear, and chrome. With real rubber tires. The kit has never been started. NOTE: missing two custom outer and inner wheel halves and accessory tools, tool box and oil can. Includes all other parts, decals and instructions.
Monogram P-51B Mustang - Col. James Howard 'Ding Hao' - Bagged, 1/48, 6806
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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Bagged kit with no box. The box is shown for decal reference only. Perfect builder. This collector stored this and all of his kits in bags because of limited storage space. 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. Very finely molded and detailed 1/48 scale kit with traditional high Monogram quality. Features detailed cockpit and gear wells and choice of two canopies. The decals are for Col. Howard, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was an AVG pilot and became the first US pilot to become an ace in both the Pacific and European theaters. His aircraft 'Ding Hao' means 'OK!' in Chinese. The model as never been started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Monogram P-51B Mustang - Bagged, 1/48, 5214
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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Bagged kit with no box. The box is shown for decal reference only. Perfect builder. This collector stored this and all of his kits in bags because of limited storage space. 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. 1990 release in 1/48 scale. Very finely molded and detailed kit with traditional high Monogram quality. Features detailed cockpit and gear wells and choice of two canopies. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
ITC Sikorsky S-55 and Spad Fighter - Hobby Twin Pack, 3782
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed VG+
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Still factory sealed. Kit includes two nicely done small scale model. The Spad is 1/105 scale and the S-55 is 1/117. There is a cement capsule in the middle of the two kits and full instructions are on the back.
Lindberg Republic F-91 Thunderceptor / XF-91, 1/48, 513-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
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1st Issue with early round Lindberg logo. 1950s hard box features Gaedke artwork. Molded in gloss silver and clear. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions. Lindberg is a company with a fascinating history The original 'Lindberg Line' stretches back to the 1930s when Paul Lindberg drew plans for famous modeling magazines and marketed his balsa wood 'stick and tissue' by urging dealers to carry the '...Complete Lindberg Line'. After the war, Lindberg and Olsen had a strong hand in early United States injection molded kit development. Please see the article located on this website about early USA plastic kit manufacturers.
Renwal 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K - with Showcase, 1/48, 154-99
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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This is one of a wonderful and extensive line of 1/48 car kits from Renwal. Dates from the 1960s. Idea for use in 1/48 dioramas with aircraft or armor or for use in O Scale train layouts. Renwal did an excellent job on engineering and detail. Features a one piece main upper body with fenders, one piece lower chassis with running boards, complete interior, plated bumpers, grill and other plated parts as required, separately molded front axle/suspension and rear axle/drive shaft, clear windows, separately molded headlights, rubber tires, optional convertible top and a base with a clear display cover. Molded in high gloss white, chrome, black, gray, clear and with rubber tires. The kit has not been started. NOTE: missing (2) clear headlight lenses, clear tail light lens and one #7 wheel retainer (the other three are present - not visible once assembled). Inventoried with all other parts, instructions and showcase.
Monogram Grumman F4F Wildcat - Bagged, 1/48, 5220
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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Bagged kit with no box. The box is shown for reference only. Perfect builder. This collector stored this and all of his kits in bags because of limited storage space. 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. 1995 reissue of the famous 'Four Star' kit from the early 1960s. Features folding wings, rotating prop and wheels. Never started. NOTE: missing pitot tube. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions.
Monogram Grumman F4F Wildcat - Bagged, 1/48, 5220
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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Bagged kit with no box. The box is shown for reference only. Perfect builder. This collector stored this and all of his kits in bags because of limited storage space. 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. 1995 reissue of the famous 'Four Star' kit from the early 1960s. Features folding wings, rotating prop and wheels. Never started. NOTE: missing pitot tube. Otherwise inventoried with all other parts, decals and instructions.
Monogram Grumman F4F Wildcat - Bagged, 1/48, 5220
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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Bagged kit with no box. The box is shown for reference only. Perfect builder. This collector stored this and all of his kits in bags because of limited storage space. 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. 1995 reissue of the famous 'Four Star' kit from the early 1960s. Features folding wings, rotating prop and wheels. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.