Paramount Motorized Polar Icebreaker - South Pole Observation Ship Fuji, 1/300, 4001-500
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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This unique kit is a large 1/300 scale and is motorized for operation in water. Features one piece hull, metal gear box, shafts and propellers, TKK Mabuchi 25 Motor, very good deck and fittings details, optional position cranes (stowed or deployed), helicopters that can be displayed on the launch deck or stowed in the hanger deck, display stand and more. Molded in orange, gray and ivory. This kit has a factory painted red hull below the waterline and that paint is in like new condition. This kit was also released by Nichimo and Sharp. In 1957 Japan opened her first Antarctic bases. In 1965 they built the ice-breaker Fuji as a support ship for the Showa South Pole Base. The ship served until the big ice-breaker Shirase was built in 1983. The Fuji is now a museum ship in the port of Nagoya, Japan.
Revell USS Long Beach Nuclear Powered Cruiser - Model Builders Club Issue, 1/508
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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1969 reissue of the classic 1950s "S" kit. Well detailed kit contains Regulus II Cruise Missile with launcher - nuclear reactor assembly- Helicopter - Terrier and Talos missiles and launchers, decals and flagsheet. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. CGN-9 U.S.S. LONG BEACH was the world’s first nuclear-powered warship. She was launched in July of 1959 as the lead ship of the first new cruiser class since WWII. Originally designed as an all-missile cruiser, she was later fitted with two 5”/36 caliber guns amidships. After serving more than 33 years, she was decommissioned on 1 May 1995.
Glencoe US Navy Blimp - Mooring Mast - Crew and Tractor - US Navy Mediterranean Squadron ZP-14 -(Ex-ITC), 1/330, 06502
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
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Ex ITC molds. Well detailed blimp kit with full ground and mooring equipment. Includes Scale Master decals for the Mediterranean Theater blimp "Minnie the Minor" with rare nose-art. This kit has not been started. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Lindberg President Ocean Liner - President Wilson, 1/547, 77224
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Poor
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Reissue from Pyro Molds (and Life-Like). Full hull ship of a rare subject. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Box is poor but the kit, decals and instructions are excellent.
Entex De Havilland No.1 (DH-1) 1910 / Antoinette 1908 Monoplane / Voisin Farman 1908 Biplane 'The Pioneers of the Air' (Ex-Taimei), 1/72, 8448
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Rare and highly detailed kits from original Taimei molds. These are unique and accurate kits. The original internal frame structure and details of the aircraft is built from injection molded plastic. When complete, it is covered with a very strong fabric which is included. The result is a very realistic aircraft. Never started. Factory sealed bags complete with instructions. Fuji also released this kit from ex-Taimei molds, and since Entex lists the kits as being made in Japan (and uses Fuji's box art), it is likely that Fuji molded the kits for Entex. Some of these molds found their way to Renwal, where they may have been the inspiration for the famous Aeroskin series.
Airfix Hawker Hart - Bagged Kit With Header, 1/72, 1398
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
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Still factory staple sealed. 1950s kit with the second Airfix logo. The paper header is excellent as shown.
Frog Vickers Valiant - 4 Jet Engine V Force Bomber, 1/96, 353P
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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Rare. Classic 1950s Frog kit of this famous 'V Force' Bomber. Very large 1/96 scale. The box is excellent with light wear and as-new color and gloss. All four corners are solid and there are no repairs. Nicely molded kit with all recessed pane lines, retractable landing gear and opening/closing gear doors. The kit is molded in white and clear with a large black Frog stand. The decals are flat and in excellent condition - even the clear wax paper covering is intact. Instructions are excellent also. The small paper bag that holds the stand clamps and clear parts is present. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Frog is considered the father of injection molded model kits. The Lines Brothers opened Frog in 1932, capitalizing on the fever caused by Lindberg's solo transatlantic flight. Almost overnight the western populations became 'Air-Minded', and anything aviation was in high demand. Frog created a quality line of stick and tissue rubber powered aircraft and gliders as well as innovative ready-to-fly rubber powered aircraft that required no assembly. The box even contained a built-in rubber motor winder and fuselage holder. Model airplane flight competitions were popular in Great Britain, and one category was 'Rise Off the Ground', or ROG. By changing this to 'Flies Right Off the Ground', the FROG name was born. In 1936 Frog created a line of injection molded plastic models, the first such kit line in the world (Hawk sold a line of injection molded aircraft models in 1934 but they were factory assembled and painted). Named 'Penguin' after the bird that does not fly, the kits were innovative beyond the means of production. At a time when models were simply built by wingspan, the Penguin line was a constant 1/72 scale. Furthermore, a large 1/72 Short S.30 Empire class flying boat contained a full interior and lights! A line of accessories such as AA guns, tractors, hanger, ambulance, sound locator, searchlights and lighting kits were quickly added to the line. WWII caused a pause in production. After the war the box color changed from silver to green, and Penguin kits were also marketed in the USA. Production ended in 1950. Frog quickly expanded and released the Red, Orange, Black, Green, Gold Token, Spin and Comet series as well as Trail Blazers and several others. It is noteworthy that while most manufacturers in the 1940s/50 were making toy-like models, Frog attempted to make very realistic models. For example, 'detailing' kits with excessively large rivets was once very popular. Frog ignored this trend and continued to mold aircraft with fine panel lines and no rivets. As a result, Frog kits can be built into very realistic replicas. Production ended in the late 1970s, but Frog molds are still in use around the world.
Ideal Aeroplane & Supply SS City of Flint (EFC 1022 Design / 'Hog Islanders') Freighter/Steamship, 1115
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Rare ship model dated 1940. Contains the Ideal 'Premolded Hull' which is a completely formed, hollow hull made from a wood composite. The hull is in excellent condition. Also includes full size plans/instructions, wood stock and dowels as required and two sheets of printwood. The kit has never been started. Inventoried complete with all parts and plans. The SS City of Flint was launched in 1919 as an EFC 1022 designed cargo freighter. She became famous as the first American ship captured by the Germans in WWII. Her first war experience was in picking up survivors from the British Steamer Athenia in September of 1939. In October of the same year, the City of Flint and her Great Britain bound cargo was captured by the German pocket battleship Deutschland (Lutzow). The story of the events after the capture and the Flint's eventually release is well worth reading.
Tamiya F-51D Mustang Korean War, 1/72, 60754
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+++
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Includes Blue Rider #BR-309 1/72 scale Costa Rica Air Force P-51D decals for January 1955 and the following Taimya decals ('Was That Too Fast' 12 FBS 18th FBG / Col Clark CO of 18th FBG / 'Red Eraser' + 'Buckeye Blitz VI' Capt. JW Rogers 36th FBS 8th FBW). Includes color paint guide. Never used and as new. The kit is very finely molded with all recessed panel lines and excellent detail. Features full cockpit, detailed gear wells, rockets, drop tank, bombs and more. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions.
ESCI Aermacchi MB-326 K Impala Italian and South African AF Markings, 1/48, 4060
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Still factory sealed. Very nicely detailed 1/48 scale kit. Includes decals for both air forces.
Billing Boats FD 10 Yawl - Faroe Islanding 1930s Fishing Boat - Plank On Frame Hull Wooden Ship Kit, 1/50, 701
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
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Very highly detailed kit that measures over 27 inches long when built. Features laser cut hardwood, strip hardwood, cloth sails, metal and injection molded details, all rigging material, detailed instructions, full size plans and more. The kit has not been started. Internal factory sealed parts and the part that were never sealed have been inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Renwal 1940 Ford Sedan with Showcase - O Scale, 1/48, 147-89
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. Ideal for use in 1/48 dioramas with aircraft, armor or for O Scale train layouts. Renwal did an excellent job on engineering and detail. Features a one piece main upper body, one piece lower body with fenders, 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 with clear lenses, rubber tires and a base with a clear display cover. Molded in high gloss green, chrome, black, gray, clear and with rubber tires.
Revell 1953 MG Model TD - Highway Pioneers Series 4, 1/32, H52-69
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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1953 early issue from the 'Foreign Car Models' collection molded in ivory plastic. The kit has not been started. It is still internally sealed in the factory 'crinkle' bag with the instructions. Before the 1950s 'model building' never made the top 10 list of boy's activities. Hobbies were nothing new to America in the 1930s/40s, but they were not mainstream. Shortly after the turn of the century, many dedicated modelers built flying or static airplanes, ship, train, automotive or other subjects. Basic kits existed, but the majority of these models were built from scratch, which demanded a high talent level developed from years of experience. That changed in the early 1950s. The phenomenon of the Revell/Gowland & Gowland 'Highway Pioneers' car 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 could be built in an hour after dinner and looked much like the real car. The Highway Pioneers series lead to the production of other subjects in plastic and the effect was revolutionary. By the early 1960s, model building was the #1 past time of American boys.
Monogram Chevy Luv Street Pickup Truck with Camper and Two UFO Murals, 1/24, 2251
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+++
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Still factory sealed. Nicely detailed kit with Chevy small block V-8, detailed engine compartment, opening hood, detailed underside, complete interior, custom camper top, special mag wheels, spoiler, optional sun windows, special decals with 'monochromatic super-graphic stripes' as well as two different mural scenes depicting UFO incidents.
Cleveland Boeing P-26 Pursuit - Plans and Printwood for a Flying Wooden Model Airplane, 1/24, D-23
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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Plans are dated 1934 and are excellent. A complete set of Cleveland printwood is included and the wood is also in excellent condition and neatly printed. Never started - no parts have been removed.
Aurora Boeing 707 Jetliner TWA, 1/104, 382-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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Dated 1959 with the 'Famous Fighters' style box. First issue for the TWA 707. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Italeri B-57B Canberra Night Bomber - With Aeroclub Canberra T4/B6 Conversion, 1/72, 144
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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This kit includes the Aeroclub 1/72 scale vacuform and metal Canberra T4/B6 Conversion Kit. Includes very high quality vacuform parts, clear vacuform parts, metal detail parts and instruction. Never started and complete. The Italeri model itself is sell detailed with 115 parts. Optional position canopy and landing gear. Features rotor bomb bay detail with optional position doors and full internal bomb load and underwing pylons with weapons. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Revell Sikorsky HO4S-1 - Famous Aircraft Series - (HO4S1), 1/49, H172-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
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1960 dated hardbox issue. Molded in bright orange plastic. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. NOTE: box would grade higher than 'VG+' but there are thin strips of tape on the sides.
Hasegawa XF5U-1 Flying Pancake/Flapjack - (XF5U1), 1/72, SP63
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair-
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Rare. Very highly detailed and finely molded. The box is rough, but the kit has never been started. All parts are still in the internal factory sealed bag including decals and instructions.