Old Plastic Model Kits

Hasegawa North American Rockwell F-86F Sabre Jet, 1/72, JS015-100

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG++

Early issue. Well made and molded kit. 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.

Lindberg Vought OS2U Kingfisher - Wheels or Floats, 1/72, 590

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed Mint

Still factory sealed. Mid to late 1960s one-piece box issue with Tom Morgan box artwork. The kit is well molded for it's time and features recessed and raised panel lines, optional wheels for land based operation or floats, crew of two and some cockpit detail. 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.

Airfix Grumman F4F Wildcat - USAirfix Issue, 1/72, 10050

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc++

1979 issue. The box is exceptionally nice. Inside, the kit is mint with all parts, decals and instructions still sealed in the factory bag.

Varney Pennsylvania Streamliner Baggage Coach (Combine) HO Metal Kit, 1/87, S-7

Metal Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG+++

One of the most known names in early HO model railroading was Varney. This kit is from the unusual 1950s Varney streamlined passenger car line. The main car bodies are metal with lithographed color sides. The paint is in excellent condition and still has great gloss. The kit also includes ends, floor, bolsters, handrails, couplers and trucks. Never started and complete with instructions and all parts, most still sealed in small envelopes. These make great stand alone kit or as functional cars for your HO railway.

Fujimi Sikorsky Sea Stallion RH-53D or H-53D - US Navy HM-16 / US Marines HMH, 1/72, 7A-34

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc++

This kit is from when Fujimi set the world standard for model kit quality. Features all very fine recessed panel lines, full cockpit detail, complete cargo section with floor and interior rib detail, optional position crew door and stairs, optional position rear cargo ramps, drop tanks and more. Includes decals for the two helicopters listed. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bags including decals and instructions.

Aurora F4F Wildcat - Playcraft Issue, 497

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG+

Aurora Russian TU-104 Jet Air Liner, 1/130, 127-98

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc-

1959 issue of the military bomber turned civil transport. Molded in the correct gloss gull gray and clear with the clear triangle 'World' stand and Aeroflot decals. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.

LS Japanese Type 97 and German Egg-Type M39 Hand Grenades, 1/1, P507

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Fair++

Unique kits contains both grenade kits. Very nicely detailed and realistic full scale replicas. NOTE: the 7 sub assemblies of 2 parts have been assembled. Quality of assembly is very good. There are no gaps but very small amount of glue visible in some places. There has been no painting. The kits are complete and include instructions. Good for a builder kit only - not as a collectible kit.

MPC 1973 Chevrolet Caprice 454 - Factory Painted Body - With Tilt Bed Trailer - Build as a Tow Car or Stock, 1/25, 1-7304-250

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc++

Well made kit includes a '73 454 Caprice. Features a beautiful factory metallic dark gold paint job on the body. The factory paint is in like- new mint condition. The car can be built one of two ways - stock or tow with an operating tilt bed trailer. Includes optional west coast towing mirrors, custom mag wheels, trailer hitch, tow car details and more. Features detailed complete engine, engine compartment, opening hood, full interior, rotating wheels, exhaust and underside detail. Molded in brown, clear, red tinted clear, and chrome. With real rubber tires. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.

Revell Spanish Galleon - Warship of the Spanish Armada 1588, H367

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc++

1974 issue. Measures 13.5 inches long when assembled. As with most Revell ship kits, this model is very finely molded and highly detailed. Includes pre-formed billowing vac sails and pre-formed plastic ratlines. The model has never been started. The parts are either still in the factory sealed bag or have been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.

Hasegawa Grumman OV-1A/C Mohawk with Markings for Two US Army Aircraft, 1/72, JS-024-200

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc+

Rare first logo issue. Very nicely detailed kit with 68 parts. Very neatly molded. Includes decals for two Army aircraft. NOTE: canopy frame has been painted. Quality of work is excellent. There is no other painting and no assembly. Inventoried complete with all parts, decals and instructions.

Karo-As Heinkel He-51A / He-51C Spanish Nationalist or Luftwaffe, 1/48, AM-4807

Vacuform Model Kit,   Box Condition: Exc

Vac kit with two bags of resin details and large, colorful decals for both nations. Vac moldings are of higher quality than most injection molded kits. Never started. Factory sealed bag or 100% inventoried with all parts/decals and instructions present.

Airfix Boeing 727-100 Lufthansa - Sky King Issue, 1/144, 03173-6

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed Exc

Factory sealed but the seal has split. 1970s issue. Kit features optional position landing gear and rear airstair door.

Aoshima IJN Hatsushimo - Japanese Imperial Navy Destroyer, 1/700, 40

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: NM

1/700 scale waterline kit. Very highly detailed and finely molded. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.

Hasegawa IJN Yugumo Destroyer, 1/700, 27

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

Very highly detailed and finely molded waterline ship kit. NOTE: torpedo tube and weight have been glued. Quality of assembly is excellent. There is no other assembly and no painting. It has been inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals (if provided by the manufacture) and instructions.

Aoshima IJN Battleship Nagato, 1/700, 14

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Good+

1/700 scale waterline kit. Very highly detailed and finely molded. All trees are still sealed in factory bags. Complete with instructions and decals.

ESCI TU 22M - TU-26 Backfire B Strategic Bomber, 1/72, 9070

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed Good+

Still factory sealed but the box is only 'good'. Large and well detailed model of the famous Cold War supersonic bomber. Although the USSR agreed to remove the refueling probes from the Backfires and insisted that they were not to be used for strategic strikes, we now know that the probes could be attached in minutes and Backfires normally trained for attacks on the USA. Nicely molded kit with all recessed detail

Monogram Stealth F-19 Fighter, 1/72, 1128

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed Mint

1987 rare kit of the incorrect stealth fighter concept. Still factory sealed.

Paramount P-51D Mustang, 1/75, 6006-100

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: VG

Nicely detailed older small scale kit. Molded in silver, clear and with a blue-clear stand. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions. Paramount was headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island USA but it appears that they didn't make any of their own molds, relying on external manufacturers - most of them in Japan. In this way it appears that they were like UPC (Universal Power Master).

Frog Fokker D21 (DXXI / D-21) Fighter Finnish or Dutch Bagged, 1/72, F223F

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed VG++

Still factory sealed. This solid Dutch fighter was outclassed by the Luftwaffe but the Finnish Air Force had excellent success with this aircraft. Has markings for either country. Typical high quality Frog molds with fine panel lines and no rivet detail for a realistic 1/72 scale model. Rotating prop and wheels, with separate ailerons, elevators and rudder that can be fixed in any position you wish.