C Scale 1/72 scale Neptune 'Igloo White' OP-2E Conversion (P2V Neptune), 1/72
Metal Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc-
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Very rare conversion. Makes the Vietnam war OP-2E Neptune using the Hasegawa Neptune as a base kit. Includes nose radome, rear fuselage panel, left and right minigun pods, four ejector racks, four wing pylons, 16 ADSID sensors and antenna, vacuform cockpit canopy, fuselage panel, strike camera window and small windows. Full instructions, history and references included. Vac parts are still flexible and clear with no yellowing. Base kit not included. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including instructions. OP-2E Neptunes were modified from P2V-5 models and operated by VO-67, based at Nakhom Phanom Air Base Thailand from February 1967 to July 1968. The purpose was to deliver sensors to detect enemy ground traffic in Southern Laos.
Revell USS Yorktown CV-5 Aircraft Carrier, 1/490, 5224
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Still factory sealed. 1987 reissue of the original 1967 kit. The Yorktown was one of three prewar sister carriers along with Enterprise (CV-6) and Hornet (CV-8). The Yorktown saw extensive action in the Coral Sea and Midway and was lost after an epic struggle to save the ship. Very nicely done kit. Features 20 SBDs, 20" long hull, movable cranes and optional position elevators. The box art shows the wartime finish, but the kit contains decals for this or the prewar high-vis finish.
Airmodel Arado Ar-197 Carrier Based Fighter Bagged, 1/72, AM 48
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
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Vacuform main parts with all resin details. The Ar-197 evolved from the AR-68 land-based fighter and was intended for use on the aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin. At least three aircraft were built and it possessed particularly good flying characteristics. Due to delays in the building and commissioning of the Graf Zeppelin and eventually the choice of the Bf-109T, no production aircraft were built. Never started. Factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions.
Aurora VTO XFV-1 Pogo Vertical Take Off, 1/48, 50-89
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
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Famous Fighers logo issue from 1957 to 1960, which was the final year for this kit. Please note sunburst oval logo with 'Famous Fighters' in the boarder. The yellow square behind the logo is because this box art was retained from the earlier Aurora 'rectangle' logo. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Monogram Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - (F6F5) 'White Box' Issue, 1/48, 6832
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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White Box issue dated 1973 of the classic Four Star kit from 1963. Wings fold properly as on actual aircraft - landing gear retracts including tail wheel and arresting hook - includes bombs, drop tanks and rockets. Very finely molded and detailed kit with traditional high Monogram quality. 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. NOTE: some decals have been cut from the sheet and are missing. I have also included a mint and complete Monogram 1/48 F6F decal sheet from 1988.
Lindberg P-47D Thunderbolt World War II Fighter Bomber - Cellovision Issue, 1/48, 550-98
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG++
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Hard to find 1950s P-47 Cellovision issue with classic Ray Gaedke box artwork. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Jetco Thermic 50 -X Glider - 47 inch Wingspan Contest RC and Sport Towline Glider, G3
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Jetco was a producer of high quality gliders (the famous Thermic series), rubber and gas free flight and radio controlled aircraft. Jetco kits used the best materials and are very well engineered and complete. A very large and successful design. Includes full size plan, shaped leading edges and tapered trailing edges, die-cut ribs, covering material and full size plans/instructions. Perfect for RC conversion. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions.
Lindberg S.E.5A / SE-5A Scout, 1/48, 461-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc-
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1965 small hardbox issue of this classic 1/48 scale kit. The box artwork is excellent but is unsigned. Never started. Factory sealed bag or 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.
KVZ Lufthansa Turbinen Baade 152 Airliner - Built - No Box, 1/100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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Very rare. This is a built up KVZ Baade 152 kit that was factory painted silver and dark blue. The factory paint is in very good condition and the decals have been neatly applied but have aged. The factory paint is the only paint on the model. The kit is complete with all parts. The kit was at one time neatly built with very little glue. As a result, most parts have come cleanly apart. The fuselage halves still have the locating pins and holes and the fit is excellent. One horizontal stabilizer is intact, the other has the locating tab broken off. The two tip tanks and engine pods are neatly assembled. The engine pylons have two of the four locating pins still remaining. One wing is intact; the other wing has a 2 inch by 1/4 inch section missing on the inboard end (photo). Both main and nose struts are complete with locating pins, and all 10 wheels are complete. The KVZ antenna material is present but was never put on the model. This is an aircraft with a very interesting history. In 1952, German Aircraft Engineers (some from Junkers) working in Russia had developed a design for a twin engine bomber known as 150. The engineers were returned to what was now East Germany, and headed by former Junkers designer Brunolf Baade, they designed the 152. Initially the Soviets showed interest, as did other Warsaw Pact countries. The program suffered early on from economic and material issues. The delay resulted in 152 V1 rolling out in 1958. During the second test flight, the aircraft crashed about 3 miles short of the runway, killing all on board. The cause for the crash was never released. The next two prototypes were completed with modifications and the second one flew. By this time (1961) the Russians and other Pact countries showed no interest, and the program was halted. This was the end of all GDR aircraft construction.
AMT Intrepid Civil War Balloon - With Aeronaut Thaddeus Lowe, 1/57, T571
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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Early issue from about 1975. Large 1/57 scale kit. Features thread for a realistic simulation of netting, figure of Balloon Corps founder Thaddeus Lowe, color 'Intrepid' decal and eyelet for mounting from the ceiling or other. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Revell USS Burleigh US Navy C-3 Cargo Ship, 1/400, H341-170
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
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Original hardbox 1964 issue of the "Commander Series". Well detailed full hull model. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Revell US Navy T2-SE (T-2) Oiler Mission Capistrano / Buenaventura / San Fernando / Santa Clara - Bagged, 1/400, H342
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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Bagged kit - no box. The box is shown for reference only. This is a 1964 original issue- not the common reissue. Very nicely detailed military tanker full hull kit. Includes decals for four different tankers of the class. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals, flags and instructions.
MPC Junkers Ju-87B Stuka Dive Bomber, 1/24, 1-4604
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair
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From Airfix molds. Very large 1/24 scale kit. Features removable cowling showing detailed Jumo engine and firewall, real rubber tires, working canopy and complete cockpit, movable control surfaces, choice of bomb loads and more. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bags including decals and instructions.
Nichimo Mitsubishi Type 96 A5M4 Claude, 1/72, S 7202-100
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Fair++
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Late 1950s/early 1960s kit with very collectible box art on the high gloss box top. Well molded with fine detail. Features working split wing flaps, rotating wheels, cockpit detail, rotating prop, drop tank and color decals. The model as never been started. The parts are still in the factory sealed bag and complete with decals and instructions.
Cavacraft Cessna 140 - Solid Wood Aircraft Model, S-7
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
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Rare. This excellent kit is among Cavacraft's final efforts to compete in the solid model hobby. The fuselage and wing are completely carved to shape. The quality is excellent - as good or better than Strombecker. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and full sized plans/instructions.
CZ Model Douglas DC-4 Skymaster American Airlines Four Engine Transport - 22 inch Wingspan Solid Wooden Model Airplane, 1/64
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+++
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Rare. From the 1940s. CZ carried a nice line of solid scale models from the 'Golden Age' of aircraft modeling. This kit may have been the flagship of their kit line. It is a very large 1/64 scale kit with a 22 inch wingspan. The nacelles are completely precarved in three dimensions and the fuselage and wings are rough cut in three dimensions. The horizontal and vertical stabilizers have been profile (2-D) precut to make finishing much easier. Engines and engine cowlings are cast in a type of resin or chalk - a very early example of 'super detailing' in the pre-plastic era. There is a factory sealed bag of small parts, a silver-printed cardstock sheet with many details, sandpaper, American Airlines markings and cockpit/cabin windows and full size plans with a instructions sheet. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including designs/windows and instructions.
Veron T-6 Harvard Trainer - 21 inch Wingspan Flying Model Airplane
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc++
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Veron models were made by Model Aircraft (Bournemouth) Ltd. In Bournemouth, Great Britain. Three of the product lines were 'Kwik-Fix' gliders, 'Super Truscale' (sold kits) and 'Tru-Flite' (stick and tissue kits). This Tru-Flite kit contains high quality printwood and strip wood, hardware, rubber, beautifully drawn full size plans, detailed instructions and plastic wheels, prop and thrust bearing. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions.
Veron Grumman F4F Wildcat - 20 inch Wingspan Flying Model Airplane, 22
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: NM
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Veron models were made by Model Aircraft (Bournemouth) Ltd. In Bournemouth, Great Britain. Three of the product lines were 'Kwik-Fix' gliders, 'Super Truscale' (sold kits) and 'Tru-Flite' (stick and tissue kits). This Tru-Flite kit contains high quality printwood and strip wood, hardware, rubber, beautifully drawn full size plans, detailed instructions and plastic wheels, prop and thrust bearing. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions.
Veron Sopwith Triplane - 18 inch Wingspan Flying Model Airplane, 20
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+++
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Veron models were made by Model Aircraft (Bournemouth) Ltd. In Bournemouth, Great Britain. Three of the product lines were 'Kwik-Fix' gliders, 'Super Truscale' (sold kits) and 'Tru-Flite' (stick and tissue kits). This Tru-Flite kit contains high quality printwood and strip wood, hardware, rubber, beautifully drawn full size plans, detailed instructions and plastic wheels, prop and thrust bearing. The model has not been started. The parts are either in factory sealed bag(s) or inventoried 100% complete with all parts and instructions.
Revell B-52G Stratofortress with Harpoon - Bagged, 1/144, 4583
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: No Box
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Bagged kit - no box. The box is shown for reference only. Finely molded and detailed with all recessed panel lines. Includes Harpoon Missiles and pylons for naval strike variant. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag or inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.