Fujimi Mirage IIIR - French or Swiss Air Forces, 1/48, 5A-9
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$26
Very nicely molded and detailed 1/48 scale kit with decals and a full color painting guide for the two aircraft listed. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
Orange Crush-Revell 1915 Ford Model T - Early Issue, 1/32
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$89
Very rare kit with a fascinating history. This is the early issue with reversed box art and when Modelandia had 13 stores (see below). Around 1958/59, Orange Crush of Mexico offered a promotion. They offered free, colorful, plastic model cars if you collected correctly-marked Orange Crush bottle caps. The models are 1/32 scale Revell Highway Pioneer series - although there is no mention of Revell or Lodela anywhere on the box. Orange Crush had the boxes and even the instructions specially made for them with no mention of a manufacture. They were never given numbers. The boxes were very thin and fragile cardboard. This has contributed to wear and you must be very cautious with them. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bag and the instructions are sealed in the bag as well. You could redeem your caps two ways - at the Orange Crush truck and at a Modelandia Hobby House. The box sides show the 18 cars in the series. Orange Crush also released two full-color booklets and a complete paint set for the cars. A colorful cardboard box held 7 colors of paint in glass bottles, complete with 'Orange Crush' screw-on caps! The entire promotion was done in coordination with Modelandia Hobby House which had up to 19 stores. Modelandia's name appears on each of the boxes and the paint as well. Robina S.A. was the bottler or distributor of Orange Crush in Mexico at that time. The box side lists the other 18 kits with small color pictures of each and shows three sizes of OC - Family Size (Familiar), Grand (Grande) and Normal. You could also obtain models with Titan bottle caps. Titan was also bottled by Robina and came in large (Titan) and smaller (Titancito) sizes and apparently more than one flavor. We do not know how Orange Crush had access to the plastic kits or who sealed the internal bags with the Crush instructions inside them. We can assume that it may have been Lodela, since they would have had access to the Revell molds. It is not know for how long the promotion lasted, but Orange Crush was one of the most dominant soft drinks in Mexico at that time. Here is one clue: some boxes claim that Modelandia had 13 locations; other boxes, which obviously came later on, claim 19 locations. This may indicate that this promotion went on for a significant amount of time.
ESCI Mi-24 Hind D, 1/72, 9069
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc+
$14
Still factory sealed.
Easy Built Models Miss Canada Senior - 36 inch Wingspan for Free Flight - (Red Box Issue), FF-11
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Exc
$27
Still factory sealed. Easy Built was a Canadian manufacturer who made excellent reproductions of classic flying designs from the 1930 and 1940s. Original plans were used. High quality modern kit made in the finest tradition of the stick and tissue flyers. Features high quality printed balsa, strip wood, propeller, rubber, full sized plans and other accessories.
Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf-109 F-4 Priller With Figure, 1/48, SP256
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed NM
$49
Still factory sealed. Special limited edition dated 2007 that includes a scale figure of Oberst Josef Priller (4 pieces). This is a highly detailed aircraft model that is uperbly molded with all very fine recessed panel lines. Features very highly detailed cockpit and landing gear wells, separately molded leading edge slats and split flaps, multiple piece canopy and an excellent decal sheet.
Hasegawa Vought F4U Birdcage Corsair - US Marines VMF-215 ' Spirit of 76' August 1943 / US Navy VF-17 USS Bunker Hill July 1943, 1/72, C14
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG+
$18
Very finely molded kit with decals for both aircraft. Never started. Factory sealed bag with decals and instructions.
Carl Goldberg Models Gentle Lady - 2-Meter R/C Sailplane, SP-1
Wood Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$129
This 78 and 1/4 inch wingspan glider is legendary for it's performance and still flown today. This model came from the estate of a very active and particular early aircraft kit collector. It is like factory-new inside and has not been started. Complete with all parts, plans and decals (if originally included). NOTE: this kit was factory packed in a rugged and sturdy box. The model will be shipped with this box only (no external box) unless you request otherwise. Carl Goldberg was a gifted designer of model aircraft, and his career spanned the evolution of flying models. His designs and number of titles won in competition at the Nationals is legendary. His first competition was the 1928 Nationals, where he received honorable mention. By 1934 he won the indoor Nats and in 1935 he opened a Hobby Shop, among the first in the nation (the first one was probably opened by Cleveland Models Ed Packard). Awards came quickly. He wrote articles for Model Airplane News, and was Comet's top designer from 1939 till 1945. After Comet, he worked with Mike Schlesinger and Sid Axelrod on what eventually became Top-Flite Models. In 1955 he founded Carl Goldberg Models and released a still-popular line of scale, rubber, gas, glider and RC models. Needless to say, Goldberg's models are of the highest quality.
Airfix English Electric Lightning F.1A - Craftmaster Issue, 1/72, 11-49
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$28
In this Craftmaster issue, a pilot ejects on a pillar of flame as his stricken BAC plunges earthward trailing black smoke. The kit has never been started. Inventoried 100% complete including decals and instructions.
Fujimi Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, 1/70, FC-10-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc+
$18
From the late 1960s or early '70s. AHM/Fujimi Mokei Co. Ltd. issue with very collectible box artwork. Features rotating prop, retractable landing gear, working wing flaps bombs, drop tank and pilot figure. NOTE: the bomb halves have been assembled. Quality of assembly is excellent. There is no other assembly. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Revell USS Montrose PA212 ( USS Randall Attack Transport PA224), 1/376, H452
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good++
$115
1971 issue. From the exact same molds as the 'S' kit USS Randall. Highly detailed and well molded. Features deck guns, all masts and booms, barges and landing craft. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The USS Montrose was on of 57 Haskell Class Attack Transports built for service in and immediately after WWII. The ships were designed to carry troops close to the beachheads, transfer them to landing barges (carried on board) and to supervise the landing operations. Her length was 455 feet and she could handle 1,560 troops and carry 3000 tons of equipment.
Airfix Bristol Beaufighter Craftmaster, 1/72, 1211-50
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Sealed Mint
$28
Still factory sealed and in investment-grade condition. Very colorful 1960s box art shows a Beaufighter making a low attack run on shipping. Kit includes torpedo and missile load-outs.
Revell XSL-01 Manned Space Ship - 'S' Issue, 1/96, H1800-198
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
$879
One of the 'Holy Grail' of 1950s Space Kits. 1957 first and only issue 'S' kit with the fantastic box art. Molds reportedly damaged beyond use, which makes reissues impossible. The spaceship was designed by the rocket scientist Ellwyn E. Angle of Systems Laboratories Inc. Features detailed manned top stage with full interior, removable top, opening hatch, spaceship and ground crew members and detailed working launch pad. The main stages and boosters snap apart to recreate all phases of the flight from Earth takeoff, Lunar Landing and Return to Earth. The included 'XSL-01 Operations Manual' outlines in words and illustrations each phase of the spaceship's trip. Molded in the correct gloss orange, silver, gloss metallic blue and clear. Never started. All internal factory cardboard presentation material is present and excellent. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions present. Instructions and booklet are 'excellent' with typical yellowing as the only flaw. Decals are 'excellent' and flat with light yellowing. Box is graded 'very good' and displays well. Color and gloss are excellent. There is no fading or stains, and no price tags or tag marks. There is no tape or tape marks beyond the original factory sealing tape. Flaws include two perfectly repaired corners (all done correctly from the inside), light creasing as shown on the right center box top and creasing on the left long side. Shipping insurance is required on this kit.
MPC 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C - (ex-Airfix), 1/32, 2-1015
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$28
Probably from the late 1970s. Very well detailed with over 100 parts. Features very good chassis detail, full suspension, complete interior, male and female driver and passenger figures and much more. Molded in white and clear. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
ICM Grosser Kurfurst German WWI Battleship, 1/350, S002
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good+
$58
Highly detailed and finely molded full-hull model kit. Still internally sealed. Includes decals and instructions.
MPC McDonnell F2H-2 or F2H-2P Banshee With Squadron Canopies - (ex-Airfix) - (F2H2 F2H2P), 1/72, 1-4305
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good
$28
Includes factory-sealed Squadron #9111 Clear Vacuform Canopies (2) for this kit. They are in mint condition and not yellowed. The actual model is a very nice kit. Includes USN markings for the box art aircraft and parts to build -2 or -2P photo version. The kit has never been started. It has been inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions.
Monogram 2 Pylon Air Racers - F8F and P-51B with Racing Pylon Stand, 1/72, PA218-150
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$54
Unique kit from 1968. This model features Monogram's excellent F8F and P-51B kits molded in Racing Blue and Bright Red, special racing decals, and a large scale heavy cardstock red/white checkerboard 3-D pylon with special stand arms for a 'in flight' display of both aircraft rounding the turn. Never started. Inventoried 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions.
Scale-Master Boeing B-377 Stratocruiser Pan Am - Bagged, 1/144, SM-8
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$14
Still in the factory sealed bag. Nicely molded kit with recessed detailed. Includes fuselage, wings, vertical and horizontal stabilizers, cowlings, propellers, wheels and other details. Has a beautiful Scale-Master Pan Am full decal sheet, plans and instructions. A certain degree of modeling skill is required to build vacuform kits. They are not recommended for beginners.
RCM Caproni 311, 1/48
Vacuform Model Kit, Box Condition: Bagged
$95
SPECIAL ORDER vacuform kit. Not shipped from stock. Kit is molded upon receipt of payment. Time from receipt to shipping your kit is usually 8 to 10 weeks. Basic Vacuform kit. Contains basic airframe componants and full size plans only. Does not contain details such as interior - props - engines - landing gear - etc. These items must be scratch built or from the spares box. Vacuform kits are only recommended for modelers who are experienced with this type of model. Special skills and scratch building experience are required. If you are curious, I highly recommend that you read the article 'How To Build Vacuform Model Kits' which is located on this website.
Ardpol S.I.A. 7B (SIA 7B), 1/72, 72-037
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
$55
Very highly detailed resin kit. Features full interior, PE parts and full decals. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes decals and instructions.
MPC Avro Lancaster Profile Series - DG595-2nd Prototype / B.1 No. 463 RAAF 1945 / B.1 No 214 Federated Maylay States 1950 (Airfix molds), 1/72, 2-2503
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: Good-
$36
Dates from the 1970s and is from detailed Airfix molds. Contains decals for all three aircraft. Features movable control surfaces, rotating gun turrets, props and wheels and optional position undercarriage. Never started. The parts are still in the factory sealed bag. Includes decals and instructions. The decals have but cut but are complete.